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Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club 2020 – November 5 years, 7 months ago
“You are Wardrobe, aren’t you?”. It may not get down in history as the best pick-up line ever, but it was the first line spoken by Alfie to Gwen. Nonetheless, it started their friendship which soon also involved some…
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Nina wrote a new post, Ideas for additional blocks #GFBH2020 5 years, 8 months ago
Have you had enough of flowers for one quilt, or would you just like some ideas to break up the design a bit? I’ve had a look online and found quite a few different free* patterns which may go well with the Garden F…
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Very interesting and well done Nina, some fiddly bit of sewing there…might not be anything I will do… you know me and handsewing…. Kram
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Our Patchwork Heritage – Triangles 5 years, 8 months ago
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Nina wrote a new post, Nina's FPP flower block #GFBH2020 5 years, 8 months ago
For this block we’re going to make four 6.5″ foundation paper pieced blocks each with a flower, stem and leaf. Once sewn together, they’ll make up a 12.5″ (12″ finished) block. Please read the full instructio…
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Even better than the single flower!
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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Flower Power 5 years, 9 months ago
Sick of Covid-19, I think we all are, I know I am too, time to look to the future and the pleasure of sewing.
I have been asked to add a block to a blog hop. Not fully sure what it entails so I am for the most…
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Another great way to enhance your skills
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Thank you, I enjoy learning and like sharing what I have learnt. Also if I have found any cheats too.
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well done 🙂
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Thank you
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This was fun to see how you made it. I love the flower on this block! x
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thank you
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Nina wrote a new post, Nina's improv flower block #GFBH2020 5 years, 9 months ago
For this block we’re going to make one 12.5″ (12″ finished) improv block consisting of a flower with a stem and a leaf. Please read the full instructions before you start and use the comments (scroll down to the b…
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Great block interesting way to do it thank you
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There’s a similar block coming up in a while, but then I’m using foundation paper piecing and there’s a template!
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Thankyou will look
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The best improv “how to” I have ever seen.
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Thanks Maggie! It’s always hard to describe something that isn’t really a pattern / instructions as such.
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You’ve got me wanting to have a go. I love the idea of improv, but have never given it a go. The block looks fab!
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Painted Lupin 5 years, 9 months ago
I love lupins. They grew in our garden when I was little and I would pick the petals off and manipulate then like they were little mouths. I don’t think I’d seen one in years until a recent chance sighting at a B&M…
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Love the softness that the paints give. I can imagine a quilt using blocks just like this. Just a gorgeous design x
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The soft colours make that look fabulous. I put Lupins in my garden this year . Love it x
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Really original, and full of possibility. Lupins are a weed in New Zealand: I wish our weeds were as colourful!
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Love it x
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Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club 2020 – September 5 years, 9 months ago
With summer almost over and people returning to work and school in earnest again, I have selected a feel-good story for us to read during September. We’ll get to know master quilter Grace and her granddaughter…
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Nina wrote a new post, My quilting t-shirts for sale on Amazon 5 years, 9 months ago
The themes for my blogs this year have been stash busting and the UKQU bookclub, but recently I’ve been busy designing t-shirts for sale, yep, you read that correctly. A while back I was approved as a Merch by…
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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Lockdown Diary Days 43 – 49 5 years, 10 months ago
Day 43: No stitches today. Diary Entry: It was a semi productive day with regard catching up on admin, but been crabby for most of it. It was strongly implied that I was not sewing fast enough, which in turn caused…
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Nina wrote a new post, Stash busting idea – bags for garden toys 5 years, 10 months ago
Trying to bring structure to our garden toys and to ensure all sets are together, I decided to make some simple fabric bags to store everything in. As a result, here is another stash busting idea.
A few of our…
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You are so organized x
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Let’s see how long it lasts lol
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Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club 2020 – July 5 years, 11 months ago
Our July book is different to what we have been reading recently but I felt it was time for a more thought-provoking book, instead of yet another quilting mystery book.
This is one voice from the horrors that ended…
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Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Resilience; UKQU Mini Quilt 2020 Swap 5 years, 11 months ago
Something good had to come out of the spring Lockdown and the UKQU 2020 Mini Swap was, for me, one of the good things! I think we have all found our inner resilience during this challenging time and it has…
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You make it sound simple, but it is beautifully designed and superbly stitched.
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Thank you Maggie.
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Love this Ruth x
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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Lockdown Diary Days 29 – 35 6 years ago
Day 29: Star Stitch, with perle thread.
Diary Entry: Cleaning day, but not productive or balanced. The morning was great. Sorted out my sewing corner, my project bag, my embroidery work space and my embroidery…
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Gosh, how DO you fit it all in. You made me sweat just reading your words! Do take care of yourself too. Very best wishes for a good read. xx
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Thank you, sorry for the delay in replying. Things finally caught up with me and I needed to rest. I am still sewing scrubs, but not as manic now.
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Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club 2020 – June 6 years ago
As promised last month, the book for June has exactly the same title as the one we read during May; A Single Tread. The author for the June version is Tracy Chevalier.
The book takes us to Southampton and…
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Nina wrote a new post, Stash busting idea – face masks 6 years, 1 month ago
So far this year all my blogs have been about stash busting or the UKQU Book Club. This time I am sharing another stash busting idea, and a timely one at that in this time of lockdown – face masks.
The medical e…
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Good morning, Nina. Thank you for doing a mask test. With all the mask patterns around on the internet it is helpful to us all that you have road tested some of them and found a final two that you like. So far I have made three masks of different designs and dismissed all of them for one reason or another. I have to make 15 for the family so want to get it right before I go into production!
Which style did you finally choose after road testing them both, fitted or pleated?
My only concern about Paula’s pattern is that four layers may make the mask a bit hot to wear.
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Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Blue Skies smiling at me 6 years, 1 month ago
Irving Berlin, 1926
I just love this song, written by Irving Berlin way back in 1926, and the line ‘Nothing but Blue Skies from now on‘ really heralds in Spring. This April has been no exception; the skies have…
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I was blown away by this Ruth. Truly stunning in execution and design. And very appealing in its use of fabrics, techniques and concept!
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Thank you very much Margaret. It was such a pleasure to make and I learnt a lot. Going to build on this style /theme to see how far I can take it.
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