Purple Boots has been busy at her sewing machine this month making a gift for her cousin.
A quilt was requested in shades of grey to match their baby decor. Take a look at the quirky foxes and cuddly bunnies Purple Boots created using applique and the repeating theme of a cheeky bird popping up in each square. She has gone though her scrap box looking for coordinating fabric to make the scrappy borders.
All those tiny little morsels work really well against the plainer borders. Because the family want a play mat rather than an heirloom quilt, the quilt has been backed with our supersoft dove grey dimple fleece. A little bit of embroidery brings each if the animals to life. All ready for new arrival!
Check out our range of neutrals on our website. Purple Boots has effectively used a combination of greys and whites. Look especially for Lewis & Irene Bumbleberries, Nutex Moko, Michael Miller Marbles and Sevenberry Marbles, all of which can be seen somewhere in this quilt!
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If you are thinking of buying a sewing machine make sure you talk to us first, we have some Amazing Janome Offers with savings of up to £500 plus FREE Quilting Kits available on selected Janome models. All machines purchased from us include 1hr FREE tuition tailored specifically for you. Don’t delay all offers are subject to stock availability
This month you will find us at the following events: Saturday 18th May Makit LQ&N Fair Peterborough, followed by Springfields Quilt Show Spalding on Friday 31st May & Saturday 2nd June. If you don’t manage to visit a show you can catch us on the UK’s leading craft channel HOCHANDA TV on Sunday 19th May where we will feature our latest kits. We are currently putting together our July to December Workshop Schedule, check out the website as new classes available for booking are being added every day.
Have a go at Wet Felting It’s easier than you might think! and with the help of expert Clare Bullock in just two days you will create your own unique needle case, perfect for yourself or to make as a gift. Friday 31st May & Saturday 1st June 10am to 4pm Book Online Here
1/2 Price McCalls Patterns Offer ends soon…… 20th May 2019 Calling all dressmakers, available in-store only don’t miss out on the opportunity to purchase the latest spring/summer McCalls Patterns at 1/2 price.
Project Linus – “A Quilt is a hug you can keep” The next workshop here at Tudor Rose is this Friday 10th May, if you would like to come along and join the group please just give us a call on 01234 824983 to let us know you are coming or for further information you can email the Bedfordshire coordinator at elainegreatex2@gmail.com
If you are thinking of buying a sewing machine make sure you talk to us first, we have some Amazing Janome Offers with savings of up to £500 plus FREE Quilting Kits available on selected Janome models. All machines purchased from us include 1hr FREE tuition tailored specifically for you. Don’t delay all offers are subject to stock availability
Is it too early to talk about Christmas? Not if you want to get a statement quilt finished in time, and grab a bargain fabric! Summer is the best time to stock up on themed fabric supplies, before prices start to rise.
The Inprint at Jane Makower Christmas fabrics are one of our more unusual collections, featuring such themes as ‘Christmas in Britain’ (note the Angel of the North), ‘Santa in Snow’, and ‘Narnia’. Currently all at 50% off – just £6.40 per metre
If you are thinking of buying a sewing machine make sure you talk to us first, we have some Amazing Janome Offers with savings of up to £500 plus FREE Quilting Kits available on selected Janome models. All machines purchased from us include 1hr FREE tuition tailored specifically for you. Don’t delay all offers are subject to stock availability
Janome Atelier 9 Sewing and Embroidery Machine SAVE £500 Plus FREE Digitizer JR Software worth £249 Now Only £1,999 while stocks last
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A beautiful scene of a river bank bordered by lovely plants and trees with the turret of an old manor/ church or castle in the distance behind the hills. Cranes fly across the scene with a small murmuration of birds above and a variety of riverside creatures spotted along the river’s edge.
Leaping rabbits, frogs and waddling ducks as well as otters floating off downstream create a natural idyll. Lily pads, iris flowers and other river loving plants are used to create the effect of the river.
Eye catching prints feature a detailed dragonfly repeat, thousands of starlings all swooping and diving in unison, and a brown hare with a sweet little cotton-like tail in various positions, intertwined with cotton plants in brown and white with silhouettes of leafy plants.
Kingfishers, cranes and dragonflies fly and land amongst the plants in the water. The cobbled stones and faded bridge give the illusion of a vast river filled with an abundance of wildlife, including the sweet little water vole, sat with in the reeds whilst munching on them.
Bring the English countryside into your home with Lewis & Irene’s free tablerunner and placemat pattern – 3 designs for The Water Meadow fabric collection.
A delightful follow up to Lewis and Irene’s best selling collection ‘Down by the River’. This time they have added an Autumnal feel to their designs, featuring new friends such as the Water Vole, Dragonflies and a murmuration of starlings.
10% OFF – Scotty Dog Check Collection by Lewis & Irene This wonderful fabric features charming small Scotty dogs with shimmering gold or silver collars scattered erratically across a checked cream, red or black. Each Scotty dog measures approx 2cm (0.8″)
This kit provides you with everything to create this gorgeous, bright, eye catching bag. You will receive all the fabrics, the wadding, both the beige and purple webbing to create this lovely bag, as well as the purple glitter film to create those sweet little birds on the side panels. The pattern will guide you through step by step to create this beautiful bag.
