Filming with Tess Grace of the Arty Crafty Place
By Valerie Nesbitt Following on from the success of [...]
An update from the Indian Block Printing Retreat, October 2020
By Maggie Colpus, justhands-on.tv Event Co-ordinator. 6 students attended [...]
Patchwork and Quilting Weekend, October 2020
By Maggie Colpus, justhands-on.tv Event Co-ordinator. Our first weekend [...]
UPDATED 25/10/20: Our Autumn Bargello Quilting retreat
By Maggie Colpus, justhands-on.tv Event Co-ordinator. Our first weekend [...]
Learn how to make a very special Baby Quilt
There’s something very personal about making a baby quilt -- whether you are making it for your child or as a gift for someone else’s child. It may be displayed as a wall hanging, used as a bed spread or used as an everyday blanket. What is certain is that your labour of love will be appreciated for generations. These ideas and tips will help you on your way.
Safety Procedures at a justhands-on.tv Weekend Retreat
It is perfectly reasonable to have concerns about attending a weekend retreat and want to know more about safety procedures. We’ve had a number of people ask questions. As a result, we’ve done our due diligence regarding the hotels as well as evolved our safety procedures for the classroom. We’d like to share with you what we have learned and what we are doing differently.
What has Gail Lawther been up to during lockdown?
With all her teaching and talks and quilt shows (such as The Festival of Quilts) cancelled or postponed since the end of March, Gail wondered what she was going to do stitchwise
How has the Corona virus affected justhands-on.tv?
To understand more about the role that crafting plays during lockdown, justhands-on.tv conducted a survey on our Community page in Facebook.
Filming day in Bristol July 2020
By Valerie Nesbitt If you think that we just [...]
Announcing the Winner of our Guild Member Exclusive Competition
And the winner is...... Back at the beginning of the year, we launched an exclusive prize draw for readers of Regional Guild Magazines. We wanted to give something back to the community as we are very passionate about people sharing their work and inspiring others within the quilting community. So we run a prize draw that gave readers of the Regional Guild magazines, who are Guild members, an opportunity to do just this. The competition has now closed and we have drawn our winner.
OMG! 3 million views and rising!
We love reporting on the progress of Valerie's 40 minute quilt video which has taken the internet by storm and this week it has hit 3 million views - this is truly amazing from our very own Queen of Scrap. What an internet sensation she has become.
The ECT Travel Virtual International Quilt Festival
CALLING ALL QUILTERS.... Inspired by the extraordinary quilts on [...]
Enter the Quilt Now Annual reader survey
Our friends from Quilt Now want your input on what [...]
Update from our late Leap Weekend Quilting retreat
By Maggie Colpus, justhands-on.tv Event Co-ordinator. Despite Storm Jorge [...]
The All-Year English Garden by Oakshott Fabrics
Our fascination with gardens knows no bounds. We admire them from indoors or at close quarters whilst tending them, and we yearn for leisure time to drink in their delights. Oakshott Fabrics now has a new range of fabrics. The 'All-Year English Garden' range brings the garden and its colours inside, whatever the season.
Quilt Now Interview with Paula Doyle January 2020
In January 2020, Quilt Now Magazine sat down with award winning quilter Paula Doyle for an interview to discover more about 25 years of quilting and her work as a tutor on screen and at retreats for justhands-on.tv.