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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Vlieseline Soft Cotton Mix 279 80 20 4 years, 6 months ago
When choosing wadding or batting we all have our favourites. One of mine was the 279 80/20 from Vlieseline, a well established, reliable company which has been around for years producing many different…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, WHAT A BIND! 4 years, 6 months ago
Binding is one of my favourite parts of making a quilt, when you get rid of all those untidy frayed edges and hide them away forever inside the binding. There are several ways to finish off your quilt but this is my…
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Sarah Wickett wrote a new post, Field of Dreams Part 1 4 years, 6 months ago
Who doesn’t love a Kevin Costner Film. Field of Dreams is one of my favourites, Little did I know that one day I would have a ‘Field of Dreams’ of my very own.
In the Kevin Costner version, he ploughs up a Field…
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Lovely to hear how it all started, Sarah. A dream come true!
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Very well written Sarah, your field of dreams keep most of us going through both lockdowns, by you sending a select few many lovely updates. It was a big pleasure to be part of it with you. Love working in the lovely workspace as often as I can. Onwards and upwards lovely Sarah. X
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Sew Easy Hearts and Stars Templates 4 years, 6 months ago
Some shapes can be really tricky to draw and, when designing projects, a little help can be invaluable. I have several sets of these wonderful template sets from Sew Easy and Groves very kindly sent me the mini Star…
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Carol Munro wrote a new post, Tilda Scrap Bundle – Part 2 4 years, 6 months ago
If you read my previous review of the lovely Tilda Scrap Bundle you may remember that I mentioned I may do something with the fabric left over from the small quilt top I made.
Surprisingly enough I did…I had pr…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Sew Easy Mini French Curves 4 years, 6 months ago
Sew Easy are well known within Quilting circles, but did you know they also make for dressmaking and other sewing hobbies. (Did you actually realise there are other reasons to sew!)
These new Mini F…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, The 2021 Blogger Retreat 4 years, 6 months ago
Each year, in ordinary times, the Bloggerati of this website gather in Birmingham for a weekend of quilting. If you ever have the chance to attend a sew Retreat then do it. It’s the perfect way to enjoy great c…
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It was a lovely weekend!
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A fantastic weekend away indeed – I could easily do it all over again this weekend….and next….!
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That looks like fun, though I had to think for a moment about what I thought at first was Juliet’s K******y Fried C*****n fabric!
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Carol Munro wrote a new post, Carol Munro – Tilda Scrap Bundle Review 4 years, 6 months ago
When I was asked to review the new Tilda Scrap bundle, I wasn’t too sure what to expect, and was really surprised to receive a beautifully wrapped bundle of ten really pretty fat quarters.
There’s a lov…
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Love that, Carol
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Vlieseline Tapes 4 years, 6 months ago
Iron-on tapes help you achieve a smooth, crisp and professional finish to garments and home sewing projects. Whether your fabric is stretchy or firm, cut on the bias or straight grain, there will be a tape to…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Wonder Clips from Clover 4 years, 7 months ago
Plastic clips have been around for some years now. I find them particularly useful for holding my binding over when sewing it down by hand so when Clover were kind enough to send me a set of their Wonder Clips to try…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Sew Easy Hearts and Star Templates. 4 years, 7 months ago
Let creativity abound with these heart and star template sets from Sew Easy. These shaped transparent templates have marking points for easy positioning and a ¼” seam allowance to make the task of drawing and cu…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Tilda Scrap Bundles 4 years, 7 months ago
Tilda Scrap Bundles
Tilda fabric is known for quality fabric, soft to handle, and lovely to work with. They have come up with a great stash builder in their pretty Ten FQ Scrap Bundles which they create from…
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Wow! Awesome prize!
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Brilliant prize!
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That would be lovely!
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Thank you
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Such a lovely prize. Congratulations Lilly!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Rainbow Quilters 2021 Lockdown Quilt 4 years, 7 months ago
Having seen Sylvia Priest’s ‘Quilt of Memories’ on display at the Queen’s Centre Oncology Unit in Hull’s Castle Hill Hospital, Helen Dickinson was inspired to create a group quilt that captured people’s experienc…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, What is . . . . a block? 4 years, 7 months ago
Those of us who have been patching (or quilting) for far too long blithely use all sorts of terms that may not be quite so obvious to those just discovering quilting. One of those is ‘block’. A related term is ‘un…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Wonder Clips now come in a multi-variety pack 4 years, 7 months ago
Wonder Clips from Clover are now available in multi-sizes within one pack! Already available in separate Regular, Mini and Jumbo sizes, they now also come in a variety pack.
Wonder Clips provide a whole new…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, 12 Days of Christmas – calling all Educators, Designers and Tutors 4 years, 7 months ago
Something exciting is happening this Christmas at UKQU – for the whole 12 days!
We will be releasing the full details shortly, but for now, we are calling out to all the quilting educators, designers and…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Mini Quilt Swap 2021 4 years, 7 months ago
A few months ago a Mini Quilt Swap was organised. This is a fun event where the participants are put into groups and overlooked by their swap Mumma. Each person in the group are given a swappee but it is kept top…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Quilt for a Cause 4 years, 7 months ago
Quilting for charitable causes has become quite a thing these days .. the local sewing group I go to, Our Quilty Pleasures, has supported a number of charities over the years and we have recently been fortunate to…
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Carol Munro wrote a new post, Clover “Quick Cut” Thread Cutter 4 years, 7 months ago
Clover “Quick Cut” Thread Cutter
When Sylvia asked me to review the thread cutter, I assumed it would be like many of the other cutters that are out there, you use them for a short while then forget abo…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Hemline Heat 'n' Seal 4 years, 8 months ago
Do you applique? From time to time we see people asking about the best way to secure their applique prior to stitching in place, so when Hemline popped up with this we wanted to let you all know about this…
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