Sue Griffiths
@susiana
Sue Griffiths
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Marijke Van Welzen recommended the post Denim upcycle 8 years, 6 months ago
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Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Denim upcycle 8 years, 6 months ago
I think it’s really satisfactory to take an old piece of denim and embellish that with some colourful patches of fabric and thread.
Doing some hand embroidery is a great start if you have never done anything li…
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Carolyn Gibbs and
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post The Quilty African 8 years, 6 months ago
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Is it expensive? 8 years, 6 months ago
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Quilters are generous folk – they make a Difference 8 years, 6 months ago
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Carolyn Gibbs and
Sue Griffiths are now friends 8 years, 6 months ago -
Miriam Galadima-Benson wrote a new post, The Quilty African 8 years, 6 months ago
Hello everyone…Miriam here.
I’m an Architect turned stay-at-home wife and mother to two beautiful girls and a baby boy.
I live in Africa, in a country with no culture or history of quilting, quilt shops, gui…
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looking forward to seeing your fabrics and creations
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Thanks Janice. I’m hoping to churn out many more quilts. Thank you for your interest.
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I have quite a few African fabrics in my stash so i’m Looking forward to reading more.
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Great! I have a post on beginners guide to quilting with African prints, I hope you find it useful.
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Miriam, looking forward to seeing your journey
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Obsessive Compulsive Quilting Disorder 8 years, 6 months ago
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Hello from Downunder – a journey of an Australian Quilter 8 years, 6 months ago
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut & alter : Half Square Triangle (HST) Tutorial – Part 1 8 years, 6 months ago
I hope you enjoy the various methods of making these cute little blocks. I love the size of 2 1/2″ squares, they are kind of my go-to size for squares, so the following tutorial is based on that size.
2 AT A T…
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Very well explained Abigail, I love the step by step images too. So easy to follow. Thank you.
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Thanks for visiting and commenting Carol. I am very happy that I wrote all this down because until it becomes second nature to me it is great to be able to refer to it – rather than having to figure it out every time!
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Don’t chop off the points! 8 years, 6 months ago
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff and
Melissa Lewis are now friends 8 years, 6 months ago
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter – An Introduction 8 years, 6 months ago
Where do I begin? Just make a mark, they say. Just cut the fabric, they say. But sometimes it seems so much harder than that. It’s that whole blank page thing – wanting to get that first page just right. …
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I’m following your Fancy Forest quilt along, I’ve had the pattern for ages; I tried an owl, which went wrong, and then a fox that turned out just right. You might just inspire me to try that owl again 🙂
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Hi Alison the pattern had sat on my shelf for nearly two years so a QAL seemed a perfect excuse to actually get it made. I was looking at the owl today …. hmmmm glad I didn’t start with that. You can join in any time if you fancy – thistles for January and Bunnies for February. Thanks for popping by and taking the time to leave a comment.
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff and
Nina are now friends 8 years, 7 months ago -
Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Basic Rotary Cutting 8 years, 7 months ago
Using a rotary cutter is a great way of accurately cutting fabric pieces of the shape and size required. It doesn’t take long to learn how to use it – a few tips and a little practice will soon have you cutting wit…
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Brilliant Carolyn! I use a Rotary cutter all the time and love it. However, I find it sometime moves when I get to near the end of the cut. I have bought a suction handle thingy that clamps on the longest ruler and that has solved it. Thanks for the info.
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Glad you have found something that works for you.
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A nice, fairly comprehensive guide. The only thing I could add is to watch the sneaktpy rulers which have an extra 1/2” on two sides.
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I agree! I really wish manufacturers wouldn’t make them – so confusing!
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Very clear instructions. Thank you very much.
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Thank you Sue – glad to help
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Carolyn Gibbs and
Lyn Butler are now friends 8 years, 7 months ago -
Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Mitred Corners 8 years, 7 months ago
Mitred corners look so classy on a quilt, but they need a bit of care to look good.
How to stitch mitred corners
Stitch each border onto your quilt starting and stopping at a point 1/4″ in from the end of the c…
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Thanks Carolyn. That’s really helpful especially about matching lines.
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Glad to help Helen – I love using stripes, and will be writing more about this in my blog from time to time – maybe you would like to “follow” me to make sure that you don’t miss anything!
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I will be trying the mitred corners, it looks far easier than how I’ve been trying to do them.
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That’s great, Gwen. Let me know how you got on!
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Never tackled mitred corners but they look so neat I am going to give it a go. Thanks Carolyn.
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They do look so classy, don’t they? Hope it works for you!
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Helpful! I wonder if it would eliminate those wavy quilts?
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Do you mean wavy edges caused by borders of different lengths? Yes, it might do! Although my tip about this is to run a machine tacking stitch along the very edge before adding the binding, and to pull up slightly until it hangs straight – you might like to try that too.
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Sue Griffiths
@susiana
Sue Griffiths