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Juliet Nice recommended the post Hold all caddy 7 years, 1 month ago
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Sampler Quilts 7 years, 1 month ago
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Gullivers Adventures 7 years, 1 month ago
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Juliet Nice recommended the post cut&alter :: Not the blog it was supposed to be! 7 years, 1 month ago
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Denim – Its your Style — new thread Pack from Gutermann 7 years, 1 month ago
Next month we will be looking at recycling in patchwork, which some might say is where our craft began. The lovely people at Gutermann have put together a great collection of threads for working with denim, and o…
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Nice!
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Sampler Quilts 7 years, 1 month ago
Sampler quilts are a great way to learn a lot of different techniques and still end up with something useful rather than a random collection of blocks stuffed in a drawer (or a folder with notes if you are truly…
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Wow those are gorgeous!
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Thanks, Juliet! I’ve had fun dreaming up different ways to put blocks together so students feel they are getting something new if they return each year.
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Some amazing ideas, particularly useful because I am in a group making charity quilts from sometimes donated orphan blocks.
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Thank you, Teresa. Orphan blocks can be a challenge (and I have quite a few myself) but the settings can often bring quite different blocks (and colours) together.
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Yours quilts are fabulous, I have never made a sampler style quilt and you have inspired me to have a go when I have time
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Tennants Auction House – Stitches in Time 7 years, 1 month ago
Needlework was an important accomplishment for all women in times gone by, and some exceptional examples are up for sale as two important private collections of Samplers and Quilts come up for auction in Tennants…
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That’s a must! It is so rare we get up close to threads of the past.
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Not the blog it was supposed to be! 7 years, 1 month ago
Today should have seen the next instalment in my Modern Quilt series but, as you may have guessed from the title, it isn’t!
The last week seems to have passed in a blur with a trip to IKEA for bedroom furniture, new…
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Quilters are so generous!
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They really are!!
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Such Kindness
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It was an overwhelming response and I have enough fabric to make 2 more eye spy quilts!
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, London Town Continued 7 years, 1 month ago
You might remember I said in my previous blog that I had more plans for the London Town Fat Quarters from the Cotton Craft Co. As promised, I’ve come back to share my next make using the f…
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That is a really lovely piece if work. I have some of this fabric, so now I am inspired!
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Would love to see a photo when you’re done 🙂
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Very nice !
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thank you
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Have you entered the UKQU Quilt Competitions? 7 years, 1 month ago
We asked Sandra Pearson why she entered the quilt competition here and this is what she said, in her own words with comments from some of her friends too:
I have been asked to talk here on the web site a bit about…
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Very interesting and although I don’t quilt myself (YET) I thoroughly enjoy going to the shows and am amazed by the talent, thought and passion that goes into every quilt.
Keep up the lovely work everyone can appreciate every stitch.
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Sharon Reid wrote a new post, Which toothbrush do you use, and other questions! 7 years, 1 month ago
Working in a haberdashery we get asked/told and hear many things eyes roll or you titter silently to yourself. These customers all make the job worthwhile even when you are left dumbfounded, here are just a few of…
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I totally love this! Many years ago (1981), I was the manager of a fabric shop. Back then it was mainly Dressmaking not Quilting, but I really resonate with the reels of thread! The hours I spent on my hands and knees sorting out the colours & putting them back again into the Gutterman stand, because some precious poppet angel thought pinging them out ‘a la catapult’ was fun!
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Another that bugs is the pulling out the tape measure and pushing the button for it to fly back in! All these things make the day interesting Teresa.
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Love it!
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There are 3 of us in the shop (at separate times never together) and have a little book on the go ‘customerisms’ its a great read when you get time to catch up on it. Also the comments each makes to the others encounters add to the smile factor. Thanks Lyn for your comment.
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More..more!
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Just lovely. My daughter once worked in a bookshop too, so I recognise ‘those’ customers.
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts – British Quilt and Stitch Village 7 years, 2 months ago
So today’s blog post is not the one I intended I write! I had planned to continue my series of posts on modern quilts with an exploration into design aesthetic but I am going to postpone that one.
Last weekend saw…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Graph Rulers 7 years, 2 months ago
The brilliant people at Clover have come up with a clever new ruler to help us draft our own patterns or blocks.
This pliable ruler adds a new dimension to scaling and drafting sewing and knitting…
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Skimpy seams 7 years, 2 months ago
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Skimpy seams 7 years, 2 months ago
That moment when you are pressing a quilt top – from the back – removing stray threads and preparing to layer it up for quilting . . . and you find a seam that is hanging on by a few threads. What to do? There’s no…
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Most excellent tip! Thank you
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This is such a good tip and I will make sure that I remember it, I’m rubbish at keeping a consistent 1/4 inch seam, thanks for doing this blog!
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Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Starting hand quilting: Part 3: Threads 7 years, 2 months ago
While it is possible to use all sorts of threads for hand quilting, which is the best, and why?
There are two things to consider:What will the finished appearance be like?
How easy will the thread be to use?Both…
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Considering Value 7 years, 2 months ago
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Carol Munro wrote a new post, Carol Munro AKA the Quilting Procrastinator 7 years, 2 months ago
Hi Everyone, I said I’d be back soon, well that didn’t work out did it. It’s a year since I did my last very emotional post, and I think it was hard to get back blogging after that one.
I’m back and hopeful…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, MAKOWER SCANDI 7 years, 2 months ago
Once again I had the privilege of reviewing some Makower fabrics.
This is their new Scandi range and it has some very pretty designs in classic red and modern grey.There are also some lovely patterns, cute…
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What a clever and effective idea, to make placemats. Now you just have to remember where you store them for Christmas!
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