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Carol Munro wrote a new post, Carol Munro – AKA The Quilting Procrastinator 8 years, 3 months ago
Hi Everyone, thanks for giving up some of your time to come back to read my blog. I survived the first one relatively unscathed and received some lovely comments, thank you to everyone who took the time to leave a…
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Vendulka Battais recommended the post Journey of a New Long Arm Quilter 8 years, 3 months ago
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Colour & Contrast 8 years, 3 months ago
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Vendulka Battais recommended the post Have you heard of QUILTING POLICE?? 8 years, 3 months ago
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Sarah Wickett wrote a new post, Doughty's Fabric Roadshows 8 years, 3 months ago
On a rather dull and wet Saturday in February, I set of with a car full of ladies to Fremingtom, North Devon. Why you might ask, Well Crosspatch Quilters were hosting a Doughty’s Fabric Roadshow.
Crosspatch Quilters…
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Great Review, Sarah, and totally matches my experience of a Doughty’s roadshow (near Brigg, Lincolnshire). I’m definitely hoping to get to more of these in the future.
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The link above will tell you were there roadshows visit, I always try to get to Fremington every year. A small group of quilters put on a good show and deserve my support. Of course there is always the fabric
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It was indeed well worth a visit! I really shouldn’t admit to going to it, especially given the title and overall message of my blog this month (to be published tomorrow), but I did indulge in fabric purchases.
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Christine, I am on a fabric ban but needed wadding so went along, it was good just to stroke the fabric
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I should be on a fabric ban, but as I’m making Project Linus quilts – I justify it that way! It certainly was good to stroke the fabric, and I had a lovely chat with one of the Doughty’s chaps.
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Backing Fabric Calculator 8 years, 3 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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Nina posted an update 8 years, 3 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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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Obsessive Compulsive Crafting Obsession – by Juliet 8 years, 3 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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AbbieAnne wrote a new post, Rainey Day Ramblings!!…… Mystery Quilting & Labels….. 8 years, 3 months ago
Or that could be ‘Snowy Day Ramblings’?
Down here in Cornwall we get very excited at snow, we’re strange that way, we see so little!! It gently, silently, fell from the grey, laid around and made even the un…
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A beautiful use of your pattern by Carolyn
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Exactly what I thought! 🙂
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, February 2018 Competition – Trudy’s Quilt 8 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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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Carol Munro wrote a new post, Silesian Templates for Ruler Work 8 years, 3 months ago
Silesian Quilt is a company based in Poland and is owned by Margaret Lehman, she offered to send me some of her ruler templates to review for the website. I had no idea what she was going to send me, but waited…
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Been looking at these for a while now. I’m hoping they will be at FOQ this year as I missed her last year.
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I am sure that they are planning on being at FOQ, SHE’s a lovely lady, she’ll be demonstrating them on her stand too.
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Thank you Mandi, they are so easy to work with, a really good investment.
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really nice to see these used Carol, thank you
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Glad you enjoyed it. Margaret will be demonstrating at FOQ if you’re planning a visit.
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I have one if these but have been a bit timid about it. This really helps Carol!
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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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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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Juliet Nice recommended the post Expired: Our January Launch Competition 8 years, 4 months ago
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giniscanlan wrote a new post, Here begins the Scrap-Busting! 8 years, 4 months ago
So this month I’m sharing the first of my ‘Scrap-Buster’ patterns. I don’t know any sewist who can bear to throw away scraps of fabric… after all, you never know when it might come in handy! You might notice th…
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It’s lovely 🙂
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Thanks Alison! I hope you have fun making it x
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Such a cute and useful project…..one can never have enough pin cushions. Great blog Gini x
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I’m going to give this a go. Thank you
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What a lovely little project. I’m with you on scrap storing – I think it stems from my early playgroup leader days when we had to gather resources from everywhere and make the most of what we had (no money to buy things). I still ‘hoard’ to recycle now. Another thing to try – exciting.
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8 years, 3 months ago
Love it Carol, we all need a challenge in life.
8 years, 3 months ago
A Quilter never runs out of ideas, just the time to follow them through unfortunately.
8 years, 3 months ago
Absolutely, and it’s nice to do a fun project occasionally.
8 years, 3 months ago
What a great idea – I have so many ideas floating around in my head and noted down already, this one may have to wait until next year, but I can think of a few people who I’ll challenge to join me!
8 years, 3 months ago
My reply has ended up further down the page somehow or other, Christine, I hope you find someone to join in the fun with you.
8 years, 3 months ago
Wow! That’s such a great idea, and I love your hallhanging, those birds really have character.
8 years, 3 months ago
Thanks Alison, they were fun to make, and it’s nice to do some decorative stitching occasionally.
8 years, 3 months ago
Wow these are lovely and I really like the idea of a challenge. I think I might do this for a few of my friends although it will not be from any shows. It will have to be what we have on hand. Thank you for sharing.
8 years, 3 months ago
Hi Denise, I’m sure you could adapt it quite easily to do with your friends, and using what you all have on hand could be a challenge in itself if you all have very different tastes. I’d love to see what you make if you get around to it.
8 years, 3 months ago
Love this idea for a challenge however, I’m always worried that I am not creative enough. Perhaps this could be new UKQU alternative challenge to the Mini Quilt?
8 years, 3 months ago
Something to think about Deborah.