Videos
Chris shows us a wide variety of her quilts and talks about the backing she uses. She shows us how to create the sleeve to hang your quilt and her approach to labels – what information it includes, how it makes with the help of her printer, etc. The sleeve is often asked for when entering quilts into competition. Even if you never do that, it is a safe way to display your quilts around your home. Watch Now+
Book of the Month December 2023: Use Scraps, Sew Blocks, Make 100 Quilts By Stuart HillardFrom the Sewing Bee’s quilting supremo Stuart Hillard comes this book featuring 100 fabulous quilt designs. Every block featured is accompanied by a breakdown of the fabric scraps required, assembly instructions and a detailed illustration of the finished block. Each of the 100 blocks can be used to make one of Stuart’s quilt designs. This is a hardback book Fee shipping in the UK Buy Now +
Stitch ‘n flip is a very accepted form of patchwork. Easy to, as you just sew across the diagonal of the square, that you have already marked or not, to create triangles on the corners – often used in the snowball block. However, this does leave you, quite often, with a pile of triangles – feature fabric and co-ordinating piece. What do you do with these? Watch Now+
Product of the Month December 2023: Beret in WYS Illustrious DK Knitting Kit by Daphne MorrisThis cosy striped beret is knitted in WYS Illustrious DK yarn – a luxurious blended yarn made from 70% Falkland Wool and 30% British Alpaca. In this kit you will find: instructions and You will also need: knitting needles: 4.0mm Single Point and 3.0mm DPNs or 3.0mm circular needles and 10 stitch markers. Finished item size: Adult (one size) Buy Now+
We are trying something a bit different with this, our first ASMR video. Which stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. This is a type of video that triggers a tingling sensation. For example, the crinkling of paper or popping of bubble wrap. We thought we’d try it with the warm hum of a sewing machine. Watch Now+
Prize Draw 2023Janome and justhands-on.tv are celebrating the launch of the HORIZON MC9480 QC PROFESSIONAL, with PRIZE DRAW 2023, probably the greatest prize draw for quilters in 2023 – – with 51 prizes to win. The Grand Prize is a brand new Janome HORIZON MC9480 QC PROFESSIONAL sewing machine. There are also 50, one year
Watch this video to see the new tutorials, tips and interviews available in December. Tutors featuring their work this month include: Chris Porter, Claire Campion, Lucy Engels and Valerie Nesbitt.Don’t forget, we have new videos on justhands-on.tv every Friday and you can become a paid subscriber with full access from only £5 a month. Learn More +
Retreats
We ended our 2023 programme of retreats on a high with a NEW concept – Sewing Me Time. There was no teaching as such. The justhands-on.tv team (Maggie and Anita) were on hand throughout the weekend to offer advice, support, and assistance to everyone in a very relaxed informal atmosphere. Read Now+
Use Creative Grids Crazy templates to create your Crazy 6 or Crazy 8 blocks for your projects with Valerie Nesbitt at this Crazy Patchwork Quilting retreat. You’ll love the stunning secondary patterns that you can create when assembling the blocks that you create over the weekend. Book Now+
Enjoy a fabulous weekend of machine stitching in Hampshire with Sarah Soward and Terry Summerfield of Pauline’s Patchwork. Over the weekend, you’ll also have the chance to make a pocket purse, a draw string bag, and coiled bowl. Great for stash busting. Book Now+
CLASSIFIEDSInternational Quilt Festival, Houston 2024 – with the option to travel on to San Antonio tooNovember 2024 
This is an inspiring and hugely popular tour to Houston, Texas to experience one of largest annual quilt shows in the world. ECT Travel is also offering the chance to extend your holiday and travel on to San Antonio where the treats in store include an award-winning quilt museum and the UNESCO World Heritage Spanish Missions. Why not
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