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Vendulka Battais recommended the post Susan’s sashiko and other stitching 8 years, 5 months ago
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Vendulka Battais recommended the post cut&alter – An Introduction 8 years, 5 months ago
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Vendulka Battais recommended the post Obsessive Compulsive Quilting Disorder 8 years, 5 months ago
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Jo Graham wrote a new post, A Happy 2018 – How To Cover A Diary / Book 8 years, 5 months ago
Welcome to you all and a happy 2018
I hope that you all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year, and received lots of sewing related presents! I am so pleased to be a part of this new group for UKQU, but having…
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I love this, great choice for a 1st blog post. x
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Hi Sarah,
Thank you for the compliment on my choice of themes for my first blog. Will you be giving this a try?
Do let me know,
Regards, Jo x-
I will be giving this a go, when time allows. x
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Helpful blog, I’ve bought a boring desk diary this year, now off to cover it! Thank you 🙂
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Hi Heather
I am really glad that you have found the blog useful. As I said to Judith in my reply to her, I would suggest for your first attempt that you buy a cheap diary. Don’t use your best fabric – use a cheap one first of all. Try following the instructions that I have given (if you can!!!) and if need be, watch a tutorial on YouTube for a bit of back up help.
I would really love to see your finished results Heather if you can post it onto the blog….but be warned, once you start covering books it becomes very addictive!
Regards, Jo x
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Fantastic and really informative post, can’t wait for your next one x
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Hi Gini,
Thank you for such positive feedback. I am plased you liked the blog and found it informative enough. It’s certainly daunting being a new to this blogging lark!
after reading your review I know where to come if I need help!
Regards, Jo x
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Brilliant, not something I would have done in the past but you have had this task so simple, I should have a go.
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Hi Judith
So glad that you liked the blog, and is now something you are willing to give a go. I would suggest for your first attempt that you buy a cheap diary (the ones from the shops where that you pay literally 99p or £1 for. Don’t use your best fabric – use a cheap one first of all. Try following the instructions that I have given (if you can!!!) and if need be, watch a tutorial on YouTube for a bit of back up help.
Let me know how you get on Judith,
Regards Jo x
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Lovely little blog Jo, I make lots of book covers and really enjoy making them. I love Tilda fabric as well and have made some of her items – my favourite is a seabird who has very long legs and lives in my bathroom. Looking forward to next months blog x
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Thank you for your kind words Sue……I am a Tilda freak. There are Tilda makes all around the flat!
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Lyn Butler recommended the post Silver Stitcher 8 years, 5 months ago
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Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, Chevron table runner 8 years, 5 months ago
Length 120cm ( 47”) Width 44cm (17 1⁄2”)
I love to start by choosing the central fabric which can showcase nice large patterned design as you will need 10″ square of it. You can then use the same fabric…
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Looks lovely. 🙂
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Thank you Maggie!
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Lyn Butler recommended the post Silver Stitcher 8 years, 5 months ago
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Lyn Butler recommended the post Silver Stitcher 8 years, 5 months ago
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Chris Franses changed their profile picture 8 years, 6 months ago
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Show your UKQU Pride! 8 years, 6 months ago
Available now, UKQU logo badges!
Show you’re part of our community with a UKQU badge and reap the benefits. At shows and festivals go up to anyone with a UKQU badge and say Hi, make a new friend! Lots of stall…
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Obsessive Compulsive Quilting Disorder 8 years, 6 months ago
Welcome to my UKQU world…
Four years ago I made a Facebook group to fill a void. A void where quilters sewed alone, we needed to moan about rising cotton prices and find out which fabric shops are still going. S…
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Thank you, loving the site…plus it’s good to know my small pile of UFO’s are not that extreme yet hahahaha.
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The site is looking great. Looking forward to all the new developments.
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Well done Juliette, getting one finished, albeit by someone else, is a starting point. Also well done with the website. Little acorns and all that.
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Great intro Juliet, yes you have lots to finish, I know I have seen the boxes lol. Looking forward to your next one. The website is such a good resource centre for us all.
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I love the orange quilt Juliet – traditional with a twist of citrus! You really must finish it.
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And thankgoodness you did. Or none of ys would be able to see lovely things like these!
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These tops are fantastic Juliet, you must finish them when you can. And thank you for starting up this site in time for when I began my quilting journey, it’s been a treasure trove of information, advice and the wow factor for me.
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Sue Griffiths changed their profile picture 8 years, 6 months ago
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Sue Griffiths changed their profile picture 8 years, 6 months ago
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Quilting Acronyms 8 years, 6 months ago
Do you know you UFO’s from your WIP’s? Quilters have acronyms for everything!
BC = bias cutBOB = Beginner’s Only Block (swap)
BOM = Block of the Month
DF = double fold
DSM = Domestic Sewing M…
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Never heard of some of these, others made me laugh!
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You beat me too it!
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Brilliant – not heard some of these!
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Would be helpful for those who don’t know the meanings, if acronyms were hypelinked or popup created across the website linked to this list. Saves getting asked frequently what it means.
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CRAFT = cannot remember a flipping thing! I often have craft moments!
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Sandpaper grip.. 8 years, 6 months ago
Glue a sheet of sandpaper(smooth) to a thick board…this helps to grip your fabric so it doesn’t shift when you draw round templates.
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Rotary safety… 8 years, 6 months ago
Rotary cutters are invaluable for cutting fabrics,especially multiple layers,but they can cause injury if not used carefully.
Get into the habit of clicking the blade close after every cut and never lay it…
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Really important, particularly in a class. That’s why I have one which springs closed automatically…..
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That is definitely something I impress on my newbie quilting learners – there is far more likelihood of you cutting yourself with a swipe of a cutter being waved around in the air than of cutting yourself when the cutter is on the fabric – my instructions are always to close the cutter before (or just as you are) lifting it off the fabric, and only open it just as you put it down onto the fabric. If you can’t close your cutter easily, then invest in one that you can, as it is so important to be able to close it easily.
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Fiona Garth wrote a new post, Tips for Adding Simple Borders by Quilt Sandwich 8 years, 6 months ago
As a longarm quilter, borders are the most common mistake I encounter.
In theory, it should be easy to cut a straight piece of fabric and just sew it to another – Right? WRONG! Its not. The implications for d…
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Well explained Fiona
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