Ruth Garner
@ruthgarner
Ruth Garner
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Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, How to trace a design onto difficult fabric 7 years, 11 months ago
Did you ever wanted to stitch something onto your work, but needed the guidance of a drawn line and didn’t know how to get the lines onto a fabric?
There are lots of tools and pens which you can use to mark your…
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Sue Burford wrote a new post, Perfect Circles!! 7 years, 11 months ago
Whilst making the circles for my Sample Block Quilt – I was having trouble needle turning the edge of my central circles.
I was trawling through the ‘net’ and came across this suggestion. I thought it was clever…
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I think that is an excellent idea! No need to burn fingertips, mess with glue or thread a needle -all of which leave to chaos for the butterfingers amongst us.
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Thank you Maggie. I thought it was a good idea too! x
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Definitely going to try this Sue. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you Carol – that is kind of you to comment x
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Sue Burford wrote a new post, SUN HAT PIN CUSHION 7 years, 11 months ago
As some of you may already know – I live in Granada Province, Andalucia, in Spain. Our village here is very small with just over 1000 inhabitants, both Spanish and incomers from other parts of the world.
Due to l…
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This is a brilliant idea Sue! I’ll definitely be making some for our Linus fundraising sale table xx
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Thanks Gini. They are really simple to do (as you can see) and look good. 🙂
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Excellent cause Sue and what a great idea. Will make some of these for our group exhibition next year. A good way to use up some old CDs but will have to find a vegan alternative to the tuna tin 🙂
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Thanks Ruth – gosh never thought of the tin!!!! What on earth can you get that is Vegan and the same size as a Universal Tuna tin? 🙂
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Maybe a little tin of vegan spread from the Health food store – will check it out and let you know Sue. 🙂
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Chick peas?
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Might be a bit too tall. Will go searching in a health food store and see what I come up with. Thanks Heather. 🙂
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These are so cute! And for such a great cause!
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Thank you Melissa. They are so easy to make, and so effective.x
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Upcycling at its best. I would never think of using a scoured! Lovely -and so well explained.
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Thank you Maggie.
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This may just encourage me to clear out some CD’s, your explanation is really clear. So good to hear that you are part of that little village and helping to keep it vibrant, Andalusians are such lovely people in my experience.
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What a brilliant idea, thanks for sharing
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That’s so lovely Sue. I’m adding it to my extremely long to-do list 🙂
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Thank you Alison. That is very kind of you.
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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Parkham Patchers Quilt Group Exhibition 7 years, 11 months ago
Parkham Patchers Quilting Group are holding a Patchwork and Craft Exhibition at Parkham Methodist Chapel, Parkham, Devon EX39 5PG, Friday 6th July and Saturday 7th July from 10am – 5pm, and on Sunday 8th July 12pm –…
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Good luck Christine with your show, a nerve wracking time!! Hope you get lots of lovely visitors and raise plenty for your charity.
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Sue Burford wrote a new post, Tuscall Plastic Snap Poppers 7 years, 11 months ago
Although I haven’t been asked to review this set of Snap Poppers, I am so impressed with them that I thought I would pass on my thoughts.
I treated myself to this set from Amazon in April. The pack was co…
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Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, There are snakes lurking in the grass – A Winning Entry at Sandown Quilt Show 2018 7 years, 11 months ago
My coat There are snakes lurking in the grass won 1st place Wearable Art at Sandown 2018.
“Things are not always what they appear to be. A lovely path through the shrubs can be deceiving.”
I made this coa…
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Congratulations!! What a stunning piece of art. Will it also be at FOQ? and do you get to wear your creations?
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I intend to send this to FOQ.
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Excellent,I’ll keep an eye to for it! Very sensible to only wear he washables 🙂
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Unfortunately something went wrong with my FOQ entry. Hopefully you can see it or another one in the future.
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Congratulations!! What a gorgeous coat and I love the detail on the collar.
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Thank you!
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Changing Bag in the Making 7 years, 11 months ago
I love making and to make to satisfy someone’s special needs and requirements is so very satisfying. Being asked to make this changing bag means a lot and I know it will mean so much to the recipients. If all the s…
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Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, Ball or Pin-cushion 7 years, 11 months ago
This is a wonderful project – following the same instructions you can make either a ball for a child or very pretty pincushion for your friend.
