And so my search for an
MJ Kinman Gemstone pattern has succeeded at last!
Ever since I saw this Huge Stunning Quilt at FOQ 2017
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I was enthralled and wanted to try and make one or own one.
I tried years ago to buy one from America and it eventually got here along with a shed load of extra charges from the Post Office. I refused to pay them, contacted the company and got a refund ... All good but No pattern!
A year and a half ago (march 2020) I saw that Cotton Patch were selling (from the UK) the patterns as a monthly BOM ... you could even get the pattern with the fabric pack !!!! but the cost ££££££
£374.00 !!!!!!!
They wouldnt let you have just the one, you had to subscribe for the whole 12 and I was out of work and brassic at the time. I consulted with
@Puzzler on this but in the end could justify the cost not one iota.
Then a couple of months ago I saw listing on UKQU Destash ... some lady had subscribed to the Cotton Patch's BOM but hadnt made any of them and was selling the individual patterns
and fabric packs off.
I was late to the listing so most of the glorious ones had been snapped up but she was awaiting Octobers kit (My birthday) and had a couple more left. I interested my friend in one and decided to take the plunge and buy what was left ... after all What had I spent nearly every waking hour in a Carpark this summer for ????
So after Three years of wanting one I finally have not One, not Two, not Three but FOUR of them.
A lil excessive you may think but you cant look a gift horse in the mouth ....
The lady had to wait until Pink Tourmaline, the October birthstone had arrived at her door before posting so I waited too.
But the wait ended yesterday ... I was surprised at how small the package was but not disappointed by the contents.
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The technique is something Ive never done before but there is a simplified free downloadable pattern on MJ Kinmanns (excellent) website to practice on before going for gold!
So I have Three of these in my sticky paws, which to be true is a tad excessive and wondered whether there may be someone out there who would like the December birthstone, Tanzanite pack ??
If not, No problem, Im in no rush to sell it off but if like me, you have drooled and coveted one of these patterns, now could be your chance.
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