Fabrics. Haberdashery. Sewing Classes- Specializing in Patchwork And Quilting. Stoke-On-Trent And The Staffordshire Moorlands. ST10 1BQ
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| If you come, you will make at least one Bendy Bag with all secret for success, top tips |
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| Bendy Bags look great from any angle!!! |
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| You will also make a strip-scrappy Bendy Bag |
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| Then you will make an extra little zippy purse and a cup coaster! |
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| New Sue has made great use of her down time or rather, leg up time'.. when you're having a new, bionic knee fitted it's a good idea to plan a little hand stitching... and that's exactly what Sue did... Big Stitch hand quilting... very soothing... All done... we shall give out a toot toot toot fanfare for a fabulous and finished quilt and knee job! |
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| Here's a close up of the lovely, and extreeeemly accurate and even Big Stitch Hand Quilting. Sue's changed thread colours many times... all pastels and gorgeous Beautiful Sue... almost worth suffering a new knee!! |
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| Rose (who is also now a prize winning quilter!!) is working on this fabulous floor cushion... the pattern was purchased at the NEC Festival Of Quilts this summer... it's a Foundation Paper Pieced project but Rosed pleased her very own self and used the pattern for her applique... just fabulous... |
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| Princess Jackie, our first prize wining quilter is having lots of fun with her 'Welcome To The North Pole' blocks... each one is being embellished in turn... beads and baubles, embroidery and... oh no... NO buttons!!! |
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| Gail decided to add one of Jean Beans Flanges to her baby play mat... a light beige colour... and it complemented the other fabrics beautifully... so well in fact, Gail will do all the work twice!! You had to have been there.... What happened in the classroom, will stay in my classroom!!! ha ha ha |
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| You won't believe me but PM Pam is racing through another project.... it's so lovely to see folk so engrossed in their projects and loving the making so much that they can't leave them alone... beautiful pastel shades this time... quite a new road for Pam. |
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| Longport Lynda was super-duper-co-ordinated in class this week... black and white outfit, matching black and white polka dot mug and black and white fabrics for her black and white owls!!! |
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| Susan is committed to a quilting marathon... this fun quilt needed to be finished for packing and heading off to University... it will be close but... who needs sleep anyway!!! What a fun quilt... a great memory of mum and home?? I hope it survives all those snuggles, coffee stains, toast crumbs etc... ha ha ha |
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| An Inspiring Rainbow of Zips |
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| Autumnal Sun Stripes! |
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| Apple's get a little bashed when you carry them round in your bag don't they.... I have been showing this pattern to My Mum Gwynneth for a veeeeery long time... she never picked up the hint!! But Merrily did... What a sweet lady, she saw the pattern for this beautiful, and very practical, Apple Coat in a magazine and thought of me... fabulous... it even has my name on the leaf there, and the button belonged to Merrily's Mum so it's an antique... Thank you Merrily, I LOVE IT!! |
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| Lorna started this applique wall hanging a long time ago... quite a few moons actually but life got in the way.... the beauty of festive projects is that if you don't get them finished for the upcoming Christmas... there's always another one arranged for the next year... Top Tip... never commit to which Christmas you are making things for!! |
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| PM Pam made this quilt Lick-etty-Split, don't you think? This happens to lots of people... if you love the fabrics you chose and you're enjoying the making... you can't stop sewing!!! ha ha ha, I speak from experience you know!!! Pam booked a Saturday Sandwich slot just over 2 weeks after starting making the blocks. I bet she's been quilting into the wee small hours over the Bank Holiday break... |
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| Gail has one fabulous and finished Christmas Stocking and one just about to get there, as you can see, there's just the binding to do on Daisy's stocking. Gail used a Kid's Quilts stocking pattern, you know where she purchase that from don't you!!! Both stockings will be gifted very soon, so it's ...Toot toot toot time |
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| And here's my very good self wearing my new, batik, tunic dress! It's ever so comfy!! |
I made a Tunic Dress!!!
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| Peggy spied the opportunity of spare tables and made a quilt sandwich. This is another quilt that Peggy will donate to the Donna Louise Children's Hospice. So, over the holiday weekend, let's hope Peggy gets a little stitching time... I love the fabric choices!! |
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| Di Butterfly is getting ahead for sewing prevention season... This Christmas Nancy Halvorsen panel makes a lovely wall hanging and carefully quilted with metallic thread, as Di is doing... gives it little extra gorgeous-ness! |
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| Steph arrived for class with her two, very different, gifting quilts almost finished. Both just needed the 'crust' trimming off and binding making. She's already choosing her next project... my goodness this lady is seriously bitten with the quilting bug... hurray!! |
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| Josie had purchased a new book so a new project was to be started. First of all the background needed to be made up of various fabrics, so that meant a little 'shopping'... soon sorted, Josie got to the cutting. Laying each piece onto the wadding is a good way of keeping track of your progress. |
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| All Day Di was in very high spirits all day! She is cracking on with her fabulous Farmer Joe's Farm Book and, she said so for her very own self... it IS getting easier to be accurate with the Blanket Stitching! |
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| Merrily made a sandwich with the final third of her latest memory quilt. This one is for her Grand-Daughter... Merrily is a perfect advert for the advantages of apartment quilting... she makes huge quilts but never needs to stress about that! |
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| Last week Di Butterfly finished her smaller sized Mat and Ruler Bag, but she whizzed off home before I snapped a photo for you. She had used the opportunity to make three blocks that she'd never made before to make the ruler pocket... a great idea! This week though, I caught this picture of Di's House Boy/Chauffeur as he helped her pack up at home time... Look at that pose....The man's a natural!! ha ha ha |
