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Ruth Garner recommended the post Makower Counting Sheep Review 7 years, 11 months ago
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Makower Counting Sheep Review 7 years, 11 months ago
by Obsessive Compulsive Crafting Disorder
OOO look what I got to review!This is the new Counting Sheep collection from Makower UK. Gorgeous soft 100% quilting cotton.
It has bunnies with balloons and…
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Lovely fabrics and pretty quilt pattern Juliet. Love the idea of the block for a baby name.
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Lovely for boys and girls.
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post 3-Triangle units 7 years, 11 months ago
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, 3-Triangle units 7 years, 11 months ago
In my blogs here I am trying to show the various units that make up most of the patchwork blocks we find in quilts – units such as half-square triangles (HST), quarter-square triangles (QST) and Flying Geese. Once w…
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Fabulous post, Chris – always so interesting to see how many design variations are possible from just one unit.
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Thanks, Abigail. I love playing around with shapes!
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Thanks, Carolyn. Hours of endless entertainment shuffling these around and changing the colours.
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So simple, and yet so enjoyable
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Agree with Caroline..clear and precise.
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Thank you, Lyn!
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Lovely post – and great to see how versatile these units are.
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: A use for your selvedges 7 years, 11 months ago
The funny thing about things that you know is that you think everyone else know them too!
Last week I packaged and sent of some wadding to a fellow blogger and when it arrived she got in touch to say what a…
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Great idea
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Thanks for visiting Lyn 🙂
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Hi Sue – all I can see is a square box but I think it was supposed to be a smiley face – thank you!!
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Like you I’ve kept selvedges for years, I often use them on fabric postcards to separate message from address sections on the back. Some I’ve come across have little pictures in the fabric colours (Lewis and Irene) and little quotes (Moda)
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Thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment Suzan. I like the idea of using them on postcards – will make a separate bag for those ones that are prettier!
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Thanks for stopping by Ami and taking the time to leave a comment. So glad it has made you want to save your selvedges!
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All these great uses for them – I save the less pretty bits for tying up my plants in the garden!
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That’s a great idea – I used to used laddered tights and stockings but as I no longer work in an office environment I don’t have a ready supply!
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Cute idea Abigail. I make things with the ones I save but now I’ll be doing this too!
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That’s good to hear! What do you make with them currently?
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Cute small items – pin cushions, candle/mug mats & Xmas decorations. Great cheap things for craft fairs
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Good ideas – will keep in mind.
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I also wrap presents in fat quarters for those stitching friends and finish off with either selvages or ribbon, therefore nothing gets thrown away! Like you I think everyone knows to do this! Great to put it into writing for those who have yet to discover this wrapping method!
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What a great idea to use a FQ as wrapping paper – I hadn’t thought of this!!
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Louisa wrote a new post, Sewmotion’s Curved EPP Flower Cushion Tutorial – Part Four – the Quilting 7 years, 11 months ago
In the fourth part of my series of tutorials on making this lovely curved English paper-pieced flower cushion, I’m going to show you how to hand quilt your cushion panel using big stitch quilting. This is by far my f…
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Lovely work!
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Thanks very much Linda 🙂
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Gorgeous! And the video tutorial is excellent, very clear 🙂
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Thank you very much, I hope it’s inspired you!
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Ruth Garner recommended the post SUN HAT PIN CUSHION 7 years, 11 months ago
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Ruth Garner recommended the post The Cinderella of Quilting – quilting with the feed dogs up 7 years, 11 months ago
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Sue Burford wrote a new post, Perfect Circles!! 7 years, 11 months ago
Whilst making the circles for my Sample Block Quilt – I was having trouble needle turning the edge of my central circles.
I was trawling through the ‘net’ and came across this suggestion. I thought it was clever…
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I think that is an excellent idea! No need to burn fingertips, mess with glue or thread a needle -all of which leave to chaos for the butterfingers amongst us.
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Thank you Maggie. I thought it was a good idea too! x
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Definitely going to try this Sue. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you Carol – that is kind of you to comment x
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, We have a WINNER!! cut&alter Christmas 18 QAL 7 years, 11 months ago
The competition to celebrate the launch of my Christmas 18 QAL quilt has now closed and a winner has been picked …..
Congratulations to Jane Nicholls!!
The fabric bundle from the Silent Night range by…
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Thank you so much. I’m really looking forward to starting this in September!
