Helen Kent posted a new activity comment 1 month ago
Always good to use them up..
Helen Kent posted a new activity comment 1 month, 1 week ago
Thanks, Maggie. I love it!
Helen Kent wrote a new post, Quilt Block Keeper Bag 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I’ve been designing a new sampler quilt recently for people that would like to expand their knowledge as a follow on from my beginner’s quilt workshops. Incorporating lots of different techniques in the blocks, I…
Helen Kent posted a new activity comment 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Thanks Maggie. I love working with scraps and have tried to use up my stash and scraps during lockdown.
Helen Kent wrote a new post, Scrapology – Love Your Scraps. 2 months, 1 week ago
How small a scrap of fabric do you keep? The answer is different for everyone. Some scraps I have are tiny but I might just need that particular shade of blue for an appliquéd eye at some point. So during lockdown I…
Scraps are wonderful. You make something then you get scraps. It is like a free gift. The table mats are a lovely colour combination.
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Thanks Maggie. I love working with scraps and have tried to use up my stash and scraps during lockdown.
Helen Kent wrote a new post, So, You Have a Question? 2 months, 3 weeks ago
As a beginner in this wonderful world of patchwork and quilting, you can easily become a little confused with all the terminology and general guidelines that can apply to the many different sections of the craft.…
Helen Kent recommended the post Free Hearts Table Runner Pattern 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Helen Kent posted a new activity comment 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Thank, Maggie. I fell in love with the initial pattern and now want to use it everywhere!
Helen Kent wrote a new post, Social Distancing Sewing – Keeping Busy! 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Welcome to the New World where social distancing has become a byword, self-isolation essential to save lives and staying at home has never been so important but for us quilters, where get-togethers, knit and natters…
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What a lovely use if the hare motif.
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Thank, Maggie. I fell in love with the initial pattern and now want to use it everywhere!
Helen Kent posted a new activity comment 4 months, 1 week ago
Maggie, thank. I loved it and find it so handy. Really quick to make too.
Helen Kent wrote a new post, Ring Pincushion 4 months, 1 week ago
Just a quick and easy pattern for you today, brilliant for appliqué and hand sewing. My friend, Veronica, showed me one she had made and said how fantastic it was. It really is, such a simple idea but you’ll find it…
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So clear and simple. I have a Liberty pincushion like this but had no idea how to create it. Thank you.
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Maggie, thank. I loved it and find it so handy. Really quick to make too.
Helen Kent posted a new activity comment 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Me too! It’s still on my table waiting at the moment..
Helen Kent posted a new activity comment 5 months, 4 weeks ago
I’ll be playing much more with improv, so easy
Helen Kent posted a new activity comment 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Thanks Sue. Love it there
Helen Kent wrote a new post, The Gower 6 months, 2 weeks ago
I love the Gower. The coastline is one of the best in the UK, sandy beaches that are quiet even at the peak of summer, blue seas and green lush countryside. On the western side, you can even catch some breakers and…
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I haven’t been to the Gower for about 40 years but your Blog took me right back. Thanks x
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Thanks Sue. Love it there
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Lovely landmark quilt. And it takes the fear out of curves.
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I’ll be playing much more with improv, so easy
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Looking forward to seeing how it develops!
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Me too! It’s still on my table waiting at the moment..
Helen Kent wrote a new post, Enola Gay – OMD 7 months, 1 week ago
When issued the challenge to use a song title as inspiration for a quilt I thought that it sounded an interesting idea. I’d not done one before so popped my name into the mix. Then Sylvia gave me the t…
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A difficult but well interpreted challenge!
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Really interesting. Sad to say I have never heard this song until now! Some good ideas for interpreting it on fabric Helen.
Helen Kent wrote a new post, Gütermann Creativ Bulky Lock 80 8 months, 1 week ago
Product Review – Gütermann Creativ Bulky Lock 80 – Variegated purple (9944), 1000m (1094 yds)
The package arrived, was it something else for the magazine? No, this one was for me to try out. I do a little…
Helen Kent wrote a new post, Sewing Retreats – What are they all about? 9 months ago
UKQU has a fantastic range of quilting experts from around the country who, once a year, gather together for the ‘Bloggerati Retreat’. The one this year is due shortly in November and we are certainly looking for…
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Can’t wait to see you all again in a couple of weeks. Last year was great fun and was so inspiring being able to learn from each other.
Helen Kent posted a new activity comment 10 months ago
Thanks Carolyn
Helen Kent wrote a new post, Let There be Light! 10 months, 1 week ago
The dark nights are drawing in, with spring a distant memory. I often wonder how they managed in the past, sewing on an evening, but I suppose they would sew in the day more frequently rather than being chained to a…
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Some really good suggestions here Helen – think I need one of those light strips on my machine!
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Thanks Carolyn
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1 month, 2 weeks ago
Much prettier than my recycled plastic bags!
1 month, 1 week ago
Thanks, Maggie. I love it!
1 month ago
Thanks Helen, You’ve just given me an idea to use some of my orphan blocks. Exit stage left to root through those hanging in a cupboard!!
1 month ago
Always good to use them up..