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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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Jeannie Charles recommended the post Elbows off the table – or just scroll on by 4 years, 3 months ago
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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.
I am guilty of over using emojis for that reason….. -
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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Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Don't chop off the points! 4 years, 3 months ago
Hello – I’m Carolyn Gibbs, and my great love is traditional style patchwork and quilting – designing and making things myself, as well as enjoying antique quilts made by others.
In my “other life” I teach Che…
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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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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, The Craft4Crafters Show 4 years, 4 months ago
Make it a date in your diary! The Craft4Crafters exhibition features a mass of crafting delights; packed full of crafting displays, demonstrations, lectures, workshops, make & takes, and a large selection of…
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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: Clover Stitch Guide 4 years, 4 months ago
Okay, after the excitement, stress and rush of the winter season, time to get back to some sort of normal. Well for me anyway. I have been chosen to do a project review for the new Clover Stitch Guide.
This…
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Rebecca Nevard wrote a new post, N.S.F.W. (Not Sewn For Weeks) – Handy hint when using a strip ruler 4 years, 4 months ago
Hi All
Just a quick blog for you all today. At the recent UKQU Bloggers quilting retreat, I was introduced to cutting using a strip ruler. There are many brands out there but the one shown below is typical of…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, (no title) 4 years, 4 months ago
The Stitch Festival returns to London’s Business Design Centre
London welcomes back the ultimate textile craft lover’s day out as The Stitch Festival returns to the Business Design Centre, Islington from 3rd- 6th…
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Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Birthday Bunting 4 years, 5 months ago
A special child needs a special present – here’s an idea for a personalised and unusual gift which will be useful for years.
This card hanger can string along a wall, or over a door, and because an alp…
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Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Washing antique quilts 4 years, 5 months ago
I collect antique quilts, mostly from EBay, and some of them arrive showing plenty of evidence of a hard life. If they are in good condition structurally, but very dirty, I usually wash them. People often ask me how…
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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: Scan, Cut and away we sew. 4 years, 5 months ago
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Brother or any of its subsidiaries. I write this purely from the end user prospective. Any views in this blog are my own.
Christmas is literally days away. And I have been busy…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clara's Garden Quilt designed by Lynn Goldsworthy for Makower 4 years, 5 months ago
Makower’s well know designer, Lynn Goldsworthy created this lovely quilt using their Clara’s Garden fabric range. It could be adapted to use stash or scrappy fabrics and however your choose to make this lovely…
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