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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Dome Needle Threader 6 years, 10 months ago
Thanks to this clever threaded needle dome you can absorb yourself in the joys of creativity without interruptions.
All too often a pair of specs, a needle threader or even a magnifying glass are needed…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Get Creative with Vlieseline 6 years, 10 months ago
Ensure a smooth finish for machine embroidery, appliqué, monogramming and relief quilting. Vlieseline guards against fabric distortion and slippage to give support and stability wherever you choose to…
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Sharon Reid wrote a new post, Mini Swap 2019 First Time Mumma 6 years, 10 months ago
To be asked to be a swap mumma and head up a team on the 2019 mini swap came as a real surprise. I wasn’t sure if I would actually get a team until the last minute, as until the final count of those signed up would b…
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wow, these all look wonderful. well done on keeping control
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one of the scariest things I have ever done, so worried I would have given wrong names and addresses to people and someone would end up with two and one without!!
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You did a marvellous job Sharon, well done..
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Are you a FOQ Virgin? 6 years, 11 months ago
It’s almost that time of year again when all Quilters start to become focused on one thing. The annual visit to the Festival of Quilts. Suddenly all the talk over at the Facebook Groups is about this and for tho…
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Thanks for the helpful tips
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Great tips Sylvia, thank you. Though you aren’t kidding about creaking bones come five o’clock lol. Great fish and chip shop in Medway about 15 minutes drive. Enjoy your day/s
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Great tips. Just one addition.. if you want to drive to an eatery try Moseley village in Birmingham, near to the City centre, where there are some nice Indian restaurants and a few other choices of eateries to choose from. There is a car park in the middle of the village (not actually a village but residents like to call it that).
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Go Triangular 6 years, 11 months ago
Rulers are a vital part of designing and making a quilt and Sew Easy have a great range of rulers and templates, including these triangles, to help quilters with cutting accurate shapes and blocks.
90° T…
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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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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, New! Pony Certain Stitch Needles 6 years, 11 months ago
Take out the guess work with Certain Stitch Needles! These brilliant needles have been developed to give consistent length stitches that are evenly spaced, just like a professional.
These exciting new…
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Brilliant idea!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Needle Threaders 6 years, 11 months ago
Every sewing basket needs a good Needle Threader and Clover has a great range to choose from! I, for one, could not manage without a needle threader of some sort these days, but I didn’t realise there were so…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Vlieseline – Responding to the need for change 6 years, 11 months ago
Vlieseline are committed to reducing carbon footprint, offering products made from plastic bottles and other recycled polyester materials. There are many positive reasons for reducing consumption of new and…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Somewhere over the Rainbow with Stuart Hillard 6 years, 11 months ago
Look who I was talking to recently, and he is really encouraging to speak with. I asked Stuart about his lovely Rainbow Etchings range of fabrics that the Craft Cotton Company have donated as the first prize in o…
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He has come a long way since the sewing bee
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gutermann Sew All Thread Set with Sewing Needles 6 years, 11 months ago
The new 10 reel, 100m Sew All Thread Pack includes a free pack of 5 universal sewing machine needles plus an assortment pack of 30 hand sewing needles. The excellent quality and versatility of Sew All Thread…
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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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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Reduce, Reuse or Recycle 6 years, 12 months ago
Every so often I see something on Facebook and think ‘I could do that’. This was one of those moments.
There’s been a lot of talk about reusing and recycling to reduce the mountain of waste we generate daily…
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Love it!
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Brilliant, and saved from landfill. My Local charity shop takes all my tiny scraps. They weigh them and send to the scrap man. All good. I recently used old jeans on a quilt challenge and sent a dangerous pocket off to an exhibition . Love your OG.
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I know I have some insulbright lurking somewhere, but where? I also have an incredibly vile disgusting set of stained and burnt OG’s that look at me with disgust every time I go into the kitchen. Burnt because I have forgotten to turn the gas off before anything comes out of the oven to go on the stove top! I WILL find that heat resistant wadding to make some, but just which box is it in? If I do find it I might make some big “Man Chef Mittens” for DH to use on the BBQ as well!
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I love how you have used the jean pockets! Sadly I am not a fan of oven gloves – I find them much harder to use than a folded up tea towel!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, The First Quilter I Ever Knew 7 years ago
Margaret is joining our merry band of Bloggers so we asked her to tell us about herself.
