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Lovely to have two of my quilts back from @todaysquilter ! Thanks guys!
A nice bright pile to add to colour to what looks like a grey day. I was also taken with the Big Stitch Quilting and the contrast of the stitches depending on the colour thread used. The quilting really does make all the difference 😍🧵. #bigstitch #bigstitchquilting #searchpress #todaysquilter #patchwork #quilts #patchworkquilts #handquilted #handquilting #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #quiltersofinstagram #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts

Joining Lucy @charmaboutyou for #saturdaynightcraftalong , and also #50daysofhandquilting with @jeanakimball , and #bigstitchquiltalong with my own Blue Borders Quilt 😊. Phew!
I’m having a busy weekend of talks and teaching so trying to keep up with the stitching too.
If you swipe you can see the marked quilting lines using my trusty Hera marker, which I did after layering the quilt, but before basting with safety pins. That way they don’t get in the way! I’m Quilting it in sections as I’ll be putting this version together using a quilt as you go method! But I want start quilting the Christmas version this week too! Happy stitching everyone 🧵🤓. #bigstitch #bigstitchquilting #qayg #searchpress #handquilting #handquilted #quiltinprogress #patchwork #scrapquilt #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts

#favouritefabricfriday 💃💃. I’m looking at one of my own scrap quilts today instead of a vintage one. That little lilac and turquoise floral is a strong contender this week. I came across it in my scraps and strings pile, and it’s funny when you haven’t seen a fabric for a long long time, how it becomes imperative to use what you have in something special. So needless to say, this print is now out of that pile and in a special fabrics pile 🧵🤣 #favouritefabric #scrapquilt #stringquilt #stringpieced #stringpiecing #usewhatyouhave #sewyourstash

And then there are things you find in the patches you’ve pieced that you couldn’t have planned any better 🤓. A happy accident of unintentional fussy cutting 💃💃. #stringquilt #stringpatchwork #stringpiecing #quiltinprogress #patchwork #fussycutting #not 🤣 #scrapquilt #sewyourstash #usewhatyouhave #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts #libertytanalawn

When I counted and stitched and thought I’d made 100 blocks, but it turns out actually only 98 🤦🏽‍♀️.
Always an anticlimax when you’ve not done as much as you thought.
Back to it and two more blocks to sew it is!
#stringquilt #stringpatchwork #scrapquilt #patchwork #usewhatyouhave #sewyourstash #wastenotwantnot #sustainablestitching #quiltinprogress #quiltersofinstagram #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts

Pop over to @sarahashfordstudio for a review of my Big Stitch Quilting book from @searchpress 🤓. We did a book swap, so I’ll be stitching a project from Sarah’s new book Jump into Patchwork in the future and telling you all about it , but that’s under wraps , so 🤫! #secretsewing #bigstitch #bigstitchquilting #bookreview #searchpress #booksdontreviewthemselves #booksdontwritethemselves #quiltbook #quilting #handquilting #carolynforsterquilts

Checking in on this glorious Sunday morning with my #50daysofhandstitching with @jeanakimball and my Hexagon quilt.
I’m not very organised when I stitch. I sew lots of units, in this case the patterned rosettes, before I think about the overall size. So I’ve got rosettes left over, and now I’ve gotten this far (not put together, just rows sewn).
I’ve decided on another row of four , then I need to fill in the ends of the rows of three 🤓.
So now I’m stitching units on the machine, ready to hand stitch in place. This quilt is a combo of hand and machine, I just do whichever is easier at that stage and time 😃. No rules here! #hexagonhappenings #hexies #hexiequilt #quiltinprogress #patchwork #hexagonpatchwork #scrapquilt #handpieced #machinepieced #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts

Joining Lucy @charmaboutyou and all the other stitchers sitting through the England World Cup qualifying game 😬 wether through choice or necessity 😉. Some more hand appliqué on a tile block 🧵💃. #applique #handapplique #tilequilt #usewhatyouhave #wastenotwantnot #handstitching #scrapquilt #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts

I know as Quilters we shouldn’t be sewing on buttons and altering clothes for our sons, who buy vintage shirts for gigging, and then want them shortened 🤦🏽‍♀️.
BUT let me just say the process was so much easier with the Hot Hemmer from @clovermfg 😊.
I’d been sent one by them to try out and it had gotten to the bottom of the pile, as although I do make my own clothes, I’d not done so recently.
It worked out so well though as it’s not slippery and you can iron over it. That meant I could keep the ruler in position whilst pressing and it doesn’t move! A big thumbs up from me , and I’ll definitely be using it again when I make my next garment, or alter my sons clothes 🤣🤣. #clovernotions #hothemmer #sewingnotions #sewinggadgets #makersgonnamake

