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Reusable Fruit And Vegetable Bags – Free Tutorial

Reusable Fruit And Vegetable Bags – Free Tutorial

by Katy Cameron | 11.11.2019 | Bag Makes, Bag Making Basics, Bag Patterns, Littlest Thistle Patterns, My Makes, Sewing Basics, Tutorials

Sainsbury’s went and threw me for a loop by getting rid of all their single use plastic bags from the produce sections while I was away on holiday, which I discovered when I went to pick up a few things on my first day back and ended up with free range onions...
New Technique Anxiety, Or Why My Laptop Bag Took 7 Years To Make

New Technique Anxiety, Or Why My Laptop Bag Took 7 Years To Make

by Katy Cameron | 12.09.2018 | Bag Makes, Bag Making Basics, My Makes, Quilt Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials

Have you ever had a vision of something that you wanted to make, but just knew at the time that you didn’t have the skills to make it?  That happened to me about 7 years ago when I was shopping in the West End of Glasgow (an occurrence that I’m pretty sure I can...
Bag Maker’s Glossary – Bag Making Tools And Hardware – Bag Making Basics

Bag Maker’s Glossary – Bag Making Tools And Hardware – Bag Making Basics

by Katy Cameron | 18.06.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Tutorials

A couple of years ago I did a series on both bag hardware and tools used in bagmaking, including images of a large range of options that I happened to have on hand at the time. You can find the links to them below, but over the course of the next few months I will be...
Bag Maker’s Glossary – Sewing Terms Part 2 – Bag Making Basics

Bag Maker’s Glossary – Sewing Terms Part 2 – Bag Making Basics

by Katy Cameron | 11.06.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials

Last week we looked at terms used in the actual stitching of a project.  This week we’re looking at instructions that follow after stitching. Post Stitching Terms Seam Pressed Open, Closed Or To The Side The pressing of seams is something that I find tends to...
Bag Maker’s Glossary – Sewing Terms Part 1 – Bag Making Basics

Bag Maker’s Glossary – Sewing Terms Part 1 – Bag Making Basics

by Katy Cameron | 04.06.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials

So you’ve chopped up all your fabric and you’re ready to sew everything together. Over the next couple of weeks we’re looking at the terms you find in the sewing section of a pattern: Fabric Placement Terms For an activity that seems to be, in the...
Bag Maker’s Glossary – Pattern Terms Part 2 – Bag Making Basics

Bag Maker’s Glossary – Pattern Terms Part 2 – Bag Making Basics

by Katy Cameron | 21.05.2018 | Bag Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials

Last week we looked at the types of pattern and some of the text you would find inside them, this week we’re looking at cutting terms: Cutting Terms The following are terms used when cutting out a pattern, and refer to common terminology used in patterns, and...
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There be strange creatures lurking around the York There be strange creatures lurking around the Yorkshire Sculpture Park at times!  Taken a few years ago, this amazing mosaic creation is by Marialuisa Tadei.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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For the #igquiltfest2021 today we're embracing scr For the #igquiltfest2021 today we're embracing scraps.  It's funny because I know people have wildly varying definitions of what constitutes a scrap.  For me, it's something definitely smaller than a 5" square, heading down to just an inch or so.  I don't make full quilts of these (as that's insane!) But this entire Plaidish quilt is made up of the remnants of fabric from other projects. 

Please excuse the dodgy 'photo', it's actually multiple photos of smaller sections stitched together in Photoshop - it is a finished top, but I haven't had a chance to take a proper photo because my pet carpark for doing these sorts of things is across the road from my office, where I haven't been in over a year now!
It's my turn to provide the pattern this week for It's my turn to provide the pattern this week for #justjudecollaborates
and I've given the ladies my Retreat Pattern Pack to play with.  You can grab your own copy from the link in my profile and this week only you can get 15% off with the code PATTERNPACK15
In the #igquiltfest2021 it's all about Lessons Lea In the #igquiltfest2021 it's all about Lessons Learned.  So I don't have any great wisdom to impart here, but the biggest lesson I have learned in quilting is that I hate making the same blocks over and over again when making a quilt, but I do like it when quilts are multiple different blocks, apparently it holds my interest better that way! 

Also, I never seem to be able to come back to a pattern I've already made, again, I kind of feel like I've conquered a thing once I've made it, which is why I'm making multiple things at the same time right now because I need many of the same thing for different purposes, and I know I'll only manage it if I production line it 😣
I thought I would give you all a bit of a giggle t I thought I would give you all a bit of a giggle tonight as part of the #saturdaynightcraftalong with @charmaboutyou 

I have about eleventy billion lines to mark across 8 projects and I can only hold the pen in a totally cack-handed way with this splint on.  We may be some time yet (been going since this afternoon 🙈)
Today in the #igquiltfest2021 we're talking solids Today in the #igquiltfest2021 we're talking solids.  I do have a lovely collection of solids that I dip into (many I've had for as long as I've been quilting after I picked up some bargain bundles from a shop that was closing down just when I started out). But I have to admit to dipping into my 'solid like' fabrics more often. 

I did once make an all-solid mini though as part of craft book week 2012, which you can see on slide 2
For today's #igquiltfest2021 prompt we're talking For today's #igquiltfest2021 prompt we're talking about contemplation.  Honestly I'm not one that spends a lot of time contemplating projects, I tend to just catch my eye on something and dive right in! 

However I have a bunch of things I *have* to finish before I start my next project, and this lot caught my eye the other day when I sorted out my Cotton + Steel OG and Ruby Star Society collections and I thought it would be ideal for a couple of BOM/sew alongs I'm involved with and haven't started yet.  The colourful stack on top is Ruby Star Darlings, while below that is the Black and White collection from a few years ago, along with some of the new Ruby Star basics.  I'm now contemplating how to jam the 2 together!
Today's #igquiltfest2021 prompt is creative hands. Today's #igquiltfest2021 prompt is creative hands.  Mine are a little restricted at the moment, but they're still working, albeit a little slower than usual!
Today's theme in the #igquiltfest2021 is collabora Today's theme in the #igquiltfest2021 is collaboration, which ties in nicely with my #justjudecollaborates project for this week. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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These are made from Sonia, @fabricandflowers colourful Automatica pattern using some hoarded Makower Pinstripes for the colourful sections along with some Moda Modern Backgrounds for the background and centre.  The great thing about the pattern is that you basically get 2 blocks for every 'wheel' section you cut, so it was a no brainer to make up 2 cushions (I upsized the background a wee bit to make them 18" finished rather than 16") There's actually 2 sizes in the pattern, this is the larger of the blocks, but there's a slightly smaller one made using charm squares, just in case you have a bunch of them looking for a new home!
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