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Nina replied to the topic Website Improvements in the forum UKQU 8 years, 4 months ago
Having opened a shop on the website last night, I’m thrilled to see that I’ve already had a few downloads (after all the patterns are for free, and we all love that!). Looking in my Seller’s Dashboard, all of the orders are listed as ‘Processing’. Shouldn’t this automatically be set to Completed, Processed, Done or something similar? After all t…[Read more]
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Nina posted an update 8 years, 4 months ago
Fancy making your own UK Quilters United logo? Head over to my shop, where you can download the letters for free. Hopefully these’ll be useful if you’d like to appliqué our UKQU logo to your own makes. Two sizes are available. Paper piecing pattern is coming shortly (it’s being tested at the moment).
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post The Quilty African 8 years, 4 months ago
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Obsessive Compulsive Quilting Disorder 8 years, 4 months ago
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Hello from Downunder – a journey of an Australian Quilter 8 years, 4 months ago
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Don’t chop off the points! 8 years, 5 months ago
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Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Basic Rotary Cutting 8 years, 5 months ago
Using a rotary cutter is a great way of accurately cutting fabric pieces of the shape and size required. It doesn’t take long to learn how to use it – a few tips and a little practice will soon have you cutting wit…
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Brilliant Carolyn! I use a Rotary cutter all the time and love it. However, I find it sometime moves when I get to near the end of the cut. I have bought a suction handle thingy that clamps on the longest ruler and that has solved it. Thanks for the info.
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Glad you have found something that works for you.
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A nice, fairly comprehensive guide. The only thing I could add is to watch the sneaktpy rulers which have an extra 1/2” on two sides.
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I agree! I really wish manufacturers wouldn’t make them – so confusing!
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Very clear instructions. Thank you very much.
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Thank you Sue – glad to help
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Carolyn Gibbs and
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Diane Rooney became a registered member 8 years, 6 months ago
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Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Mitred Corners 8 years, 6 months ago
Mitred corners look so classy on a quilt, but they need a bit of care to look good.
How to stitch mitred corners
Stitch each border onto your quilt starting and stopping at a point 1/4″ in from the end of the c…
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Thanks Carolyn. That’s really helpful especially about matching lines.
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Glad to help Helen – I love using stripes, and will be writing more about this in my blog from time to time – maybe you would like to “follow” me to make sure that you don’t miss anything!
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I will be trying the mitred corners, it looks far easier than how I’ve been trying to do them.
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That’s great, Gwen. Let me know how you got on!
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Never tackled mitred corners but they look so neat I am going to give it a go. Thanks Carolyn.
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They do look so classy, don’t they? Hope it works for you!
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Helpful! I wonder if it would eliminate those wavy quilts?
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Do you mean wavy edges caused by borders of different lengths? Yes, it might do! Although my tip about this is to run a machine tacking stitch along the very edge before adding the binding, and to pull up slightly until it hangs straight – you might like to try that too.
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Tips for Adding Simple Borders by Quilt Sandwich 8 years, 6 months ago
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Rotary safety… 8 years, 6 months ago
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Quilting Acronyms 8 years, 6 months ago
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Fiona Garth wrote a new post, Tips for Adding Simple Borders by Quilt Sandwich 8 years, 6 months ago
As a longarm quilter, borders are the most common mistake I encounter.
In theory, it should be easy to cut a straight piece of fabric and just sew it to another – Right? WRONG! Its not. The implications for d…
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Well explained Fiona
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post I need time to sew! 8 years, 6 months ago
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