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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Thread Pick and Awls 6 years, 9 months ago
There’s nothing more frustrating than snagging a garment that inevitably results in a loose thread or, when you’re machine sewing or quilting, it is all too easy for stray threads to become enmeshed in t…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Vlieseline Quickscreen Triangle and Quickscreen Square 6 years, 9 months ago
Recognised by the clear blue printed grids, these interfacings provide a guide for patchwork designs from traditional square blocks to modern styles. They are a great option for creating hand sewn hexagon or…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Fusible Bias Tape Makers 6 years, 9 months ago
Clover have a variety of Fusible Bias Tape Makers to help you achieve a bespoke professional finish for your sewing and crafting projects. Whether it is for quilting, home decor, dressmaking or a non-sewing…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Recycled Top Stitch Thread from Gutermann 6 years, 9 months ago
Top Stitch rPet thread from Gütermann is better for the environment and great value for money too! Ideal for decorative seams and top stitching, it has a slight elasticity, making it suitable for both garments and…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Aid for Burma [KSDP Charity] 6 years, 10 months ago
Every so often something captures your imagination doesn’t it. At the Festival of Quilts this year I met a stallholder who many may have noticed, or even passed by without a glance. I stopped and bought a bea…
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Sew Easy Rulers – a review 6 years, 10 months ago
I was lucky enough to be chosen to review a product recently and I duly received a package containing two rulers, Sew Easy 60 Degree Triangle and Sew Easy Half Diamond.
Like most quilters I have more than…
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Festival of Quilts – Modern Quilts 6 years, 10 months ago
If you have visited here before you know that I am rather partial to modern quilts, so of course my review of Festival of Quilts 2019 had to be about the Modern category didn’t it? In fact it really did because it…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Dome Needle Threader 6 years, 10 months ago
Thanks to this clever threaded needle dome you can absorb yourself in the joys of creativity without interruptions.
All too often a pair of specs, a needle threader or even a magnifying glass are needed…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Get Creative with Vlieseline 6 years, 10 months ago
Ensure a smooth finish for machine embroidery, appliqué, monogramming and relief quilting. Vlieseline guards against fabric distortion and slippage to give support and stability wherever you choose to…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Are you a FOQ Virgin? 6 years, 11 months ago
It’s almost that time of year again when all Quilters start to become focused on one thing. The annual visit to the Festival of Quilts. Suddenly all the talk over at the Facebook Groups is about this and for tho…
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Thanks for the helpful tips
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Great tips Sylvia, thank you. Though you aren’t kidding about creaking bones come five o’clock lol. Great fish and chip shop in Medway about 15 minutes drive. Enjoy your day/s
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Great tips. Just one addition.. if you want to drive to an eatery try Moseley village in Birmingham, near to the City centre, where there are some nice Indian restaurants and a few other choices of eateries to choose from. There is a car park in the middle of the village (not actually a village but residents like to call it that).
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Go Triangular 6 years, 11 months ago
Rulers are a vital part of designing and making a quilt and Sew Easy have a great range of rulers and templates, including these triangles, to help quilters with cutting accurate shapes and blocks.
90° T…
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Festival of Quilts 2018 – from the other side of the stand 6 years, 11 months ago
With just a few weeks left until Festival of Quilts 2019 opens I thought I would share some experiences from last year with you.
So what can I say about working at the Festival of Quilts? It is amazing, it is…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, New! Pony Certain Stitch Needles 6 years, 11 months ago
Take out the guess work with Certain Stitch Needles! These brilliant needles have been developed to give consistent length stitches that are evenly spaced, just like a professional.
These exciting new…
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Brilliant idea!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Needle Threaders 6 years, 11 months ago
Every sewing basket needs a good Needle Threader and Clover has a great range to choose from! I, for one, could not manage without a needle threader of some sort these days, but I didn’t realise there were so…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Vlieseline – Responding to the need for change 6 years, 11 months ago
Vlieseline are committed to reducing carbon footprint, offering products made from plastic bottles and other recycled polyester materials. There are many positive reasons for reducing consumption of new and…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Somewhere over the Rainbow with Stuart Hillard 6 years, 11 months ago
Look who I was talking to recently, and he is really encouraging to speak with. I asked Stuart about his lovely Rainbow Etchings range of fabrics that the Craft Cotton Company have donated as the first prize in o…
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He has come a long way since the sewing bee
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gutermann Sew All Thread Set with Sewing Needles 6 years, 11 months ago
The new 10 reel, 100m Sew All Thread Pack includes a free pack of 5 universal sewing machine needles plus an assortment pack of 30 hand sewing needles. The excellent quality and versatility of Sew All Thread…
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