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We had a great time filming the exhibition and discovered that there are a couple of last minute places still available this week for the Lecture and the workshop:   Glorious Colour Lecture and Booksigning - Wed August 14th 7pm, at the Arts Hall, Lampeter University. £16 - tickets through the Welsh Quilt Centre -01570 422 088 This lecture is designed to inspire and motivate!

This is the question from Janice: like you I just love the look of the log cabin and am about tho venture down this road.  Can you tell me - is the strips cut on the bias or just straight across?   Here is our answer:
ALWAYS  assume that strips are cut ACROSS your fabric unless you are told otherwise - when you cut down the grain is very unforgiving and when you cut on the bias your quilt will  wave!!!

3 Comments from Youtube July 2013: Comment on How to pull the machine thread up through your work with Valerie Nesbitt From across the pond again, North Carolina, USA, I am thoroughly enjoying AND learning from these tutorials. LOVE the variety of subjects, especially the projects and the techniques incorporated into it. Also enjoy the interviews and off site shows.

There are five Fridays in this month – so lots to view – and we start off by continuing to wander round the Textiles in Focus (2013) exhibition where we meet up with Lynda Monk who demonstrates how she used Lutradur and puff  paint;  and  Jean Wright who is also demonstrating – but this time her love is goldwork;   we also enjoy more of the Fen Edge Textiles exhibition that was on display.

I am so excited to be travelling to Wales at the weekend to visit "Quilts in Cae Hir Gardens" at Cae Hir Gardens, Cribyn, Nr. Lampeter, Ceredigion. SA48 7NG.  2nd, 3rd and 4th August 2013. There will be traders stalls (so shopping!) and quilts for sale and the gardens are set on a Welsh hillside and have Tea Rooms.  Admission to Gardens £5.00 For more information Contact Cae Hir Gardens 01570 471116   I am being joined by Dave and Matt and the cameras, so you won't miss out!

I am so excited to be travelling to Wales at the weekend to visit "Quilts in Cae Hir Gardens" at Cae Hir Gardens, Cribyn, Nr. Lampeter, Ceredigion. SA48 7NG.  2nd, 3rd and 4th August 2013. There will be traders stalls (so shopping!) and quilts for sale and the gardens are set on a Welsh hillside and have Tea Rooms.  Admission to Gardens £5.00 For more information Contact Cae Hir Gardens 01570 471116   I am being joined by Dave and Matt and the cameras, so you won't miss out!

Here is the question: Hi, I have a Brother RH127 sewing machine, can you please tell me what size needle I require to stitch denim. I shall be making a denim patchwork cushion cover so will need to stitch through more than one layer. Kind regards, My answer was that I would try a denim needle (or on reflect a jeans needle) size 90/100 as these are robust.

How to pull the machine thread up through your work with Valerie Nesbitt From across the pond , North Carolina, USA, I am thoroughly enjoying AND learning from these tutorials. LOVE the variety of subjects, especially the projects and the techniques incorporated into it. Also enjoy the interviews and off site shows.     Recyle Shirts into a Cushion with Valerie Nesbitt Brlliant ideas!

Great news,Bee Crafty are moving into bigger premises BUT still at the same address AND they  have the wonderful Stuart Hillard from the successful BBC show The Great British Sewing Bee coming to open their  shop on the 6th August and to spend the day.  He will be personally signing copies of the book from the show so if you want to turn up and support them you will be more than welcome.

This is now in the archive section of the site but the question from Cythia was: I was wondering as a paid member if I might be able to see this Block of the Month series on Rosebud Fayre?
Answer:
Yes we can organise that for you;  we usually put videos (from the archive) up for a week but as this is a series would you like them spaced weekly OR all at one go!   We could put them up for a month maybe?

Question: Hi have just recieved Mandy Shaws Follow your own star quilt pattern and have already become stuck with the applique angels.  They all have different coloured drsses on, so do l first cut out the whole angel then cut out the different parts of their clothes and then fuse them on to the background angel so it appears they are dressed ?

I have just watched 'Knotting Off Your Threads' with Valerie and would like to say thank you for sharing such a great method. I was taking both threads to the back, tying them off and then weaving in the ends which seemed to take longer than the actual quilting! A great time saver thanks :)

Jan Brown   Re: Leaders and Enders That's ingenious...Lyn   Yet again my fingers are itching to start sewing after watching the Leaders and Enders video.