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Would you like to join in?

Our next Beginners Patchwork & Quilting Workshop over 2 Sundays takes place on 12th and 19th April, 10am to 5pm each Sunday, at £145 for both Sundays together, incl all fabrics, wadding and binding needed for your table runner.

Bring lunch, the kettle is on and there will be cake! You need to have sewn with a machine before (bring your own or use a school machine) but you can be a complete patchwork novice, never held a ruler or cutter!

Any questions at all, just send us a wee message. Find all the info and book your space in the classes & club section on our website www fabricandfinery co uk. Meet you soon?

This workshop is run by Irina who loves teaching and breaking the steps down into "digestible chunks" - we will have fun! ...

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The promised 2nd day summary of the h&h show Cologne...a few learning curves....yes I found the fashion colours I was looking for but these are only offered by premium suppliers that go with fashion more than mass suppliers who somewhat do their own thing and more deliver those clients who dont go with fashion either...an interesting philosophy! People who go with fashion will spend more budget on yarn that those who do not....something else I learned is that never mind the yarn, its the pattern that is the most important...the same yarn can look so much better in a fashionable pattern.... but tgere we go back to the same thing....fashionable patterns are much dearer than non fashionable patterns....interesting that! Irina ...

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A quick summary from the h&h Coligne so far....hanging in a socket in the corridor as my phone is absolutely exhausted (and so am I!!) so I thought I use the moment to show you the first round of whats new...another 2 floors like this to walk through...I think all this has to sink in first before any fabric or yarn order decisions are being made...or I need another three shops!! Enjoy! ...

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Sooo, I have been to the charity shop and with both finds now washed and dried I show you what I am making with these...for me sewing was always a sign of independence, of being able to make what one either cannot buy or only buy at great cost or difficulty.

Each time I was sending back a batch of tapestry cushion commissions to their various excited owners I was struggling to carry them big parcels along to the post office - and each time I was dragging the heavy, large cutting mats to the Saturday Quilt Club session at the Communitu hub, I was dreaming of a better solution....so here we are:

An eyelet curtain to the rescue, I halved it, sewed it up and shortened it a bit so it wouldnt drag on the floor. Changed the positioning of the webbing after the inaugural run to the post office, so now the top sits more stable. Will now make another bag like this with the other side of the curtain, so in future I can deliver small window seat and cushion orders without using any plastic wrapping. The lining inside the curtains prevents friction. I am very pleased with this!

£7 for the set of curtains and £1.45/m for the webbing, that`s £5.50 cost per bag. For me personally THIS is where the ability to sew really kicks in. I made something that I could not buy like that and have supported other local shops when sourcing the ingredients.

What have you made that you could not have bought like that? Let me know and show us some pictures, would love to see! Irina ...

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At todays Dressmaking Club session for which we enjoy the wonderfully spacious Helensburgh Community Hall, we worked on the following:
+ copying an existing dress incl improvement adjustments and practising inset corners
+ using satin bias binding for edging in a fluffy gilet
+ setting in sleeves and practising french seams
+ scaling down a roomy blouse
+ making sleeve and shoulder adjustments to a dress pattern
+ adjusting a dungaree pattern
...a lot going on, good progress was made! Would you like to join this club? We currently have 2 spaces available. Fortnightly Saturday sessions, morning or afternoon, hall depending, at £25 per 3 hour session. Bring your own pattern/project and I will guide you through it. You can be a total Dressmaking Beginner. Any questions, just ask! Many thanks, Irina ...

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