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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Using Heat and Bond Liquid Vinyl

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 05:47:04 +0100

It’s taken a while after moving to get back into a routine for making. The bonus is that I have a sewing room at home as well as the studio. It’s a great distraction from other things I should be doing. Gettin…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:34:04 +0100

This is brilliant, perfect when you have to keep working in the heat

In reply to - Lyn Butler wrote a new post, HOT! HOT! HOT! I am writing this blog on the morning of what’s going to be the hottest day on record for the UK…or so they say. So I decided to prepare for the melt down by making a ‘Co…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, How do you do your borders?

Mon, 23 May 2022 06:31:53 +0100

As years go by, it is so easy to just do the things we always do. During one of my community classes, one of my students asked me to show her how to do mitred corners on the borders of her quilt. It made me r…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Wood

Mon, 02 May 2022 18:28:28 +0100

I love this time of year. Every morning on my way to work, I drive past a small wood. Through the trees, as I go up the hill, I can spy the bluebells. As I go up round the corner, the wood just opens up and th…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 11:57:31 +0100

they are fun to do and so many different variations too

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Wood Disappearing Nine Patch It’s been a rather hectic few weeks with packing, weddings and a dose of Covid. Precious sewing time in the studio has been very limited. You wi…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 11:57:10 +0100

I’m still working on it, I’ll definitely share it with you

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 11:56:28 +0100

Such a happy quilt, I love it

In reply to - franceshorne wrote a new post, Tulip Sylvia challenged us to make something based on a flower and I was given Tulips. Tulips are wonderfully cheerful flowers that put in an appearance in our gardens in…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Wood Disappearing Nine Patch

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 11:01:07 +0100

It’s been a rather hectic few weeks with packing, weddings and a dose of Covid. Precious sewing time in the studio has been very limited. You will remember last time, I shared with you the beautiful Bluebell Woo…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 17:44:34 +0100

They are lovely fabrics, I’ll be sharing the next stage with you soon. Got lots going on at the moment so have limited time for sewing

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Woods It’s always with anticipation that I wait to see what Sylvia will assign as my challenge. The last challenge was spring flowers and I was delighted to get bluebells. I d…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Woods

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 05:49:12 +0100

It’s always with anticipation that I wait to see what Sylvia will assign as my challenge. The last challenge was spring flowers and I was delighted to get bluebells. I drive past a bluebell wood on my way to work s…

Jane Galley and Heather Cawte are now friends

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:30:44 +0000

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Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:23:56 +0000

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Jane Galley wrote a new post, International Stitch Marathon-March 4th

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:31:51 +0000

Over the last couple of years, we have missed so many opportunities for meeting up with friends and others that share our crafting interests. It’s been especially hard to do this internationally but now, with the…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 17:01:02 +0000

This is fab, on my list to try 🙂

In reply to - SUE MILLS wrote a new post, Easy Peasy Fabric Printing I have always loved the idea of printing my own fabric. My problem is that I can’t draw! Anyway today I returned to Handprinted in Bognor after 2 years (you all…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, Half Square Triangles-16 at a time

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 06:27:31 +0000

We are always looking for quicker ways to create our quilts. I can remember when I first started my quilting journey, making one half square triangle was a great accomplishment. Then came two at a time, four at a t…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, Heat & Bond Liquid Vinyl

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 05:07:33 +0100

Back in the summer, when I had time to play with fabric, I had the idea of making a small lunch bag using wipe clean fabric. I knew I could buy oilcloth to make one, but that would have been too easy. I thought…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, When Quilting Meets Mending

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 04:53:36 +0100

Repair, Reuse, Recycle, Renew
Good quality towels tend to come at a price, especially if you are looking at bath sheets. You want them to last a long time and quite often, the binding on the edging starts to fray…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:28:35 +0100

that’s brilliant Juliet, well done

In reply to - Juliet Nice wrote a new post, A Rainbow Plague Mask… So I had this crazy idea at 3am, mid April 2021. A rainbow plague mask to send to the Festival of Quilts. I nearly didn’t sleep at all thinking about it. T…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, What Steps Do You Take to Recycle in Your Studio

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:57:42 +0100

When it came to opening up the studio to the public, I thought most people would be having concerns about safety with regard to Covid 19, so I was a bit surprised to be asked about how I recycle. After the recent…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, Who is Aunt Eliza?

