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Joining Lucy, @charmaboutyou for some #saturdaynightcraftalong and all of you stitching along tonight. I’m cosy under this Manx Logcabin, which is nearly finished. Binding almost done 🎉🎉. #manxlogcabin #patchwork #scrapquilt #qayg #secretsewing #hiddeninplainsight #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #tunbridgewellslife
One thing I miss about about stitching at home, is not being able to shop in a shop for fabric, and turn round to someone and say “don’t you just LOVE this fabric!”.
In person shopping means you get that experience of catching a glimpse of a bolt or a pre cut and you catch your breath as you know it’s THE fabric to start a quilt with, or just that life won’t be as good without that in your stash.
And the sharing the moment, when you’re stitching with friends and you just have to tell them how much you love this last fabric scrap you are stitching with and how it’s been a favourite for soooo long. 🥺🧵.
So I’ve decided to share some of my favourite fabrics with you all, and if you like you can share yours with the world too. I’m using #favouritefabricfriday as it keeps me focused and accountable to show you something each week. And it alliterates, and I like that🤓.
The fabrics will be any of my favourites, either from old or new quilts , current or old ranges.
Today is Bindi from Outback Wife, a collection from Gertrude Made, for Ella Blue. I loved the whole barkcloth thing, and this was my favourite colour way, as it’s a combination I’ve used over the years in quilts 😍. So your turn now, do you have one to share with us today? #favouritefabricfriday #ellablue #gertrudemade #outbackwife #favouritefabric #barkcloth #fabricstash #blue
Never say never. Yo Yos or Suffolk Puffs have never been high on my list of patchwork makes. But I’ve always been a believer in waiting for the right fabric before starting on any of my quilts, even just a sample. 🤷♀️. So stitching these Yo Yos in double gauze fabric has been a complete revelation. So much so, I’m planning on making it bigger 😍. #patchwork #suffolkpuffs #yoyoquiltmarket #scrapquilt #handstitching #handstitched #handsewing #clovernotions #cloveryoyomaker #doublegauze #doublegauzequilt #doublegauzefabric #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #quiltinprogress #quiltersofinstagram #quiltsofinstagram #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild #stitchtopiauk
So questions about pressing hand pieced blocks 🤓.
You have so many more options as you don’t sew through SA, you can go anywhere, which is not always a good thing 🤪. The pressing on the #bluebellesewalong is as I’ve shown. The centre square is as is to make the junctions where four seams meet lay flat. And the outside corner triangles are the way they are so that when you come to sewing the blocks together they will again lay flat 😃. Oh, and the obvious thing I forgot , it’s 10inch finished size !
I’ll be checking in each week with an update on my progress, and hoping to see yours !
I’ll also post the video about set in piecing if you’ve not already found it on my You Tube. Happy Stitching! . #handpieced #pressingmatters #blockpressing #pressing #handstitched #handstitching #quiltinprogress #scrapquilt #stashbuster #sewyourstash #quiltersofinstagram #patchwork #makersgonnamake #enjoythelittlethings #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #todaysquilter #stitchtopiauk
One last row to finish, then the binding 😃. Can’t tell you how pleased I will be to finish this Manx Log cabin quilt 🤓. #manxlogcabin #logcabinquilt #scrapquilt #patchwork #quiltasyougo #qayg #quiltinprogress #quiltingonthego #cloverseamroller #clovernotions #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #stitchtopiauk
When rubbish bin scraps inspire you 🤦♀️. Please tell me that other folks have more glamorous inspiration starting points ? #sewingsunday #scrapquilt #startingpoint #trashortreasure #fabricscraps #literally
Sitting down to my #saturdaynightcraftalong hosted by Lucy @charmaboutyou with my #bluebellesewalong. Such a fun and quick hand pieced patchwork block 🤓. #handstitched #handpiecing #quiltinprogress #slowstitch #runningstitch #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
And today on the #bluebellesewalong (I’ve tagged all of the posts so far with this now, so you can find them in one place! ), getting ready to stitch.
