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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Calendar BOM by Juliet Nice 6 years, 5 months ago
Got any plans for the year ?
How about a free BOM (Block of the Month) to mark the months off?
Since starting the UK Quilters United group on Facebook, one of the things I’ve enjoyed is starting to design q…
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, What colour is your Christmas? 6 years, 6 months ago
Christmas is traditionally red and green, I’m sure we all remember having a green tree and the tree lights with flower covers that had to be checked every year for that one bulb that died and stopped the whole t…
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Very thought provoking! There are some lovely fabrics there, they got me thinking….? Do I go up to raid my stash for the lovely red panel I have, or do I pray my other half doesn’t have a bright idea and decorate the house while I am out? Hnhmmm,….
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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Cannot Math 6 years, 6 months ago
Not everyone is good at math, myself included. Today I find myself working on a project. It is to be a group quilt and hopefully will be displayed under the group’s category of the 2020 Festival of Quilts s…
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I love this, I find it hard to work out the maths, I like to grow it organically and usually end up laying out the blocks to see how they fit. Great idea to use masking tape and have blocks sized templates made up
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I am glad it has given you inspiration. I often rely on the visual to help with things.
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Denise Inkson recommended the post Online Etiquette: Do We Need Lessons? 6 years, 7 months ago
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Aldi fabric – What's that all about? 6 years, 7 months ago
Over the last decade or so, a decline in small speciality shops has seen a surge in the supermarket…er.. market. In my small town we now have a Morrisons, tiny Tesco, giant Tesco, giant Asda, Iceland AND an Iceland…
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Great blog Julia x
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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, Gütermann Creativ Overlock Thread: Product Review by Denise Inkson Aka The Cheap Procrastinator 6 years, 7 months ago
I would like to thank Gütermann and the UKQU website for asking me to test and review the Gütermann Creativ Overlock thread, Bulky – Lock 80 multicolour colour 9957. Information found here directly from the…
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Idea for a non-traditional sampler quilt 6 years, 7 months ago
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Lynda Jackson wrote a new post, Road to Tranquility 6 years, 8 months ago
Firstly let me apologise for not posting for a long long time. My life has been busy to say the least both at home and at work. So I thought I would take you on a journey through the production of my quilt Tr…
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Lynda, thank you so much for fantastic photos and clear description of your process. Having seen that quilt in real life and close up I truly appreciate the work that went into making it. Bellissimo!!
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Thank you Yas that is lovely to read.
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What a wonderful piece of work! I am completely humbled by this. I particularly like the detail you give us on the preparation-it is all too easy to stand in front of a detailed piece of work and say flippantly, “I don’t like it!,” with no thought about what you are really seeing. So, thank you.
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Thank you Maggie, It’s like most things, good prep work can take almost as long as the process. I hear comments too about how it must b done by computer etc. without thought to commitment involved.
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That was exactly the strong argument I had with some “quilter” at Sandown Show about Joe’s beautiful work for her grand daughter. This old dear was adamant it HAD to be done by computer and she won’t have any truck with my comments! . Those photos really show up the stunning details that you never really grasp when looking straight at it. That backtracking on your feathers , couldn’t see a stitch out of place !
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Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, Living Wild Quilt 6 years, 8 months ago
Have you ever heard of digitally printed fabrics?? The technology these days is moving forward in everything and the production of the fabrics is no exception. I had the opportunity to test a series of digitally…
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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Blog, What blog? 6 years, 9 months ago
I wish I could regale you with tales of adventure and excitement, alas that is not to be. For those that were following my mystery block blog, I have not forgotten you or the project. It has been five months since I…
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Tough times for you. But it is uplifting to see you able to see through the clouds. Keep sewing!
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Thank you
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Sew Easy Rulers – a review 6 years, 10 months ago
I was lucky enough to be chosen to review a product recently and I duly received a package containing two rulers, Sew Easy 60 Degree Triangle and Sew Easy Half Diamond.
Like most quilters I have more than…
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Festival of Quilts – Modern Quilts 6 years, 10 months ago
If you have visited here before you know that I am rather partial to modern quilts, so of course my review of Festival of Quilts 2019 had to be about the Modern category didn’t it? In fact it really did because it…
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Festival of Quilts 2018 – from the other side of the stand 6 years, 11 months ago
With just a few weeks left until Festival of Quilts 2019 opens I thought I would share some experiences from last year with you.
So what can I say about working at the Festival of Quilts? It is amazing, it is…
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts – Improv 6 years, 12 months ago
Where to begin on the journey that is improv? It can be improvisational piecing which has myriad forms or improvisational quilting which is another topic all together!
Improvise is defined as:
to create…
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Thanks , it is nice to see the back of your work and to know that one can mix and match e.g. seams open or to one side
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I love seeing the back of work and had always steered clear of open seams for fear of weakening the quilt – they don’t!!
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts – Asymmetry and Alternate Gridwork 7 years ago
After a rather long break I am back today with the next instalment in my mini Modern Quilt Series. You can find the previous post by following these links:
Modern Quilts – An Introduction, Modern Quilts – Fabric…
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I haven’t experimented with alternate grid work outside of EQ8 but will be doing so when I get to join the blocks on Helen’s Modern Sampler.I do like the idea though…
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Hope you enjoy it! When I got EQ7 I found it difficult to design in an alternate way so I still use paper and pencil or a design wall!!
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If this doesn’t inspire us, nothing will!
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Quilts for Comfort 7 years ago
Earlier in the month I wrote about the generosity of quilters. We all know what comfort a quilt can bring and that is why so many of us quilters make for others. There are many different charities you can support t…
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Wonderful but heart breaking, especially regarding the 3 children who lost their father, which you took quilts to recently. Like Abigail many of us make quilts for various charity initiatives and it gives us comfort too as well, just to make them to try to make a difference.
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It really is heartbreaking, but it is great to know that there is a whole load of quilters out there from all over the world ready to make quilts for comfort.
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6 years, 5 months ago
That looks brilliant Juliet. I shall try to keep up
6 years, 5 months ago
That is a really lovely design. I can see lots of people seeing lots of possibilities for it…anniversaries, birthdays, weddings, memories!
6 years, 4 months ago
I love these Juliet, will try and have a go soon
5 years, 11 months ago
Thank you Juliet. Another challenge to complete