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 05:05:06 +0100

I don’t know about you, but when I see places or things named after a person, I like to know who it is. When I started working at a campus at work, one of the wings is named after a man, but no one can tell me who…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:59:41 +0100

thank you

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Having fun with shirts It has been rather hectic here over the last few weeks. Alongside my existing work, I’ve been doing some teaching in the community. While it has been a lot of f…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, Having fun with shirts

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 05:37:23 +0100

It has been rather hectic here over the last few weeks. Alongside my existing work, I’ve been doing some teaching in the community. While it has been a lot of fun, there has been a lot of preparation which has b…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:59:24 +0100

a pleasure

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, A project for using fabric scraps No matter how hard I try, my scrap mountain just keeps growing. I feel another scrap quilt may be on the way, but I had some small pieces of fabric to…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, A project for using fabric scraps

Sun, 30 May 2021 05:12:34 +0100

No matter how hard I try, my scrap mountain just keeps growing. I feel another scrap quilt may be on the way, but I had some small pieces of fabric to use up too. These fabric key rings are great for using small…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Sat, 15 May 2021 06:10:23 +0100

thank you

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, 'Circles' Not content with the challenges set by ‘The Webmaster’, I decided to take part in a challenge week over in a Facebook Group. Most of the people in the group are paper…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, 'Circles'

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:21:20 +0100

Not content with the challenges set by ‘The Webmaster’, I decided to take part in a challenge week over in a Facebook Group. Most of the people in the group are paper crafters, but I decided I’d take part and…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:19:35 +0000

thank you, my first thought was it was going to be easy, then it wasn’t, lol

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Monet for you, my dear! That’s nice I thought, and then I look through his catalogue. Oh my, hundreds of paintings the same. Lots of splodges of colours, lots of brown paintings and, d…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, Monet for you, my dear!

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:48:31 +0000

That’s nice I thought, and then I look through his catalogue. Oh my, hundreds of paintings the same. Lots of splodges of colours, lots of brown paintings and, did you know, Monet even painted his wife in her c…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, English Paper Piecing, A Bit of History and a Tip

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 06:04:28 +0000

English Paper Piecing (otherwise known as EPP): The technique of folding fabric over paper templates and hand sewing together. The paper template makes sure that the blocks are accurate and makes it easier for angled…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, We All Need A Community

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 08:45:04 +0000

I think this year,more than any other, has highlighted the need of community. Whatever we are going through, or whatever we are facing, it is always so much better when we have the support of a community. One of t…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 08:30:23 +0000

Thank you, I’m glad it can help a few

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Second Year of Loopy's Safe Haven When I opened Loopy’s Safe Haven Group on Facebook last year, I had thought it might be a one off. However, 2020 has been such an unusual year,…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, Second Year of Loopy's Safe Haven

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 07:07:09 +0000

When I opened Loopy’s Safe Haven Group on Facebook last year, I had thought it might be a one off. However, 2020 has been such an unusual year, bringing lots of different challenges to people, I’ve been asked to…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 06:44:44 +0000

I love thinking about all the people that practised our craft before we did 🙂

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Where history and quilting meet My favourite subject at school was history. I never retained much about the dates, but I loved the stories. Over the next year, I am combining my love h…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, Where history and quilting meet

