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Travel to The Modern Quilt Guild QuiltCon 2026 in Raleigh North Carolina

Travel to The Modern Quilt Guild QuiltCon 2026 in Raleigh North Carolina

Steve Barton2025-07-01T06:00:26+00:00July 1st, 2025|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: ECT Travel, Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy & Gee's Bend Quilters, Hillary Goodwin, Modern Quilt Guild, modern quilting, North Carolina, Patchwork, QuiltCon 2026, quilting, quilting holiday, Raleigh, textile, textile holiday, tour, travel, USA|Comments Off

A Grand Quilting & Textile Tour of India, November 2025

Join ECT Travel on an immersive journey into the unique textile traditions of Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Steve Barton2025-04-02T12:35:02+00:00April 1st, 2025|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: ajrakh block printing, applique, bandhani, Block Printing, ECT Travel, embroidery, Gota Patti, Gujarat, Ikat Leheriya fabric, India, Kutchi embroidery, modern quilting, Patchwork, quilting, quilting holiday, Rajasthan, textile-art, tie and dye, tour, travel|Comments Off

Travel to The Modern Quilt Guild QuiltCon 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina

Come with ECT to Raleigh, North Carolina USA for QuiltCon 2026 - the biggest annual event in modern quilting.

Steve Barton2025-02-28T18:01:07+00:00February 28th, 2025|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: ECT Travel, modern quilting, North Carolina, Patchwork, QuiltCon, quilting, quilting holiday, Raleigh, textile-art, tour, travel|Comments Off

RETREAT UPDATE: Sewing Me Time weekend retreat the New Place Hotel, June 2024

RETREAT UPDATE: Sewing Me Time Weekend at the New Place Hotel, June 2024

Steve Barton2024-07-05T14:18:51+00:00June 26th, 2024|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: applique, embroidery, free motion quilting, how to quilt, justhands-on.tv, modern quilting, New Place Hotel, open format, Patchwork, quilt block, quilting, quilting class, Retreat, sewing, sewing me time, Sewing retreat, textile-art, UFOs|Comments Off

International Quilt Festival Houston 2024 and QuiltCon Phoenix Arizona 2025

Experience a textile adventure in the USA with ECT Travel

Steve Barton2024-01-31T13:41:45+00:00January 31st, 2024|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: ECT Travel, International Quilt Festival Houston, modern quilting, Patchwork, quilt show, QuiltCon, QuiltCon Modern Quilt Guild Phoenix Arizona, quilting, quilting-holidays, textile-art, tour, travel, USA|Comments Off

Announcing justhands-on.tv Sewing Retreats for 2024

justhands-on.tv weekend sewing retreats for 2024

administrator2024-01-08T18:05:16+00:00January 8th, 2024|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: Anita Birtles, crochet, Dionne swift, embroidery, finishing, free motion embroidery, free motion quilting, Gaynor White, goldwork, machine embroidery, modern crochet, modern quilting, New Place Hotel, open format, Patchwork, quilting, Sarah Soward, sewing, sewing corner, sewing me time, Sewing retreat, Shirrell Heath, stash busting, Terry Summerfield, textile-art, The Hog's Back Hotel and Spa, The Makers Studio, weekend retreat, Wendy Mansfield|Comments Off

RETREAT UPDATE: Sewing Me Time Weekend at the New Place Hotel, November 2023

RETREAT UPDATE: Sewing Me Time Weekend at the New Place Hotel, November 2023

Steve Barton2023-11-29T15:44:08+00:00November 29th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: applique, crochet, embroidery, free motion quilting, how to quilt, justhands-on.tv, Knitting, modern quilting, New Place Hotel, Patchwork, quilt block, quilting, quilting class, Retreat, sewing, sewing me time, Sewing retreat, textile-art, UFOs|Comments Off

RETREAT UPDATE: An Applique & Free Motion Quilting Weekend with Anita Birtles at The Hog’s Back Hotel & Spa, October 2023

RETREAT UPDATE: Applique & Free Motion Quilting Weekend with Anita Birtles at The Hog’s Back Hotel & Spa

Steve Barton2023-11-17T16:28:53+00:00November 12th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: Anita Birtles, applique, Delphine Brooks, Delphine Brooks Highland Cow Pattern, free motion quilting, Highland Cow, Hogs Back Hotel, how to quilt, introduction to free motion, modern quilting, Patchwork, quilting, quilting class, Retreat, sewing, Sewing retreat, wire check|Comments Off

