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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, I Spy quilts 1 week, 5 days ago
What is an I Spy quilt and how do you make one? Well, this question has many answers – and I can provide you with my take on the I Spy quilt, as I have made a few. The feature that all I Spy quilts have in common i…
Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, WOEWIT…(What On Earth…) 1 month, 1 week ago
Have you ever had those times (quite possibly more than one) where you looked at a project, and thought ‘What On Earth Was I Thinking?’ (WOEWIT)? If you are anything like me, you will have numerous projects in var…
Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, I’d know that silhouette anywhere…! 1 month, 3 weeks ago
I love fabric – I am a fabriholic, and the chance to review fabric is right up my street. I think that someone must have been thinking of me particularly when I was sent this fabric to review. I was sent some l…
A very thorough review, Christine. Not all reviewers consider how it stitches!
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So glad I’m not the only one using a Grace quilting frame for storage. I won’t show a photo just yet – I’ve got the wooden one which I set up 10 1/2 years ago in my sewing room, and it is heavy. One day I would love to have a dedicated long arm machine on it – I’ve used my Elna 7200 on it, but that means I would need to get the workshop machine…[Read more]
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Fantastic idea – I love that there was moaning over having 10 months to complete the challenge! Might have to try this with our quilting group…
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Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment 4 months ago
Sounds like Gulliver keeps you busy!
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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, The day the electricity went off 4 months ago
Otherwise entitled – another reason for having more than one project on the go, always including at least one handsewing project.
Tuesday 26th February – a day I noted on the calendar. I had written it on the ca…
I get the same feeling of under-achievement when my husband and children are all out! I build it up in my head as a great day to get some sewing done and find I need the hustle and bustle to work.
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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Tea Towel bag 4 months, 2 weeks ago
It was on my birthday a couple of years ago that one of my friends had an accident. This was no ordinary accident. She is still (just) in her 40’s, although her big birthday is this month (and she will probably h…
Versatility is the key word here! Great ideas for one pattern.
Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Necessity is the mother of all invention 4 months, 3 weeks ago
I hadn’t planned on this being the title or subject of my blog for this month (if truth be told, I had planned it for late January or even February – but life got in the way, and I got frustrated with the photos I w…
Lovely article! I really resonate with this, especially sewing fake fur. I had a neighbour turn up a couple of weeks ago with her great niece Miranda, who is 7, who had to do something for school for Australia Day. Luckily she had a grey velour velvet pyjamas/tracksuit to start with, and a hairband. 2 hrs later she was a cute koala bear complete with white fake fur tummy & koala ears. She watched me like a hawk while I was cutting and sewing, completely fascinated. She loves coming round here to watch me sew, last time it was a quilted case for her sunglasses & a mini shoulder bag in Mermaid material. I think there is a young sewer in the making there!
The best bit was the lovely thank you card from Miranda with a photo of her in the finished outfit complete with kola face paint.
I think your Panda legs were a great improvement, very cuddly!
Reference the theatre performance Christine, relieved that those eyebrows and beard were only temporary!
Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Craft4Crafters, Exeter 2019 5 months ago
Once again, this show has not failed to impress me. Now – my mum had a saying: “Better to be born lucky than rich”, and I tend to say that whenever I win something! Once again, I was lucky enough to win tickets for t…
Christine, it sounds as if you had a lovely day out with your friend and her daughter. So pleased you met Mo Jones in person, she does so much for UKQU in terms of the stand at that exhibition & the UKQU postcard swaps, & now the A4 mini quilts initiative will be really exciting. You are absolutely right though about trying other things. I was an amateur dressmaker, then professional embroidery designer & I’m now a quilter, but even now it’s fun to try new things! I am going to local community craft classes on bag making, felting, & ceramics in the near future, and I even made soap, bath bombs & candles a few weeks ago, & the wreath making class I went to, before Christmas, was really successful. So create away!
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I love your I Spy quilt and you have inspired me to have a go and make one too.