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Artists in the Library
Thursday 17th June 2010
Val: Hampshire library service have organised a programme of Artists in the Library for mixed media girls; the City & Guilds part IV will be having their exhibition July2-4; more details should be available from www.hants.gov.uk/library - check out the listing for your local library there if you are from Hants. some great stuff.
Sign up a friend
Monday 14th June 2010
Val: Get a friend to sign up and get some free fabric; your friend must be a subscribed member for at least one month and you will then receive a FREE 1/4m of fabric. There is no limit to the number of friends you can have who sign up!
How to Make Tumbling Blocks Patchwork
Friday 11th June 2010
Val: Tumbling blocks are a traditional favourite and often done over papers; it is based on the light/medium/dark theme to give dimension. In this short video our Jennie shows you how to make this pattern without papers and shows you the technique for insetting the seam, which works for both machine and handwork. One of the quilts on display at the current V&A Exhibition shows a scrap version of this - so now you can make your own!
Prism Textile Exhibition - Evolve, Evoke, Expand
Friday 4th June 2010
Val: Well what a GREAT day we all had yesterday at this exhibition and I'm rushing to share it with you just in case you can fit in a visit - it ends tomorrow Sat 5th June at 7pm. The Mall galleries are just by Admiralty Arch in central london; the content of the show is breathtaking and very varied. If you can't get there, don't despair as you will be able to see much of it with us and it will be showing in August; so whether you get there or view it with us you are in for a treat; ...
BOM and Faded Flag Table mat
Wednesday 2nd June 2010
Jennie: Have sat sitted at this somewhat warm cmputer all morning and loaded Roman Candle - last pattern in the Kaleidoscope BOM series - finishing off and completing will be posted next month and then ..... come August - just you wait .... Valerie has a great design for you to make. Also look at the News page as there is the photo that Christine Rose sent to us of the table mat she had made from Anne Baxter's pattern - do watch the video - the Union flag will never be the same again. living...
A Visit to London
Tuesday 1st June 2010
Val: Don't often go up to the smoke, but we, Justhands-on.tv and the boys from Bizview.tv, have been invited to film the textile exhibition that has been put on this week by Prism Textile group; the show is called Evolve Evoke Expand and is on at the Pall Mall Galleries all this week (until 5th June) - more details on the events page. They are a group of 150 strong so we are really looking forward to seeing some of their work on display.
28 May Newsletter
Sunday 30th May 2010
I can hardly believe that in only a couple of weeks it will be the longest day. For me that means the National Patchwork Championship quilt show at Sandown Park, Esher is just around the corner – not just in time, but also literally. I have for years considered this to be my local show and I hold it in special affection; this is another of the shows run by Roger Cooling and his team at Grosvenor Shows. Earlier in the year we went to the quilt show down at Westpoint Arena , just outside...
Garage forecourt encounter leads to patchwork furniture.
Monday 24th May 2010
Val: Interesting who you can meet in a garage forecourt. I was on my way yesterday morning to a sewing day with friends at a location in Wimbledon, SW London and on the way stopped at the garage for an early cappucino. My dark blue Volvo now has the www.Justhands-on.tv written across it and because of this I was approached!!! by a man (who turned out to be Andrew) bearing brochures in hand for his wife's business - and what a business!; patchwork is the link and the key so go to...