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Yuza-machi visit part 3 - out and about in Sakata etc.
I used to go to Sakata city a lot when I lived in Yuza. Some parts of it have changed a lot - there are big retail parks on the outskirts and some of the big shops I used to go to (like the Jusco and...
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Quiltfest in Llangollen
If it is February, it must be Quiltfest. This year, it is open every day from 4th to 14th February, with Trading Day on Sunday 9th February. I will be there as a demonstrator every day at the Pavilion...
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Spring Quilt Festival, Edinburgh - next weekend
Preparations for the Spring Quilt Festival at Edinburgh have come around so quickly, and I haven't had time yet to write up Quiltfest or the latest sashiko session at the Studio, Loch Lomond. I have...
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Quiltfest 2014 - photos
Quiltfest had a lot of visitors at the Pavilion to see Barbara Howell's retrospective exhibition. I don't think we have ever seen so many people in the gallery at once. There must have been more than...
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Loch Lomond Shonai and Yuza Sashiko course - update with photos
The Loch Lomond sashiko group have now had their sixth session and they have produced lots of amazing sashiko samples. Here's a selection. I can't label them all with everyone's names, as I got a bit...
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Mini Mariners' Compass in sashiko, Spring Quilt Festival last weekend
I had a good show at the Spring Quilt Festival at Edinburgh last weekend. The new mini workshop, 'A Mini Mariner's Compass in Sashiko', went well. Everyone got three pieces of Japanese cotton fabric,...
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Coupar Angus Snowdrop Festival arts info
Local artist Ros Arno-Button just called by with a leaflet for the Coupar Angus Snowdrop Festival next weekend. She'll be opening her studio, the Potting Shed, at Easter Balgersho, Coupar Angus, on...
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Yamagata - new kitchen ideas!
On my last morning in Yamagata last November, Hiroko took me to several kitchen showrooms. We wanted to have a look at all the latest storage ideas, kitchen layouts etc. to see if I could come up with...
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Workshop photobooks
I have made two photo albums for my various workshops - one for sashiko and one for patchwork and bags - click the links in red to view the albums. You don't need to buy a print copy of the albums to...
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Boromono exhibition in London in April
There will be an exhibition called 'Boro: Threads of Life' at Somerset House during April. Click here for info. Perhaps I will be able to fit this into my London trip in April. 40 pieces is quite a...
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World Textile Day Wales next Saturday
World Textile Day Wales is on Saturday, in Llanidloes. All info is on the WTD website. If all goes according to plan, there will be a yurt outside the gallery, so we should be easy to spot! I have lots...
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Bags of fun at workshops in and around Cullen
I arrived home late last night after a week of workshops and a talk in and around Cullen. My first two workshops were the mini workbag I first made for a workshop in Cairns in 2011. I don't have...
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Last sashiko session at The Studio, Loch Lomond
Today was the eighth and final session for the Shonai and Yuza Sashiko course at The Studio, Loch Lomond. All our students have started putting together their sample pieces into patchwork...
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Region 1 day in South Kensington
Here's a few photos from Region 1's regional day in South Kensington on Saturday. We have had a great weekend - lots of quilts, catching up with quilting friends and having fun. Thanks very much to...
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Boro and Vikings in London
Sunday was rather frustrating, as our planned route into London had to be scrapped because the Northern Line was closed, but we still managed to see both the exhibitions we had planned - Boro at...
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Kimono World on Youtube
Kimono expert Sheila Cliffe in Tokyo, aka Kimono on Facebook, has started posting an excellent and inspirational series of kimono related videos on Facebook, as Kimono World. Have a look!
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Summerhouse in Spring
Work on the summerhouse had to be put on hold during the very wet winter we've had, but Glyn got on with some more wall framing while I was in Cullen. We tried out the Gothic window in the back panel...
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Koyotcollection tenugui sale on eBay
Gary Bloom at Kyotocollection has got a fantastic selection of tenugui in his eBay shop at the moment, and this week he is having a sale. He has a wide variety of designs, more than I've seen in for...
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Summerhouse Gothic
While I've been editing my new book, Glyn has been getting on with the summerhouse. After constructing the frame for the back wall, repairing the Gothic window frame was the next job, before it can...
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The 1718 Coverlet - coming soon...
My next book! We are finishing off the editing over the next week and the book is scheduled for publication in August, hopefully in time for Festival of Quilts. This is what I've been really busy with...
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