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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Rare Orphanage Sampler goes up for Auction in the recent Tennants Textiles Sale 5 years, 1 month ago
A very delicately embroidered 19th Century Sampler sold for £6,000 plus buyer’s premium in Tennants Auctioneers’ Costume, Accessories and Textiles Sale on 7th May. The sampler is worked in red thread on white back…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, TILDA WOODLAND 5 years, 1 month ago
I am delighted to review these very pretty Tilda fabrics. This is the ‘Woodland’ range and Tilda haven’t disappointed with this delightfully fresh 100% cotton fabrics.
The fabrics are a really good quali…
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, 'Circles' 5 years, 1 month ago
Not content with the challenges set by ‘The Webmaster’, I decided to take part in a challenge week over in a Facebook Group. Most of the people in the group are paper crafters, but I decided I’d take part and…
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gorgeous!
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thank you
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Hemline Gold 5 years, 1 month ago
An exclusive new collection inspired by the rich history of the haberdashery industry; Hemline Gold is fused with sleek, modern finishes. Drawing its influence from traditional Victorian aesthetics and…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Sweet and Sharp Macarons 5 years, 1 month ago
Do you have a sweet tooth? I know I do but these might help keep the calories at bay.
Keeps needles sharp
Newly added to the Clover range are these rather delicious looking macaron-shaped magnetic needle…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Topping Marathon 5 years, 1 month ago
In January I volunteered to be the monthly block host for Q4CL (Quilts for Care Leavers). This Charity Group creates quilts to donate to the Gold from the Stone Foundation set up by Lemn Sissay to offer Christmas…
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What an amazing result!!!! Great choice of block for the block drive. Quilty hugs
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Thanks Nina..loved it!
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Fabulous. Just giving a little can have such big results.
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Hemline Easy Grip Pins 5 years, 1 month ago
Pins are often underestimated when we consider the equipment we use for sewing. How many of us have pins which we have had so long their origins are lost in the midst of time? I know I have some that were probably…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Sweet and Sharp Magnetic Needle Holders 5 years, 2 months ago
Newly added to the Clover range are these rather delicious looking macaron-shaped magnetic needle holders.
Not only is the design very appealing, these holders are incredibly useful and also very…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, CHIPPENDALE… 5 years, 2 months ago
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Love it!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Now for Something Different – We need your thoughts 5 years, 2 months ago
After spending more than a year of living mostly at home and or isolated, we are all hoping we can meet up with the people who matter to us, over the Christmas holiday. But we also…
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Nina wrote a new post, April 2021 UKQU Book Club 5 years, 2 months ago
Our book for April 2021 is called Assault and Batting and it was written by Tess Rothery.
When her mother Laura dies, Taylor Quinn returns to the family home to step into her shoes including running a q…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Crease Marker from Sew Easy 5 years, 2 months ago
Do you ever get to that moment when you’ve finished piecing a quilt top and get a little bit daunted by the next stage – the quilting?
When quilting, I sometimes quilt by domestic machine, using both the walking f…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Exclusive Ticket Discount for the 2021 Festival of Quilts 5 years, 2 months ago
Yes – you read that right. The organisers of the Festival of Quilts have given everyone, both here and at our sister Facebook Group an exclusive discount code to use when purchasing tickets for the 2021 Festival of…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Fiskars Table Top Seam Ripper 5 years, 2 months ago
No matter how good we are at sewing there comes a time when we reach for Jack. Noooo – not to pour from the bottle (although now you mention this …), but the sharp little helper we keep to unpick the rogue seams…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, GO LIKE THE CLAPPERS 5 years, 3 months ago
A Clapper or Tailor’s Clapper is basically a piece of hard wood which you place on steam pressed seams.
As the wood absorbs the steam when left for about 10 seconds, you will have a crisp fresh seam.
I thought I…
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Brilliant!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Festival of Quilts – pre-register for tickets 5 years, 3 months ago
As the drama of the pandemic plays out there are glimmers of things happening that might just be a sign of better times for us all, especially for traders and visitors to the Festival of Quilts .. or FOQ as we fondly…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gutermann Hand Quilting Thread Pack 5 years, 3 months ago
There’s often debate here and at the Facebook Group around which thread is better to use for the different techniques we use in patchwork and quilting, and there’s a wealth of information around to help people cho…
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Despite sewing for decades I had no idea how effective waxing thread is!
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Clover Bias Ruler & Rotary Cutter 5 years, 3 months ago
I was fortunate to receive the Clover Bias Ruler and Clover Rotary Cutter to review.
Both came neatly packaged so after reading through the instructions I tested them out.
The main idea is to…
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Monet for you, my dear! 5 years, 3 months ago
That’s nice I thought, and then I look through his catalogue. Oh my, hundreds of paintings the same. Lots of splodges of colours, lots of brown paintings and, did you know, Monet even painted his wife in her c…
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thank you, my first thought was it was going to be easy, then it wasn’t, lol
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Rebecca Nevard wrote a new post, N.S.F.W. (Not Sewn for weeks) … actually it's been Months Tales of a Part time Sewist – Artist Challenge 5 years, 3 months ago
Hey All
I know that I have been very quiet over the last year, and my followers, I am really sorry. 2020 was a year that did not happen for me. emotionally it was a bad year and I found working from home a…
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A truly mixed textile. I admire your creativity.
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5 years ago
I adore this. I still have quite an extensive collection of French and German Redwork samplers but this is exquisite. I used to design and teach Blackwork embroidery which are also known as Holbein embroidery with the back looking exactly the same as the front.