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Sarah Wickett wrote a new post, Field of Dreams Part 1 4 years, 6 months ago
Who doesn’t love a Kevin Costner Film. Field of Dreams is one of my favourites, Little did I know that one day I would have a ‘Field of Dreams’ of my very own.
In the Kevin Costner version, he ploughs up a Field…
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Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, Use it or lose it – now more relevant than ever!! 4 years, 11 months ago
The long winter lockdown is over and retail has now been open for nearly three months. We are all happy that we can see our family and have a chatter over coffee with a friend. Unfortunately not everything is as…
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Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, Living Wild Quilt 6 years, 7 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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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Sew Easy Rulers – a review 6 years, 9 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, 10 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, 11 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 6 years, 11 months 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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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Quilts UK 2019 :: A Review 7 years ago
Quilts UK has just finished and what a show it was. It is held over four days at the Three Counties Showground set at the foothills of the stunning Malvern Hills. People come from all over the country and quite often…
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I saw several of your quilts there Abigail, and very nice they were too! I had a good day shopping and viewing there and it was lovely to be at the young quilters exhibit when the two girls came with their mum (I assume) after school. The younger one’s joy at finding her rosettes was really heartwarming. Great to see young quilters doing well, though I guess not many get a chance to long arm!
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Not the blog it was supposed to be! 7 years, 1 month ago
Today should have seen the next instalment in my Modern Quilt series but, as you may have guessed from the title, it isn’t!
The last week seems to have passed in a blur with a trip to IKEA for bedroom furniture, new…
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Quilters are so generous!
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They really are!!
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Such Kindness
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It was an overwhelming response and I have enough fabric to make 2 more eye spy quilts!
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts – British Quilt and Stitch Village 7 years, 1 month ago
So today’s blog post is not the one I intended I write! I had planned to continue my series of posts on modern quilts with an exploration into design aesthetic but I am going to postpone that one.
Last weekend saw…
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts – Fabric Part II 7 years, 1 month ago
Last week Modern Quilts – Fabric Part I was published and this week we are continuing the theme of fabric.
So far I have talked about solids or fabrics that read as solid but that is not to say that prints cannot b…
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Festival of Quilts 2019 7 years, 1 month ago
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts – Fabric Part I 7 years, 2 months ago
Last week I gave you a brief introduction to modern quilts and their history. Over the next few weeks I am going to explore different facets of modern quilts in more depth. But before we start on this I have…
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A really clear and interesting post, Abigail, which highlights how you chose the most effective fabrics for this modern style. Choosing fabrics is something so many people struggle with!
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Thanks Carolyn – the choosing of fabrics and colourways is something I love.
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This is a great blog, it was well written and easy to understand. I’ve only been quilting for 2 years and sometimes the ‘jargon ‘ just throws me. I look forward to the next part
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Oh thanks Ami that’s great to hear. The next part is just being proof read!
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4 years, 6 months ago
Lovely to hear how it all started, Sarah. A dream come true!
4 years, 6 months ago
Very well written Sarah, your field of dreams keep most of us going through both lockdowns, by you sending a select few many lovely updates. It was a big pleasure to be part of it with you. Love working in the lovely workspace as often as I can. Onwards and upwards lovely Sarah. X