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A Good Yarn / Re: Ploshkin - Weaving Along
« on: March 19, 2024, 14:51:45 PM »
Wow!!! Just... wow!!   :loveit:

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Home inspiration Thread
« on: March 16, 2024, 14:20:50 PM »
My door hangings:

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These are on the doors between the kitchen and dining room so that I can hide one room or the other when we have visitors!  They are done in machine appliqué and hand embroidery.  I have quite a collection of Cornishware, so they fit in well.

It has just occurred to me that the doors have been painted cream since then!  Much nicer.




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Fun with Fabric / Re: Where are you all buying your fabric?
« on: March 13, 2024, 17:10:40 PM »
They have soooo much lovely stuff. I ordered from them for the first time a few weeks ago, and was delighted with the quality of the fabrics - and one of them was £1.50/m.  I do need some more jersey bias binding from them, and as you're all being so encouraging it would be rude not to look around properly.

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Fun with Fabric / Re: Where are you all buying your fabric?
« on: March 13, 2024, 16:41:02 PM »
Thank you @Lachica - I made a linen shirt last year, which is very nice but far too warm, so I am a little wary.  I will look at the lighter ones.

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Fun with Fabric / Re: Where are you all buying your fabric?
« on: March 13, 2024, 16:24:47 PM »
Ooh - I was looking at those and wondering whether they would be suitable weight for a shirt.  What do you think?

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Machine Accessories / Re: Scissors
« on: March 13, 2024, 12:27:41 PM »
I buy cheap scissors and use them for everything ( including paper  :ninja: )

You do realise that at least 5 of us just fainted...?   :faints:

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@classical retro I started my first quilt when I was 19 - EPP, all handmade - and finished it when I was 51.  I like to call it 'Grandmother's Flower Garden with Weeds'.  I broke all the rules, because I didn't know that there was a rule book, but I love it.

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[Sorry for the diversion from the thread - this is most definitely not a sewalong participant!!]

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In the wardrobe / Re: Swimsuit
« on: March 06, 2024, 15:32:35 PM »
I have a piece of fabric and a pattern, but am scared stiff of trying to make a swimsuit.  No cups needed because of the way the pattern works, it's just the fact that it really needs to fit, whereas most things I make are made to skim!

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: February 28, 2024, 14:18:48 PM »
They will be the right way up when you look down on them.

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Access All Accessories / Re: Email from Sew Modern Bags
« on: February 28, 2024, 11:58:17 AM »
I had that email last night.  At 11.04 I had a 'welcome' email from them, followed immediately by the offer. 

I bought the bundle almost a year ago, and I wonder whether they have had some sort of glitch making their system send out emails again.  I think you may have bought the bundle too @Ellabella

I clicked the link, and it is the same bundle.  Oh, and it got past my malware and virus checkers with no problem!

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Ooh that's a nice set of rulers @Celia - good diagonals, too.

I. Do. Not. Need. Any. More. Rulers.

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Hi, I'm new... / Re: Hi, I’ve just joined the forum.
« on: February 25, 2024, 10:47:29 AM »
I have just used Pound Fabrics for the first time and am delighted with the quality of the fabrics - and the price!  Not a pound, but one was £1.50 and the other £6.50 a metre.

I also use Calico Laine, Fabric Guild (not a vast choice, but nice stuff at good prices) and The Cheap Shop Tiptree - which is not a particularly cheap shop, but sells interesting fabrics at decent prices.  There are lots of others, but these are the ones that spring to mind.

From home I have Calico Kate (15 miles away) for quilting fabrics - incredible, vast choice, but no bargains (online as well but not the easiest to use) and Aberdashery (10 miles away) for dressmaking (and a little quilting) - a nice shop, but small. 

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Access All Accessories / Re: Pipe tobacco pouch
« on: February 23, 2024, 19:49:50 PM »
Smart!   :thumb:

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In the wardrobe / Re: Fabric advice
« on: February 21, 2024, 19:41:41 PM »
Ooh, that is so pretty!   :loveit:

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Tuesdays 2-4pm
« on: February 20, 2024, 14:57:07 PM »
I have cleared the dining table and Mr Acorn has brought my main machine downstairs.  I'm all set to get started, but haven't done yet...

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