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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Sew Easy Hearts and Stars Templates, on the site UKQU 5 days, 18 hours ago
Some shapes can be really tricky to draw and, when designing projects, a little help can be invaluable. I have several sets of these wonderful template sets from Sew Easy and Groves very kindly sent me the mini Star…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Wonder Clips from Clover, on the site UKQU 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Plastic clips have been around for some years now. I find them particularly useful for holding my binding over when sewing it down by hand so when Clover were kind enough to send me a set of their Wonder Clips to try…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Clover Quick Cut Thread Cutter, on the site UKQU 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Do you chain piece? What is chain piecing I hear some ask? This is where we have numerous units to join and piece them one after the other without breaking the thread between each. It is a method which speeds up the…
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ooo I like it!
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Black Gold Needles from Clover – Product Review, on the site UKQU 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Recently I was sent a pack of quilting needles from Clover – Black and Gold Needles. On opening they are certainly great to look at. The black colour comes from the special plating which allows the needle to pierce…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Sew A Fine Seam Part 4 – Scissors, on the site UKQU 2 months, 3 weeks ago
In the next (long awaited) instalment of the ‘Sew a Fine Seam’ series from Strictly Quilting, I thought we would look at one of the basic pieces of equipment we need – the humble scissor.
It is believed that sci…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Gütermann Thread Packs, on the site UKQU 3 months, 2 weeks ago
We all have our favourite threads depending on what you are using them for. I love pure cotton for patchwork and quilting, a little ‘old school’ but hey… If (and when) I eventually invest in a long arm at Stric…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Festival of Quilts – Best in Show, on the site UKQU 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Wow….. wow…..and again, wow. Some quilts just grab your attention when you first see them and you can’t help saying wow. The Best in Show at the Festival of Quilts should be one that does this and this year, it certa…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Strictly Quilting HQ – The Log Cabin is finally finished., on the site UKQU 5 months, 1 week ago
Well, at last the Big Build Strictly Quilting HQ is complete. My new workshop from Dunster House is up and running. The furniture is in, the lights and electrics are on and, other than those little jobs whic…
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Looks fabulous Helen, green with envy though! I can see many happy sewing days in there.
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Tassel Maker from Clover, on the site UKQU 6 months, 1 week ago
Make gorgeous tassels with your own thread or woollen yarns with a Tassel Maker from clover.
They are very easy and fun to create and can be used for adding fun details to bags, scarves and other fashion…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Fiskars Tabletop Seam Ripper, on the site UKQU 6 months, 3 weeks ago
We’ve all done it, sewn a seam that turns out to be wrong and have to ‘deconstruct’ – frog the stitching (ribbit, ribbit), get Jack out (Jack the Ripper). There are many funny comments we use to try and make light o…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Sweet and Sharp Macarons , on the site UKQU 7 months, 1 week ago
Do you have a sweet tooth? I know I do but these might help keep the calories at bay.
Keeps needles sharp
Newly added to the Clover range are these rather delicious looking macaron-shaped magnetic needle…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Hemline Easy Grip Pins, on the site UKQU 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Pins are often underestimated when we consider the equipment we use for sewing. How many of us have pins which we have had so long their origins are lost in the midst of time? I know I have some that were probably…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Crease Marker from Sew Easy, on the site UKQU 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Do you ever get to that moment when you’ve finished piecing a quilt top and get a little bit daunted by the next stage – the quilting?
When quilting, I sometimes quilt by domestic machine, using both the walking f…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Graph Paper for Quilters and Papercraft from Sew Easy, on the site UKQU 9 months ago
Have you ever been struck with a quilt idea – a new layout you’d like to try? You doodle on a pad, then try and draft it out on some graph paper which is metric rather than Imperial. Get mixed up and confused and s…
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Helen Kent posted a new activity comment 9 months ago
Thanks Maggie, that’s really kind!
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Sew a Fine Seam – Beginner Piecing Part 3, on the site UKQU 9 months, 1 week ago
The Dark Side – What is this mystical Dark Side and why do we want to go there?
I’m sure you have heard of the particular space film legacy where the “Dark Side” is of such importance. At Strictly Quilting headq…
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A super series! If only I had been able to read this when I started.
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Thanks Maggie, that’s really kind!
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Quilters Ruler Handle from Sew Easy, on the site UKQU 9 months, 2 weeks ago
I frequently get asked how to make rotary cutting easier for the beginner or for the experienced quilter who has joint issues. This can strike anyone at any age as someone who suffered RSI throughout my 30s and 40s…
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Helen Kent posted a new activity comment 10 months ago
Thanks Ami, glad I could help. Just writing the next instalment of Seam a Fine Seam – To the Dark Side…..
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Sew a Fine Seam – Beginners part 2, on the site UKQU 10 months ago
Welcome to my next instalment of the Sew a Fine Seam series of blogs.
In my previous Sew a Fine Seam blog I mentioned the ‘scant’ seam. You will hear this quoted as the only way to get accurately pieced blocks but…
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This clearly explains what I need to do to get an accurate 1/4″, thanks Helen
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Thanks Ami, glad I could help. Just writing the next instalment of Seam a Fine Seam – To the Dark Side…..
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Helen Kent posted a new activity comment 11 months ago
Thanks Nina. It was cute.
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