TASTER: Hand Appliqué for the Grandmother’s Fan Block
This option makes the patchwork very portable.
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Scrap (Red & White) Quilt with Valerie Nesbitt
Small pieces from your stash or scrap bags are all [...]
TASTER: Scrap (Red & White) Quilt with Valerie Nesbitt
Small pieces from your stash or scrap bags are all [...]
Take 3 Fabrics with Jennie Rayment
In this case very patriotic red, white and blue. Another [...]
TASTER: Take 3 Fabrics with Jennie Rayment
In this case very patriotic red, white and blue. Another [...]
Eco Dyeing with Angela Daymond
See how easy it is to dye fabric using products [...]
TASTER: Eco Dyeing with Angela Daymond
See how easy it is to dye fabric using products [...]
Log cabin by Lucy
Lucy is one of Val's students and was given patchwork classes as a gift (she chose these over a skydive!); She had no knowledge of sewing or indeed a sewing machine and her first quilt was a Trip Around the World. This is her second quilt which was given as a Christmas present to her Mum and now proudly displayed on her bed.
Meet Angela Daymond – Textile Dyer
Angela loves to work with plants, flowers and even vegetables [...]
New Films in the can
Had a terrific day yesterday filming new content for the site: Matt and Dave were there of course and we filmed the various sections that will make up into Your First Sampler Quilt series; we used gorgeous fabric donated by Makower from their Botanicals range (for which we are very grateful) and we hope that the programme will appeal to both beginners and those with some sewing/patchwork skills as we give alternatives for each or the blocks.
September 2012
We start the month with part 1 of our wander [...]
Olympic Weekend sewing
Well we all know you can watch and sew, and while the road cycle race was running I was busy sewing - made this simple quilt as a class sample for beginners with a lovely bundle of 1930's strips and squares: the binding is being checked by Kissy!
Log Cabin Basket throw designed by Sue Rhodes
Finished size 42 ½” square; various techniques used and suitable [...]
My weekend at the National Patchwork Championships
Exhausting but fun seems to be the way that shows go for me these days; this one started early with my first turn at judging – I really enjoyed it and it is amazing how different quilts are when you are asked to study them as opposed to just walking by and waiting for one to jump out at you.
Filming quilt shows for you
Friday 20th April saw us spend the day with Sylvia Critcher and wander round the Hope Quilters Exhibition in Otford Kent; what a wonderful variety of quilts on display – everything from complete beginners to those with more advanced skills but all very enjoyable and so full of colour. Some really great scrap ideas that Sylvia has taught and as you would expect, lots of wonderful hand quilting examples on display.