Out & About
We enjoyed meeting Karen Nicol at the beginning of the month in her basement studio, and now you can meet her amazing group of monkeys “Singerie”; some are living in lovely antique frames ready for display at the exhibition, and for the others we can enjoy seeing the wide array of textiles that Karen has used to create them, including fabric with tattoos, and boats inspired by the Bosphorus.
TV Inspiration:
Channel 5 last night showed part 1 of a film entitled Henry and Anne (that’s Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn) showing Hampton Court Palace and Hever Castle; well we have been to both with the cameras with the videos still here on the site for you to enjoy.
And the Great British Sewing Bee is off again (!) but Valerie was more interested in the bunting that was decorating The One Show studio; if you too want to make some we have a quick link:
Workshops
A quick quilt from Valerie using 2 ½” strips, which could be cut from your stash, scraps or Jellyrolls; strip pieced and rotary cut this is perfect for beginners too.
What’s on the Back has Valerie showing you how to expand the backing on your quilt with the help of left-overs and/or co-ordinating fabric and Paula Doyle shows us how to hand quilt (from start to finish, including a great tip on tacking up your layers).
Subscriber Giveaway
If you are a subscribed member our February giveaway is packs of the AURIfil threads called Lakes packaged exclusively for Justhandson.tv and perfectly co-ordinated to quilt the modern Lakeside Towers quilt made by Valerie; to enter as a subscribed member you just need to send an email to our competition address
with the title Lakes Threads – closing date is 28th February 2014. You can find more information on this on our competition page;
Shopping:
We know bags are always popular with you all and Love to Sew Patchwork bags is new in the shop; we also have a new pattern from Daisy Chain Designs which is a Mini Travel Bag, scissor chatelaine, pin wheel and needle book designed by Brenda Walker;
Stitched Fabric Brooches – from the series 20 to Make – is also in the shop and one of the designs is a little Scottie Dog which would go wonderfully well with the bag workshop from Jo Gourlay; and Making Cushion covers by Debbie Shore, is very comprehensive both in designs offered and techniques covered (such as putting in a zip!)
If you can’t see our right-hand panel of goodies from the shop, which includes the Book of the Month, a DVD from Jennie, Fairy Tales from Kids Co, and Love to Sew, tap on ‘download entire message/email’ at the bottom of this email.
Events:
Textiles in Focus in Cottenham this weekend – say hi to Fran Rose – our beading enthusiast. Don’t forget that you can promote your own event for FREE – just contact us.
Happy Sewing
Valerie & Jennie