Draw around the templates on the back of the fabrics, leaving room to add the SA when you cut them out. It’s important to make sure you draw to the points of the corners, that way you know where to start and stop stitching! Swipe to see . If you need to stop the fabric from stretching as you draw, use a piece of sandpaper underneath, or spray starch the fabric.
When I cut out the two print fabrics I cut all three templates from both, that way you can swap the two around to create two blocks.
I’ll start stitching tonight as it’s #saturdaynightcraftalong , as it’s fun to stitch with others. I’ll also put up a video showing you how I hand piece ! Don’t for get to share your progress using the # so we can all see! #handpiecingsewalong #handpiecing #handpieced #handstitched #slowstitch #stitchingtogether #runningstitch #handsewing ##scrapquilt #quiltblock #stashbuster #patchwork #quiltersofinstagram #quiltinprogress #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #tunbridgewellslife #portablesewing #stitchtopiauk
So if you’ve got your templates made for the sew along , here’s what to do next. By the way, I’ve not thought of a name for this yet, you know the all important TAG # 🤷♀️. The block itself is traditionally called Milkmaid’s Star, and the magazine called it Blue Belle, So we have options!
So my basic kit for hand piecing patchwork is :
Templates, for this block, the SA is NOT included, the line you draw is the sewing line.
Sharps size 10 or 11 needles.
Cotton sewing thread 28wt in a neutral colour, this is @aurifilthread col 5021, which is my Go To.
Pins, applique, as the shortness is a bonus. The @clovermfg white headed ones are easy to find, but if you are lucky enough to get the red/blue headed ones, so much the better.
Thimbles. I use these two all the time, the orange one with the ridge from Clover is great for me to make the stitches for handpiecing and quilting 👌.
Scissors for fabric and thread.
Fine line marking pencils to draw around the templates.
Fabrics! I use a neutral for the background, and then two fabrics in each block. Although I go quite scrappy, I do think this would be great fun in just two fabrics!
In a few days time I’ll be cutting and sewing, just pacing things so were all organised! #sewalong #handpiecingsewalong #handpiecing #handpieced #handpiecedsewalong #handstitched #slowstitch #stitchingtogether #runningstitch #handsewing #scrapquilt #stashbuster #clovernotions #aurifilthread #patchwork #quiltersofinstagram #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #portablesewing #stitchtopiauk #bluebellesewalong
This may not look much to a lot of you, but believe me when I say, this is the way forward for this languishing project.
When I started hand piecing these hexagons, the second picture was my inspiration. But I’d stitched nearly 30 of these rosettes and I was lacking the motivation to look for a linking fabric and a neutral. So away they all went. Then one day I see @tossed_but_not_sunk has laid out Hexagons rosettes and they only need three neutrals to join them together 👌.
So this is me on the road to a finish!
I hand piece without papers, so swipe to see a block and what the pressing is like on the back! But I’m off to cut my neutrals. 💃💃💃 #handsewing #hexagons #hexies #hexagonhappenings #handstitched #handpiecing #sizzix #scrapquilt #patchwork #hexagonswithoutpapers #quiltinprogress #hexagonquilt #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild #tunbridgewellslife #portablesewing #stitchtopiauk
Because it does not matter how small the quilt is that you put on the floor (because you think you can take a picture), it is still for me to sit on . 🐶 #spanishwaterdog #spanishwaterdogsofinstagram #nothelping #patchworkinperspective #patchworkquilt #miniquilt #tunbridgewells #tunbridgewellslife
So I asked on my stories the other day whether anyone was up for a handpiecing sew along. And it seems that some of you are, so let’s get started. 🎉🎉I’ll put up bits of information each day to get you going, and today is the templates! The block is from the Blue Belles Quilt from issue 59 of @todaysquilter .
To get the templates needed hop over to the @gatheredmakers website, which is where all the templates are , under issue 59. (I think I’ll be able to put the link in the comments below 🤔).
