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Lyn Butler recommended the post MAKOWER XMAS FABRIC 8 years, 2 months ago
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Lyn Butler recommended the post MAKOWER XMAS FABRIC 8 years, 2 months ago
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Sue Griffiths recommended the post Storage Solutions – or whatever works for you 8 years, 2 months ago
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Lyn Butler replied to the topic BOOK 1 APRIL 2018 – Discussion in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 8 years, 2 months agoI’ve read this before…but surprising how much I missed…loving it.
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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Storage Solutions – or whatever works for you 8 years, 2 months ago
One of the things I always seem to be struggling with is storage. Firstly. Sewing requires a lot of gear and secondly the gear seems to be all odd shapes and sizes. I’m sure I can’t be the only person who spends hal…

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Wow you’ve got sooo much stuff Sue 🙂 I kinda wish I had your storage problems but as a newbie I keep my fabric in square plastic art boxes, I have 10 lol – I know, it’s a bit sad isn’t it!!! I look forward to the day when I’ve got fabric stuffed into every corner – I’m sure your blog will come in very useful then x
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Ok, that’s embarrassing. I’ve been quilting for nearly 40 years, both my daughters have an interest in textiles, so, it’s not all mine, (at least, that’s my story and I’m sticking with it).
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I believe you Sue 😉 xx
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I’ve only fairly recently classified my tools in a similar way (cutting, measuring, writing, etc), and it has been brilliant for making it both easy to put away and to find again. Some other great ideas in your post that I will probably try out too. Thanks for this blog.
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It’s good when suddenly you work out the thing that makes everything easier. You wonder why you never thought of it before
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, What to do with scraps? 8 years, 2 months ago
I don’t know about you, but I hate throwing anything away in my sewing room. Snippets of thread, yarn, and fabric must have a useful purpose, but what do you do with them? Do you have uses for them, or do you find i…

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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, The Australasian Quilt Convention p the best of the best Part IV 8 years, 2 months ago
The last two quilts from the best of Australia are here. The first of these is entitled ‘Darwin to Katherine’ and is by Annie Rodomski from the NT. The thing that is very special about this quilt is that if you are a…

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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, The Australasian Quilt Convention – The best of the best Part III 8 years, 2 months ago
The best of the show from NSW is a work by Pamela Brockwell entitled Star Link. This quilt beautifully displays the skill of the quiltmaker in piecing, applique and quilting. The use of colour values in each star…

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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, The Australian Quilt Convention – The Best of the Best Part II 8 years, 2 months ago
The AQC is not a quilt show from one particular state or territory in Australia. Rather it showcases the best of each state and territory show. Australia has 6 states and two territories, and for those who aren’t…

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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Australasian Quilt Convention 2018 Part I 8 years, 2 months ago
The AQC is one quilt show I have never been to before because I live too far away. This year, however, the stars aligned and I couldn’t stay away. Zarina, a quilting friend from Malaysia, was able to go and the o…

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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Review of the Bobbin Saver 8 years, 2 months ago
Having come home from work, I opened an unexpected package. I put my hand in and felt a rubber ring and I was trying to work out who would send me such a thing and what it was for. It wasn’t until I pulled it r…

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Hi Jane, I had one of these in the ‘free’ pack that came with my new Sewing machine. I hadn’t a clue what it was for (it didn’t have a label) but it looked as if it would take the bobbins. It is a brilliant piece of kit for all the reasons you have said. I would recommend the Bobbin Holder to any Sewist(!)
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, On-Point Settings 8 years, 2 months ago
Most quilts are ‘straight set’ – that is the blocks are set square to the edges of the quilt; sometimes there are sashing strips between the blocks, sometimes not. Sashing strips can make a quilt larger and they…

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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Lyn Butler 8 years, 2 months ago
Hooray….we are now in Summertime and we have beautiful summer days ahead of us.
One Summer holds a special memory for me…Summer 2013.
We had moved to a new area and to meet new people I joined the local W.I. aptl…
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An excellent post, no dramas, but lots of celebrities! Well done.
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Thankyou
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Thank you Lynn for this interesting post, both from the point of view of the process involved in making the quilt and for the story of the award ceremony. (It’s easier to leave a comment when I get the log-in details right!)
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Thankyou very much for your lovely comment Jennifer.
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What a lovely memory Lyn, love the lyrics too. Great achievement.
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Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, Spring clean and the UFOs, WIPs and PIGs 8 years, 2 months ago
Let’s hope the spring is finally here (no more snow please!) It’s so nice to open the doors and windows in the house for more than just 5 minutes to get some fresh air and new energy in. Before we dive into…

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Good idea Vendulka, tomorrow’s job
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Oh how I wish…! I have a sewing room and a crafting room. My crafting room is more planned than the sewing room, but one of my stepsons came back to live with us last year, and I said he could use the crafting room for storage short term…obviously we have different ideas about what short term actually is. I have been trying to finish off WIPs and PHDs recently, including getting projects hung in the home, and I finished a quilt top 3 weeks ago that I’ve been working on, on and off, for 6 years. Problem now is finding the time to quilt it! I’d love to get going in my sewing room today, but alas, work calls!
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