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SAILING AWAY...It's past the Equinox, the nights draw in, time to find the Big Armchair and the fire and the little basket of paper pieces and the hand-sewing needles... Or, if you are travelling about, it's so nice to have a little project in a pencil-case with everything you need to play...Like many of you, we started with hexagons. Now, these are all very well and compulsive, but there is more to English Paper Piecing than six-sided tesselations. HB has been playing with tiny hexies on hats, and HH has been sailing her Boat Race (see above and below) quilts around the scrappy harbour... And, of course, the delights include accuracy, easy non-specific seam-allowances, and raiding the scrap boxes. Helen Howes and AitchBee Contact us direct on newsletter@modernartquilters.co.uk Why not forward this message to your quilty friends who might enjoy our ramblings. They can CLICK HERE to go straight to our newsletter sign up page. HEADER IMAGE: A details of BOAT RACE 2, a new pattern by HH. Available on her website, see link below for more details |
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It's about as far from the humble hexie as you can get! This is BOAT RACE the latest Radical English Paper Piecing (REPP) pattern by HH. Available on her website, a great user-up of those precious scraps you can't throw away |
 HB loves her half-inch hexies and is often seen sporting a baseball cap adorned with them. Now you can stitch your own version with her new kit ECLIPSE which includes a stonewashed cap and fun fabrics. |
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Click on any picture in this Newsletter to read more. These are mostly links to external websites and blogs - have fun and enjoy looking!  |
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We regularly include LINA PATCHWORK on our website because we both love her range of pre-cut paper shapes for EPP. Always accurate and perfectly cut, they really take the faff out of the whole process. HB recently invested in a couple of packs of quarter-inch hexagons (seriously small!) but hasn't dared tackle them yet!
The asymmetrically elongated hexagons shown in the image, left, are a traditional shape known as coffin patch - how very appropriate for the spooky season! |
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The Basics Part 2: CHOOSING FABRICS
Continuing our series for Beginners, HH has written an article on choosing fabrics. Even if you are an experienced sewist, you might find a few pearls of wisdom therein, please feel free to have a look - it's always good to pick up a tip to two. |
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The best way to describe Hexiform is to take a quote directly from ASHMEAD'S website:
Hexiform is an alternative to the paper or card that is usually used in 'English Paper Piecing'. Unlike paper or card, Hexiform is not removed - it remains in place to give quality form and finish. Hexiform is fully washable, so there is no problem leaving it in. They also describe succinctly how the shapes are measured in EPP: We always measure the side-length of our shapes - never side-to-side or point-to-point. That way you know, for instance, that a 1" hexagon will fit with a 1" diamond, a 1" square, etc.." |
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FLOWER GARDEN. A new book kit from HH incorporating both hand and machine sewing. Available in two colourways. | ||||||
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As this spectacular Summer cools into a mellow Autumn and thoughts turn to cosy quilts and warm firesides, Jamie of SCATTERED THOUGHT OF A CRAFTY MOM has done a round up of Halloween themed quilts for you to marvel at and, perhaps, try? | ||||||
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HB is teaching a series of workshops with LADY SEW & SEW at their Henley warehouse
Monday 12th October: Box & Cox Workshop (image left) Friday 30th October: Treasure Boxes Workshop (image below left) Monday 23rd November: HB returns to Henley to teach Zippy Pouches. More details in next month's newsletter. If you can't make it to a class, there are lots of 3-D patterns available on HB's Website. CLICK HERE to visit her FOOLING THE EYE page |
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It's nearly time for HB's exhibition with LADY SEW & SEW at their Henley warehouse. A plethora of 3-D quilts plus workshops and a chance to come and say "Hi". Full details are on their website, but here are the key dates;
Saturday 10th October: Exhibition starts with a "Meet the Quilter" day where HB will be in residence demonstrating and chatting accompanied by her 3-D patterns, and perhaps one or two other things too - I am sure the BEARS will be in evidence! Friday 30th October Exhibition ends |
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Both HH and HB will have stands at the Newmarket Show with new kits and patterns to launch. Come and see what's on offer.
NEWMARKET AUTUMN QUILT SHOW Thursday 5th to Sunday 7th November Newmarket Racecourse Rowley Mile Drive Newmarket. CB8 0TF |
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Local (to us) textile art group FIBRE FUSION have asked us to include their upcoming exhibition, so here goes...
Fibre Fusion "Legacy" 3rd- to 28th October 10am to 4:30pm each day Pond Gallery Snape Maltings SUFFOLK. IP171SP The image will take you to their facebook page, you can also view their INSTAGRAM account |
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This month we are pointing you in the direction of a couple of ongoing PINTEREST boards since both of these subjects are close to our hearts! The image takes you to the, appropriately named, English Paper Piecing, while if you CLICK HERE you will go down a rabbit hole to all sorts of GOTH-y goodness. | ||||||
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