Print off the templates as directed and either trace onto template plastic (I get mine from @thequiltroom 😍) or glue and stick to firm card. Remember to be as accurate as you can as the line you draw around the template will be your sewing line! 🤓 #handpiecing #handstitched #slowstitch #runningstitch #handsewing #sewalong #scrapquilt #scrapbuster #patchwork #quiltblock #patchworkquilt #todaysquilter #quiltersofinstagram #quiltsofinstagram #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild#portablesewing #stitchtopiauk #bluebellesewalong
Work in progress, and so close to a finish that I started something new🤦♀️. Sometimes you just don’t want a quilt to be over do you? It’s a version of my Envelope Quilt from Layer Cake Quilts and Gifts (@searchpress ). #scrapquilt #patchwork #quiltsasyougo #stasbuster #usewhatyouhave #sewyourstash #quiltingonthego #patchworkquilt #quiltersofinstagram #quiltsofinstagram #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #searchpress #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #handquilting #handquilted #imintheguild
Joining @charmaboutyou Lucy for #saturdaynightcraftalong for the first time this 2021. Stitching a row of my Envelope Quilt together using the @clovermfg Wonder Clips 😍. Seeing that a few of us are stitching away tonight! @veronicalovingtosew , @lovenatalieuk , @two_wednesdays and @pincushion_pantiles 🧵🤓🧵! #patchwork #quiltasyougo #handstitching #handsewing #handquilted #handquilting #wonderclips #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild #tunbridgewells
Happy New Year! And I’m starting it off with the penultimate block in the #littlegemsquilt 😃. This is the BOM we started ten months ago at @pincushion_pantiles in Tunbridge Wells. Amazing to think what has happened over those months, and what hopefulness lies ahead over the next months. For those of you stitching your way through, this new ‘Snowbound’ Block goes out this month, and I think it’s a great one to use to sign your quilt with. A name and a date in the centre will be just fab in the complete quilt 😍. Happy Stitching for 2021! 🧵🎉🧵 #handstitching #handsewn #handpieced #handstitched #patchwork #quiltblock #quiltinprogress #slowstitch #runningstitch #quiltersofinstagram #scrapquilt #fussycutting #pincushionpantiles #lqs #tunbridgewells #tunbridgewellslife #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild
Sharing another vintage quilt today. These log cabin blocks are hand pieced onto calico squares, and embroidery added to the centres after the blocks were pieced. So many different fabrics in here and all in such good condition, as it was never completed ,so never used. But that means it’s easier to see how it was made 🤓. The blocks were machine pieced together at a possibly much later date from when they were originally made. This always makes me think of sunny cold winter days, (like today!) when there is a great contrast between the light and shade, but so many colours within each. #vintagequilt #logcabinquilt #quilt #patchwork #patchworkquilt #vintagefabric #vintagefabrics #makersgonnamake #imintheguild
So much to learn from old quilts. In this case it’s that you don’t really need to straighten the sides before binding 🤷♀️, and swipe to see, that mitered corners might be over rated 🤪. I must admit I’ve used the one square corner as a start and finish, and mitered (properly🤓) the other three approach to binding quite a few times now! Just love it! All the things you think you know, yet so much more to learn and stitch ! #oldquilt #vintagequilt #vintagefabric #patchwork #navyandwhite #classic #handstitched #patchworkquilt #patchworkcoverlet #coverlet #makersgonnamake #imintheguild #enjoytheprocess #quiltsofinstagram
That time of year when it’s ok to still be in your pyjamas, drinking coffee and hand quilting at 9.30am on a weekday.☕️.🧵. 🤓. #handquilting #handquilted #bigstitch #bigstitchquilting #runningstitch #patchwork #quiltinprogress #scrapquilt #quiltasyougo #quiltingonthego #quiltersofinstagram #quiltblock #cottonperle #valdanithreads #vlieseline #vlieselinebatting #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild ##makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess
So I know I’ve had all year to think about this, but I’ve just realised what great Christmas decorations all of the blocks from my book Twenty to Make mini Patchwork Blocks (@searchpress ), would be if I stitched them in red and white🤓. So if nothing else, with one down and 19 to go, I will be ready for next Christmas 🎄. Wishing the very best for You and Yours 🎄. #christmas #christmaspatchwork #patchwork #quiltblock #minipatchwork #vlieseline #vlieselinebatting #searchpress #redandwhite #patchworkstar #treedecorations #fabricscraps #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild
Loving this scrap quilt that I’m currently stitching. Always great to revisit with the last snippets of fabrics and see how they work in new combinations 😍. #scrapquilt #fabricstash #vlieseline #vlieselinebatting #patchwork #patchworkquilt #makingaquilt #quiltasyougo #quiltingonthego #quiltinprogress #quiltersofinstagram #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild
Joining in with the #topnine2020 as it’s always fun to see ! Amazed at how many folks have interacted with the account, thank you! @clovermfg @vlieseline_uk @vlieseline @searchpress @searchpress_na @landauer_publishing @todaysquilter #carolynforster #carolynforster #quiltersofinstagram #quiltsofinstagram #imintheguild
As promised, a how to of the pincushion spotted in background of a post a few days back!
