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Stargazing

Planets seem to be in the news this week so we are obviously right on trend with our most recent interview with Janet Clare and her Nocturne range of fabrics.   Janet was inspired to create these during her stargazing evenings and nights with her Dad and family.  Watch Now+

If you are inspired, we have patterns and fabrics for you to purchase and enjoy, as well as a chance to win one of Janet’s kits if you are a paid subscriber to the site, in our January giveaway. 

Events

Once you’ve made your quilt you could enter it into the open-air show held in the beautiful Cae Hir Gardens Ceredigion later this year. . Their theme this year is The Planets” by Gustav Holst – Full details are on our Events page. Read More+

And if you have an event coming up this year, just email us the full details and we can add it to our Events page for you. Contact Us

Make your Own

Mary Gamester creates some delightful fabric and shows us how easy this is with her block printing workshop using transfer paints Watch Now+

If this is the sort of workshop you like, we have more from Mary as well as as other contributors – just use the quick search Printing+
 

Throwback Thursday

Our FREE to all members, Crazy workshop has generated a lot of interest and Valerie has been inspired to sew a wonderful version for Lady Sew & Sew with their Kaffe Fassett fabrics  which would brighten up any dull January, Watch Now+

You can see it on the Show & Tell Page (and keep an eye on that over the weekend as Valerie is busy sewing other options for you  using fabric bundles from the shop) Read More+

Coming Up on justhands-on.tv

Here’s our latest trailer, so you can see what’s coming up in the next two weeks..  Watch Now+

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Product of the Month

January’s Product of the Month are these delicious Fat 1/4 bundles of Kaffe Fassett fabrics put together by Lady Sew and Sew.. Each bundle contains 5 x Fat 1/4s and comes in either a turquoise or shocking pink colourway. Keep an eye open for our Throwback Thursday free workshop in January for more inspiration.
As it’s the product of the month it has free p&p in the UK in January 2016 PLUS entry into a draw for 1 months FREE subscription to our site.

Book of the Month

Simply Quilts from Me and My Sister by Barbara Groves and Mary Jacobson has 12 strikingly simple quilts to recharge your creative batteries. As it’s our Book of the Month, it comes with free p&p in the UK for January 2016.

Planets Kit from Janet Clare
Giveaway for Subscribed Members

In January we are giving away this great kit designed by  Janet Clare with her nocturn fabrics and is entitled ‘Planets’ and it contains all you need and makes up into a small picture which finishes 12” x 10”.  All you need to do is send an email entitled Planets to: justhandsontvcomp@gmail.com. The competition will close 31st January 2016. Read More +

Melinda Bula workshops at the Aztec Hotel Bristol – August 2016

Melinda Bula is a quilt teacher, author and artist in the USA and is coming to teach exclusively for Cabot Conferences for the first time in the UK. There are 2 workshops: Fabulous Fusible Flowers 19-22 August 2016 and Hidden Beach Landscapes 27-29 August 2016.  Read More+

Block Printing with Mary Gamester

Mary loves to use transfer paints and shows you what wonderful results she manages to achieve with printing blocks and other items.

How to use the E-Z Simply Crazy template with Valerie Nesbitt

Valerie shows you how easy it is to cut through several layers of fabric with the rotary cutter using this helpful template.

Crazy Pincushion Embellishment with Lorna Bateman

A helpful workshop from Lorna dealing with colour and design choices.

Woven Rail Quilt with Valerie Nesbitt 

This is another of those quick and easy make in a weekend-style quilts that Valerie loves to make.

Crazy Patchwork with Valerie Nesbitt

Layer, slash and sew – a great stash buster – uses just 5 x Fat 1/4’s plus border – a quick and easy weekend quilt.

Hadron Collider quilts from Kate Findlay

Kate took inspiration from this scientific equipment to make a series of stunning quilts.

Be Inspired by the Back of your Quilt with Valerie Nesbitt

This is idea from Valerie means working from the backside (!) of your quilt when you are quilting.

Using Freezer Paper as a Template from Paula Doyle

For all those of you who aspire to make stunning quilts – this is such a great idea from Paula who is an award winning quilter.

A Few of My New Favourite Things with Valerie Nesbitt

Valerie shares with you some of the gadgets that make her patchwork life easier