New Videos Every Friday

Flower Applique

Kate  Percival is back with her lovely Flower Applique block for which she has used wool fabrics, It can also be worked in cotton fabrics, and looks just as lovely. Again she uses some of her favourite hand stitching techniques  (and if you only want to make one block rather than  a quilt, she says that’s fine too!). Watch Now+

Workshops

In this ‘free to all members’ video, there is very helpful information from Valerie about the tools that we now take for granted – the rotary cutter and rulers/templates;  many of them are made with only right-handed people in mind – so if you are left handed and struggling it might not be your fault!    (but do take care that you know how to put the blade into your rotary cutter correctly too – if in doubt – check this out!).Watch Now+

Our Throwback Thursday slot has been taken by Lesley Brankin , a well-known quilt and textile artist, who shares with us her guilty pleasure of handwork in the form of Folded Japanese.   Lesley has also very cleverly taken advantage of this double sided technique with her patterns, to give you two different designs. Watch Now+

Paula Doyle continues to inspire us with her free motion quilting skills and this week she shares with us how to follow pre-marked designs;  if you have always wanted to learn this skill – this is a really great series of workshops and  worth taking a few minutes with your cuppa to sit and absorb .  Watch Now+

Did you miss….

It seems lots of you have been busy with Jennie Rayment’s Double Disappearing 9 Patch (Watch Now+) – even Valerie, who tried it out last weekend whilst the rugby was on! – it’s in the blog if you want to see how Valerie’s turned out. Read Now+

…and if you want some new inspiration, see what’s coming up in the next few weeks in our latest trailer Watch Now+

Giveaway for Subscribed Members – Guterman Sulky threads

In February we are giving away 2 packs of Guterman Sulky threads donated by Creative Quilting  Each pack contains 7 reels of Rayon 40 embroidery thread – think just how wonderful they would look quilting the Kaffe Fassett bundles that we have in the shop! All you need to do is send an email entitled Threads to: justhandsontvcomp@gmail.com. The competition will close 29th February 2016. Read More +

Book of the Month

A bit of treasure found in the warehouse at Lady Sew & Sew;   Quick Weekend Quilts is a delightful book at a very special price and Debbie Mumm is a really well respected fabric designer.   As well as the projects she gives us little hints on how to organise the weekend timetable to make the most of the sewing time – which is an unexpected bonus!. As it’s our Book of the Month, it comes with free p&p in the UK for February 2016.

Product of the Month

February’s Product of the Month is this Planets KIt from Janet Clare. It’s is a sweet little wallhanging kit designed by Janet to use her Nocturne Fabrics and finishes approx 12" x 10" .
As it’s the product of the month it has free p&p in the UK in February 2016 PLUS entry into a draw for 1 months FREE subscription to our site.

French Chateau Quilt Retreat with Pat Archibald 

Experience Arena Travel’s  new quilting retreat in the French Alps. You’ll be staying for 7 days at the wonderful Chateau des Comtes de Challes in the company of renowned textile expert Pat Archibald  Read More+

Free Motion Quilting – Part 2 with Paula Doyle

More free motion ideas from the award winning quilting Paula Doyle – this time using pre-marked designs. Watch Now+

Rotary Rulers and Cutting Equipment with Valerie

Valerie gives you some insight into the type of equipment available and what to look for – particularly if you are left handed. Watch Now+

Japanese folded with Lesley Brankin

This is from our archives as part of our Throwback Thursday programme. Lesley shares with us her secret passion and makes good use of the double sided patchwork to create two patterns simultaneously. Watch Now+

Itsy Bits and Wonky Strips with Paula Doyle

This is a brilliant way of using up your fabric bits and no precision needed – how great is that! Watch Now+

Meet Kate Percival – Quilter and Hand stitcher

In this lovely interview we get to see LOTS of wonderful pieces of work from Kate, who just loves to include hand stitching and embroidery into her patchwork quilts. Watch Now+

Simple 3D flowers with Kathleen Laurel Sage

Kathleen loves to use pieces of organza and here she makes some stunning flowers that can be used on projects as well as fashion accessories. 
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Double Disappearing 9 Patch with Jennie Rayment

In this workshop Jennie takes the well known Disappearing 9 Patch one step further with great results. Watch Now+

Meet Janet Clare and her Nocturne fabric range

Planets and the night sky are the inspiration for this lovely range of fabrics designed by Janet Clare. 
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Free Motion Machine Quilting Part 1 with Paula Doyle

Award-winning quilter Paula shows us several options of free motion filler stitches for our quilting. Watch Now+