I’ve tried this different ways, but it always seems easier if you EPP. 🤷♀️. I didn’t use papers this time as I used an iron on interfacing as my papers, so it’s not taken out and gives the fabric a bit more body. I used @vlieseline_uk , G700 😍.
You need , 15x 2in square papers, or in my case interfacing.
5x 2 5/8in fabric squares in three different prints, so 15 in total.
To finish, a button, 12wt thread and a doll needle, and stuffing.
Prepare the papers with the fabric squares whichever is your favourite. I ironed the facing to the WS of the fabric, then creased the fold over with a @clovermfg seam roller.
Stitch four squares for the base together in a four patch, leaving one seam unstitched. Insert the fifth square, and stitch, you will have a shape that won’t lie flat. Repeat for the squares for the top of the pincushion.
To make the sides stitch the remaining squares, point matching to the top of the pincushion.
To attach the bottom , insert the side squares to the dip between the base squares. Stitch until there is one seam left open. Turn RS out.
Stuff, stitch closed.
Use the long needle and strong thread to stitch the button on the top , securing the thread at the base!
You can of course make it whatever size you like by using different square sizes!
#pincushion #epp #howto #vilene #clovernotions #cloverpins #vlieseline #makersgonnamake #englishpaperpiecing #enjoytheprocess #handsewing #handstitched #handstitching #pinnie #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild #scrapfabric #sewyourstash
This is the day I am hoping to get all of the wrapping and cards finished for Christmas giving 🤞. If like me you can’t then resist a reason to stitch (or could that be a delaying tactic?) , then here’s a quick gift bag to stitch. And they are quick. It also means you can use some fabric stash, which means you’ll be able to shop in good conscience for new fabrics in the New Year 😃.
The pattern is based on one in my book Layer cake Quilts and Gifts , @searchpress , and this modified version was in @todaysquilter a year or so ago when I designed their BOM.
Here we go:
Outer bag and inner bag, 2x 10in for each.
Casing , 2x strips 2 1/2in x 17in.
Draw string, 2x 24in.
Cotton perle no12 for big stitch hand finishing.
Swipe for pics, and I use 1/4in SA. Stitch around three sides of the pair of outer bag squares RS together. Repeat for inner bag, but leave a 2in gap in the middle of the bottom for turn through later.
Cut a 2in square out of the bottom corners of each bag part.
Put the seams together aligning the raw edges of the cut square, stitch across, and repeat on all four corners to bag out.
Make the casings. Stitch the strip to make a continuous loop, RS together along the short side. Press seam open. Turn RS out, put the seam in the middle and press flat. Fold in half, raw edges together, press . Make Two.
Insert the casing in the outer bag, centrally and aligning the raw edge of the casing with the top edge of the bag. Pin and repeat on the other side. Turn the inner bag RS out and insert into the outer bag, RS together. Pin around the top, and stitch all the way round.
