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Alcove update
Remember this window alcove?It is now the home of my Singer 13k treadle sewing machine. The space still needs redecorating, but at least the sewing machine is now where it should be (photo later).We...
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Fiona's sashiko sampler
Fiona Fitheridge posted a photo of the progress on her sashiko sampler on Facebook today. She's putting the borders on at the moment. The subtle touches of colour in the stitching are matched in the...
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Love boro - my boro bag FREE pattern download
The V&A have got my boro bag project from 'Patchwork and Quilting: A Maker's Guide' as a free download on their website. I've added the link to my homepage. Have fun!
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Spinning Squares quilt in Today's Quilter
Spinning Squares, which has been around for a while as a workshop design, finally got written up as a pattern, and appears in the latest edition of Today's Quilter magazine, which will be in the shops...
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A sashiko thistle panel - finished
Remember the thistle design on tartan I did as a sashiko class for the Celtic Quilt Tours group last September? Katherine Livingston has just posted this photo of her finished panel made into a...
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Reiko Domon's latest quilt
Reiko Domon, leader of Yuza Sashiko Guild, posted photos of this adorable quilt on her Facebook page and is happy for me to show it here. It shows a different aspect of her creative stitching from her...
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Forthcoming sashiko course dates - Perth & Stockton
Yesterday was the penultimate session of my first sashiko course at The Peacock and the Tortoise in Perth. The next course starts on March 8th and all the dates and booking info is now on their...
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Ainokeshiki - indigo fading project
I took part in this indigo cloth fading art project - Ainokeshiki. I faded my piece of indigo on the back windowsill of the Rover 75, so it was driven thousands of miles around the UK over several...
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The 'indestructible' Rice Sack Bag
I needed a new version of my favourite 'Rice Sack Bag' for our Tokyo trip. It ended up being made in a bit of a hurry, and finished off just a few hours before we left for Edinburgh. A version of this...
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Snow in Tokyo
Day 2 in Toyko and the snow started while we were in Akihabara. Here is Glyn in his natural environment, Hard Off second hand hi fi store in Akihabara -Already snowing. I found some 1:12 scale model...
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Your private view of Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival 2018 (aka my...
We went to the Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival twice, on Thursday (including for the opening ceremony) and Monday (when we went with our friends from Yuza Sashiko Guild), but for me, the...
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Getting ready for the Spring Quilt Festivals
I've been busy packing for the Spring Quilt Festivals at Edinburgh (Friday 16th - Sunday 18th February) and Harrogate (Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th February). I have a great selection of fine and thick...
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Sashiko from Scotland - Sue's Sampler
Sue Commander, one of the students on my first sashiko course at The Peacock and the Tortoise at Perth, posted a photo of her sampler on Facebook today. We only finished the course two weeks ago...
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Sashiko from Scotland - planning the Perth samplers
As a follow up to my last post showing Sue's finished sashiko sampler, here are some photos from the last class at Perth, when we started playing around with different arrangements for the blocks. It...
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Spring Quilt Festivals - photos from Edinburgh
I'm back from the Edinburgh Spring Quilt Festival and getting ready for the next one at Harrogate on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The hall seemed brighter and warmer this year than the first time we...
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Lilian Hedley's North Country Quilt residential course
Lilian Hedley, who is well known as the UK's number one North Country traditional quilter, is teaching a retreat soon at The Royal, Bridlington, at the end of March. We went on her course there two...
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Sashiko in Stockton 2018 - 2019
Here are the dates and info for the next sashiko course in Stockton-on-Tees. I've added them as jpg files so you can easily copy the image and print it off if needed.The photo above shows a detail...
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Spring Quilt Festival, Harrogate
I'll be at the Spring Quilt Festival at Harrogate on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with the mini boro bag workshop at 11.30 a.m. each day. See you there?
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Snow, and sashiko class cancellations
We've had quite a lot of snow in Kettins. The snow plough and gritter came quite close to the house yesterday, but not until 3p.m. I'm glad we came straight home after the quilt show at Harrogate last...
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Prague Patchwork Meeting article for The Quilter
Here's a short article I wrote about the Prague Patchwork Meeting and our visit last year, courtesy of The Quilter magazine (the Quilters' Guild of the British Isles quarterly member's magazine - The...
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