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Marking designs onto a dark fabric.

Do you have a favoured method of transferring quilting patterns? I have a dark sashing and I am finding it difficult to transfer on to it.   Answer: Yes dark colours are always a challenge;   I do mention some options in the video Quilting Your Quilt
https://www.justhands-on.tv/videos/workshops/article-1086/quilting-your-sampler-quilt-with-valerie-nesbitt
and it depends a little on how complex the pattern is;  if its a real stencil pattern then I would use Quilt-and-Tear  but if its a simple pattern try the Hera marker (or scoring with the back of your scissors)

2020-01-02T11:58:23+00:00January 29th, 2014|Categories: Community, Q & A|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Marking designs onto a dark fabric.
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To sash or not to sash (your quilt)

I have just finished 12 blocks and i'm ready to put them together.
The question is 'to sash or not to sash'. Is there a rule?   Answer: Definitely personal choice but you might also be governed by how big you want the quilt to be;  and are you adding more borders?   In which the 1st outside sashing could be considered to be a border - see The First Sampler Quilt series if you want to know what I mean.
Also it depends on the block:  by putting them together do you get an interesting secondary pattern?   or are there more seams that need matching that you don't want?!?!?

2020-01-02T11:59:59+00:00January 24th, 2014|Categories: Community, Q & A|Tags: , |Comments Off on To sash or not to sash (your quilt)
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Border Fabric need joining but where?

One of my ladies is piecing the top of a 9 block sample quilt..and because she has made her sashing a little wider..when she is putting her border on the it is shorter than the full width of the fabric by a few inches...she will obviously have to add a little but where would you suggest she puts this add on please?

2020-01-02T12:01:11+00:00January 24th, 2014|Categories: Community, Q & A|Tags: , |Comments Off on Border Fabric need joining but where?
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Quilt as you Go option

What do you do if the quilt becomes too big to manage? Well quilt as you go is an option - and both Valerie and Carolyn Forster have methods you might like to try:   Valerie uses the machine and Carolyn works by hand: Here is the comment from Heather - I have also just re-watched your video on how to join a quilt as you go project using the machine instead of hand sewing.

2013-11-30T00:00:00+00:00November 30th, 2013|Categories: Community, Q & A|Tags: , |Comments Off on Quilt as you Go option
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What do you do with the thread ends when you are finished quilting?

Well the threads can be knotted and then hidden in the wadding.  You can see how by watching Knotting Off Your Threads and here is what one happy viewer had to say:   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!

2013-10-16T00:00:00+00:00October 16th, 2013|Categories: Community, Q & A|Tags: , |Comments Off on What do you do with the thread ends when you are finished quilting?
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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!

2019-12-03T11:03:42+00:00September 16th, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Tags: , |Comments Off on Cats for the barn
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We reach 100 (with some help from Carolyn Forster)

filming days that is ! How great is that and since we film more than one workshop/event each day it means there are SEVERAL HUNDRED videos for you to enjoy! Had another great day yesterday filming in the studio where we were joined by Carolyn Forster;     she showed us how she marks her quilts ready for Big Stitch and Utility Quilting as well as Amish Waves and she showed us lots of wonderful examples too plus two delightful little workshops from her Sew Jelly Rolls Quilts and Gifts book:   all to come so keep watching.

2013-07-09T00:00:00+00:00July 9th, 2013|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: , , |Comments Off on We reach 100 (with some help from Carolyn Forster)
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Greg’s Quilt by Tina

This lovely quilt was made with a machine quilt-as-you- technique in vertical strips which were then sashed and Tina made the clever decision to make the sashing scrappy;         This is a technique we will be sharing with you but what a great quilt this turned out to be Tina.

2019-12-03T11:07:04+00:00February 14th, 2013|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Tags: , |Comments Off on Greg’s Quilt by Tina
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What to Watch in February 2013

  We start the month off with yet more inspiration from the Hope Quilters’Exhibition ;  this is the final part of our wander round their exhibition with Sylvia Critcher acting as guide and hostess.   We enjoy work that is complicated such as Baltimore just as much as the use of simple panels that we can all be tempted into purchasing when at a show!  Sylvia's group also have a wide variety of talents making small items - just you see.

2020-01-02T12:04:29+00:00February 1st, 2013|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: , |Comments Off on What to Watch in February 2013
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Busy weekend sewing with the girls

A group of 8 of us had a wonderful time at the Ramada Inn Hotel on the Hogs Back;  naturally we spent most of our time sewing so didn't really take advantage of the swimming pool/spa complex but we really enjoyed the food and the hospitality - which was excellent.   What did we get up to?   Well here is one that Margaret finished: and I managed to make a start using the new Sew Simple Pinwheels from Karin Hellaby (we are going to do this to camera - so keep watching!);     it was fun and quick - just what I like as you know!

2020-01-03T10:45:15+00:00October 15th, 2012|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: , |Comments Off on Busy weekend sewing with the girls
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Granddaughter’s Memory Quilt

Lyn seems to be such a busy grandma. She says: Am just coming to the end of my Granddaughter's memory quilt...my daughter Ali couldn't bear to part with Izzy's old baby clothes so asked if I could do something to 'keep': all the sashings are from her dresses and I used the bibs and babygrows for the pictures. also stitched in the age labels on the tangled star pillow front....Lyn

2020-01-02T12:06:43+00:00September 12th, 2012|Categories: Community, Show and tell|Tags: , |Comments Off on Granddaughter’s Memory Quilt
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A PATCHWORK OF PEOPLE

What is it all about?
Craft, Company, Community, Heritage and being creative.

But more than that. We are slowly working together to put together a set of 30 vintage quilt squares from 1933 found in a small town in Texas.
Each square has a hand embroidered signature and we are going to be creating a quilt out of the squares using techniques like hand stitching, sashing and embroidery.

2020-01-02T12:07:54+00:00August 7th, 2012|Categories: Blog, Community|Tags: , |Comments Off on A PATCHWORK OF PEOPLE
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