Archive For August 2009
Tactile Block of the Month
Monday 31st August 2009
Val: A reminder that Jennie's wonderful quilt 'Kaleidoscope' is available as a Block of the Month programme and starts NOW. It is available FREE to all of you who are subscribed members.
Off to Albuquerque
Sunday 30th August 2009
Jennie: Abandoning Justhands-on.tv for a few days as off to Ann Silva's Bernina store in Albuquerque to prattle and teach. Will tell you all about my adventures in the travelling world of a tactile twiddler and fiddler ere anon. Patchwork and quilting will never be the same when you have added a bit of texture to it! Have fun in the UK whilst I am away - hope the weather is good. Happy viewing of Justhands-on.tv - do pass on your comments - we love to hear what you think. Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
How to Layer your Quilt
Friday 28th August 2009
A quilt is made up of three layers, backing, wadding and patchwork top (or a piece of fabric) and this video takes you through the various stages of the process to make a quilt sandwich: www.justhands-on.tv/videos/1/ The video also includes a brief discussion about the variety of waddings available plus the various products you can use for holding the three layers together prior to quilting.
Annette Emms workshop
Friday 28th August 2009
Val: We so enjoyed filming in Annette's house; she shared with us her love of all things magic - fairy shoes, whimsycal pictures, felt balls and her amazing trick for transferring images onto fabric just on her kitchen table - a must-see for all you mixed media fans and its now up-and-running in the workshop section of the site.
How to sew 1/4" seam allowance
Thursday 27th August 2009
The sewing of an accurate seam allowance is very important in patchwork; the standard is ¼” and several sewing machine manufacturers have made special feet to help this. However, if you don’t have one of these, don’t despair, this video shows you how to set your machine to do this.www.justhands-on.tv/videos/1/
Angela Madden and Barbara Weeks
Thursday 27th August 2009
Jennie: Had mad day yesterday filming Angela doing her amazing Multi - Plait and her Circle Slice. Angela did a great job on the demos and now I feel I could make a multi-plaited cuved slice of twiddling! Dream on - if I only had the time. Then we all repaired to local pub for lunch and off to Barbara's carrying cakes (made by Angela!) for extra sustenance. Not only did we see some very different design ideas and find out how to paint silk but Barbara and I had a good chat about the City & ...
New films
Tuesday 25th August 2009
Val: The new films will be going onto the site during Wed 26th Aug - Jennie's Features page is already there, and the rest is down to me!!
How to Bind your Quilt
Tuesday 25th August 2009
A small strip of fabric gives the finishing touch to your quilt and this video guides you through those steps. www.justhands-on.tv/videos/1/ It includes discussion about use of the walking foot; simple quilting on the quilt, how to mark the quilt and a suggestion about the stitches you can use - again with the walking foot; you learn what seam allowance is necessary and, most importantly, how to create the mitred corner to give a perfect finish.
Festival of Quilts, NEC
Monday 24th August 2009
Val: what a fantastic show! Such a wide variety of traders with amazing products (and quilts) - workshops and truely amazing quilts - traditional/modern, artistic and creative, creations ranging from lingerie to vases, clothing to boxes. There was a wonderful showcase from the young graduates which is reassuring as it means that our passion will be continued. The boys from Bizview.tv joined Jennie and I on the Sunday and we managed to get interviews to Gail Lawther and her husband Chris;...
A bit more about how the site works
Monday 24th August 2009
Val: and the shopping. You will notice that down the righthand side of the videos we have put details of products that are either mentioned in the film clips or we think you might be interested in. Although the button says 'Buy Now' this isn't strictly true - it will just take you through to a page giving more details on the item - so there is at this stage no financial commitment. (If you are shy of giving your financial details to Paypal, just send us an email through the 'contact us'...
Off we go
Wednesday 19th August 2009
to the Festival of Quilts at the NEC, Birmingham. Val is helping her friends on the Creative Quilting stand (H17) and Jennie will be in the Quilting in Action section of the show. Its been a fast turnaround for Jennie and you will have read and hopefully she will remember all her boxes, but as they say in showbiz ' it will all be alright on the night'.
3 girls in a white van
Wednesday 19th August 2009
(Val) One large van, full of patchwork goodies, loaded on Tues by Isa at Creative Quilting is now trundling its way up the M40 to Birmingham. Not sure why its gets so many glances - can it be 3 girls in the van? or maybe that the driver is an attractive brunette (and French too but they can't see that)? or maybe that it says Parkhurst on the side?!?!? See you all there!
Oops
Sunday 16th August 2009
Val: Sorry to anyone of you who signed up early to do the Chris Porter workshop part 1; we shortchanged you! - slight technical hitch (human error!) we uploaded the short taster film again so you will not have seen Chris demonstrating how to make Flying Geese the traditional way and, more importantly, with her amazing templates - which make everything so accurate. Well, we have obviously corrected things and the full film is there for you to watch now - approx 14min - together with shots of...
How the Site Works
Sunday 16th August 2009
Val: Jennie and I have been working on the site for so long that it has become second nature to us, but I realise that its all new to you. So here is a brief outline of how it works. The idea is that everything on the Home Page is free to view once you have registered. You can also explore the Events page, the Blog and the Shopping. In order to attend the workshops, see more of the films connected to the tasters, read the Features Page you do need to subscribe; subscription details are to...
World Quilts
Sunday 16th August 2009
Jennie: Am still in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA at World Quilt show. Nice show with good range of classes, vendors and quilts to die for. As I was on the judging team, I had a chance for a real good look at the quilts. Lots of fabric painting and raw edged applique often covered in a fine net. Hand work is almost nonexistent although there were one or two whole cloth quilts beautifully done. Liz Jones from UK won a big prize - great quilt. Other bods from UK also sent quilts over including...
What a week
Friday 7th August 2009
Jennie: I would never have thought that a week could go by and me not prattle on the blog! Tempus certainly fugits when you don't look. Had fab day yesterday as filmed Mandy Shaw doing some amazing Christmas stuff from dolls to other delights and then went to see Kim Thittichai who did hot stuff with Hot Spots - Wow - am I going to have twinkles and sparkly bits and not necessarily on my lizards either - you will have to hang on for that salient titbit (or is it tidbit?) until the film comes...