Announcing the launch of two new episodes from The Makers Studio

Announcing the launch of two new episodes from The Makers Studio

Steve Barton2023-08-02T07:50:25+00:00August 2nd, 2023|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: Accessories, beginner paper piecing, Byron Hill, controlled improv, equipment, foundation paper piecing, free to view, free video, freezer paper, how to quilt, Janome, Janome sewing machine, Janome UK, jayne brogan, Jenny Haynes, Linda Seward, Lucy Engels, modern quilt design, modern quilting, music by Byron Hill, naturalism, no pins curves, paper piecing, quilt, quilt designer, quilting, quilting beginner, quilting classes, quilting intermediate, quilting series, quilting tutorial, quilting video tutorial, sew, sewing, sewing beginner, sewing classes, sewing intermediate, sewing machine, sewing series, sewing tutorial, sewing video tutorial, The Makers Studio|Comments Off

Calling all modern quilters – join ECT Travel at QuiltCon 2024

ECT Travel tour to QuiltCon 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina

Steve Barton2023-08-02T07:01:47+00:00July 10th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: ECT Travel, Modern Quilt Guild QuiltCon 2024, modern quilting, quilting, quilting-holidays, Raleigh, textile, textile adventure, textile-art, tour, travel|Comments Off

RETREAT UPDATE: Pineapple Patchwork with Emma Randall and Valerie Nesbitt at Hogs Back Hotel & Spa on 25-26 February 2023

By Maggie Colpus, justhands-on.tv Event Co-ordinator Pineapple Patchwork – [...]

Steve Barton2023-06-01T11:01:42+00:00March 2nd, 2023|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: Emma Randall, Hogs Back Hotel, jelly rolls, modern quilting, Patchwork, Pineapple Patchwork, quilting, Retreat, scrap projects, sewing, Sewing retreat, Valerie Nesbitt|Comments Off

Announcing justhands-on.tv Sewing Retreats for 2023

Time to make your sewing retreat plans for 2023 [...]

Steve Barton2023-01-26T09:04:13+00:00January 27th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: acrylic template, andy robinson, Angela Madden, Anita Birtles, crafty-uk, Delphine Brooks Highland Cow Pattern, Dionne swift, embroidery, Emma Randall, Farnham, free motion embroidery, goldwork, modern quilting, New Place Hotel, Patchwork, Pineapple Patchwork, quilting, rulers, Sarah Soward, sewing, sewing corner, Sewing retreat, Shirrell Heath, templates, Terry Summerfield, The Hog's Back Hotel and Spa, The Makers Studio, Valerie Nesbitt, walking foot, weekend retreat, Wendy Mansfield|Comments Off

Lucy Engels

Lucy Engels is a Modern Quilter and Visual Artist, Based in Edinburgh.

Steve Barton2023-07-29T06:23:46+00:00January 13th, 2017|Categories: Tutors|Tags: applique, art quilting, beginner quilting, controlled improv, Designer, Edinburgh, fabric design, foundation paper piecing, freezer paper, hand printed fabric, Janome, justhands-on.tv, Lucy Engels, machine quilting, modern quilting, paintings, paper piecing, Patchwork, print maker, quilt, quilt designer, quilt patterns, quilting, scrap projects, scraps, sew, sewing, sewing machine, textile-art, The Makers Studio, tutor, visual artist|Comments Off

Jenny Haynes

Jenny is a modern quilt designer and teacher known for her colourful, curvy machine pieced patterns

Steve Barton2024-12-30T11:47:57+00:00January 13th, 2017|Categories: Tutors|Tags: art quilting, beginner quilting, Designer, free video, high precision foot, high precision plate, Janome, Janome sewing machine, Janome UK, Jenny Haynes, justhands-on.tv, machine piecing, modern quilt design, modern quilting, no pin curves, pappersaxsten.com, Patchwork, pattern cutting, pressing fabric, pressing technique, quilt, quilt design, quilt designer, quilt patterns, quilting, quilting beginner, quilting intermediate, quilting series, sew, sewing, sewing beginner, sewing classes, sewing intermediate, sewing machine, Sten, straight line quilting, Sweden, tailor’s clapper, template, textile-art, The Makers Studio, tutor, tutorial, visual artist|Comments Off