Honey Hunt sees Pooh floating with his red balloon, patting his belly next to a big pot of honey and sat with his elbows resting on the honey pot whilst bee’s fly over him on an off-white background.
Out With Friends pictures Eeyore, Tigger, Piglet, and Pooh playing in an old hollow log, walking together hand in hand, and other enjoyable activities on a pale mint background.
Playtime includes Winnie The Pooh and his friends, Tigger and Eeyore, marching about having fun with each other, there are also bees, honey pots, a stool, a jack in the box, trumpet and drum, all positioned on a cheerful, yellow background.
The Craft Cotton Co blog has an amazing free baby quilt pattern using this range of fabrics. Take a look here.
We don’t currently have the whole range in stock, but this quilt pattern is so simple, you could easily double one of the three fabrics, or use something you already have in your stash.
We host regular charity workshops for Project Linus here at Tudor Rose Patchwork to help provide comfort blankets for babies, children and teenagers who are sick, disabled, distressed or disadvantaged. Our local co-ordinator Elaine has sent us this lovely update on our most recent session.
Hi Ladies, We had a very very successful and busy day on Friday 8th. Lots of people sewing and an enormous amount of people just calling in. I am overwhelmed at how successful this is becoming. Thank you so much for your help in making all this possible.
So some statistics for you :-
On the Friday we sewed labels on 82 Quilts and Blankets. I took home 5 tops that need, wadding, backing and quilting and gave away a big bag of small blankets for Caroline to join together and or add edging to, she also took 2 bags of knitting wool that had been donated just before she arrived! I suspect everyone else took home quilts and kits to make up over the coming months as my box of kits was nearly empty on the way home. Just as well as the car was stuffed to the hilt with the quilts and blankets.
Last week I delivered 179 quilts and blankets to the following places:-
Bedford Hospital, Brenda at the hospital wrote Thank you so much for the lovely quilts and blankets!! It was lovely to see you
I also went to Bedford Borough Council Social workers, Community Nurses and FACES a baby charity.
The next day I called into Luton Early help team and Luton North Family Support Team. I also visited Jenny Cox for the first time who is a Foster carer of long standing who has a network of other Foster Carers and people who do Rest-bite Care.
She wrote , it was so nice to finally meet you and many thanks for the goodies. We just visited our 1st ever foster child and cheered her up. She’s connected with 3 other parents at Franklin House in Dunstable ,a safe house , where they were all cooking together and they have been thrilled to receive coverlets. . We left a dad and his 2 girls wrapping dollies up and then the girls got in with them. Jenny has promised me some photos in due course which I will share with you at the next Project Linus day on 8th March at The Tudor Rose. She was busy telling me stories of some of the situation these children find themselves in and it is so nice to think that we can help her spread some love about, as a lot of these children come from very broken places.
After that I called into My Sewing basket in Dunstable where other ladies leave quilts and blankets, this time the Dunstable Quilt Group had left 22 quilts. In response to my thank you to Helen, she wrote Thank you for your email. I was surprised by the number of quilts which our members brought to our club’s last meeting and it is great that we are able to take them to a central collection point. I shall certainly pass on your thanks this week.
So I still have 28 quilts and blankets in my dining room ready for another delivery. Since taking over the group in June 2017 I have delivered 1526 quilts and blankets! with a total of 940 last year. I tend to use a scatter-gun approach and have delivered to 21 different places, just as well I enjoy driving!
Hope to see you all at the next Project Linus day.
Our next Project Linus day is on 8th March. Come and join us and work with the Project Linus team to help make wonderful charity quilts to help critically ill children. You can make a quilt of your own design, or you can head to the Project Linus website for free patterns. We also accept donations of knitted and crocheted blankets.
To participate in any of these days, the team making the quilts for Project Linus would appreciate a donation of £2.50 towards the materials used.
There will also be a raffle on each of our Linus days so bring along a spare pound or two if you would like to buy a ticket.
Linus days run from 10-4 but you are welcome to attend for half a day if this is the time you have spare.
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Click to download this FREE Heart template to create your very own Valentines Day decoration.
Perky the Owl Kit This kit contains materials and instructions to make the charming Perky the Owl cushion. You could even add rice or sand to the bottom and Perky becomes a door stop. Suitable for all levels and everyone who loves owls. Hand stitch or hand and machine stitch. It comes in a handy A4 sized white plastic project box, which could come in handy for any on the go projects that need keeping together.
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All Wrapped Up Gift Bag Kit This kit comes with sufficient fabric and the pattern for these 2 wonderful gift bags. The pattern guides you through making both a wine style gift bag and a pouched gift bag. Once created these bags can be used time and time again, helping to reduce waste and help the environment one bag at a time. This kit comes in a handy A4 project box that can be used to store any ongoing projects you have. Finished Sizes: Wine Bag 14″ x 4″ x 4″ or 35cm x 11cm x 11cm Pouch Bag 9″ x 5″ x 5″ or 23cm x 13cm x 13cm
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15% OFF Stylecraft Life Vintage Look DK Patterns We have 5 patterns using the Life Vintage Look DK which incorporate solid shades to complete the look.
