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Corinne Curtis recommended the post The Sewing Geographer 8 years, 4 months ago
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Freezer Paper … Does it help? 8 years, 4 months ago
I’d heard of freezer paper (FP) but didn’t quite know how to use it so I was a little perplexed as where to start.
The box gave me some examples of how I could use it for appliqué and a web search brought up a…
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I use it for a number of different things but not piecing.
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Thank you for your straightforward explanation, and visuals, on using freezer paper. I’m now tempted to redo one of Carol Munroe’s house blocks again
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Rebecca Nevard recommended the post Here begins the Scrap-Busting! 8 years, 4 months ago
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Sarah Wickett wrote a new post, Personal Challenges 8 years, 4 months ago
Well how are we enjoying the new website, the Bloggers are fab and so diverse, the shops are so tempting as are the free patterns. So far I have signed up for the Mystery Quilt by Abbieanne (Click here) and am…
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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – All the small things you can do; Shirtless 8 years, 4 months ago
For those on a budget buying things like fabric is flushing money down the drain. For under £5 with a little time and effort, it is achievable.
The amount of times I have heard people say they cannot afford…
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Great post Denise. I have just started a quilt made from everyone else’s scraps – cant believe that they would have thrown away!
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That’s great I hope you can share the photo of it when it’s done. I have gained so much fabric from other peoples cast offs.
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I’ve done this since childhood and you get some great finds along the way. One tip I’d share is that when you take the buttons off thread them together. That way you’ll always have a set of buttons together. Great article
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I nearly did that but forgot. I have so many buttons now that I should really sort them out.
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, In a Nutshell – Template Making 8 years, 4 months ago
TEMPLATE MAKING
These need to be accurately made from either rigid plastic or cardboard. Template plastic is not expensive and worth the investment as the template will last longer and remain accurate. Cardboard…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, In a Nutshell 8 years, 4 months ago
We have some great News to bring you about the wonderful collaboration of your favourite UK website, UKQU and British Patchwork and Quilting magazine.
British Patchwork and Quilting magazine has been at the…
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Hello Helen, As an occasional purchaser of the magazine I would like to take you up on this offer, not sure how though? Can you point me to the correct link please?
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, February 2018 – Samantha's Quilt 8 years, 4 months ago
In January 2018 we set a challenge to the Six Administrators of UK Quilters United to choose a quilt from the ones the members posted onto the Facebook group feed.
They were transferred to Competition Corner and…
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MARJORIE COOK recommended the post VIEWS FROM MY SELVEDGE 8 years, 4 months ago
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Corinne Curtis recommended the post cut&alter : Book Review : The Gentle Art of Quilt-Making 8 years, 4 months ago
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Corinne Curtis recommended the post Have you heard of QUILTING POLICE?? 8 years, 4 months ago
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Corinne Curtis recommended the post Valentine Hearts as a Quilty Helping Hand 8 years, 4 months ago
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Sue Burford recommended the post Bead Broth 8 years, 4 months ago
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Corinne Curtis recommended the post Cafe con Leche…. 8 years, 4 months ago
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Sue Burford recommended the post Carol Munro AKA The Quilting Procrastinator 8 years, 4 months ago
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Sue Burford wrote a new post, Cafe con Leche…. 8 years, 4 months ago
Our life in Spain is just what we thought it would be – lots of food and drink in the local Bars and Restaurants. We especially enjoy having breakfast at our local Bar with a couple of coffees and tostada con to…
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Great idea as I have coffee glasses.
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Excellent Pat Twigg. Have a go – they will be indispensable..
Thanks for the comment.
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Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, Have you heard of QUILTING POLICE?? 8 years, 4 months ago
Seven years of teaching, running my own patchwork shop and being daily surrounded by quilters of all abilities I have noticed many things about people’s attitude to sewing and one of them which is valid for most of u…
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I received your Cathedral Windows book this morning…it’s beautiful!! Can’t wait to make something xx
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Wonderful Pam, glad to hear it arrived well. Looking forward seeing your creations on the UKQU facebook page!
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The quilt police do exist, she came to our guild and told me my skills were seriously lacking for someone who had been quilting as long as i had and perhaps i should ask my husband to help more around the house and give me time to quilt more. She suggested at least 30 minutes every day and was shocked when i was not pleased with her statements. This definitely has taken some joy away from my quilting.
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NO! What a seriously awful thing for anyone to say, Deb Quilter. That might be (just about) OK in the context of learning for a formal qualification where high standards are required, but is not at all appropriate for anyone quilting for enjoyment. I’m with Vendulka all the way on this issue.
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Many people take their hobby very seriously. Thankfully the majority quilt for enjoyment, which is why the 20:20 rule should be practiced more
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Dear @debquilter. What an awful thing to say to someone, sorry to hear about your experience! What that person should do is spent less time behind a sewing machine and more time around people practising being nice and human! I hope my article made you feel a little bit better and please take no notice of people like that, they are only projecting their own insecurities and it has nothing to do with you. If you are happy with your creations who are they to judge that! Enjoy and keep sewing!
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Well said!
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Hear, hear!! It really is all about what you want to make as a quilter and how you want to make it.
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Cheered me up, thank you. Always worried about them police.
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Brilliant
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Sarah Wickett recommended the post The First UK Machine Quilting Academy 8 years, 4 months ago
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Corinne Curtis recommended the post Valentine Hearts as a Quilty Helping Hand 8 years, 4 months ago
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