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Lyn Butler recommended the post Lyn Butler 8 years, 2 months ago
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Lyn Butler recommended the post Lyn Butler 8 years, 2 months ago
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Jo Graham wrote a new post, Sashiko – The Japanese Art of Quilting 8 years, 2 months ago
Wow, can anyone tell me where February went? I can not believe that another month has already been and gone!
In this month’s blog, I am going to tell you a little bit about the history of Sashiko, (pronounced Sash –…
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Very interesting Jo I think I will have to try this sometime. It seems like the only special thing needed is the needle!
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A lovely read and I too want to start doing this, its just the time shortage getting in the way. One of the ladies I have coming to one of my groups is well into this method of stitching and creates some lovely pieces. I need to get over my obsession of having everything looking perfect!!! A pre-printed piece I may take a look at purchasing.
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giniscanlan wrote a new post, Mad as a March Hare! 8 years, 2 months ago
There’s nothing nicer on these cold, dark evenings than snuggling up on the sofa, under a quilt, in front of an open fire with a good book. Or in my case, Kindle. I struggle to hand sew in poor light, so this time o…
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Oh that’s lovely…must get time to make one of these
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I love Hares! This is on my to-do list
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Victoria Peat wrote a new post, Using Pinterest to Support Your Quilting 8 years, 3 months ago
Have you used Pinterest before? It’s such a great tool for quilting, I promise!
If you’ve not ventured into the world of pinterest before then it really is worth a look. Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool that…
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This has already taught me things I didn’t know!
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Oh fabulous! Pinterest is such a valuable tool. I do spend too much time looking at all of the lovely things though!
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I love Pinterest! Great place for inspiration and filing ideas. A useful blog for those who haven’t yet found this amazing tool!
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Thanks Ingrid. I must admit I go through phases of spending FAR too much time browsing all of the wonderful things out there!
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Obsessive Compulsive Crafting Disorder 8 years, 3 months ago
I promised I would tell you about Laurel Burch. One of my favourite designers, probably my all time favourite, she passed away in 2007, and with her passing, all production of her fabric designs ceased. Finding her…
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I love Laurel Burch designs which I first came across in San Francisco & San Diego in the v early 2000’s. I bought scarves, T shirts, greetings cards, calendars, mugs etc. I have acquired some vintage fabric pieces now, and more recently purchased some of the new lines being revived by her daughter.
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Amazing designer and artist, and one I’d never heard of before. Thank you for introducing her to us, and so glad her designs will be being produced again.
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I wasn’t a fan, purely because I didn’t know of her; but I am now, thank you!
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I love Laurels cat designs. I’ve got one of her handbags and was lucky enough to find a fabric panel in the charity shop earlier this year.
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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, English Paper Piecing: What stitch should I use?Duck Creek Mountain Quilting 8 years, 3 months ago
This is the third post in my series about EPP. This is looking at the type of stitch you might want to use to join your pieces.
Traditionally EPP uses a whip stitch, but there are now many alternatives and it’s r…
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Thank you for this blog, it was very useful 🙂
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Thank you Alison. It’s so nice to know it’s been read.
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, BOMs-Are they for you? 8 years, 3 months ago
BOM=Block of the Month
There are a lots of different ways of doing a BOM. In its most basic form, a blogger will release a different blog each month with a tutorial, you source the materials and put them together.…
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This is a great post Jane, thank you so much for highlighting all the behind-the-scenes work that goes into planning and releasing a BOM. My Sewmotion Curve Motion Medallion is a wonderful 16-month EPP journey for lovers of hand sewing, it took many many hours to put it all together but it was worth it!
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I can imagine, I did have a look at that too 🙂
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, More Half-square triangles 8 years, 3 months ago
I know I wrote a bit about these units last time but I thought I’d revisit them as they are so versatile – and we’ve been doing them in our classes this month! We moved on from strips and squares to learn about…
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I love half-square triangles – so versatile!
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Lyn Butler recommended the post MEMORY QUILT 8 years, 3 months ago
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Flying Geese 8 years, 3 months ago
You’ve seen a lovely quilt you would like to make; you have managed to break the design down and seen it is made from a number of Flying Geese units. But what size?
Flying Geese units are traditionally made o…
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Ummm I love a nice goose Chris – I think my points will be better after reading your blog – thank you
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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, English Paper piecing: Preparing templatesDuck Creek Mountain Quilting 8 years, 3 months ago
Many people use prepared templates for EPP, but if you want to break out and do your own thing, my preferred method is to print from the computer and glue the printout onto freezer paper with a glue stick. Once…
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Curious Charlie 8 years, 3 months ago
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Jane Galley recommended the post Belonging to a Group. 8 years, 3 months ago
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Sue Griffiths and
Alison Vosahlo are now friends 8 years, 3 months ago
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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, English Paper Piecing and the King George CoverletDuck Creek Mountain Quilting 8 years, 3 months ago
English Paper Piecing is a wonderful piecing technique which lets us piece together any odd shaped pieces. If we can draw it, we can piece it. One of the favourite and simplest shapes to draw in the past was the…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, What size do I cut triangles? 8 years, 3 months ago
Having previously looked at sizes for squares and rectangles it is now the turn of triangles, in particular the Half-Square and Quarter-Square triangle units.
There is a ‘formula’ for virtually every shape we nee…
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Thank you,a very useful post. I tried the download link and it said ‘forbidden to access this’
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Fiona Garth wrote a new post, "Show Time" – Glasgow Scottish Quilting Show at the SEC 8 years, 3 months ago
January and February are both mad months in the QuiltSandwich Show Calendar.
Started with a magnificent new show at Newark. This was then followed by Edinburgh and Harrogate Quilt Shows. The next to come are D…
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