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1718 - Amazon....
Amazon's customer profiling always makes me laugh when the manage to send me a link to one of my own books...!!! Please note that this will be for the paperback edition. In fact, it looks like Amazon...
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Summerhouse wrapping
Yesterday evening we had the combination of enough time and good weather to get the first of the Tyvek house wrap onto the summerhouse. I chose Tyvek because it is microporus and will let the timber...
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Summerhouse roofing
We didn't get a lot done yesterday because it rained from late morning onwards, but today was ideal working weather. So Glyn got the polystyrene insulation onto the roof while I painted some of the...
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Fanoe quilt revisited
I made the original Fanoe quilt four years ago and it was raffled to raise funds for The Quilt Museum at York - you can read about the original on my blog here. It included some pretty Dutch red and...
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Furoshiki quilt
Christine Linton sent me the photo of her version of the Furoshiki quilt from 'Japanese Quilt Inspirations'. It is very similar to my original quilt, but I like the lighter blues she included in the...
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Sandra's Oriental Sampler variations
Sandra Smith sent me these photos today, both versions of my 'Oriental Sampler' that appeared in Popular Patchwork (quite a long time ago!) It looks lovely in these very different fabric...
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Summerhouse - first of the roof sheets
Yesterday afternoon, Glyn started putting the corrugated iron sheets on the summerhouse roof. First job - adding supports to the gable at the back, on top of the rafter ends.It was in the mid thirties...
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Marion Werner's Japanese Quilt Blocks sampler
Marion sent me some photos of her Japanese sampler, which combines blocks from 'Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match' and 'Japanese Taupe Quilt Blocks'. She writes -Tomorrow I will finish the...
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Felisa Nakazawa posted the video above on Facebook today, giving a completely machine sewn hanging sleeve method. Very easy to follow - you don't need to read Japanese. I would start with a 9 1/2in...
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Welcome to Japan - Nihon e youkoso!
When I saw Bobunny's 'Detour' range for Riley Blake Designs, I loved the travel-themed fabrics, so I wanted to make something using their fat quarter bundle. Another variation on Japanese Circles and...
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Summerhouse main roof complete
Last night and today, we got the rest of the roof on the summerhouse. I've been priming more trim, so it was mostly Glyn getting the roofing sheets on! First, a strip of bitumen tape on top of the...
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Festival of Quilts tickets giveaway
I've got three complimentary one-day tickets for Festival of Quilts to giveaway!!Tickets for the Festival cost £16 on the door at full price, so they're worth having. They can be used on any single...
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1718 Oakshott fabric packs
To go with the book of the coverlet, the Quilt Museum and Gallery at York will have some exclusive packs of Oakshott shot (two tone) cotton fabrics for sale, in colours selected to reflect the...
View ArticleFestival of Quilts ticket giveaway - winners!
We drew the names last night and the tickets will be going to Jane MacDonald, Di Abram and Liz Smith. Congratulations all! I'll send the tickets out as soon as possible.
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Festival of Quilts preparations
I have been cutting and packing fabrics ready for Festival of Quilts, which opens on Thursday, mainly the Japanese cottons - stencilled yukata, striped cotton tsumugi and various woven and printed...
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The 1718 Coverlet book launches on Thursday!
I'm so busy cutting and packing fabric, I nearly forgot to post this reminder - the book launches on Thursday at Festival of Quilts. You can buy your copy from the Guild at the show - I won't have any...
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Festival of Quilts - photos
We had four very good days at Festival of Quilts. Visitors certainly liked a lot of the 'new' vintage fabrics. The quilt on the front of the table is a vintage Japanese piece, in similar fabrics to...
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Unfini-sheds
This is the Unfini-sheds fundraising stand at Festival of Quilts last weekend. You can read about the project here. I don't think there was enough wall space to hang all of them at the same...
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Modern quilts - am I a Modern quilter??
The Quilters' Guild launched a Modern Quilt Group at Festival of Quilts last week. I haven't joined - I didn't get a chance to go round and see what it was all about - but would I qualify as a...
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Festival of Quilts - more blog links
Here's a few more blog links with more photos from Festival of Quilts. First, Mags Ramsay's blog - the quilt above is her award winning 'Weymouth Waves' is shown above. Maggie Birchenough has a...
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