Turn RS out through the hole in the lining and stitch closed.
Roll the top edge flat and stand the casing proud, then top stitch around the top of the bag 1/4in from the seam with Big Stitch.
Thread through the cord, and it’s ready for gift giving! 🎄🧵🎄🧵#freebagpattern #bagpattern #sewing #giftbag #sewyourstash #bag #christmasstitching #christmas #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild #tunbridgewells #tunbridgewellslife
So I’m stitching in more of a muddle than usual, too many things half done, and no time focus on sorting stuff out at the moment. So it was reassuring to see others in similar creative workspaces 😉. Pop over and follow @wherewomencreate for general feel good vibes and wonderful insights into other creative women. It made me feel better anyway, or I could have used that time to tidy up 🤦♀️. #wherewomencreate #becreative #creativespace #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #patchwork #quiltinprogress #scrapquilt #quiltasyougo #quiltingonthego #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild #pincushion #clovernotions #pins #cloverpatchworkpins
A shot of a my string pieced Snowball quilt, made so much easier by using my template set! Swipe to see a close up and then an old quilt that inspired me! #stringquilt #snowballquilt #scrapquilt #usingallthefabrics #wastenotwantnot #patchwork #quilt #patchworkquilt #quiltersofinstagram #quiltsofinstagram #makersgonnamake #vlieseline #enjoytheprocess #patchworktemplates #rotarycuttingtemplates #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild
So after so much research , I’m finally ecstatic to show you the packaging for my template sets. Lots of you know I have template sets for many of my quilt designs and classes, which you buy from me at said classes. The packaging was nothing to write home about as it kept the templates together, and folks popped them in with the class notes or in with the book or magazine they had my pattern in. Now though I’m really happy that this is a stand alone product, informative, sturdy and conscious of the environment . 🤓. I’ll be showing many of the quilts you can stitch by hand or machine using these precise rotary cutting templates over the next few days 🧵. In the meantime, if you fancy a set(£25.), message me, or @pincushion_pantiles where Jenny can add them to your orders! 😉#patchwork #quilt #patchworkquilt #patchworktemplates #rotarycuttingtemplates #rotarycutting #scrapquilt #snowballquilt #quilttemplates #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #handsewing #machinesewing #carolynforsterquilts #carolynforster #imintgeguild #quiltsofinstagram #quiltersofinstagram
There have been some lovely examples and chat about tying/tied quilts on here over the last few months. I love tying a quilt 🤓, hence the videos and the section on my book , Utility Quilting (@landauer_publishing ). But the quilt I talk about most when I think of tied quilts is this one from @afamuseum in New York. I saw this in a exhibition there and it literally stopped me in my tracks. The entire pattern on the cotton and wool quilt is made from the tied knots in different colours. It is panels of stars, and if anything could be so simple , so obvious and so clever in a quilt, this was it for me. And in true form, Maker Unknown, 1900- 1940. 🥺One day I’ll be brave enough to have a go at this 😉🧵. #folk art museum #afamcollection #newyork #keepitsimple #afamquilts #quiltsofinstagram #utilityquilting #tiedquilt #quiltdesign #quilt #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #usewhatyouhave
When the sewing room floor, aka design floor 🙄, is too chaotic even to lay a finished quilt out (stuff has been moved so the plumber can get to a radiator, and his appointment got postponed for a few days, so it’s not worth moving everything back in place again,🤷♀️). But you get the idea, there’s a lot going on, but yeah! I finished a quilt 😃. #scrapquilt #stringquilt #patchwork #quiltasyougo #quiltingonthego #patchworkquilt #useeveryscrap #usewhatyouhave #usingallofthefabrics #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #quiltersofinstagram #quiltsofinstagram #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild #tunbridgewells #tunbridgewellslife
Just to let you see how fabric choice alters the way a design can look. Remember this block from the other day, the Christmas applique? Well, this is the same block, just very different fabrics 😃. I’m always interested when I’m teaching how many folks are nervous to give a design their own stamp, by using their own fabric choices. I often make a design in more than a couple of colour ways when teaching or writing , to encourage people to choose their own path, and also because I love seeing how different fabrics look in my quilts! #becreative #enjoytheprocess #makersgonnamake #applique #handapplique #modernmaker #modernapplique #modern #traditionalmodern #moderntraditional #handsewing #handapplique #handstitched #carolynforsterquilts #carolynforster #imintheguild #tunbridgewells #tunbridgewellslife
When you’re just starting off and you want to see how it’s looking, I take a picture. That third person perspective always helps😍.
