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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Jungle Friends – fabric review 6 years, 4 months ago
Like many quilters, I love fabric. I have enough to last me some years, so have made the decision to buy very little fabric this year. However, this resolution does not stop me from receiving fabric, and I was only…
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Ruth Garner recommended the post Stash busting idea – bag holder 6 years, 4 months ago
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Ruth Garner recommended the post Calendar BOM Part Two… 6 years, 4 months ago
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Calendar BOM Part Two… 6 years, 4 months ago
February is coming up, and with it Payday finally thank goodness. But more importantly, the second part of my Calendar Block of the Month! The pattern is available to download at the UK Quilters Shop
Here’s…
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Challenging but fun! Lots of ideas spring to mind-weddings, births, special anniversaries. So nice!
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Corinne Curtis recommended the post The Perfect HST Ruler – No Trimming! 6 years, 4 months ago
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, The Perfect HST Ruler – No Trimming! 6 years, 4 months ago
I made a thing!
The most used method of making HSTs or Half-Square-Triangles is to use two squares cut 7/8″ larger than you want the finished square to be. The simplest way to achieve this is to round up to the n…
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What a brilliant bit of kit! Like all the best ideas-so obvious when you think of it….but you never do! You genius! I could have done with it before Christmas when I made a complete hsq quilt!
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Brilliant idea Juliet 🙂
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Ordering one now!
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Excellent! It is the little things that make all the difference.
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Corinne Curtis recommended the post Makower Sail Away 6 years, 4 months ago
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Corinne Curtis recommended the post The Gower 6 years, 4 months ago
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Selvedges, Scraps and Allsorts 6 years, 4 months ago
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post The Gower 6 years, 4 months ago
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Adventures of an Inexperienced Quilter – HST Rulers 6 years, 4 months ago
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Great idea at the time! 6 years, 4 months ago
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Sarah Wells wrote a new post, Great idea at the time! 6 years, 4 months ago
After the Christmas rush I have had a sewing break, it lasted about four days. Then I couldn’t bear to sit and do nothing.
Do you make New Years resolutions? This year I said I wasn’t going to bother but I’m r…
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Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Sew Easy Cutting Mat 6 years, 4 months ago
All of us rely on the best tools we can afford in order to achieve the best possible results in our patchwork and quilting. Cutting mats are no exception as they prevent our work surfaces getting damaged and…
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Like the fact that the two sides are different coloured. Also, self healing sounds good. Would like to see how long the mat keeps itself ‘healing’. Thanks for the information.
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Thanks Sue. The colours are going to be very useful and will let you know how the self-healing bit lasts.
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ChrisCross wrote a new post, Spring is in the Air 6 years, 4 months ago
Makower have launched yet another fantastic fabric range called Spring.
Makower were good enough to send samples of this latest fabric range to UKQU, and the wonderful people at UKQU sent some to me…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Books, books and more books 6 years, 4 months ago
I like books! I collect books – all sorts of books, not just quilting books. I probably have more gardening books than quilting ones and if you add in the books about plants in general then I have way too many (is t…
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How nice! More access to books without buying and storing them. Bring it on! I will be eagerly awaiting your blogs.
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Thanks, Maggie! I feel its a good way for me to revisit long forgotten friends on the bookshelves and to find new ones too.
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Before I started doing Patchwork and Quilting again after a break of over 35 years I was an avid Cross Stitcher. I designed cross stitch embroidery professionally, and still have hundreds of resource books and art books. I have had a cull of all my fiction paperbacks and given those to charity shops, but I still have all the art books and all my quilting books left. I fear another cull is now necessary and that is going to be a toughie. The one book I will never give away is my Enid Blyton “The Magic Faraway Tree which Is from my childhood, which was a considerable time ago.
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The Magic Faraway Tree was my daughter’s favourite too. I’d forgotten all about it. I still have my Just William books!
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I’m really looking forward to your future posts about quilting books you own, though I fear it may lead me to searching online to find copies of them for myself!
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And I fear many of them will be available online still – even if its as ‘print on demand’ or as e-books. Hide the credit card!
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, The Gower 6 years, 4 months 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..
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ChrisCross wrote a new post, Barnyarns Embroidery Thread Starter Set Box 6 years, 4 months ago
The lovely people are Barnyarns sent UKQU this fabulous box of Madeira Embroidery threads for review. I was lucky to be chosen to review these gorgeous threads. Don’t they look sumptuous, I’ve tried to captu…
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What a super present for a new machine embroiderer. Thank you for this lovely review-stitching on black certainly showcases the vibrant colours!
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Things you ignore and regret later 6 years, 4 months ago
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