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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, My new old toy! 6 years, 3 months ago
As I haven’t quite got to the making stage of my next challenge piece, I thought I’d write about a recent acquisition.
I have a STABLE (Stash Accumulated Beyond Life Expectancy) that doesn’t appear to be decre…
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Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Landmark of the North 6 years, 3 months ago
During December the Bloggers who wanted to take part were issued with a challenge to interpret a song .. but this time the challenge has been Landmarks. What better place to be – beside the seaside, beside the…
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That looks wonderful and such an interesting technique. I love it
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Thank you Jane.
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What a super piece.and all the different techniques you used. Wonderful.
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Thank you Maggie.
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This is great, well done.
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Thank you Sharon.
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Inspirations! 6 years, 3 months ago
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Judith Clarke wrote a new post, Where am I? 6 years, 4 months ago
This is a tale I found in a very old book dated around 1364. I discovered the volume holding up a back leg of an old sideboard in a deceased relatives house, in the old fishing port of Whitby. It was very tatty and…
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I love it! I was (almost)disappointed because it began as such a lovely spooky story…and I wanted it to go on! And a beautifully realised quilt!
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Thank you Maggie, it may yet continue one Day.. who knows.
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Yes, there’s obviously a lot more to this story, I hope to hear more!
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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Jungle Friends – fabric review 6 years, 4 months ago
Like many quilters, I love fabric. I have enough to last me some years, so have made the decision to buy very little fabric this year. However, this resolution does not stop me from receiving fabric, and I was only…
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Ruth Garner recommended the post Stash busting idea – bag holder 6 years, 4 months ago
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Ruth Garner recommended the post Calendar BOM Part Two… 6 years, 4 months ago
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Selvedges, Scraps and Allsorts 6 years, 4 months ago
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post The Gower 6 years, 4 months ago
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Adventures of an Inexperienced Quilter – HST Rulers 6 years, 4 months ago
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Great idea at the time! 6 years, 4 months ago
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Ami Richards wrote a new post, Losing your sewing mojo 6 years, 4 months ago
Oh, what’s a girl to do when you’ve lost your sewing mojo……try and get it back of course!
Let me start at the beginning.
I store all of my fully made up quilts flat on the spare bed in the guest bedroom…
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I find this happens too. My remedy 2 fold:
* get out my scraps and sort into colours-that really gets my creatives going
* if it hasn’t worked, sew crumbs if fabric together relatively randomly. I take bits out of the bag until one “ goes”, sew it to the last one and so on. No rhyme or reason, but….I am enthused!
If nothing else I can trim up lovely crumb squares ready for the next time!-
I got out my scrappy squares and just sewed them together in two’s then fours and I now have half a scrappy quilt ready to be joined up. Mojo is back, now I just don’t have the time, too busy at work!
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Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Sew Easy Cutting Mat 6 years, 4 months ago
All of us rely on the best tools we can afford in order to achieve the best possible results in our patchwork and quilting. Cutting mats are no exception as they prevent our work surfaces getting damaged and…
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Like the fact that the two sides are different coloured. Also, self healing sounds good. Would like to see how long the mat keeps itself ‘healing’. Thanks for the information.
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Thanks Sue. The colours are going to be very useful and will let you know how the self-healing bit lasts.
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Judith Clarke wrote a new post, Makower Sail Away 6 years, 4 months ago
I’ve been sent a wonderful collection of fabrics from Makower called Sail Away. Consisting of 9 different designs in different colour ways. There is also a double edged scenic border and a panel 24×44 containing 6…
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Love the crab, I hope he’s got a name
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Thank you Chris. Other than Crabbie, no he hasn’t. I might let my grandsons decide next time they are over.
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What lovely fabric, and such a fun, happy crab!
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Nina wrote a new post, Stash busting idea – hair scrunchies 6 years, 4 months ago
This is the third blog in my stash busting series and this time I’m looking at trying to use up some pre-cut and left over fabrics from other projects.
Looking at my fabrics, I found some jelly roll strips and…
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Very clever and useful idea Nina, I’m going to make a few scrunchies for my girls
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Things you ignore and regret later 6 years, 4 months ago
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post So You Want to Get a Project in BP&Q Magazine? 6 years, 4 months ago
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Felices Navidad! 6 years, 4 months ago
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6 years, 3 months ago
What a beauty!
6 years, 3 months ago
Oh the memories came flooding back! I learned to sew on one of these, so when I went to secondary school and was confronted by a hand wheel Singer, it was a real step down from hands free!
I remember Mum changing the leather belt. It lived in an alcove by the hearth, so it was always available if you just lifted off the cover. She would only ever use 40 thread, but ours was a Jones. You can get a fair old speed going and it is a most satisfying noise!