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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Vlieseline Quickscreen Triangle and Quickscreen Square 6 years, 8 months ago
Recognised by the clear blue printed grids, these interfacings provide a guide for patchwork designs from traditional square blocks to modern styles. They are a great option for creating hand sewn hexagon or…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Fusible Bias Tape Makers 6 years, 8 months ago
Clover have a variety of Fusible Bias Tape Makers to help you achieve a bespoke professional finish for your sewing and crafting projects. Whether it is for quilting, home decor, dressmaking or a non-sewing…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Recycled Top Stitch Thread from Gutermann 6 years, 8 months ago
Top Stitch rPet thread from Gütermann is better for the environment and great value for money too! Ideal for decorative seams and top stitching, it has a slight elasticity, making it suitable for both garments and…
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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Blog, What blog? 6 years, 8 months ago
I wish I could regale you with tales of adventure and excitement, alas that is not to be. For those that were following my mystery block blog, I have not forgotten you or the project. It has been five months since I…
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Tough times for you. But it is uplifting to see you able to see through the clouds. Keep sewing!
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Thank you
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Aid for Burma [KSDP Charity] 6 years, 9 months ago
Every so often something captures your imagination doesn’t it. At the Festival of Quilts this year I met a stallholder who many may have noticed, or even passed by without a glance. I stopped and bought a bea…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Dome Needle Threader 6 years, 10 months ago
Thanks to this clever threaded needle dome you can absorb yourself in the joys of creativity without interruptions.
All too often a pair of specs, a needle threader or even a magnifying glass are needed…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Get Creative with Vlieseline 6 years, 10 months ago
Ensure a smooth finish for machine embroidery, appliqué, monogramming and relief quilting. Vlieseline guards against fabric distortion and slippage to give support and stability wherever you choose to…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Are you a FOQ Virgin? 6 years, 10 months ago
It’s almost that time of year again when all Quilters start to become focused on one thing. The annual visit to the Festival of Quilts. Suddenly all the talk over at the Facebook Groups is about this and for tho…
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Thanks for the helpful tips
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Great tips Sylvia, thank you. Though you aren’t kidding about creaking bones come five o’clock lol. Great fish and chip shop in Medway about 15 minutes drive. Enjoy your day/s
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Great tips. Just one addition.. if you want to drive to an eatery try Moseley village in Birmingham, near to the City centre, where there are some nice Indian restaurants and a few other choices of eateries to choose from. There is a car park in the middle of the village (not actually a village but residents like to call it that).
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Go Triangular 6 years, 10 months ago
Rulers are a vital part of designing and making a quilt and Sew Easy have a great range of rulers and templates, including these triangles, to help quilters with cutting accurate shapes and blocks.
90° T…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, New! Pony Certain Stitch Needles 6 years, 11 months ago
Take out the guess work with Certain Stitch Needles! These brilliant needles have been developed to give consistent length stitches that are evenly spaced, just like a professional.
These exciting new…
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Brilliant idea!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Needle Threaders 6 years, 11 months ago
Every sewing basket needs a good Needle Threader and Clover has a great range to choose from! I, for one, could not manage without a needle threader of some sort these days, but I didn’t realise there were so…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Vlieseline – Responding to the need for change 6 years, 11 months ago
Vlieseline are committed to reducing carbon footprint, offering products made from plastic bottles and other recycled polyester materials. There are many positive reasons for reducing consumption of new and…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Somewhere over the Rainbow with Stuart Hillard 6 years, 11 months ago
Look who I was talking to recently, and he is really encouraging to speak with. I asked Stuart about his lovely Rainbow Etchings range of fabrics that the Craft Cotton Company have donated as the first prize in o…
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He has come a long way since the sewing bee
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gutermann Sew All Thread Set with Sewing Needles 6 years, 11 months ago
The new 10 reel, 100m Sew All Thread Pack includes a free pack of 5 universal sewing machine needles plus an assortment pack of 30 hand sewing needles. The excellent quality and versatility of Sew All Thread…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Reduce, Reuse or Recycle 6 years, 11 months ago
Every so often I see something on Facebook and think ‘I could do that’. This was one of those moments.
There’s been a lot of talk about reusing and recycling to reduce the mountain of waste we generate daily…
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Love it!
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Brilliant, and saved from landfill. My Local charity shop takes all my tiny scraps. They weigh them and send to the scrap man. All good. I recently used old jeans on a quilt challenge and sent a dangerous pocket off to an exhibition . Love your OG.
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I know I have some insulbright lurking somewhere, but where? I also have an incredibly vile disgusting set of stained and burnt OG’s that look at me with disgust every time I go into the kitchen. Burnt because I have forgotten to turn the gas off before anything comes out of the oven to go on the stove top! I WILL find that heat resistant wadding to make some, but just which box is it in? If I do find it I might make some big “Man Chef Mittens” for DH to use on the BBQ as well!