The ball is wonderful for children from very early age, as it’s…
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Nina wrote a new post, Football World Cup and left over hexagons? 7 years, 11 months ago
Yep, that was football and hexagons in the same sentence! If you have been really bored, you may have found out that a typical football consists of 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons. I say ‘typical’ football, as the older…
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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, A Crafting Life For Me! 7 years, 12 months ago
I’m a quilter, a knitter, a sewer (that is a sewing person, not the thing that carries sewage away), a quilter, a crocheter, a pianist, a flautist, a wife, a step-mother, a foster carer, a grandmother (I prefer b…
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Haha, Christine, you sound like me! I have so many crafts I have dabbled in/with too. Currently making Luna Lapins, soooo fiddly. Thankds for thre interesting Blog.
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Thank you Sue – I remember my flute teacher saying ‘Jack of all trades, master of none’ – and that may have a ring of truth about it, but what if I haven’t yet found the craft / job / activity that I can truly master? I’ll just have to try them to find out!
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Me too, but it is fun trying them all out!!
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Sue Burford wrote a new post, CAMDEN BOWL – Sue Burford 8 years ago
CAMDEN BOWL
A great way of using all those narrow pieces of wadding that you have left over when you are sandwiching a quilt.
My Bowl has a circular base with a diameter of 7inches. But you can make it smaller…
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Love this – going to get my bits out and have a go!
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Quite satisfying… and a good scraps user. Do pull the strips straight when sewing two or more together – they tend to ‘bag’ otherwise…. Just a comment 🙂
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Nina wrote a new post, Pattern and product review – sunflower block 8 years ago
Having followed Jenny Haynes of Papper, Sax, Sten since she started out in earnest in the United Kingdom, I was more than excited to be given a set of her acrylic templates and some luscious Oakshott fabrics. I was…
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, UKQU on Pinterest 8 years ago
I’m very privileged to have main responsibility for the the UKQU Pinterest account and I love it. It means I get to browse around the new products our members are listing and get to see lots of helpful r…
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Sue Burford wrote a new post, READY WOUND BOBBINS 8 years ago
Have you ever started sewing together your quilt only to get cracking and then run out of thread on the bobbin? Then you have to unthread the machine to load another bobbin, rethread the machine and off you g…
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I may have asked for pre-wound bobbins for Christmas and birthdays… You can get them in packs of 25+!
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What a good idea. Will have to have a look and see if I can get them on line. Thanks for the info Ruth
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Amazon has white, black and rainbow!
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Spring clean and the UFOs, WIPs and PIGs 8 years ago
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Labels, labels, labels 8 years ago
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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, My Quilting Year Book 8 years, 1 month ago
In my blog last month, I let you into one of my obsessions – stationery, and the need to write things down. My plan for this month is to let you know about my progress on The Quilter’s Year Book. It really just goe…
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This book sounds brilliant. Have looked on Amazon but they don’t have it. Where can I buy it? Please xx
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I do hope your hubby is fully recovered now, that must have been an awful experience for both of you on Christmas morning x
The book looks a lot of fun, and your description of using it does too – thank you for the entertaining blog on it x
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I’ve never heard of the Quilters YearBook but I want one, it seems like just the thing to push me along on my quilting journey. I’d like to know where I can buy it too.
I also have an obsessive need to write things down, thank you for sharing.P.S. I hope your husband feels much better now and I wish him the best health.
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Starting Your Quilting Journey 8 years, 1 month ago
With the growth of social media, it has become so much easier to share our creative masterpieces. This can be a good thing as it can lead to inspiration but it can also have a negative effect. Have you looked…
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Ruth Garner
@ruthgarner
Ruth Garner
7 years, 11 months ago
Great idea working freom the back! never thought of that. Have tried the tissue paper and it worked well, but a bit of a fag tearing it away after. Will definitely try working from the back – Thanks Vendulka x
7 years, 11 months ago
Yes, it’s tedious getting the paper out, but sometimes it’s better than risking the lines coming back. Glad my tip is helpful!
7 years, 11 months ago
I found working from the back really helpful in thread drawing
7 years, 11 months ago
Fab ideas, Vendulka – I really must get more inventive with my quilting!
7 years, 11 months ago
Great, simple ideas, thanks.
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thank you!
7 years, 11 months ago
Thank you