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It’s my pleasure! I look forward to getting to know you better come September.
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Carol Munro wrote a new post, Perfect Hem T40 7 years, 11 months ago
I was sent two packs of Perfect Hem T40 by Vlieseline to review. This product is designed for taking up hems, not something I do very often, hence the pile of unused trousers in my wardrobe, hopefully this will…
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giniscanlan wrote a new post, The Making of my Crazy Cushions Quilt Pattern 7 years, 11 months ago
I was totally overwhelmed by the number of people who liked the mini quilt I made for the UKQU Spring 2018 Mini Quilt Swap. I received dozens of comments and Facebook messages asking if I had bought the pattern or if…
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Love all the versions Gini – well done. Will def have a go….
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All beautiful and fab blog
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What a great initial quilt and then the subsequent versions are fantastic! Well done Gini I am sure this will be very popular.
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Brilliant Gini!
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Wow! I love all the different versions and the colour combinations. When my cat is on his ‘tower’ (of three quilts and blankets all folded up) I can’t but think of the Princess and the Pea, I am going to have to give your pattern a go. Thank you 🙂
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Loved making this. Thanks for creating the pattern.
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Thanks Pauline, you’ll have to post a picture on the Facebook page so I can see it! X
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This is so lovely, and so very personal.
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Fiona Garth posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
@sylviar you have won a ticket to FOQ. Please email me your address so I can sent it to you. [email protected]
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Dream .. the beautiful new fabric collection from Makower UK 7 years, 11 months ago
This beautiful, dreamy new collection from Makower UK, due to hit the shops this August, is perfect for light summery quilts to decorate our bedrooms and homes over the next few months.
Dream is a pretty…
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Fiona Garth wrote a new post, Result of Festival of Quilts Free Draw 7 years, 11 months ago
We offered UKQU members the chance to win a free entrance ticket to Festival Of Quilts on our March Blog. Entrants were asked to visit our website and choose which QS Batik fabric was their favourite.
Very…
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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Procrastination Central: Best laid plans of mice and men and motif madness. 7 years, 11 months ago
For those that have been following my blogs. I suspect you were expecting Boro part three. Well to be honest, it has not gone to plan.
At the start of the month, I was still feeling a little reluctant to sew…
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You have made my eyes go funny! Thank you for this blog post, it’s intense. I’m glad you won the appeal 🙂
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Glad you like it and thank you.
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Sue Burford wrote a new post, SUN HAT PIN CUSHION 7 years, 11 months ago
As some of you may already know – I live in Granada Province, Andalucia, in Spain. Our village here is very small with just over 1000 inhabitants, both Spanish and incomers from other parts of the world.
Due to l…
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This is a brilliant idea Sue! I’ll definitely be making some for our Linus fundraising sale table xx
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Thanks Gini. They are really simple to do (as you can see) and look good. 🙂
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Excellent cause Sue and what a great idea. Will make some of these for our group exhibition next year. A good way to use up some old CDs but will have to find a vegan alternative to the tuna tin 🙂
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Thanks Ruth – gosh never thought of the tin!!!! What on earth can you get that is Vegan and the same size as a Universal Tuna tin? 🙂
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Maybe a little tin of vegan spread from the Health food store – will check it out and let you know Sue. 🙂
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Chick peas?
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Might be a bit too tall. Will go searching in a health food store and see what I come up with. Thanks Heather. 🙂
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These are so cute! And for such a great cause!
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Thank you Melissa. They are so easy to make, and so effective.x
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Upcycling at its best. I would never think of using a scoured! Lovely -and so well explained.
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Thank you Maggie.
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This may just encourage me to clear out some CD’s, your explanation is really clear. So good to hear that you are part of that little village and helping to keep it vibrant, Andalusians are such lovely people in my experience.
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What a brilliant idea, thanks for sharing
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That’s so lovely Sue. I’m adding it to my extremely long to-do list 🙂
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Thank you Alison. That is very kind of you.
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Sarah Wells wrote a new post, Lost interest! 7 years, 11 months ago
After finishing a big project I usually have another already started but this time for the past three weeks I have had no interest in starting a project. I’ve dug through the ufo items, been to a lovely local quilt s…
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It sounds as if you have made good use of your time “off”. 🙂
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Taking a break, for wha ever reason, is always a good thing. Your mojo will return with avengence!
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