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Caveat Emptor – Let the Buyer Beware

October 15, 2020 | General News

Hi! Today’s post is a bit of a cautionary tale, and a bit of a plea really.  In this wonderful quilting world of ours, there’s so much fabric, and so very many notions and fun new gadg...

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Memorizing Quilting Designs

September 15, 2020 | Free Motion Quilting

Hi! This article below was from our regular magazine contributor Leah Day – a wonderfully talented quilter, with a knack for common-sense quilting how to’s.  Check out her insights bel...

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How to Make Wavy Border Strips

August 13, 2020 | techniques

Hi! We’ve all at some time or other made wavy borders, and they have been of the unintentional and have-to-fix-them-before-you-quilt kind, and this post is NOT about them.  That’s all ...

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You Might Just Want To Try One of These…

August 6, 2020 | Review

This week we took a look at the Duo Fabric Marker and Eraser set from Sewline.  They come in a fine, or a medium set, and we took the medium set through its paces.   The pen is designed to [&hell...

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Housekeeping…

July 5, 2020 | General News

Hi! These past few weeks have just flown, and I know I’m late, but Happy 4th July to our friends in the States, and I do hope you all enjoyed your day.  You at least have nice warm weather n...

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You’ll Never Guess What We’ve Been Making Instead of Quilts

June 16, 2020 | techniques

Hi! It’s our Birthday, and I hope you’ve all read your Super Big 10th Birthday Magazine issues this month! There’s some fun new patterns all from 10 inch layer cake squares, and w...

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Cuppa Anyone…??

May 29, 2020 | Free Pattern

Hi! With the weather starting to cool down properly here in Australia, I’m finding I’m “needing” more hot cups of tea each day.  I’m fairly sure it’s just a com...

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To Keep Your Quilting Energy Up….

May 11, 2020 | Uncategorized

Hi! We couldn’t resist sharing one of our favourite sweet recipes – “Quilter’s Slice” as Annette likes to call it – Next time you and the girls get together for ...

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Playing with Waste Scraps

April 21, 2020 | techniques

Hi! This article is one from the Magazine archives, and this is a technique you’re going to love!  This ‘crumb quilting’ is a free-form, few rules, kind of technique that is grea...

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Trying Times…

March 24, 2020 | Uncategorized

(Marcia Sewing, Variation III by Ian Hornak, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33561231 )   Hi! This week’s post is really just a quick one to say “Hang in There̶...

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