This was made by Lyn using the modern charm quilt workshop as inspiration: she asked the family to each send a couple of wishes by email..then printed out their handwritten wishes,then traced the words onto the border and backstitched the words Isn't it lovely! (and the new addition is gorgeous too!)
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Linda Seward's new book, The Ultimate Guide to Art Quilting (Sixth & Spring) has been nominated in the Best Sewing Book Category of the British Sewing Awards 2014. If you click on the link below, you will get to the website with the shortlist of nominees (click on the red button again at the top of the website to vote).
Today we join the London Quilters at the opening ceremony of their biennial exhibition called ‘Coming Home’; the exhibition runs through until 4th January at the Swiss Cottage Library in London NW3. You will see that Tracy Chevalier (author and quilter) was there to do the official speech and we were excited to be able to interview her about her own very first quilt – which is also on display at the exhibition.
Out and About Today we join the London Quilters at [...]
Spent a really lovely day yesterday with Matt & Dave at Kate's house filming some of the great textile work that she creates; We also got to take a long good look at the wonderful Grandfather Clock she made and entered into the Quilt Creations section of Festival of Quilts 2014 (thanks to Robert Crossley for the picture) - for which she won the 1st prize - which you will see was/is well deserved.
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I have just watched Valerie Nesbitt’s demonstration on making a Pizza Topping with scraps.What a very useful idea, I shall certainly be more frugal with my left over bits and bobs. Thank you, Ann Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your pizza topping workshop! Great fun. Jo and now Linda Seward has shown us how to create Confetti Applique.
What connects all three? Well the current exhibition by London Quilters being held at the Swiss Cottage Libary London NW3 entitled 'Coming Home'; Tracey was the guest at the official opening of the exhibition (see events page for fuller details but it runs until 4th Jan 2015). Justhands-on.tv were there with Dave and Matt manning the technical equipment and Linda played hostess round the exhibition.
Out & About We continue our visit to the exhibition [...]
I mentioned on facebook that I was off to Bridlington on Sunday 26th Oct having been invited by Fiona Garth to head up a 3 day patchwork retreat at the Royal Hotel; 250 miles each way but what a great time I had and my lovely room had a sea view! 3 different workshops - Thangles; Take 9 and Crazy and while some of the students were brave enough to stick with me all three days ( - leap into the unknown as we hadn't met before!) others changed places for each of the days.
Ann Hill arranged that the Hampden Park stadium would be covered in quilts to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer Scotlandand what an even that was; now the quilts are looking for new homes; if you originally made a quilt for the project you can buy it back or you can just select another quilt and give it a new loving home.
Lianne says: Can I take this opportunity to let you know what a wonderful and informative website this is. It always inspires me to try different sewing projects. The teaching is wonderfully clear and detailed. Well done everyone. thankyou - always nice to know that we are coming across well and being inspirational.
Halloween Workshops A couple of great projects from Kate Findlay [...]