A list of quick reminders for you:

Midsummer Mystery Quilt

This goes live at 10am this Saturday – 10 sections that will be uploaded at hourly intervals; uses a jelly roll or 2 ½” strip from your stash.

Don’t worry if you can’t keep up or if you can’t join us live on the day, the videos will be there for a while BUT if you join us later – no peeping!

This is free for subscribed members – and if you aren’t a subscriber at the moment, see below for details on how to become one.

Quilt Show this weekend

The National Quilt Championships are being held at Sandown Racecourse, Esher Surrey; run by Grosvenor Shows this is on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and tickets are available at the door – easy parking – and lots of our contributors are there including Valerie and Jennie

Layer Cake from Moda

Our free subscriber giveaway for June is designed by Janet Clare and entitled ‘Hearty Good Wishes’. You can enjoy seeing and talking to Janet Clare about these new fabrics in her video: click here.

As a subscribed member all you just need to email us with the title Hearty Good Wishes to the competition address justhandsontvcomp@gmail.com and keep your fingers crossed. Closing date for entries is 30^th June 2014.

Workshops

Janet shows us how she uses her machine to draw delightful pencil-line style pictures with her machine in today’s workshop.

And Valerie takes a Trip around the world – a quick strip-pieced method is used to create this visual diamond of squares.

Book of the Month

Sweet & Simple patchwork gifts – by Hisako Arai and Yoko Sanjo:

Contains a  charming collection of 25 easy to make patchwork projects using classic patchwork designs and  is perfect for creating gifts for loved ones and has free p&p in the UK for the month of June.

From the Shop

Don’t forget to check out the right hand side of this page for items from the shop.

Subscriptions

If you’d like to subscribe and have full access to the Midsummer Mystery Quilt and all the other videos that are behind the subscription wall, the minimum subscription is 1 month for only £6  and has no long term contract, allowing you to cancel at any time and keeping you in complete control – a bit like buying a magazine. Full details can be found on the Subscription page by clicking on the Subscribe Now button

Alternatively, you can purchase a fixed price membership for 3 months, 6 months or a year – you can do so through the shopping pages at https://justhands-on.tv/product-category/shop/subscription/

Happy Sewing

Valerie & Jennie

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New this month Workshops Drawing With Your Sewing Machine with Janet Clare Artistic free motion quiting to create delightful pencil-style drawings.

Workshops Sashing Your Quilt with Valerie Nesbitt Valerie shares with you a collection of different ideas for sashing.

Out and about Lace Skirts by Karen Nicol Originally a fashion designer Karen still enjoys turning her talents to create fashion and works of art.

Workshops Wrist Pincushion with Jennie Rayment A great idea that gets to use some of those lovely stitches your machine will do (but you could do hand embroidery too!)

Workshops Bargello Tablemat with Valerie Nesbitt This Bargello pattern is quick and effective as a tablemat and a great way to be introduced to the cylinder method of construction.

Tips and techniques Heart Applique Stitching with Valerie Nesbitt Valerie gives you tips on how to achieve a great satin stitch look for this ever-popular shape.

Out and about Water Water Exhibition – Part 1 Wander round this exhibition from the Contemporary Quilt Group with our hostess Kate Findlay.

Tips and techniques Satin Stitch Applique with Valerie Nesbitt This traditional form of applique allows you to showcase your work and the threads and Valerie shares some helpful tips.