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Do You Improv? – Quilt Making Basics

Do You Improv? – Quilt Making Basics

by Katy Cameron | 10.07.2017 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials

As I started a new quilt the other day I was thinking about the names that we assign to different techniques in quilting and how one term is rather more open to interpretation than many others.  I mean you know that with the term ‘Paper Piecing’ that...
How To Bury Thread Ends In A Quilt And Only Thread A Needle Once – Quilt Making Basics

How To Bury Thread Ends In A Quilt And Only Thread A Needle Once – Quilt Making Basics

by Katy Cameron | 15.05.2017 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials

I was facing a pretty daunting task over the weekend – my mystery project (which will be revealed on here on Wednesday) had hundreds of thread ends to bury.  Suggestions on Instagram were to get self threading or spiral thread needles, and I did order some, but...
Turning Images Into Stitch Sketches – Part 3 Adding The Stitching

Turning Images Into Stitch Sketches – Part 3 Adding The Stitching

by Katy Cameron | 27.03.2017 | Bag Makes, My Makes, Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials

So over the past couple of weeks we’ve looked at all the prep to build up to this point, actually stitching on your stitch sketches!  Just a reminder, for those who may be looking for the pattern I used as the basis for this main project, I got it from...
Turning Images Into Stitch Sketches – Part 2 Separating Your Image Into Constituent Parts

Turning Images Into Stitch Sketches – Part 2 Separating Your Image Into Constituent Parts

by Katy Cameron | 20.03.2017 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials

Welcome to part 2 of this short series on how I create stitch sketches.  Last week we looked at creating or finding an image, this week we look at what you do with that image to turn it into a stitch sketch.  I’m going to be taking you through a piece that...
Turning Images Into Stitch Sketches – Part 1 Finding Or Creating An Image

Turning Images Into Stitch Sketches – Part 1 Finding Or Creating An Image

by Katy Cameron | 13.03.2017 | Quilt Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials

Stitch sketching has been gaining popularity in recent times, with several books on the subject coming out in the last year alone.  I will state now that I haven’t read the books, so this is entirely how I’ve interpreted the building up of images with...
Negotiating Complex Block Design For Greatest Accuracy – Quilt Making Basics

Negotiating Complex Block Design For Greatest Accuracy – Quilt Making Basics

by Katy Cameron | 27.02.2017 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials

It occurred to me as I was working my way through my latest bee block that sometimes it can be challenging to see what the best way to assemble a complex block or quilt top is, especially when there are many odd sized pieces and they’re not in a nice, neat grid...
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Tonight as part of the #saturdaynightcraftalong wi Tonight as part of the #saturdaynightcraftalong with @charmaboutyou we're playing 'What will that random pile of fabric turn into?'
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Whew, my kitchen has the air of a bomb having gone Whew, my kitchen has the air of a bomb having gone off in it, but here's my lovely Spinach and Prawn Curry with Pineapple and Mango Chutney and basmati rice as made with Aklima on tonight's cooking class with @migratefuluk
After a lovely brunch with some of the Killearn la After a lovely brunch with some of the Killearn ladies at the Smiddy near Stirling (which wasn't the original plan, but when there's a storm induced power cut at your first choice, you have to roll with it!) we found ourselves at Kaleidoscope, near Kippen, for a stash building adventure in the dark (same power cut and very trusting owners!). Now I'm gearing up for a class with @migratefuluk for the #saturdaynightcraftalong with @charmaboutyou
Moonrise over Sabi Sands game reserve in South Afr Moonrise over Sabi Sands game reserve in South Africa, one balmy winter's evening ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #idube #sabisands #southafrica #migrationmonday #migrationmondaylt #travelphotography #canon20d #mycanon #canonuk
I was a little tied up this weekend with the lead I was a little tied up this weekend with the lead up to and then a wee party dahn sarf for my parents' joint 70th birthdays, neither of which are, in fact anywhere near November, but it was kind of in between. We shipped in aunts, uncles and friends to become a somewhat loud party of 8 We spent a fabulous Sunday evening/night and Monday morning in @northcoteuk enjoying cake (which we brought in from a local bakery to mum and dad's, and which had photos all round before it was cannibalised in the first pic) and a 5 course gourmet menu (I had the veggie option, although full carnivore version was available) which demonstrated exactly why they have a Michelin ⭐ and a lovely Eggs Benedict for breakfast the next morning. We dined in the chef's kitchen, which was great fun as it's a wee room off the main kitchen for the hotel, separated by a glass wall/doors, so we could see the chefs actually making all the food for the dining room that night (this was no doubt also a bonus for the other diners not having to hear all the deaf Irishmen/women shouting at each other over dinner 😂) ETA, Jack was hosting his own debauched shenanigans back in Glasgow, so he asked his cousin Skipp to represent him for the weekend
This memorial seems appropriate for a few days aft This memorial seems appropriate for a few days after Remembrance Day. David Stirling was the founder of the Special Air Services (SAS) during WW2 where he saw service in North Africa. The memorial stands near his ancestral home on the Hill of Row #scotland #uk #migrationmonday #migrationmondaylt #travelphotography #canon7d #mycanon #canonuk
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New Post!!! Work In Progress Wednesday It’s been a busy few weeks, with birthday parties the last 2 weekends, one of which was south of the border, but I’ve found a little time to be creative. I’ve set the sewing machine aside temporarily to have a bit of a play with book binding, and have been working my way through the […] ... See MoreSee Less
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