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Christine Hutchins recommended the post P&Q Class…or is it P&Q Therapy? 8 years, 4 months ago
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Sue Burford recommended the post Just another love story? Triple love! 8 years, 4 months ago
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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Starters and Enders 8 years, 4 months ago
A friend of mine has been following advice from Pat Sloan (she is one of the ladies who is responsible for The Splendid Sampler), about using starters and enders. She starts with squares of 2.5 inches, and starts and…
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You can do so much with leaders and enders, and its a great way of organising and using your scraps. Thanks for posting about these. Bonnie Hunter (check out her Quiltville blog) has an annual leader and ender project that is great to join in with.
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Thank you!
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Great idea – I’m going to start doing this…
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I can see the sense of this. It would require discipline, I think, to get into a good habit, but well worth it!
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Doughty’s Fabric Roadshows 8 years, 4 months ago
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Carol Munro – AKA The Quilting Procrastinator 8 years, 4 months ago
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Vendulka Battais recommended the post Journey of a New Long Arm Quilter 8 years, 4 months ago
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Vendulka Battais recommended the post Have you heard of QUILTING POLICE?? 8 years, 4 months ago
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Sarah Wickett wrote a new post, Doughty's Fabric Roadshows 8 years, 4 months ago
On a rather dull and wet Saturday in February, I set of with a car full of ladies to Fremingtom, North Devon. Why you might ask, Well Crosspatch Quilters were hosting a Doughty’s Fabric Roadshow.
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Great Review, Sarah, and totally matches my experience of a Doughty’s roadshow (near Brigg, Lincolnshire). I’m definitely hoping to get to more of these in the future.
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The link above will tell you were there roadshows visit, I always try to get to Fremington every year. A small group of quilters put on a good show and deserve my support. Of course there is always the fabric
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It was indeed well worth a visit! I really shouldn’t admit to going to it, especially given the title and overall message of my blog this month (to be published tomorrow), but I did indulge in fabric purchases.
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Christine, I am on a fabric ban but needed wadding so went along, it was good just to stroke the fabric
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I should be on a fabric ban, but as I’m making Project Linus quilts – I justify it that way! It certainly was good to stroke the fabric, and I had a lovely chat with one of the Doughty’s chaps.
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Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Colour & Contrast 8 years, 4 months ago
Choosing fabrics for a quilt is something that many people would like to do, but lack confidence for. They are not sure why the colours that looked good in the shop don’t seem to give the result they hoped f…
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really enjoyed this, very informative & comprehensive, thank you very much xx
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Thanks Carol – colour is so important, isn’t it? Glad this was helpful.
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Amazing, absolutely brilliant piece!
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Thanks Juliet
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Great blog Carolyn!
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Thanks Lyn
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Excellent post Carolyn.This could do with being in the files of UKQU as a good-habit guide for beginners (or indeed anyone who has never had a good colour habit). ‘Thunderstorm’is spectacular!
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Thanks Karin – I”ll look how to do that tomorrow. I have put it on my own website too.
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Great article, so many helpful tips – thank you!
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Thanks Amy – why not post some photos on the Facebook page if you do some successful experimenting?
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This is so helpful Carolyn, it’s something I struggle with sometimes, especially when buying fabric. I end up with lots of beatiful unusual prints in gorgeous bright colours, then when I sit down to make something I find I have to get online and buy some plains. Thanks for writing such a comprehensive blog post on the topic .
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Glad it was helpful Alison – we all know that tempting feeling in the shop! Hope you can look out for some fabrics to complement the eye candy next time.
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I’ve just downloaded your free pdf summary for reference, thank you!
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Hope it proves a useful reference for you. Why not post the results of your next test fabric shop on the Facebook group so we can all see the “colour and contrast?
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I have only just seen this blog Carolyn, it’s a really helpful guide. I enjoy the challenge of finding the right fabric mix and your detailed explanation has enlightened me as to why some of my experiments don’t work! Thank you for an excelllent read.
