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Carol Munro wrote a new post, English Rule – Rulers and Templates 4 years ago
I was asked to review some new quilting rulers which are now available, these are made by Mark Pickering at sewonsewforth.co.uk. Mark’s mother runs classes and was finding students were struggling with the use of r…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Vlieseline .. the answer to many of your wadding and interlining needs 4 years, 1 month ago
Hidden away behind fabulous fabrics and numerous projects is the secret ingredient for successful sewing. Vlieseline is that magic material, the key to quick and easy yet professional results!
Several…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Festival of Quilts ticket giveaway 4 years, 1 month ago
Are you planning to visit the Festival of Quilts this year.
Between the 18th until the 21st August the event of the year will be stretched across the Halls at the NEC, Birmingham, showing some of the best quilts…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Mini Patchwork Wedge 9 Degree Ruler from Sew Easy 4 years, 1 month ago
Are you looking for a new challenge .. then this latest ruler from Sew Easy might just be what you have been looking for.
Ideal for circular, semi-circular and star quilt designs as well as for making bunting.…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Sew like the Professionals! the new Gutermann creativ Denim Tin 4 years, 1 month ago
Denim fabrics are trendy and not just for jeans. Authentic, sturdy and cool, denim bags, backpacks, pillow cases or vase covers are just a few examples that make for great denim accessories.
Denim 100m is the…
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What a great idea! Why did no-one think of it before!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Vlieseline 50% Bamboo Wadding 4 years, 1 month ago
Let’s talk wadding – one of the three elements that turn a beautiful patchwork into a quilt!
The latest addition to the Vlieseline range is a medium-weight, very soft, sew-in wadding made from 50% Bamboo and…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Hemline Scissor Sets 4 years, 2 months ago
A bright and beautifully colour coordinated tool set that will spruce up your sewing basket instantly! A perfect starter set for new crafters too
Containing sharp, clean-cutting scissors with comfort grip…
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Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a Patchwork jacket Technique II Crazy Quilting 4 years, 2 months ago
A technique I like to use is Crazy Quilting. I made several jackets in this technique. First I sort my scraps in the desired colours, see an earlier post in these series.
Start on a base of fusible interfacing…
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Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a patchwork Jacket II – Choosing Colours & nbsp; 4 years, 3 months ago
Let’s talk about colour.
When I was little it was not done to combine red and green. Do you remember things like that?Jacket by Oscar de la Renta
You probably have your favourite colours. Of course you c…
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I have really enjoyed your blogs on how to create a patchwork jacket. I have long been an admirer of your wonderful work, so, to see some of your processes is a treat!
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thank you Maggie. You can see more on http://www.art2wearblog.blogspot.com
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gutermann Sew-All creativ now comes in Miniking cones 4 years, 3 months ago
Miniking Thread from the Sew-All Gütermann creativ range is now made from 100% recycled bottles and comes in plastic-free packaging – great for the environmentally aware quilters amongst us.
Miniking T…
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Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a patchwork jacket Technique I – Piecing 4 years, 3 months ago
Patchwork Jacket Technique I – Piecing
There are many different ways to make a patchwork jacket.
I’ll talk about Piecing first.
Jacket by Marijke van Welzen
You can hand piece, e.g. hexagons or mac…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Vlieseline Soya Mix 278 Wadding 4 years, 3 months ago
We often see requests for information from our members about which wadding is better, so when Vlieseline released details of their Soya and Cotton range we thought you would want to know about this.
The luxury feel…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Accuracy counts! 4 years, 3 months ago
The one thing everyone wants are sharp points and an accurate quilt. Even the most experienced amongst us strive to achieve this.
We can have as many gadgets and gizmos as we like, but at the end of the d…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Save the Date – FOQ 2022 is on the horizon 4 years, 3 months ago
The Festival of Quilts returns to the NEC from the 18th – 21st August!
The organisers are urging you to register for tickets now and you’ll receive early notification and priority booking (with no obligation to pu…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Elbows off the table – or just scroll on by 4 years, 3 months ago
Back in the olden days as my grandchildren call 10 years ago – I am talking about the time before Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web back in 1990, and we entered the digital world most of us live in now,…
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Well said. I concur with everything you say
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100% agree!
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Love it.
I always think that another thing worth thinking about is “does my comment read the same way as it sounds in my head?”. In other words, a comment where you can hear and see the comment being said – maybe with a smile – sometimes sounds quite different when just written down.
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Perfectly and absolutely spot on. A little bit of praise goes a long way but a little bit of criticism can be devastating. In another life I went by the mantra “you need to put money in the bank to take it out of “- in other words, before you criticise, you need to have first shown respect, and quite a lot of it!
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Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a patchwork jacket 4 years, 3 months ago
Spring is in the air!
Well, you would’t think so when you feel the cold outside, but anyways.
We see a lot of patchwork jackets around and perhaps you would like to try your hand at making one yourself ?…
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Looks interesting..but the link doesn’t work for me?
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Richard's 40 Blocks in 40 Days Challenge 4 years, 3 months ago
Richard Cook posted a fabulous picture of an interesting quilt onto the UK Quilters Facebook Group so we asked him to tell his story. In his own words:
We all like to celebrate anniversaries – birthdays and m…
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What an inspiring and heartwarming blog!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gutermann Recycled Thread (rPET) Multipacks 4 years, 3 months ago
Gütermann creativ have added these colourful thread packs to the popular rPET range. Produced using Micro Core Technology and made exclusively by Gütermann creativ, using 100% recycled plastic bottles, Sew-all rP…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Sewing Street offer for UKQU members 4 years, 4 months ago
Our friends over at Sewing Street have a lovely surprise for our members here at the website or at the Facebook Group.
Share pictures of your purchases and your makes and listen for any shout-outs on S…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, the latest range from Tilda – Cotton Beach 4 years, 4 months ago
An exciting new cotton fabric collection inspired by the beauty of sea anemones, shells and coral reefs in all their glory. Cotton Beach features the magnificent array of coastal colours from soft mauves…
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Very pretty
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