WIP🎄🧵.
#christmasquilt #patchwork #scrapquilt #quiltinprogress #makersgonnamake #quilt #sewing #patchworkstars #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild #tunbridgewells #tunbridgewellslife
Getting our Christmas on. The seasonal quilts are coming out🎄. Predictably in greens, reds and golds 🤓. This is a block from one of my quilts that I appliqued, based on a vintage quilt and made with some of my favourite greens and with a sneaky Liberty red in there 😍. The pattern was in @todaysquilter a good while back. #applique #appliquequilt #handapplique #handstitched #handsewing #slowstitch #christmasquilt #red#green#gold #scrapquilt #libertyprint #libertytanalawn #handembroidery #chainstitch #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforsterquilts #carolynforster #imintheguild #quiltersofinstagram
One down, 99 to go 🤪. Don’t you just love it when it’s all planned out rather than just growing organically, and the end number of blocks at the start would be unknown ? 🤣🤣 #patchwork #scrapquilt #envelopequilt #layercakequiltsandgifts #searchpress #quiltinprogress #quiltersofinstagram #quiltasyougo #quiltingonthego #handquilting #bigstitchquilting #bigstitch #utilityquilting #handquilted #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforsterquilts #carolynforster #imintheguild
Done and dusted, as they say🤓. Thanks for the inspiration @therootconnection , @maryelizabethkinch , @michelemuska and others who have generously shared their #siddiquilts #kawandiquilts 😍. I’m sure I’ll stitch more of these in the future, and as is my way I’ve loved digging into the research too ! #runningstitch #slowstitch #handstitching #handstitched #handquilting #handquilted #bigstitch #bigstitchquilting #scrapquilt #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild
What can I say, but Siddi style quilts are completely addictive ! 🤓 I’ll be stitching this for the finish over the weekend! Pop over to @therootconnection for some lovely inspiration 😍. #siddiquilts #handstitched #handmade #handquilted #runningstitch #slowstitch #everylastscrap #scrapquilt #patchwork #quiltasyougo #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts
Do you find you take photos to use as a post, then weeks later realise you forgot to post ?🤦♀️. Took these as a follow up to my video on hand tying a quilt. It’s a pattern from my book, Joy of Jelly Rolls (@searchpress ), that I teach as a beginners quilt. This one I tied, and there is just something so bright and fresh and squishy about it😍. And it’s grey and raining today, so if nothing else, it will add some cheer. Or you could go and tie a quilt! Lots more knot ideas in my Utility Quilting book! #handquilting #fastfinish #tyingaquilt #tiedquilt #quiltknots #patchwork #jellyrollquilt #handquilted #utilityquilting #utilityquilt #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforsterquilts #carolynforster #imintheguild
December’s block for #littlegemsquilt , BOM for @pincushion_pantiles . Probably it bit late in the posting out of the pattern, (my fault), as for some reason December came upon me by surprise 🤷♀️. Happy stitching folks! #handpieced #handsewing #handsewn #patchwork #quiltinprogress #quiltblock #scrapquilt #pincushionpantiles #lqs #tunbridgewellslife #tunbridgewells #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #quiltersofinstagram Based on a pattern by Judy Murray
Pleased to have finished knitting a new winter dog walking hat, but now the question is, Pom Pom or not? 🤔 #quilterswhoknit #makersgonnamake #clovernotions #cloverpompommaker #carolynforster
The final prompt for the week of #greatbritishquilter , Best Quilt Ever. I’ve chosen the two quilts that I stitched for my book The Handmade Quilt, @landauer_publishing . It is one of the quilt designs that I’ve made that has inspired such a lot of people to hand sew some patchwork. I continued the theme with my BOM for @todaysquilter , #tqhandpiecedsampler , as there are just so many great patchwork blocks to stitch, if you know how to hand piece!🤓
One of the joys of teaching all sorts of patchwork is really that when someone finds their technique they really can make their creative voice heard !
