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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, UKQU MINI SWAP 2019 6 years, 10 months ago
A few months ago I decided to join the UKQU Mini Swap 2019, this was my 3rd mini swap. Not only is this great fun with all the ‘stalking’ but it pushes you into making something very special for your swa…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, CLOGGIES FOR BLOGGIES… 6 years, 10 months ago
Last year my friend bought me some Cloggies for my birthday and I loved them.
When I opened them and tried them on, I was very surprised to find how comfy and roomy they were…but hang on…one was roomier than the oth…
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What a good idea, I might make some new insoles for my winter boots although I think using Insulbrite left over from oven glove making might be taking the thermal properties a step too far!
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Haha! Thanks Teresa.
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Great use of Bosal off-cuts. Pretty neat Lyn.
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Brilliant!!
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Design your own quilt block Part 2 6 years, 10 months ago
Last month we looked at designing your own blocks by taking a traditional block and adding or subtracting a few lines. This month we will look at drawing what you might call ‘skewed’ blocks using graph paper with a d…
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What a really fascinating and encouraging post! Thank you!
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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Australasian Quilt Convention 2019 6 years, 11 months ago
The Quilt Convention is a quilt show that features the best of Australia from the past year from each state guild. It also has a number of other travelling and international displays that are just fantastic to…
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Some jaw-dropping examples, I really like the Rhino and the thread painting on the Greyhound.
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I did too. The greyhound was just beautiful. I thought it was a nice interpretation of the theme ‘magic’ too,
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, 'Home Fires' 6 years, 11 months ago
It seems a life time ago that we attended the Bloggerati Retreat and already there are plans afoot for the next one. The last retreat was precious time for me to concentrate on sewing, something I don’t often…
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I missed this earlier. A lovely warm message.
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Thank you Maggie. Her husband has since passed away, so very poignant for her
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Little Boxes 6 years, 11 months ago
Many years ago I organised a sew day for our W.I. group. I arranged a room in our local pub and organised a pub lunch. About 15 ladies turned up and we had great fun making these lovely boxes…and of course enjoyed t…
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I am not in the WI but would love to attend one of these workshops. They look amazing especially with the Folded flower pulls and butterfly bows.
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Templates from Sew Easy 6 years, 11 months ago
For a long time, I’ve wanted to do a triangle quilt so when the request went out to review some templates I was quick to volunteer. I didn’t know what I was going to get but I was hopeful that there would be…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Patchwork Chair 6 years, 11 months ago
A few years ago I had the opportunity to have some curtain fabric sample books. I managed,with some difficulty, to remove all the sticky back, and stored them, colourways, in a few boxes and there they stayed for a…
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Stunning! I love the fact that the patchwork is so well balanced, the red and gold one is particularly beautiful!
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Thankyou so much Chris
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Fabulous that you have provided a pattern. You have made such a professional job of these, it tempts us to have a go!
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Thankyou Maggie
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Inspirational
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Thankyou very much Gavin.
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Recycled Sewing Box 6 years, 11 months ago
Many, many years ago hubby bought me a lovely sewing box. Overtime it began to look a bit tired and dare I say, a little dated.
I had an idea, so checked to see if I could remove the tapestry fabric easily.…
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Love it.
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Recycled Cardy 6 years, 11 months ago
A while back this lovely home crafted fairisle waistcoat took my eye in a local charity shop…do you see cats or swans?
I took it home, but it didn’t suit, so it hung in the wardrobe…until now.
I decid…
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Love it, it’s makes a super cushion. I saw cats but now I see swans!
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Thanks Judith..it’s gone off to a friend in Cornwall who has 4…cats not swans
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I saw swans but they make a lovely cushion!
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Thanks Karin
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Recycle curtains to bags 6 years, 11 months ago
Quilts for Care Leavers needed some Morsbags to pop their quilts in to be gifted. So when I saw this huge pair of curtains in the local charity shop for £4, I couldn’t resist.
I quickly checked on group in…
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Gorgeous, such happy colours too!
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Thanks Teresa
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Design your own block. Part 1 6 years, 12 months ago
The simplest way to design your own block is to take a traditional block and add or subtract a few lines. The Ohio Star block for instance can be changed into Swamp Angel by turning the corner squares into…
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WOW that just completely boggled my Mind!
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It boggled my mind when I first realised it was not only possible but ‘allowed’! Hope you enjoy playing around and being further boggled by what you can achieve!
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Lily Pad By Debbie Shore for The Craft Cotton Co 7 years ago
I think the Craft Cotton Co are quickly becoming one of my favourite fabric companies. The quality of the fabric is superb and the latest batch of design are fantastic. I have been given the privilege of r…
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Another triumph Jane! Lovely material and put to excellent use!
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Thank you Teresa
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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Threading in the tails – the easy way 7 years ago
One of the jobs I’m not overfond of is the dreaded tails. Every time you start a quilting path there’s another two threads to tie in. And I do like to do custom quilting, so I always have lots of tails.
Now, I try…
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Malvern Quilt Show 7 years ago
You may remember my deliberations about going to the retreat last year, you can read about it here in case you missed it. There were all sorts or mental gymnastics to get there and I’m so glad I went. I then dec…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, . 7 years ago
Makower have come up with this delightful new range called ‘Walk in the Park’.
The colours are beautiful soft tones of turquoise/grey/orange/yellow.
I particularly like the park scenes…The dogs…
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Love this idea and the range! Just need a dog!
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, . 7 years ago
Makower have a new design out called ‘Stitch in Time’.
This is a wonderful set of subtle colours of pink/ turquoise/ grey.
If you are of a certain age, these retro designs may bring back some memories of the 50s…
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Another great idea & design Lyn from a really gorgeous range!
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, A Saucy Little Retreat…. 7 years ago
One of the best things about UK Quilters United on Facebook, is how it brings quilters together in real life (the outernet!) instead of just the internet.
Whether you are looking for a friend for ‘cuppa and sew’,…
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See you at the Blogtreat.
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Denham is a great venue for a retreat, I have been there twice with Avril’s group. Some amazing quilts your group has made there! Love your flowerpot and Rainbow. So pleased you enjoyed it, and like Lyn I can’t wait to meet everyone again at the Bloggerati retreat in November!
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What amazing quilts and sounds like a great time was had by all.
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Always a pleasure to meet fellow quilters and our group ” Barclay Quilters” have been up and running for years with 3 successful retreats per year. Lovely to have met Juliet, if only from a distance just in case she spied my mini quilt…….
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Fabulous. I love our annual trips to Paignton with my quilting group and this year I have a lovely trip up to Derbyshire to look forward to in July. Like many, with work and tutoring I don’t get much time to stitch myself, so a few days away just for stitching is a real treat.
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Starting hand quilting: Part 3: Threads 7 years ago
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