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For The Love Of Thread (Fabric!)
A couple of weeks ago I booked myself a trip to Nantes for the Pour L'Amour Du Fil textile show and exhibition in France. I can't tell you how excited I am! (and nervous! I'll be travelling alone,...
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Millefiori Quilts 2 Book by Willyne Hammerstein
Willyne Hammerstein has been much talked about in recent years with the huge popularity of her 'La Passacaglia' quilt from her debut book Milleifiori Quilts. Her global-spanning fan-base will be...
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Patchwork Zipped Sewing Pouch - Sizzix Tutorial!
I'm back today sharing a tutorial to make this fun little patchwork zippered sewing pouch, the front is a 6" Flying Geese quilt block, which I made using my fantastic new Sizzix machine! You can find...
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Pour l'Amour du Fil 2015 - Part 1
Oh hiiiii! So I'm yet to update you on the 'Pour l'Amour du Fil', or to us English speaker's 'for the love of thread' quilting and stitching show held in Nantes, France! Today is the day. I'll run...
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Pour l'Amour du Fil 2015 - Part 2: Workshops with Willyne Hammerstein & Irene...
I had the pleasure of seeing some truly amazing work on exhibit at the 2015 Pour l'Amour du Fil show in Nantes. I took two workshop classes, one with Irene Blanck and the other with Willyne...
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Spinning Wheel Coasters | Sizzix Tutorial
Coasters, coasters, we never seem to have enough of these - how about you? These one's are really simple to put together, based on the traditional four-patch block, you can whip these up in a jiffy...
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50 Fat Quarter Makes || Blog Hop || Featured!
50 Fat Quarter Makes: Fifty Sewing Projects Made Using Fat Quarters is a brand new sewing title by FW Media which I have been lucky enough to feature in! It was definitely a *Pinch Me!* moment when I...
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Where I've Been.
I've been quite absent lately here on the blog, well I've been popping by but not really sharing what I've been up to, so I thought I would finally get you up to speed.It may seem like I've not been...
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Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt
An English paper pieced Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt has always been on my sewing bucket list. So I decided 17 weeks ago (thanks Instagram!) I would start a proper one. I sprained my ankle quite...
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Pour l'Amour du Fil 2015 - Part 3 | Exhibitions
I'm back with my third instalment on my trip to the Pour l'Amour du Fil quilt show in Nantes (finally!). Quilt shows are about the exhibitions, and the Quiltmania team of organisers did not come up...
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Farm Girl Vintage Sew Along: Fresh Pears
Welcome to week nine of the #FarmGirlFridays sew-a-long! Hello, if you're joining me for the first time via Fat Quarter Shop, I'm Jessie! But can I just start off saying - I looove this Fresh Pears...
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Little Joys Quilt Along - Week 1
Who fancies some good old fashioned Christmas In July sewing!? Well I do, as I'm sure a lot of you will too so why don't you join in Fat Quarter Shop's Little Joys Quilt Along starting this week! We...
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Little Joys Quilt Along - Week 2
Trim The Tree is our first block on the Little Joys quilt-along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop. You can find the free pattern over on the Jolly Jabber blog, and all the QAL details here. They are nice,...
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Little Joys Quilt Along - Week 3
The Little Joys fun continues today with week #3! The 'Welcome Home' block, which you can find available on Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber blog today! Find all the details about the Christmas-in-July...
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Sew and Quilt at Festival Of Quilts 2015
Wow. I'm back from the Festival Of Quilts and things are slowly, slowly getting back to normal around here. I've been completely and utterly consumed by preparations for the show for months, literally...
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Free Mini Quilt Pattern, Summer Baskets
I think it's about time I start sharing some of the projects I've been working on these last few months, how does that sound? I'm kicking it off today with my free mini quilt pattern; 'Summer Baskets'....
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The Farmer's Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt
My favourite sewing/quilting project I've worked on, *ever* has to be my Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt. I'm not exactly sure why I'm using past tense, because I've yet to finish - or even complete all...
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Hand Quilting A Dresden Quilt
I seem to love working on huge projects that take years to finish, really, I'm an expert in the area. I'm all about working on that long-term project, with an end date never in sight. Please don't say...
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Sizzix Sailboat Mini Quilt
I love traditional red and white quilts, don't you? I've wanted to make a simple red and white mini quilt to hang in my house somewhere for *ages* so I finally got round to it and combined it with my...
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Vintage Hexagons for English Paper Piecing
I think it's pretty clear how much I love English paper piecing - combine that with my love for vintage and antique fabrics, we're onto a winner in my book! So you can probably imagine my absolute...
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