#favouritefabricfriday is a piece I rescued from the scrap bag in the classroom of @madeandmaking 😃. Lots of places I teach at have such things, oddments that students can dip into during a class incase there is something that will make the patchwork work for them. This piece had been near the top of the pile for the last few sessions that I’d been teaching at. So I asked if I could have it, as it seemed meant to be! I love the fact that I can still see the holes from where it was in a fabric swatch book, and that the corner is missing which was probably where the identification label was. It’s now washed and pressed, and waiting for it’s moment to shine, which I feel will be very soon. #fabric #patchwork #floralfabric #scrapfabric #favouritefabricfriday

I’m jumping in to the #50daysofhandstitching that @jeanakimball is encouraging us along with. To be honest the #50daysofhandquilting would work equally as well, I’m doing one or the other 🤣🤣.
But I would like to get this Hexagon quilt done and dusted, so here I am to say out loud that in 50 days time I hope it will be complete 🤪. Anyone else with hand stitching that feels a dead line would work wonders ? 🤓#handstitching #handstitched #hexagonquilt #hexiequilt #hexagonhappenings #scrapquilt #patchwork #quiltinprogress #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforsterquilts #carolynforster

Lovely to see one of my new quilts in @todaysquilter this month in issue 80 😃. As ever it’s a scrappy one, and I hand quilted it in Big Stitch and 12wt @aurifilthread . So pleased with how it turned out and so much quicker to hand quilt than I’d expected 🤷‍♀️. #patchwork #patchworkquilt #quilt #handquilted #handquilting #scrapquilt #bigstitch #bigstitchquilting #makersgonnamake #quiltsofinstagram #quiltersofinstagram #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts

Quick check in for #bigstitchquiltalong and the #navybordersquilt 😉. I’ve stitched all the blocks for my new version in a the retro colour way, so will be piecing the top over the next week. Then we can talk basting! So pleased with the wonderful versions I’ve seen this week, check out the hashtags for them, and use it to add yours too!
All the details on previous posts and in my book Big Stitch Quilting @searchpress
#bigstitchquilting #searchpress #quiltinprogress #patchwork #scrapquilt #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts

Sitting here with #saturdaynightcraftalong and Lucy adding some big stitch quilting to this long arm quilted string quilt and watching on BBC 2 the amazing program about the @royalacademyarts summer exhibition selection process. So fascinating with the inclusion of so many textiles and the discussion around them 🧵🧵😍 #patchwork #bigstitch #handquilted #handquilting #quiltinprogress #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #royalacademyofarts #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts

And keeping it perky today for #favouritefabricfriday , as boy is it grey and wet outside 🙄.
The pink floral in the star of this block has been a go to fabric for so many projects over the last few months. So much so, there wasn’t a decent sized piece to photograph here. I suppose that’s the sign of. A a really favourite fabric 🥳. I love the retro feel it has , and although I’m not a pink fabric person, this one hit all the right spots! It’s a print from @artgalleryfabrics if you’re on the look out ! And for those of you who like the dets, if you swipe you can see the pressing for this hand pieced Block 😉.
Anyone else got a favourite fabric to brighten up our Friday ?
#favouritefabric #artgalleryfabrics #patchwork #handpieced #handpiecing #handstitched #quiltblock #pressing #makersgonnamake #enjoytheprocess #carolynforster #carolynforsterquilts

Books

Quilt As You GoJune 28, 2021 - 9:57 am
Big Stitch QuiltingApril 23, 2021 - 1:44 pm
Love Jelly Roll QuiltsOctober 26, 2020 - 1:54 pm
Mini Quilt BlocksDecember 26, 2018 - 3:19 pm
The Joy of Jelly RollsOctober 26, 2018 - 3:25 pm
The Handmade QuiltOctober 26, 2018 - 3:25 pm
Sew Layer Cake Quilts & GiftsOctober 26, 2018 - 3:24 pm
One Patch QuiltsOctober 26, 2017 - 3:20 pm
Little Quilts & Gifts from Jelly Roll ScrapsOctober 26, 2015 - 3:17 pm
Hexagon HappeningsOctober 26, 2015 - 3:15 pm
Quilting On The Go: Taking It FurtherOctober 26, 2014 - 3:22 pm
Jelly Roll ScrapsOctober 26, 2014 - 3:16 pm
Utility QuiltingOctober 26, 2012 - 3:26 pm
Sew Jelly Roll Quilts And GiftsOctober 26, 2012 - 3:23 pm
Quilting On The GoOctober 26, 2008 - 3:20 pm

Patterns

Snowball TemplatesOctober 26, 2020 - 4:55 pm
Pattern Box – Crazy Quilt Cushion PatternOctober 26, 2020 - 4:34 pm
Hexagon Happenings TemplatesOctober 26, 2015 - 4:33 pm
Quilt PatternsJanuary 26, 2015 - 4:38 pm

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