15th June 2018
New Videos Every Friday Navajo Blanket Quilt - [...]
Subscriber Giveaway for June 2018 – Dragonfly Duo pincushion designed by Lorna Bateman
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1st June 2018
New Videos Every Friday Wool Applique by Machine Sallieann [...]
18th May 2018
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Wotton Poppy Appeal Update May 2018
Kate Cropper in St Mary’s Church, Wotton-under-Edge, with some of the knitted, crocheted and stitched poppies. The plan to cover the tower of St Mary’s Church in Wotton-under-Edge with poppies has received a world-wide boost following our appeal to the justhands-on.tv Community. The 47-metre high tower of the Gloucestershire church will be covered with all manner of crafted poppies in November to mark the end of the First World War.
4 May 2018
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Valerie helps in the poppy drive
We are fully behind the drive to cover the bell tower of St.Mary's church, Wootton-under-edge, with poppies - and here Valerie hands over a few felt versions - jumbo size! You can learn more by clicking here and maybe knit your own versions.
Subscriber Giveaway for May 2018 – Layer cake bundle of 10″ squares from Oakshott Fabrics
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Cathedral Windows
Susan dropped us a line recently with pictures of her latest project. It is cathedral windows using her husband's old trousers, her 'no longer fit' jeans, Suffolk puffs and lots of fabric left overs. A really great recycling quilt - we're sure you'll agree. If you fancy trying your hand at cathedral windows, check out Joanna Smith-Ryland's workshop, where she shares with us how to make a lovely folded patchwork cushion with her favourite fabrics - which are silk.
20 April 2018
New Videos Every Friday Meet Sarah Hatton Today we [...]
Fun at the Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton, Hants
Brilliant day filming - despite the damp English weather; we got to see the Jane Austen Coverlet which was sewn by Jane and her mother and sister and they used the EPP method; the Community sewing Project organised by Lucy Bailey, (that Valerie and she are standing in front of) reimagines the Jane Austen quilt and commemorates her life and legacy, and the Admiral's Quilt was created with the EPP blocks left over and is on the approppriate bed in the house, is quite stunning.
Zig Zag Table runner
You may have watched Anne Baxter's workshop for a Zig Zag Table runner, which Anne creates cleverly using rectangular blocks, and simple strip piecing and without using triangles. This is Susanne's gorgeous version of the table runner. Susanne told us she wanted to use this lovely collection of batik strips she had in her stash for ages. But, she couldn't bear to cut off the points so she made a turn-through backing and top stitched all around.
More Fruity Friends from Valerie
I just loved this range of fabrics - they are so jolly - and in both colourways; so inspired by the cushion pattern from Lynne Goldsworthy - click here for the workshop - I worked on creating a fun quilt (wip) With my leftovers I quickly took my 40minute quilt idea to create this little charity quilt for a youngster (still to be quilted but now layered!) There is a bigger pink version too!
6th April 2018
New Videos Every Friday Fruity Friends Cushions with Valerie Nesbitt [...]