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 06:10:18 +0000

My favourite subject at school was history. I never retained much about the dates, but I loved the stories. Over the next year, I am combining my love history with my love of quilting. For the last two years, I’…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 07:34:43 +0100

thank you

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Keep it Simple-Appliqué Flower Block One thing I love about appliqué is that you can make it as complicated or as simple as you like. With raw edge appliqué you can create images tha…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 07:34:28 +0100

thank you

Jane Galley wrote a new post, Keep it Simple-Appliqué Flower Block

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 05:05:08 +0100

One thing I love about appliqué is that you can make it as complicated or as simple as you like. With raw edge appliqué you can create images that have a childlike quality. Something fresh and simple can be ple…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 04:41:44 +0100

thank you Sandra, October 29th is the date to remember

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Daisy Chain Block Are you enjoying all the different flower blocks and the different techniques used? I’ve loved seeing them all. This is my second block and this time I had in mind…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, Daisy Chain Block

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:24:23 +0100

Are you enjoying all the different flower blocks and the different techniques used? I’ve loved seeing them all.
This is my second block and this time I had in mind summer days and daisy chains. Do you remember s…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 05:38:56 +0100

That is quite some feat on something that size, I’ve done a smaller quilt some years ago. It looks amazing

In reply to - Teresa Barrow wrote a new post, MMMM – Mildred’s Marvelous Meandering Musings. “Twisted But Not Bitter” Some of you may have read some of my stories in the past, stand alone episodes about breaking an Olfa cutting…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 07:01:20 +0100

it will be lovely to have you there

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Make Bags-Shop in Style, Hygienically Never in our wildest dreams would we have ever imagined the changes to daily life we have had to make over the last couple of months. Who would…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Wed, 27 May 2020 06:08:32 +0100

I imagine a lot more people are doing it now 🙂

Jane Galley wrote a new post, Make Bags-Shop in Style, Hygienically

Sun, 24 May 2020 05:49:31 +0100

Never in our wildest dreams would we have ever imagined the changes to daily life we have had to make over the last couple of months. Who would have thought that we would be disinfecting shopping and parcels as…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 05:16:30 +0100

thank you, I really enjoyed doing something different with it

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Spring Daffodil Framed I don’t know about you, but I feel as if I’ve missed spring. The last time I went driving anywhere, the snowdrops and crocuses were carpeting the green spaces.…

Jane Galley wrote a new post, Spring Daffodil Framed

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 05:17:55 +0100

I don’t know about you, but I feel as if I’ve missed spring. The last time I went driving anywhere, the snowdrops and crocuses were carpeting the green spaces. Then came Covid-19 and I seem to have missed the…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Sat, 18 Apr 2020 09:23:19 +0100

I love that Rebecca!

In reply to - Rebecca Nevard wrote a new post, N.S.F.W (No Sewing For Weeks) Screw You COVID-19! I will still be creative! Hi All just a quick blog for you all today. Spoiler alert: Its not quilting so please forgive me!! Before…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 07:12:44 +0100

What a great idea, it’s lovely

In reply to - Sharon Reid wrote a new post, Houses of Parliament Challenge accepted and I get given the landmark, Houses of Parliament. Thinking cap on and I was certain that what I make I would use and not put to the back of a…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 04:32:52 +0000

I know how you feel, these challenges have made me want to try to do more pieces like this. Love the way you’ve finished it, I think I’ll have to try facings next time

In reply to - Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Stonehenge I’m not one to shy away from a challenge. Once I left teaching, my husband and I came to the decision that we would become foster carers. We approached a fostering a…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 06:47:39 +0000

I wouldn’t have minded swapping, lol. Both Severn Bridges have played a big part of my life. I remember the second one being built, quite a feat of technology. I love this, get it up on the wall and enjoy it

In reply to - Rebecca Nevard wrote a new post, N.S.F.W (No Sewing For Weeks) Landscape Challenge – The Severn Bridge (or is it?!) Following on from the Christmas Song Challenge, I was keen to try a new challenge. This time it was…

Jane Galley posted a new activity comment

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 07:09:30 +0000

thank you Carol, I always find it easier to make it up as I go

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Sweet Shoppe Too “Bright, summer fabric packs to review .. I have two to send out. Who is interested please!” said Sylvia. “Me”, I said and then the wait began. Actually, I’d f…