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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Girl's Day Out 4 years, 2 months ago
I love a Block of the Month – I mean, I REALLY love them. I will confess to having several on the go at the moment, and one of them is Girl’s Day Out. I saw this advertised on the Villavin Crafts Facebook page, and…
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John J. Cole-Morgan wrote a new post, Season 2 of Quilt Along with John Podcast continues with Natasha McCarty 4 years, 2 months ago
Many of you already know that the second series of my podcast has launched again. The next person I was lucky enough to interview was the phenomenal Natasha McCarty. So many of us have heard the name, or seen…
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John J. Cole-Morgan wrote a new post, Season 2 of Quilt Along with John Podcast with our very own Sylvia Priest 4 years, 2 months ago
This is a new season of my podcast series that I am so pleased to be able to bring you. My quilting journey has only thrived because of the fabulous people I am blessed enough to know in the quilting/sewing…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Hemline Scissor Sets 4 years, 2 months ago
A bright and beautifully colour coordinated tool set that will spruce up your sewing basket instantly! A perfect starter set for new crafters too
Containing sharp, clean-cutting scissors with comfort grip…
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Sarah Wells wrote a new post, Daffodils 4 years, 2 months ago
Recently we were asked to join in a theme of spring flowers, we were given a flower and left to our own devices. I was given the beautiful daffodil. The daffodil symbolizes rebirth and new beginnings. It became…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Bird of Paradise Flower 4 years, 2 months ago
On UKQU we love to provide different ideas using different techniques for quilters and crafters out there so every now and again we have a challenge. As Spring is around the corner we thought we’d re-visit f…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Applique revisited 4 years, 2 months ago
I’ve been having a sort out of my cupboards and finding all sorts of half-finished, or even barely-started bits and pieces left over from 30-odd years of teaching. My most recent find has been a bag full of applique…
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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: Inspiration in all things. 4 years, 2 months ago
It is finally happening, my husband and myself are about to impart on our first whole week holiday without the children, whom are now adults. It is five past six on a cold early February morning. There is nothing but…
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Quite a journey Denise, and some lovely thoughts about the impact of what you see and feel and how they could be used in your quilting. I love Scotland and am heading there soon .. with camera and, like you, will probably come back with more ideas. Regards to hubby.
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First, thank you for your lovely comment and secondly, sorry for my late reply. I hope you enjoy your holiday.
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Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a Patchwork jacket Technique II Crazy Quilting 4 years, 3 months ago
A technique I like to use is Crazy Quilting. I made several jackets in this technique. First I sort my scraps in the desired colours, see an earlier post in these series.
Start on a base of fusible interfacing…
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Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a patchwork Jacket II – Choosing Colours & nbsp; 4 years, 3 months ago
Let’s talk about colour.
When I was little it was not done to combine red and green. Do you remember things like that?Jacket by Oscar de la Renta
You probably have your favourite colours. Of course you c…
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I have really enjoyed your blogs on how to create a patchwork jacket. I have long been an admirer of your wonderful work, so, to see some of your processes is a treat!
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thank you Maggie. You can see more on http://www.art2wearblog.blogspot.com
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gutermann Sew-All creativ now comes in Miniking cones 4 years, 3 months ago
Miniking Thread from the Sew-All Gütermann creativ range is now made from 100% recycled bottles and comes in plastic-free packaging – great for the environmentally aware quilters amongst us.
Miniking T…
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Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a patchwork jacket Technique I – Piecing 4 years, 3 months ago
Patchwork Jacket Technique I – Piecing
There are many different ways to make a patchwork jacket.
I’ll talk about Piecing first.
Jacket by Marijke van Welzen
You can hand piece, e.g. hexagons or mac…
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Jane Galley and
Heather Cawte are now friends 4 years, 3 months ago
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Jane Galley posted an update 4 years, 3 months ago
@heathercawte sorry Heather, I pressed the wrong button
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Vlieseline Soya Mix 278 Wadding 4 years, 3 months ago
We often see requests for information from our members about which wadding is better, so when Vlieseline released details of their Soya and Cotton range we thought you would want to know about this.
The luxury feel…
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, International Stitch Marathon-March 4th 4 years, 3 months ago
Over the last couple of years, we have missed so many opportunities for meeting up with friends and others that share our crafting interests. It’s been especially hard to do this internationally but now, with the…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Accuracy counts! 4 years, 3 months ago
The one thing everyone wants are sharp points and an accurate quilt. Even the most experienced amongst us strive to achieve this.
We can have as many gadgets and gizmos as we like, but at the end of the d…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Save the Date – FOQ 2022 is on the horizon 4 years, 3 months ago
The Festival of Quilts returns to the NEC from the 18th – 21st August!
The organisers are urging you to register for tickets now and you’ll receive early notification and priority booking (with no obligation to pu…
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Jeannie Charles recommended the post Elbows off the table – or just scroll on by 4 years, 3 months ago
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Elbows off the table – or just scroll on by 4 years, 3 months ago
Back in the olden days as my grandchildren call 10 years ago – I am talking about the time before Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web back in 1990, and we entered the digital world most of us live in now,…
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Well said. I concur with everything you say
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100% agree!
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Love it.
I always think that another thing worth thinking about is “does my comment read the same way as it sounds in my head?”. In other words, a comment where you can hear and see the comment being said – maybe with a smile – sometimes sounds quite different when just written down.
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Perfectly and absolutely spot on. A little bit of praise goes a long way but a little bit of criticism can be devastating. In another life I went by the mantra “you need to put money in the bank to take it out of “- in other words, before you criticise, you need to have first shown respect, and quite a lot of it!
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