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Chris Franses posted a new activity comment 5 years, 4 months ago
Thanks, Maggie – I hope so too!!
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Puzzle quilt block 1 Clay’s Choice 5 years, 4 months ago
Welcome to the first block of our month-by-month Puzzle Quilt. As explained in previous posts the idea of a puzzle quilt is to make two (or more) identical blocks but move the colours around so the blocks look…
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Chris Franses posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
Thanks, Maggie. I hoped people would realise what a lot of work goes into writing a patterns and that is why we (often) ask to paid for them!
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Puzzle Quilt Quilt-Along 5 years, 5 months ago
I feel we all probably need something to sew, something to keep our minds and fingers occupied while locked down, in a high tier or whatever, wherever, we happen to be at the moment. To which end I have dug out the…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Christmas Pattern Books 5 years, 5 months ago
I have a lot of books – and magazine ’specials’ – with a Christmas theme. Most of them were bought in my early patchworking years when I felt in need of ideas, inspiration and patterns and many were acquired second-…
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I think it is some kind of rule; the more books you have, the fewer you use!
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Chris Franses posted a new activity comment 5 years, 6 months ago
I’m enjoying sharing my books with you all – it has made me take them off the shelves, dust them down, and really look at them.
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Chris Franses posted a new activity comment 5 years, 6 months ago
What can I say? I’ve been a book-aholic since I was knee-high!
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Books for inspiration 5 years, 6 months ago
Sometimes you feel an urge to design something different – an applique pattern or a quilting pattern perhaps – but where to start? As I keep telling everyone – I can’t draw; I never got beyond third year in art at sc…
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What a lot of lovely books from a time when experience and skill took the place of a computer. Serious book envy!
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What can I say? I’ve been a book-aholic since I was knee-high!
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What inspirational books. Thanks for sharing them and how you use them.
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I’m enjoying sharing my books with you all – it has made me take them off the shelves, dust them down, and really look at them.
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Drawing in Word 1 – Squares 5 years, 7 months ago
You don’t really need expensive sophisticated programs to design a simple quilt – although they do help – as hidden in Word are a set of drawing tools. I’ve still got an older version of Word so my screen may look a…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Books of machine quilting patterns 5 years, 7 months ago
Having discovered machine quilting I felt there would be no stopping me. Except for one teeny-tiny thing . . . I can’t draw very well. Not only that but I don’t really ‘doodle’. I do sort-of doodle in that I fill in…
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What a treasure trove of designs! Absolutely great for inspiring us.
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Chris Franses posted a new activity comment 5 years, 8 months ago
Thank you , Maggie
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Chris Franses posted a new activity comment 5 years, 8 months ago
Good to know we’re not alone . . .
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Chris Franses posted a new activity comment 5 years, 8 months ago
Glad to help!!
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, I’ve started . . . . 5 years, 8 months ago
So I’ll finish. . . or maybe not. I’m great at starting, just not so great at finishing. There are various reasons for this. I lose interest in a project usually once I’ve done the ‘interesting’ bit. Sometimes…
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Lovely blog Chris, made me smile and recognise a few things that I can relate to … now I really must find the fabric to make the quilt block I designed in 2019!
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Good to know we’re not alone . . .
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Your examples are fabulous. I imagined when writing a pattern that producing the final piece was the greatest challenge, but you have completed lots of lovely pieces here.
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Thank you , Maggie
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Thank you – that’s made me feel a whole lot better about all my UFO’s etc.
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Glad to help!!
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Books on machine quilting 5 years, 9 months ago
Last month I showed you my books on hand quilting and promised a peek at my machine quilting books this month. I think next month I will have to continue with quilting books – the ones with ideas and designs in t…
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I learnt so much from Harriet Hargreaves books too!
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Chris Franses posted a new activity comment 5 years, 9 months ago
Thank you, Amy. I have a lot of fun making my quilts – even if I do then forget their existence!
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Meeting old friends 5 years, 10 months ago
The other day was fine – dry, warm, not raining – so a friend and I met up for a suitably socially-distanced picnic in my garden. I’d been over to visit Ann in her new garden (but not house!) just after the lockd…
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Your quilts are fabulous, how funny that you had forgotten about this quilt only to be reunited all these years later, must be fate
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Thank you, Amy. I have a lot of fun making my quilts – even if I do then forget their existence!
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Theme quilts and books 6 years ago
When it comes to designing a quilt it can sometimes help to go with a theme – especially for a sampler or a block of the month – such as ‘seaside’, ‘houses’, ‘trees’. You then have the entertaining task of finding…
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A very timely reminder in these times to look at what we have, and use it!
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Musings on quilts and gardening 6 years ago
Many quilters are also gardeners. Have you ever wondered why this is? I was pondering on it as I wandered round the garden taking photos of progress (or lack of) while thinking that I really ought to be getting on…
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Beautiful walk round your garden, Chris x
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Chris Franses posted a new activity comment 6 years, 1 month ago
Thanks, Maggie. Although as a caveat – my bookshelf doesn’t include anything more up-to-date that last century when it comes to block books I’m ashamed to say. I’m really missing the quilt shows this year as it it such a good opportunity to browse for books.
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5 years, 4 months ago
I should think this will be very popular!
5 years, 4 months ago
Thanks, Maggie – I hope so too!!
5 years, 4 months ago
Hi Chris, I follow UKQU using ‘Bloglovin’, and thought I’d like to have a go at this puzzle – is intriguing, and thank you for putting it out there.
However, when ‘ordering’ the worksheet, it seems that where I live – Melbourne, Australia – is creating a technical problem with the process. I’ve submitted an eticket, but have not had a response. Is there a way around, can the worksheet be directly emailed to me?
Thank you
5 years, 4 months ago
Hi. Sorry to hear that – I know the website does sometimes have problems with ‘overseas’ stuff. In the meantime I am also posting this quilt-along on my own blog – Meadowsidedesign.wordpress – and you should be able to download it from there as well if the UKQU download isn’t working for you.