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I love how you have used the jean pockets! Sadly I am not a fan of oven gloves – I find them much harder to use than a folded up tea towel!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, The First Quilter I Ever Knew 6 years, 11 months ago
Margaret is joining our merry band of Bloggers so we asked her to tell us about herself.
I think my quilting journey really began with fashion. From a very early age, I loved new dresses and watched my mum whip up…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Templates from Sew Easy 6 years, 12 months ago
Easier to use than standard templates, these mini squares and right angled triangles are perfect for creating smaller piece quilts. They complement the existing pentagon, diamond, triangle and hexagon s…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gütermann creativ Hand Quilting Threads 6 years, 12 months ago
It really pays to select the right thread for hand sewing so your project runs smoothly without the thread splitting, tangling or snapping. Gütermann creativ provides the perfect choice with this premium…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Jenny Doan's trunk show 7 years ago
At the Festival of Quilts this year, for the very first time, one of the first ladies of Quilting – Jenny Doan – will be visiting with her famous Trunk Show.
Jenny Doan has been called ‘The most famous…
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As a fellow left hander I need to win !!
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Jane Cooper … how could we refuse a leftie .. could you message me and I can arrange for two tickets to be sent direct to you for the Jenny Doan Trunk Show.
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What a fabulous chance! As she was the very first person I watched on youtube explaining piecing, I have a very soft spot for this lady.
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Maggie Attfield! Could you message me via FB .. You have won two tickets to the Jenny Doan Trunk Show!!!!
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Would love the chance to see Jenny and here her talk x I would like to go on the Saturday
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My friend and I find Jenny’s tutorials on you tube extremely helpful. We would love to listen to her show on Sunday
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Still can’t enter …. Sob! Fabulous prize! I read the terms and conditions and shed a tear….. as a blogger/contributor to the UKQU site, I can’t enter, but whoever does win will have an amazing time!
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I am a New Quilter but have been Dressmaking for many years. I would love to experience the Festival of Quilts to get some inspiration and stock up on supplies.
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Jenny is a great Quilting inspiration. As a newbie quilter I love her Youtube videos. To watch her, maybe meet her would be a tick on my bucket list! I would love to come on Saturday 3rd August.
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Would love to go see Jenny and take my friend who has never been to a show before
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On the Saturday please
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Thank you for the opportunity to win, I have never been to the FoQ, so to be able to see Jenny in her show would be a highlight, what a day that would be. xx
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How wonderful, I often watch Jenny Doan on youtube at Missouri Star, her fuss free instructions are amazing. To see her Trunk Show would be a great treat that presently is just a wish!
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My friend and I would love to see Jenny, she was inspirational to me to have a go at quilting quilting. To watch and listen to her would be a unforgettable experience and a brilliant way to spend a sunday afternoon
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At last one year I can actually visit FOQ & would love to win
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I would love to see Jenny. We were in Missouri in April but it was Jenny’s wedding anniversary and she wasn’t there. To say I was gutted was an understatement.
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Would love to have the tickets as a friend is visiting the FoQ for first time and was very disappointed her trunk show was sold out.
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I would love to win these for the Saturday, my lovely Aunt and friend Jacky would absolutely adore this talk. She is to blame for my love of sewing, came to stay one year and sent me to buy a sewing machine as she couldn’t survive the 6 week visit without one!! I would love to surprise her with the tickets x
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Would love the chance for me and my friend Dee to see her have followed her journey and been so inspired with her love of quilting and how she had the time with so many children aswell inspirational. We are booked to go the FOQ show on the Sunday 4 August for my birthday treat
These tickets would be a lovely ending to a great weekend
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Would love to listen to the show on saturday.
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I would love to win a ticket for the saturday 3rd august trunk show and experience her story. I watch her videos often. They are so helpful.
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Would love to see Jenny, I think she is fantastic and have learnt so much from her
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It would be absolutely wonderful to win this prize. I find Jenny’s tutorials easy to follow, with beautiful quilts so would love to hear the Trunk Show on Saturday.
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I am going to FOQ on the Sunday with a friend and would love to hear Jenny’s story. I watch her videos often, she has helped me to progress my patchwork skills enormously.
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Would love to see Jenny with my friend Gill we are both fairly new to quilting but Jenny is so inspiring she makes it seem easy
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Snag Repair Needles 7 years ago
With the Festival of Quilts on the horizon I am sure many quilters are frantically burying threads in readiness for completing their entries. Clover has a clever snag repair needle that might help.
The q…
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Forget quilts, I want & need these for my clothes!
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