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Thanks Heather – glad it was helpful. I look forward to seeing the results in your next quilt!
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Thank you for this in-depth explanation, the photos are very helpful.
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Hope it helps you select colours more confidently from now on, Chris
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This is so much more useful that they usual colour theory writing.
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Thanks Maggie – yes, I must agree that I don’t personally find colour wheels very helpful
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Love a Free Pattern? Oh, yes please! 8 years, 4 months ago
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Jo Graham wrote a new post, February 2018 Blog – How To Do The Quilt As You Go Method (QAYG) 8 years, 4 months ago
Hello all you lovely UKQU members and fellow bloggers out there. Where has January gone? I can’t believe its been a month since I last blogged!
This time I thought it would be interesting to talk about the quilt a…
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This makes great sense to me, clear instructions and the pics help too. Thank you.
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Thanks for the kind comments Carol. So glad the it made sense to you and that the pictures helped. It’s surprising how difficult it was to break it down into step by step instructions!
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Sue Burford recommended the post What size do I cut? 8 years, 4 months ago
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Sarah Wickett wrote a new post, Personal Challenges 8 years, 4 months ago
Well how are we enjoying the new website, the Bloggers are fab and so diverse, the shops are so tempting as are the free patterns. So far I have signed up for the Mystery Quilt by Abbieanne (Click here) and am…
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MARJORIE COOK recommended the post VIEWS FROM MY SELVEDGE 8 years, 4 months ago
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Alaine recommended the post cut&alter : Book Review : The Gentle Art of Quilt-Making 8 years, 4 months ago
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Sue Burford recommended the post Bead Broth 8 years, 4 months ago
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Sue Burford recommended the post Carol Munro AKA The Quilting Procrastinator 8 years, 4 months ago
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Sue Burford wrote a new post, Cafe con Leche…. 8 years, 4 months ago
Our life in Spain is just what we thought it would be – lots of food and drink in the local Bars and Restaurants. We especially enjoy having breakfast at our local Bar with a couple of coffees and tostada con to…
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Great idea as I have coffee glasses.
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Excellent Pat Twigg. Have a go – they will be indispensable..
Thanks for the comment.
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Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, Have you heard of QUILTING POLICE?? 8 years, 4 months ago
Seven years of teaching, running my own patchwork shop and being daily surrounded by quilters of all abilities I have noticed many things about people’s attitude to sewing and one of them which is valid for most of u…
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I received your Cathedral Windows book this morning…it’s beautiful!! Can’t wait to make something xx
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Wonderful Pam, glad to hear it arrived well. Looking forward seeing your creations on the UKQU facebook page!
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The quilt police do exist, she came to our guild and told me my skills were seriously lacking for someone who had been quilting as long as i had and perhaps i should ask my husband to help more around the house and give me time to quilt more. She suggested at least 30 minutes every day and was shocked when i was not pleased with her statements. This definitely has taken some joy away from my quilting.
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NO! What a seriously awful thing for anyone to say, Deb Quilter. That might be (just about) OK in the context of learning for a formal qualification where high standards are required, but is not at all appropriate for anyone quilting for enjoyment. I’m with Vendulka all the way on this issue.
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Many people take their hobby very seriously. Thankfully the majority quilt for enjoyment, which is why the 20:20 rule should be practiced more
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Dear @debquilter. What an awful thing to say to someone, sorry to hear about your experience! What that person should do is spent less time behind a sewing machine and more time around people practising being nice and human! I hope my article made you feel a little bit better and please take no notice of people like that, they are only projecting their own insecurities and it has nothing to do with you. If you are happy with your creations who are they to judge that! Enjoy and keep sewing!
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Well said!
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Hear, hear!! It really is all about what you want to make as a quilter and how you want to make it.
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Cheered me up, thank you. Always worried about them police.
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Brilliant
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