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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Backing Fabric Calculator 8 years, 4 months ago
Wondering how much fabric you need to back your quilt? – try this one found by Ruth Burns Warren.
Twin is what Americans a single bed. Why do they squeeze twins in a single bed? Bit mean surely?! 😉
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Obsessive Compulsive Crafting Obsession – by Juliet 8 years, 4 months ago
The Wandering Way quilt – or ‘how to make the best of a bad job’
Disclaimer – this is an old kit and the pattern and fabrics may no longer be available.
So Mo had me dig out some of my kits, I have a few This is…
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I feel your pain (with cutting it wrong). Great insight into others troubles with using lovely fabric. Thank you for sharing and being so honest
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I get downhearted when I see lovely quilts and imagine everyone is getting them right first time (unlike me!). Thanks for sharing Juliet. Lovely quilt you have there; even if not quite finished yet.
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A really interesting read and you can’t beat a good flange .. I am rapidly being converted to the idea of a kit, apart from the fear of cutting it wrong! Abbie Searle’s Mystery Quilt will be dispatched soon so I am looking forward to that .. but cutting the fabric will be a big thing for me. What tips would you suggest to avoid anxiety of that, apart from a large glass of vodka?
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The old measure twice! Take it slow, mark on your pattern as you have cut and cut as you go rather than cut it all out before sewing. Basically not what I did 😉 Cutting as you go forces you to slow down too so you are paying more attention.
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Perhaps avoid the large glass of vodka until AFTER the cutting LOL
With the 365 (not a kit btw, but enough pieces and very complex to make it feel like the chosen fabric is a somewhat scarce resource) I sometimes planned out the cutting into a chart, and ticked as I went, and had labelled paper plates on the floor around the walls of the room to put the various pieces on according to the chart ! Sounds a bit OTT ? Then I ‘challenge’ you to have a go at some of the more intricate 365 blocks ! !
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I enjoyed the way you write! Makes me feel better about my ‘bad’ cutting, if others have the same problem.
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Very comforting to know that I am not the only one to get things upside down, inside out, and back to front, some [most] days! Lol ! I reckon that your beautiful black and white butterfly quilt is going to look amazing once finished. How about some regular straight-line quilting to hold it all together, and then go back for some FMQ another time (in a few days/weeks/months) aaannnddd, meanwhile, your mini-flange-demo-quilt (and thank you for that too btw, brilliant) might be the perfect playground for practising your FMQ too – yay hey, win win x
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You are the queen of flange
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Hi Juliet – i normally do this type of Flange on my quilts! Great minds…..
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, February 2018 Competition – Trudy’s Quilt 8 years, 4 months ago
In January 2018 we set a challenge to the Six Administrators of UK Quilters United to choose a quilt from the ones the members posted onto the Facebook group feed.
They were transferred to Competition Corner and…
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, February 2018 – Sarah’s Quilt 8 years, 4 months ago
In January 2018 we set a challenge to the Six Administrators of UK Quilters United to choose a quilt from the ones the members posted onto the Facebook group feed.
They were transferred to Competition Corner and…
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, February 2018 Competition – Tara's Quilt 8 years, 4 months ago
In January 2018 we set a challenge to the Six Administrators of UK Quilters United to choose their favourite quilts from those posted by the Facebook Group members during January.
The six chosen are now part of…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, February 2018 Competition – Shirley's Quilt 8 years, 4 months ago
We are continuing our series covering the quilts entered into the February 2018 competition and Shirley has claimed her quilt. It’s an interesting technique and one I am sure you will all appreciate.
If you want…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, February 2018 Competition .. Judith's Quilt 8 years, 4 months ago
Rohilla
Judith has claimed her beautiful quilt which is part of the February competition. We have asked everyone whose quilt was chosen to write a few paragraphs so you can all understand their thoughts and t…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Freezer Paper … Does it help? 8 years, 4 months ago
I’d heard of freezer paper (FP) but didn’t quite know how to use it so I was a little perplexed as where to start.
The box gave me some examples of how I could use it for appliqué and a web search brought up a…
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I use it for a number of different things but not piecing.
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Thank you for your straightforward explanation, and visuals, on using freezer paper. I’m now tempted to redo one of Carol Munroe’s house blocks again
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Sarah Wickett wrote a new post, Personal Challenges 8 years, 4 months ago
Well how are we enjoying the new website, the Bloggers are fab and so diverse, the shops are so tempting as are the free patterns. So far I have signed up for the Mystery Quilt by Abbieanne (Click here) and am…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, February 2018 – Samantha's Quilt 8 years, 4 months ago
In January 2018 we set a challenge to the Six Administrators of UK Quilters United to choose a quilt from the ones the members posted onto the Facebook group feed.
They were transferred to Competition Corner and…
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MARJORIE COOK recommended the post VIEWS FROM MY SELVEDGE 8 years, 4 months ago
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Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, Have you heard of QUILTING POLICE?? 8 years, 4 months ago
Seven years of teaching, running my own patchwork shop and being daily surrounded by quilters of all abilities I have noticed many things about people’s attitude to sewing and one of them which is valid for most of u…
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I received your Cathedral Windows book this morning…it’s beautiful!! Can’t wait to make something xx
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Wonderful Pam, glad to hear it arrived well. Looking forward seeing your creations on the UKQU facebook page!
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The quilt police do exist, she came to our guild and told me my skills were seriously lacking for someone who had been quilting as long as i had and perhaps i should ask my husband to help more around the house and give me time to quilt more. She suggested at least 30 minutes every day and was shocked when i was not pleased with her statements. This definitely has taken some joy away from my quilting.
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NO! What a seriously awful thing for anyone to say, Deb Quilter. That might be (just about) OK in the context of learning for a formal qualification where high standards are required, but is not at all appropriate for anyone quilting for enjoyment. I’m with Vendulka all the way on this issue.
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Many people take their hobby very seriously. Thankfully the majority quilt for enjoyment, which is why the 20:20 rule should be practiced more
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Dear @debquilter. What an awful thing to say to someone, sorry to hear about your experience! What that person should do is spent less time behind a sewing machine and more time around people practising being nice and human! I hope my article made you feel a little bit better and please take no notice of people like that, they are only projecting their own insecurities and it has nothing to do with you. If you are happy with your creations who are they to judge that! Enjoy and keep sewing!
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Well said!
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Hear, hear!! It really is all about what you want to make as a quilter and how you want to make it.
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Cheered me up, thank you. Always worried about them police.
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Brilliant
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Sarah Wickett recommended the post The First UK Machine Quilting Academy 8 years, 4 months ago
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, The First UK Machine Quilting Academy 8 years, 4 months ago
I am so excited to be a part of the first UK Handi Quilter Academy. My goal is to open up a world of ideas and techniques to quilt antique linens, handwork and sentimental pieces from long ago. Let’s get those s…
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Cannot wait for this. Really looking forward to it.
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Sarah Wickett recommended the post 2018 The year of Challenges 8 years, 4 months ago
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