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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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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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Jane Galley wrote a new post, 'Home Fires' 6 years, 11 months ago
It seems a life time ago that we attended the Bloggerati Retreat and already there are plans afoot for the next one. The last retreat was precious time for me to concentrate on sewing, something I don’t often…
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I missed this earlier. A lovely warm message.
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Thank you Maggie. Her husband has since passed away, so very poignant for her
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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, I Spy quilts 6 years, 11 months ago
What is an I Spy quilt and how do you make one? Well, this question has many answers – and I can provide you with my take on the I Spy quilt, as I have made a few. The feature that all I Spy quilts have in common i…
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I love your I Spy quilt and you have inspired me to have a go and make one too.
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I’m glad it has inspired you – and I hope to see a picture of your I Spy quilt at some time!
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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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Ruth Garner recommended the post UK Quilters United by a second thread – our second book 6 years, 11 months ago
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Review – Gütermann Hand Quilting Threads 6 years, 11 months ago
When asked to review the Gutermann creativ Hand Quilting thread I needed to layer up a mini project as I hadn’t anything ready to quilt. I’ve not done a whole cloth quilt so why not? A small cushion front, who…
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It’s always surprising how much more subtle the thread colour looks off the reel, isn’t it? I do like these Gutermann threads for hand quilting – as you say, so easy to use.
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Yes, they are lovely and yes, so much more subtle when stitching.
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Templates from Sew Easy 6 years, 11 months ago
For a long time, I’ve wanted to do a triangle quilt so when the request went out to review some templates I was quick to volunteer. I didn’t know what I was going to get but I was hopeful that there would be…
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Sarah Wells wrote a new post, Fiddly, fiddly, fiddly! 6 years, 11 months ago
You think you have a great idea, but when you start you remember why that piece of work was put to one side. Although this Hawaiian quilt top is beautiful and I enjoyed the workshop to assemble it I just find the…
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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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Ruth Garner recommended the post Recycled Sewing Box 6 years, 11 months ago
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ChrisCross wrote a new post, Deck The Halls 6 years, 11 months ago
with boughs of Holly. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.
And Yes, Deck the Halls is this stunning Christmas fabric range from Makower for Christmas 2019, and is available in retailers in the UK now.
If you…
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts – Improv 6 years, 12 months ago
Where to begin on the journey that is improv? It can be improvisational piecing which has myriad forms or improvisational quilting which is another topic all together!
Improvise is defined as:
to create…
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Thanks , it is nice to see the back of your work and to know that one can mix and match e.g. seams open or to one side
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I love seeing the back of work and had always steered clear of open seams for fear of weakening the quilt – they don’t!!
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Ruth Garner recommended the post Reduce, Reuse or Recycle 6 years, 12 months ago
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Ruth Garner recommended the post Recycle curtains to bags 6 years, 12 months ago
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Reduce, Reuse or Recycle 6 years, 12 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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Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Up-cycling Plastic into Practical Wallets 7 years ago
Clear Flower Bag from M&S as a top layer.
I do take out my own bags but sometimes I forget and need to pick one up while shopping. Things also come through the post in unwanted plastic and friends give you t…
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Thank you. I had not thought of using tracing paper before, but baking parchment.
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It was quite thin tracing paper Maggie and I am not sure how the thin stuff would fare. Baking parchment would be good. Thanks.
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ChrisCross wrote a new post, Re use that Yorkshire Tea bag 7 years ago
It’s recycling week here at UKQU. And that has forced me to finally do a project that has been in my head for a couple of years. I knew one day I’d make it, i just hadn’t got around to it.
I love to drink…
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I have these in my cupboard and like you im a cuppa anytime of day gal. Decaf is my tipple and I shall be using the bag in the same way. Brilliant idea and blog. Thank you.
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Thanks, and looking forward to seeing your make. I’m sure you can make improvements to the design.
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Is this bag something you would consider doing again and selling?
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6 years, 11 months ago
Brilliant idea!