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Fiona Garth wrote a new post, A Mad Month in the Patchwork and Fabric Industry 8 years, 3 months ago
This last month has been hectic. We have been lucky enough to spend our Christmas and New Year on holiday in Lanzarote with my Mum – which as usual proved rather challenging for many reasons.
The day after we g…
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Patch potch 8 years, 3 months ago
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Nina wrote a new post, Making new friends – join a quilting bee 8 years, 3 months ago
Would you like to try new techniques? Do you need a bit of inspiration and perhaps a plan for your quilting? Do you usually get bored after making two or three blocks of the same design? Can you commit to making…
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Lovely idea Nina, especially for people who are housebound.
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Love Quilting Bees – I have learnt so much from them and met some wonderful people.
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post A quick way to check you are sewing a 1/4 inch seam 8 years, 3 months ago
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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Craft4Crafters at Westpoint Arena, Exeter 8 years, 3 months ago
This show should really come with a warning, but as it doesn’t – I will assign it one: Beware – Attending this show may seriously damage your wealth!
Being a blogger for UKQU comes with its benefits – we don’t g…
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post The 70,273 Project 8 years, 4 months ago
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Christine Hutchins posted an update 8 years, 4 months ago
Great day at Craft4Crafters at Westpoint today. Now aching, tired, and want to play with all the lovely things I got today, but also want to sleep as well. I shall write a review of the show tomorrow.
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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Life, The Universe, Everything – Or, What I've Learned from being 42 8 years, 4 months ago
2016 was a significant year for me; I turned 42 and towards the end of the year, my mum died. Warning – here is a spoiler alert; according to Douglas Adams, the answer to Life, The Universe and Everything is 42, a…
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Love the post Christine. Your words are so poignant. I have saved things ‘for a rainy day, special handcreams (expensive!) for some obscure day in the future! Why do we do that? I sometimes look at all the stuff I have and think, Goodness my daughter is just going to chuck all this when I have gone! Your post has brought it home to me with a bump. Going to use up my lovely smellies and if i need more I will buy them! If I have used up that lovely fabric – then yes buy more. Yes, indeed, life is short, too short. LIVE IT!!!!!!!!
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Absolutely Sue! I’ve saved those lovely, special, expensive hand creams and body lotions previously, and now I’m on a mission to use it up! I’m just having a problem not buying more supplies…
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Well said…I overheard someone say ‘ we don’t keep anything for best anymore’…which hit home to me. So now nothing is for best, everything is for now.
We now use our best china dinner service, which only used to come out for xmas!
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Thank you!
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A great read…so true, thanks for the reminder
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Thank you! I’d love to say that I have decided to use up all my fabric before I buy more, but Doughty’s Roadshow last week and Craft4Crafters today tell a much different story!
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Great article and a poingnant reminder that life is for living and to enjoy those nice things while we can
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Thank you!
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A lovely post with which I completely empathise. It also took sadness for me to appreciate that here and now is the best place to be so enjoy every moment of it. I want somehow for my children to learn this before they lose someone important in their lives.
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Thank you. We care for a young person, so I hear “I can’t wait for…” lots of times, and I think that is quite sad, as it seems to be wishing your life away.
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Loved your post and so true. I lost my Dad in my thirties and made the same decision in life. Live, love and find joy in the small things.
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Thank you Helen – I think it really hit home for me with my mum, having seen her go from doing so much to being able to do very little, and not being able to knit, crochet, sew or make lace.
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What a great philosophy for quilting and life. I’m in the process of clearing my house for sale, so I’d add one more rule – if its useful but you aren’t going to use it, pass it on now to someone who will.
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Good idea! Now, if only I could hear to do it with crafting items…!
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As a fellow Douglas Adams fan as well as running very quickly up to 42 myself this blog really resonated with me. For me it was 40 when we took the brave step to up sticks and move from Milton Keynes to North wales (a long time dream). It’s been tough but worth it
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I’m glad you liked it! Making a life move can be very tough – I left teaching in 2011 and combined with that my dad was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and then died – the manner of my leaving teaching was not ideal, although I have done some supply teaching and maternity cover since then. It has all helped me to get to where I am now.
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Nina wrote a new post, Flying the flag – make your own UKQU logo 8 years, 4 months ago
Following the success with the enamel badges, which you can find in Juliet’s shop, we are now excited to share with you our latest UKQU merchandise – the patterns for you to make your own logo in two different tec…
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I can see lots of bags with logos coming up!
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The more the merrier!!!
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Thank you Nina 🙂
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post The Sewing Geographer 8 years, 4 months ago
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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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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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Nina posted an update 8 years, 4 months ago
I am pleased to say that the foundation paper piecing (FPP) pattern for the UK Quilters United LOGO is now available to download for FREE in my shop. Two sizes are available, but do feel free to print at any scale and adjust seam allowances / sashing accordingly.
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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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