Thanks again to @sarahashfordstudio and @quiltsfromtheattic for hosting! #patchwork #patchworkquilt #handpieced #handpiecing #handsewing #handquilting #handquilted #quilt #quilts #quilteresofinstagram #quiltsofinstagram #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild
Simple pleasures, pressing hand pieced patchwork blocks 😍. #happyplace #patchwork #handpieced #handstitching #handstitched #runningstitch *#slowstitch * #pressing #quiltinprogress #quiltersofinstagram #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild
*anyone else see the irony, that running stitch can be termed slow stitching? 🤣🤣🤣
Today on #greatbritishquilter our prompt is our proudest lockdown make. I must admit I thought I would finish more than I would start during lockdown, but that didn’t happen 🤷♀️.
So if you swipe you’ll see my #plaidishquilt , pattern from @kitchentablequilting . I’m not good with the whole light , medium and dark colour values thing, so was pleased as punch at having managed this quilt, but yet to be quilted 😉.
The last swipe is my Maple Leaf Quilt. Inspired in part by @tossed_but_not_sunk and the wonderful quilt collections of @roderick752 . Sewn, quilted and finished 🎉.
And my first picture is my Alphabet Quilt. I’d wanted to stitch this for such a long time, and I knew if I’d not done it when I did the wait would have continued. It’s a Ladies Art Company pattern from 1922, and I self drafted all the blocks. I just loved choosing all of the fabric combinations, and was quite disappointed when it was finished . Again, yet to be quilted, but it is basted 🤞.
Thanks as always to @sarahashfordstudio and @quiltsfromtheattic for hosting!
#patchwork #quilts #patchworkquilts #scrapquilt #scrapquilts #sewyourstash #usewhatyouhave #usingallofthefabrics #makersgonnamake #quiltsofinstagram #quiltersofinstagram #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild
Today’s prompt for #greatbritishquilter is our favourite quilting shops. I’m going with the ones that over the years have kept me supplied with the basics, the inspiration and the quilt chat!
@pincushion_pantiles is my local , so needless to say it’s sometimes an extension of my stash, because let’s face it, it’s a lot easier for me to find stuff there than in my sewing room! I also teach there, and have designed their BOM for this year 🤓.
@thequiltroom is where I still get my quilts quilted, and buy my template plastic. I know, not very glamorous, but I could not survive without decent template plastic 🤷♀️.
@eternalmaker , Anna, constantly inspiring with her energy, enthusiasm and fabrics, yarn, coffee and cake 🥰.
@world_of_sewing_ , again, on my doorstep and who have all the sewing machine know how , notions and @vlieseline_uk products to keep me going!
Thanks again to @sarahashfordstudio and @quiltsfromtheattic for the prompts! #quiltshop #quiltshops #justacard #carolynforster #littlegemsquilt #patchwork #scrapquilt #shoplocal #shopsmall #lqs #tunbridgewells #makersgonnamake #carolynforsterquilts
Today on #greatbritishquilter , our prompt is Top Tip. Over the years I’ve shared various things, but the most useful thing I can think of is, just get on and do it. No one is going to sew your quilt for you, no one else is going to learn to quilt for you. Believe in yourself to have a go, and do it! 🤓. On a more practical note you will get more pleasure from the processes by using the right thread, believe me.
🧵 50wt, sewing machine piecing.
🧵 28wt hand piecing
🧵 40 wt hand finishing binding
🧵 12wt big stitch quilting
🧵 28wt fine hand quilting
#thread #quiltingthread #sewingthread #therightthread #enjoytheprocess #makersgonnamake#carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild thanks to @quiltsfromtheattic and @sarahashfordstudio for hosting!
