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Juliet Nice recommended the post Gullivers Adventures 7 years ago
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Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Starting hand quilting: Part 3: Threads 7 years, 1 month ago
While it is possible to use all sorts of threads for hand quilting, which is the best, and why?
There are two things to consider:What will the finished appearance be like?
How easy will the thread be to use?Both…

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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Considering Value 7 years, 1 month ago
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Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Starting hand quilting: Part 2: Wadding 7 years, 1 month ago
How do you start hand quilting?
This webpage will discuss the types of wadding (batting in the USA) that you will need.
The thickness and the density of the wadding makes an enormous difference to the ease of the…
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Here’s Miffy by The Craft Cotton Company 7 years, 2 months ago
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Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Starting hand quilting: Part 1: Fabric 7 years, 2 months ago
Hand quilting is relaxing to do (once you have got the hang of it!), and gives beautiful results, which are different to those obtained by a sewing machine.
Maybe you would like to try it, but are not sure where to…
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post String Piecing blocks – how to avoid mistakes! 7 years, 2 months ago
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, My Grace frame is up! 7 years, 2 months ago
Isn’t it what every quilter wants, their own longarm and frame? It’s mostly a question of money and space, and I have very little of either but I am a determined little bunny, so here goes…
I was lucky enough to…
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Love it…go Juliet.
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🙂 one step at a time 😉
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My mum always said, “ Where there’s a will, there’s a way!” And you certainly prove that, Juliet. I can’t wait to see your work on it, so I really hope a machine comes up soon.
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🙂 thank you, if I can wish it into working out I will!
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So glad I’m not the only one using a Grace quilting frame for storage. I won’t show a photo just yet – I’ve got the wooden one which I set up 10 1/2 years ago in my sewing room, and it is heavy. One day I would love to have a dedicated long arm machine on it – I’ve used my Elna 7200 on it, but that means I would need to get the workshop machine out to use for piecing – doable but…! Anyway – well done, and one day maybe both of us will get round to quilting on our frames!
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I love that we’re in the same boat!!!
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I’d love to learn to long arm quilt my tops too. You were wise to get this when you could even though you don’t have a machine for it yet. I’m sure you’ll have one soon and look forward to hearing all about the journey. Good luck!
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Awesome 🙂
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, How obsessed with quilting are you? 7 years, 2 months ago
How can you share your love of quilting with the rest of the world?
Well you could get a quilty t-shirt – there are loads and the best way to find one is with a Google as there are so many different places you can g…
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Making it work… wonky panel time! 7 years, 2 months ago
I finally decided what to make my mum for her 70th birthday. I ran out of time to get a big quilt done (and I’m still working on Xander’s from 2 years ago…) but I found this gorgeous Bernatex orchid panel on our…

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Lovely gift Juliet and nice solution to a wonky panel.
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Mum said she liked it. To be fair if I gave her a dead frog wearing a hat she’d still send me a thank you card of course… 😉
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Juliet, I loved reading this, it really made me chuckle because I sometimes struggle to picture things in my head too.
Plus, I’m going to try your version of mitred corners, I think you might be onto something here!-
It was soooooo much easier to fake the mitre Ami, and it ends up exactly the same as if you’d done it the right way and ironed the seam allowance to one side anyway.
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Great Wall hanging, and love your choice of weights during the blocking process
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Sue Burford wrote a new post, American Slave 'Code' Quilts – Facts and Fibs 7 years, 3 months ago
I have been fascinated by the story of the American Underground Railway since reading Colson Whitehead’s book ‘The Underground Railway’, in which he tells of a young slave, Cora, and her treacherous journey North…

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This is really interesting. I had seen the contrasting versions so it is really great to be able to read someone’s in-depth research. Thank you Sue!
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Thank you Maggie – glad you liked the piece. I have more to go with the future blocks, so please do read on….
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Thank you Maggie – glad you liked the piece. I have more to go with the future blocks, so please do read on….
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Comment received via PM to me regarding this piece…….That is really interesting I am taken in with it, well done Sue. Really thinking about getting the books, and will do your first block. I love reading about anything like this, very impressed.xx
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Fascinating – love the history.
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Thank you Carol Lightburn. It is nice to know that people are interested
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Valentine Day Panic! 7 years, 4 months ago
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Love hearts… 7 years, 4 months ago
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Christmas Dinner Quilts for Care Leavers 7 years, 4 months ago
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