I think my quilting journey really began with fashion. From a very early age, I loved new dresses and watched my mum whip up…
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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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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Templates from Sew Easy 7 years ago
Easier to use than standard templates, these mini squares and right angled triangles are perfect for creating smaller piece quilts. They complement the existing pentagon, diamond, triangle and hexagon s…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gütermann creativ Hand Quilting Threads 7 years ago
It really pays to select the right thread for hand sewing so your project runs smoothly without the thread splitting, tangling or snapping. Gütermann creativ provides the perfect choice with this premium…
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Sharon Reid wrote a new post, Two for One Bank Holiday 7 years ago
How lucky were we this last Bank Holiday with not one but two local quilt shows within a half hour drive? A bonus that one was on Friday and Saturday and the other on Sunday and Monday! It couldn’t have been p…
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Sharon ….Fabulous report of 2 shows I wish I could have gone to, had they been nearer or if I had transport. Quantock Quilters are amazing for their first show, they should be immensely proud. How lovely that other group quilters at Corfe finished off Joyce Anning’s lovely work in her memory after her death to be a focal point of the show & fundraising & as for those Chooks, I would have rehomed all of them!!
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Teresa I was privileged to watch one of Joyce’s quilts get finished as one of the ladies goes to a group I attend, it was lovely watching it get finished and to know that someone had bought it prior to finishing and the show. The Chooks definitely made you smile when you turned the corner! I like to get the dates of these shows in my diary asap so I can work around them and not missed it!! Thank you for commenting.
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They were both excellent shows, I agree. A very good showing and variety at both. Next year you will have Apple County instead, as we alternate with Corfe. Let’s hope Quantock make it a regular thing-Gill Griffiths is a UKQU member!
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Thank you Maggie, you will have to supply me with all the dates and info for your show, I can the put in my diary and advise the ladies who attend my groups here and in the shop. My other half enjoys Corfe, he buys the paper, walks into the garden and find a table and chair, I get him a drink and a cake and he’s happy while I wander the show!! Such hard work by all.
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Jenny Doan's trunk show 7 years ago
At the Festival of Quilts this year, for the very first time, one of the first ladies of Quilting – Jenny Doan – will be visiting with her famous Trunk Show.
Jenny Doan has been called ‘The most famous…
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As a fellow left hander I need to win !!
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Jane Cooper … how could we refuse a leftie .. could you message me and I can arrange for two tickets to be sent direct to you for the Jenny Doan Trunk Show.
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What a fabulous chance! As she was the very first person I watched on youtube explaining piecing, I have a very soft spot for this lady.
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Maggie Attfield! Could you message me via FB .. You have won two tickets to the Jenny Doan Trunk Show!!!!
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Would love the chance to see Jenny and here her talk x I would like to go on the Saturday
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My friend and I find Jenny’s tutorials on you tube extremely helpful. We would love to listen to her show on Sunday
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Still can’t enter …. Sob! Fabulous prize! I read the terms and conditions and shed a tear….. as a blogger/contributor to the UKQU site, I can’t enter, but whoever does win will have an amazing time!
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I am a New Quilter but have been Dressmaking for many years. I would love to experience the Festival of Quilts to get some inspiration and stock up on supplies.
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Jenny is a great Quilting inspiration. As a newbie quilter I love her Youtube videos. To watch her, maybe meet her would be a tick on my bucket list! I would love to come on Saturday 3rd August.
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Would love to go see Jenny and take my friend who has never been to a show before
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On the Saturday please
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Thank you for the opportunity to win, I have never been to the FoQ, so to be able to see Jenny in her show would be a highlight, what a day that would be. xx
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How wonderful, I often watch Jenny Doan on youtube at Missouri Star, her fuss free instructions are amazing. To see her Trunk Show would be a great treat that presently is just a wish!
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My friend and I would love to see Jenny, she was inspirational to me to have a go at quilting quilting. To watch and listen to her would be a unforgettable experience and a brilliant way to spend a sunday afternoon
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At last one year I can actually visit FOQ & would love to win
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I would love to see Jenny. We were in Missouri in April but it was Jenny’s wedding anniversary and she wasn’t there. To say I was gutted was an understatement.
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Would love to have the tickets as a friend is visiting the FoQ for first time and was very disappointed her trunk show was sold out.
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I would love to win these for the Saturday, my lovely Aunt and friend Jacky would absolutely adore this talk. She is to blame for my love of sewing, came to stay one year and sent me to buy a sewing machine as she couldn’t survive the 6 week visit without one!! I would love to surprise her with the tickets x
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Would love the chance for me and my friend Dee to see her have followed her journey and been so inspired with her love of quilting and how she had the time with so many children aswell inspirational. We are booked to go the FOQ show on the Sunday 4 August for my birthday treat
These tickets would be a lovely ending to a great weekend
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Would love to listen to the show on saturday.
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I would love to win a ticket for the saturday 3rd august trunk show and experience her story. I watch her videos often. They are so helpful.
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Would love to see Jenny, I think she is fantastic and have learnt so much from her
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It would be absolutely wonderful to win this prize. I find Jenny’s tutorials easy to follow, with beautiful quilts so would love to hear the Trunk Show on Saturday.
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I am going to FOQ on the Sunday with a friend and would love to hear Jenny’s story. I watch her videos often, she has helped me to progress my patchwork skills enormously.
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Would love to see Jenny with my friend Gill we are both fairly new to quilting but Jenny is so inspiring she makes it seem easy
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