Today for #greatbritishquilter , it’s our WIP. 🤔. I feel I’m thinking about these prompts too much. So is it the quilt I’m currently stitching that is on my ‘design floor’, the hexagons I’m hand stitching in the evening or, the pile of completed tops, some basted, some not that currently reside out of sight? Just asking for a friend 🤣🤣🤣. I’ll let you take your pick ! 🧵🤷♀️ thanks to @sarahashfordstudio and @quiltsfromtheattic for the prompts! #quiltsinprogress #quiltinprogress #quiltersofinstagram #patchwork #quilts #patchworkquilts #enjoytheprocess #makersgonnamake #carolynforsterquilts #carolynforster #imintheguild
Here’s an in situ shot of my original Wagga Wagga quilt made with Japanese double gauze, and you can see the Fan hand quilting on this. The fabric really is a dream to work with😍. This has an 80/20 batting, lawn on the back and was quilted with @valdani_threads cotton perle no12, Betweens needle No6 for the big stitch quilting ! So the quilt I showed the other day will get a similar treatment! Cant wait to be cosy under it in the evenings quilting away! #naniiroathome #doublegauze #naniirofabric #naniiro #utilityquilt #waggawagga #australianbushquilt #utilityquilting #baptistfan #bigstitchquilting #handquilted #handquilting #patchwork #quilt #patchworkquilt #makersgonnamke #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild #quiltersofinstagram #quiltsofinstagram
Today on #greatbritishquilter , it’s our sewing space. Always a thought provoking one as I stitch as much by hand as I do by machine. So really I could show you the armchair I stitch in every evening! However I’m going with the flow, and this desk is where I spend most of my day time sewing, and writing. It’s not always got the machine out at the front, , the computer takes it’s turn, but I’m on a roll with the sewing! Thanks to @sarahashfordstudio and @quiltsfromtheattic for hosting! #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #booksdontwritethemselves #sewingspace #carolynforsterquilts #carolynforster #imintheguild #jukisewingmachine #quiltmaker #quiltersofinstagram
Hi! I’m Carolyn and I’ll be taking part in #greatbritishquilter this week, hosted by @sarahashfordstudio and @quiltsfromtheattic 👋👋. I’ve made quilts and generally stitched since my teens, and now for many years have taught, written books (12 ish, a new one due out next year 🤓), and written for magazines including @todaysquilter , and have a you tube channel (at last), for my videos 😁. But basically everything is about patchwork and quilting! I do knit and crochet and sometimes make my own clothes, but really it’s about the quilts . I’m passionate about technique, and love that there are so many ways to make and quilt a quilt , truly something for everyone and and every fabric 😍. #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #quiltersofinstagram #tunbridgewells #quiltteacher #quiltbookauthor #quilter #handsewing #handquilting #moderntraditionalquilter#carolynforsterquilts #carolynforster #imintheguild
How are your #littlegemsquilt blocks coming along? The first quilt I made was in a vintage soft and faded colour palette, (this is this months block from that quilt), and as you’ll have seen the blocks I’m making each month now when we issue the new pattern are stronger and brighter. Anyone else, when they finish a quilt, think, I could do that again in a different palette? 🤔#toomanyideas #patchwork #quilt #patchworkquilt #quiltblock #quiltinprogress #fussycutting #handpieced #handstitched #handstitching #slowstitch #blockofthemonth #pincushionpantiles #handsewing #quiltersofinstagram #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #imintheguild
Joining Lucy @charmaboutyou for #saturdaynightcraftalong this week with my quilt binding! I was beginning to think I was the only one who took the picture on their lap, but @lovenatalieuk has too , so I know we’re both sitting comfortably 😆. Happy stitching one and all ! #quiltbinding #handstitched #handstitching #blue #homestretch #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforsterquilts #carolynforster #imintheguild #patchwork #quiltinprogress
