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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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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, 5 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, 5 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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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Sew Easy Cutting Mats 6 years, 5 months ago
Sew Easy has added four new cutting mats to their ever popular range. Featuring a soft yet stable surface and clear metric and imperial measurements and grid markings, these mats are extremely durable and…
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Blooming 2020!! 6 years, 5 months ago
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Calendar BOM by Juliet Nice 6 years, 5 months ago
Got any plans for the year ?
How about a free BOM (Block of the Month) to mark the months off?
Since starting the UK Quilters United group on Facebook, one of the things I’ve enjoyed is starting to design q…
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That looks brilliant Juliet. I shall try to keep up
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That is a really lovely design. I can see lots of people seeing lots of possibilities for it…anniversaries, birthdays, weddings, memories!
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I love these Juliet, will try and have a go soon
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Thank you Juliet. Another challenge to complete
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Enola Gay – OMD 6 years, 5 months ago
When issued the challenge to use a song title as inspiration for a quilt I thought that it sounded an interesting idea. I’d not done one before so popped my name into the mix. Then Sylvia gave me the t…
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A difficult but well interpreted challenge!
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Really interesting. Sad to say I have never heard this song until now! Some good ideas for interpreting it on fabric Helen.
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Corinne Curtis wrote a new post, Things you ignore and regret later 6 years, 5 months ago
How many of these can you relate to .. go on, be honest!
The low bobbin warning beep (I think the record I have heard is 60 inches of no-thread seam)
That feeling that the bit you are sewing is thicker than it…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Stitchers Christmas 6 years, 5 months ago
[Author Unknown]
Twas the night before Christmas, and, oh, I was weary.
My stitching unfinished, my eyes getting bleary.
The stockings weren’t finished, the chimney was bare.
And I knew that morning s…
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Such fun!
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Love it!
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Lovely poem!
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Aww!
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, 12 Days, 12 Blocks-Day 1-Block 1 6 years, 5 months ago
A gentle start for you today as we begin with the humble square. It may be the simplest of blocks, but the humble square can be very versatile, using different colour combinations to create complex patterns…
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Even the most tentative quilter could start with this one! Lovely.
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Sue Burford wrote a new post, Felices Navidad! 6 years, 5 months ago
Twelve Days of Christmas [and yes we know its Christmas Eve, but we like to get things off to a fun start.
Merry Christmas all our members .. from now until 6th January we are running the Twelve Days of Christmas…
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What a truly informative article. It is really interesting to see how local ways have entered the traditions.
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Lovely to hear about the different traditions
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Corinne Curtis recommended the post Upstash, Downstash, Restash, Destash 6 years, 5 months ago
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, When Christmas Isn't the Happiest Time of The Year 6 years, 6 months ago
There are many reasons for not enjoying Christmas. It could be that you are far away from family or have lost a loved one. Anxiety or other mental health disorders mean sensory overload can cause distress. For some,…
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What a lovely kind gesture.
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Thank you 🙂
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Corinne Curtis recommended the post Song Title Challenge—- Oliver’s Army 6 years, 6 months ago
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