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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, CLOVER WONDER PINS 5 years, 6 months ago
I was given the opportunity to review these lovely Clover Pins for quilting.
As you can see they are a little chunkier than the usual pins so this makes handling much easier.
I also liked the fact…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, CORNFLOWER 5 years, 8 months ago
The beautiful blue cornflower was adopted as the national symbol for MND..Motor Neurone Disease because of its fragile appearance but hardy nature. Like the cornflower, people with MND show remarkable strength in…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, POPPIES 5 years, 8 months ago
Pam Moore wanted to join in with our amazingly popular Garden Flowers Blog Hop, but as happens from time to time, life got in the way. Not wanting to disappoint we asked Lyn Butler to help out and this is what P…
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That is just drop-dead gorgeous !
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Stunning x
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Dresden Flower 5 years, 8 months ago
The popular name for this patchwork design reflects the romance of the Victorian Era with it’s love of elaborate decoration on household items & decor. Dresden, Germany was a center of 19th Century romanticism m…
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I love the downwards petals too!
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, In The Garden 5 years, 8 months ago
Like most of you we have spent the most of our time in the garden this summer and I thought I would share some photos with you.
This is one of our sunflowers which grew to 8′ tall, lucky to catch the bee c…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Hexagon Flower Garden 5 years, 8 months ago
How many of us started our patchwork journey with making up hexagons? I know I did for one, many moons ago.
Hexagon quilts go back in history as far back to the 17th century.
EPP..English Paper Piecing is a very…
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What a lovely reminder of other times. Thank you!
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Thanks Maggie x
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What a great block it reminded me of my mum, she used to make these hexagons . Lovely block lovely memory xx
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Thankyou Sandra x
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, #GFBH2020 SUNFLOWER 5 years, 9 months ago
Sunflowers are a particular favourite of mine, it just rings out ‘summer’ with their beautiful sunshine heads you could almost draw a smiley face on it. Who remembers Bill & Ben’s Little Weed? Not so much a weed…
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It is a cheery block for these grey days.
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Thankyou Maggie…sunshine flowers.x
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Beautiful block
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Thankyou Sandra..just been watching your great fmq videos.x
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Thankyou done a flower on on 17th 8 think but being not a great blog writer didn’t name it well but is 3D
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This is such a bright and happy block. I love the design and wow- your sunflowers are so tall!! x
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Another stunning block! I really like the 3D version you made originally, but not that practical in a quilt, is it?
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, BIRDNESTING? 5 years, 9 months ago
Birdnesting…a term used when you start machining and the threads get tangled up underneath causing a birds nest of threads…so annoying! A simple way to avoid this is to hold both top & bottom threads firmly bef…
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That’s a very enticing explanation. I might even chop up a few of my ( oh, but I might need a strange-shaped piece) scraps ready!
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Thanks Maggie x
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Antique Singer 5 years, 10 months ago
I’ve never quite understood the fascination of old sewing machines, why would you want an antiquated machine when the newer electric ones are all ‘bells & whistles’.
Then a few weeks ago an old Singer machine poppe…
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That is just so lovely. My grandmother brought one back from Saskatchewan where she had lived with her uncle around the start of WW1! I would love own that!
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Come into my garden… 6 years ago
Last week was my birthday and my neighbour very kindly brought round a little bunch of flowers. When I arranged them I found the perfect mat to place them and was amazed how the colours matched up to my rainbow mat.…
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Lovely mat, and super bunnies too.
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Thankyou so much for responding x
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Lovely garden. I am always taking photos of the flowers in our garden where we have a lot of poppies but not welsh poppies – I can’t get them to grow here.
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Thankyou so much for responding x
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Sewing Machine Quiz 6 years ago
Have fun answering these cryptic clues to find the sewing machines..and reply with your answers.
1. Could be big?
2. Me & Joan get in a muddle.
3. Pearl is this?
4. Can also be a chainsaw.
5.This car may toot…
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1. Brother
2. Janome
3. Singer
4. Husqvarna
5. Toyota
6. Elna
7. Juki
8. Bernina
9. Ricoma
10. SilverHope this OK, enjoy your quizzes very much
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Don't try this at home! 6 years, 2 months ago
Yesterday ( Friday 27th March 2020..3rd week of self isolating) it could just well have been Friday 13th!
Nearly 3 weeks of self isolation…unable to get a supermarket delivery slot…my thoughts turned to my m…
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Oh dear…but they do look lovely!
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Jelly Roll Rug 6 years, 3 months ago
I’ve been wanting to make one of these Jelly Roll Rugs for some time now, so when https://www.sewdrops.co.uk/ were offering 25% off their products, I snapped it up…buying an extra couple of plain fqs to avoid payin…
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Like this idea, when I tried to make the Camden Bowl (more or less same idea) I stitched the inner edge. Probably contributed to the bowl shape. Will definitely try this one…. thanks Lyn
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Looks fab! I have the material needed, but not sure I have the patience…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Angel of the North 6 years, 3 months ago
In a recent blogger’s Place Challenge I was given The Angel of the North. Now, when this huge sculpture was erected over 20 years ago, it seems it wasn’t very popular, saying it was very dowdy.…
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This is a great piece of work, well done.
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Thanks Sharon x
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Brilliant Lyn, we need to get someone up on the real thing to add some colour 🙂
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Super!
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Brilliant Lyn, I would be proud to hang it…. and I don’t even come from ‘Up North’ lol. Love the bright colours, perhaps Gormley should paint his to match!!!
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It’s wonderful, and the little bit of history of the making is great too. Well done!
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Guess the song? 6 years, 5 months ago
My song title goes back to the 60s…here are a few teasers from my quilt…can you guess what it is?…
Guessed it yet?….Here is the full quilt…
This was written by Lennon an…
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Wow! Great idea Lyn! And such a neat quilt. Didn’t know that about Penny Lane and can’t believe Paul McCartney is 78!
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Thanks Ruth x
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Double A side with “Strawberry fields for ever” ?
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I guessed it too. Very clever Lyn. Beautifully sewn.
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Sparkles, the penny, the street sign, just fabulous, as we said in 1963
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Lyn Butler recommended the post Block Drive 6 years, 6 months ago
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Block Drive 6 years, 6 months ago
I recently participated in a block drive for Q4CL – the charity working with the Gold from the Stone Foundation. Many of you will already know this charity provides careleavers with a dinner at Christmas, and Q…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, GEESE FLYING HOME 6 years, 7 months ago
Each month the Q4CL Group are encouraging their members to send just one extra block .. and these are being put together as single pattern quilts for donation at Christmas to the Gold from the Stone Foundation. …
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A really clear, well-illustrated explanation. Thank you. That “tad to the right” explains why they have been so difficulty previously.
I even bought a book on flying geese. It didn’t help as much as this.-
Thankyou so much Maggie, so pleased it helped x
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Churn Dash 6 years, 7 months ago
Just lately I’ve been involved with a block drive for Quilts For Care Leavers. There’s more information about the project here in this website. The issue has been not everyone has the time to create a full qu…
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What a superbly well explained and illustrated piece!
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Gosh…thankyou Maggie x
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Malvern Revisited 6 years, 7 months ago
It has been a very long time since I last went to the quilt show at Malvern. So I took the opportunity to get a door to door lift from our son in law who could visit a relative living just around the corner from The…
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Thanks for that view of the UKQU quilts Lyn Butler. Recognise most of them from the previous competitions. A cornucopia of wonderful ideas and talent .
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Thanks Teresa x
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5 years, 6 months ago
I must look out for these.