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Momentum charity quilt day

A bunch of generous ladies joined Valerie to make quilts for this very worthwhile (local) charity that supports children with life threatening illnesses and their families. We were also joined by Fabian (who is currently undergoing treatment) and his mum and sister and here is Fabian snuggling under the quilt that he made.       To learn more about Momentum click here and Momentum was awarded with the Kingston Business Excellence Award for 'Commitment to the Community'.

November 29th, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Comments Off on Momentum charity quilt day

Beach Hut Prize Winner

Here is the lovely quilt as made by Carole, who was the lucky winner;   and here is what she had to say: It was great to have all the instructions written out for me in a logical order.  I made plenty of mistakes but what a great learning experience it was. Thank you once again Of course we can't see the mistakes - so well done Carole, it looks lovely.

October 25th, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Comments Off on Beach Hut Prize Winner

A great idea for recycling that old blazer (that’s not worn out!)

Taking inspiration from one of our videos Jo made this great cushion for her son on which she managed to use the pockets to embellish the front: and she also took the opportunity to use the labels from the blazer, which included not only Ben's name but also 'Made in England' - isn't that cute!!!!   If you like this idea - have you seen our video: Easy Closure for a Cushion with Valerie Nesbitt

October 14th, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Comments Off on A great idea for recycling that old blazer (that’s not worn out!)

Quilt for charity from Mary

I surprised myself and finished a quilt for the charity a few days ago.  I have even photoed it! Picture attached.  I used a lovely piece of liberty cotton (it feels like silk!) and the remainder was pieces that I had in the house.  As a dressmaker I find it hard to get my head around the concept of cutting up perfectly good cloth into little pieces and then sewing it back together.

September 20th, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Comments Off on Quilt for charity from Mary

THings Irene has enjoyed on the website

Just to say I have nearly completed another of Val's scrap quilts - the red and white one.  I am planning another one using all my scraps.  They are easy to make and I can use up the vast amount of small fabric pieces I have. I have also made Helen Deighan's pot - a  little one to practice! Also an earlier workshop on box making that Jenny demonstrated and I have made lots of these for gifts.

September 19th, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Comments Off on THings Irene has enjoyed on the website

Cats for the barn

After watching Jenny's workshop...had fun making this for my daughter Sara..the sashing has tiny mice on it to go with the cat's theme..Sara lives in a barn conversion! ..Lyn     love it Lyn - and hopefully there are only mice on the quilt!

September 16th, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Tags: , |Comments Off on Cats for the barn

Take 3 from Joanne

Hi All,  just a quick note to say thanks to you all for all the information and videos on your site.   This is the first quilt I have ever made and although not perfect, I am very pleased. I machine pieced the 3 strips together before cutting and added the border by machine. Everything else has been done by hand and I even managed to embroider our family names in the corners.

September 15th, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Comments Off on Take 3 from Joanne

Take 9 variation from Tina

Tina came to our weekend retreat with some wonderful turquoise fabrics AND a fabric with the pink ribbon logo of Cancer Rearch and wanted to make her dear friend a quilt;  not only did we redesign the front blocks - a version of the Take 9 that others were working on -  but  we worked on the back too and while the quilt wasn't finished in the weekend  - it is now!

September 10th, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Comments Off on Take 9 variation from Tina

Dresden Plate from Joyce

I would like to show you my Dresden Plate lap quilt which I have just finished. It is such a delightful pattern and I might try something with the tucks in as Jenny demonstrates.     May I say how much I enjoyed today's workshop of Jenny's Origami Hexagon.  we could not have a - it was just lovely.  Many thanks.

September 9th, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Comments Off on Dresden Plate from Joyce

Take 3 from Mary

Mary says: I like to think that this is either a Quaker or Amish quilt, you know the type that has a deliberate error as nothing can be perfect in this life!!  Mind you there are quite a lot of errors, but not too bad for a first attempt I suppose.     Well done - Mary - it looks lovely. Interesting that both Mary and Tina redesigned the quilt blocks in to the same design - not the one Jennie and Val did - any others out there?

August 22nd, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Comments Off on Take 3 from Mary

Jasmine’s quilts

Jasmine joined us for our Sewing Weekend Getway at Dunford House in June and look what she made: Take Five Fabrics   As she is a long arm quilter she has taken pictures of the reverse of the quilts too, and don't they look lovely Take 9   Thanks for sharing (and look forward to seeing you in 2014!)

July 11th, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Comments Off on Jasmine’s quilts

Dresden Plate cushion

have completed my first Dresden Plate block and made it into a cushion.  Using the Creative Grids ruler, which I found to be excellent, and a Moda charm pack "Indigo Crossing".  I machine pieced then hand appliqued.   I was pleased with the result, as I had always thought this block to be very difficult.  The cushion is a gift for my friend who has a seaside cottage at Polzeath in Cornwall, where, I am hoping, it will fit in very nicely.

Your site is such an inspiration, I always check for tips and inspiration before I start a new project.

Best wishes

Roberta

July 7th, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Comments Off on Dresden Plate cushion

Snuggle quilt from Joyce

Have completed another project. It was hard for me because I used scraps of materials of different textures and so had to resize blocks several times. It was however a very learning process for me.       Many thanks to DawnCameron-Dick. If you want to see the workshop that inspired  Joyce  click here:

June 10th, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Comments Off on Snuggle quilt from Joyce

Mini Mosaics is a winner for Lyn

Hi Valerie...must share my good news....
after watching your fabulous videos & picking up so much knowledge especially the mini mosaics with Paula...I entered the NFWI Makower Quilt Challenge  'Summer Days' & have won 1st prize......       The theme this year is 'Summer Days'...we had to design &  use 50 % of certain Makower fabrics ( I used 100% as I didn't want to bring any more colours in).I played with the lyrics to Gershwins Summertime to suit quilters!

May 31st, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Comments Off on Mini Mosaics is a winner for Lyn

First Sampler Quilt Finished!

Hurray I have just finished my quilt.  I love it.  For me it looks fabulous.  I know I can improve in stitch in the ditch and quilting but as you tell us practice makes perfect.
Thanks a lot for your tuition and guidance.  
Regards
Joyce   It's lovely Joyce and yes you will always improve with practice, but we never seem to stop learning or improving!   Its a journey that I hope you will continue to enjoy.

May 29th, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Comments Off on First Sampler Quilt Finished!
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