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Block of the Month 2019 – In My Garden

Bev Mayo’s Block of the Month quilt is the ideal project to keep you busy throughout the coming year. The theme of this quilt is In My Garden, just the thing to lift your spirits during this cold weather. The advantage of taking part in this Block of The Month club is that all your materials will be delivered to your door, one monthly block at a time. Just add your sewing machine and scissors and away you go.

BOTM 2018 Colourway

Plus Bev has released an lovely new colourway for 2019, so even if you took part last year, you could make a companion quilt this year!

BOTM 2019 Colourway

Take a full look at last years blocks in the original colourway.

The blocks depict images from your garden, with flowers including iris, rose and sunflower, a robin, butterflies, fruit and vegetables, and of course your trusty watering can. In total, there are twelve blocks which we provide the fabric and pattern for. Your finished quilt top will measure 116cm x 147 cm (46″ x 58″). Plus we can provide all your Guterman threads for an additional £23.00 (RRP £25.90) The last block sent will also include the binding fabric!

In My Garden – Block of the Month is a subscription for 12 months at £14.95 per month. Each month that a payment is made, you will receive the fabric and pattern for a block of the quilt.

We have three different payment options:

  1. Set up a standing order for the eleven monthly payments and purchase the first month now.
  2. Pay by Paypal – we can send an invoice every month
  3. Pay £179.40 (£221.40 for non-UK) in one payment

Whichever way you choose, once payment is received, we will send your block within 14 days of the payment. If you pay the entire amount, then the blocks will arrive monthly.

Sign up via our website and make your first payment, or email us at info@tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk for more information.

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Star Buys 30th January 2019

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by Lecien
A pretty fabric featuring tea cups, teapots, flowers and buds in pinks, reds, greens and blues on a taupe background. Part of the High Tea Collection designed by Jera Brandvig for Lecien.  

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Mrs March’s Collection
by Lecien
These pretty floral fabrics featuring both small and large flowers on soft shaded backgrounds give a feel of an antique fabric.

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Selected Panels featuring Children’s Characters, Sport
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Glitter Film Kits
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Glitzy Flowers Panel Kit
This fantastic wall hanging, with a Baltimore Quilt feel to it, has a charming appeal and catches light from every angle.  It demands attention from everyone who views it.  A masterpiece for any home. This kit contains everything you need to create this beautiful wall hanging except sewing machine and thread.  It is made easily with our Heat Applied Glitter Film. The kit is packaged in a sturdy plastic box which can be used as a project box for this and any future projects. NOW £18.36 each
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O for Coffee and Cake 
This kit is designed by Kathleen Laurel Sage and creates a stunning heat applied glitter film wall hanging.  Perfect for the baker in your family. The completed wall hanging measures 35cm x 48cm. The kit contains full instructions and everything you need except your sewing machine and thread. The kit is packaged in a sturdy plastic box which can be used as a project box for this and any future projects.

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Adriafil New Zealand Print DK/Aran This kaleidoscopic yarn from Adriafil is a must for those who like a splash of colour. Every colourway has its own unique variegated rainbow. Knit jumpers, accessories and blankets this yarn contains 75% wool, so will keep you nice and toastie.

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Aran A very colourful and catchy yarn. It is a pictorial yarn with an elaborated printing process making it unique from other yarns. It has bright eye catching colours with a serpentine thread and is fun and creative to use.


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Sashiko

Sashiko is a form of Japanese folk embroidery which uses running stitch to create a beautiful textured patterned background. Originally used to create strong repairs and produce hard-wearing home textiles, the designs are now mostly used for decorative quilting.

I’ve become slightly obsessed with Sashiko stitching after purchasing some pre-printed fabric last year. It requires a minimal amount of equipment – you just need a long sashiko needle, cotton embroidery thread, and some indigo fabric. Something hard wearing, such as a linen, seems to work best. You can use a tradition white embroidery thread, but I’ve also had good results using pale coloured variegated threads. Anything that provides a contrast to the dark background looks amazing.

The simplicity of loading the needle with running stitches and then pulling through becomes almost like a form of meditation. I’ve yet to finish my completed panels into anything worthwhile, although bags, purses and cushions are quite appealing! Perhaps eventually I’ll complete enough to make into a quilt. Simple Sashiko by Susan Briscoe has some inspirational ideas, plus instructions and tips to make your first project a success.

Susan Briscoe recommends marking out your designs using tailors chalk, although this idea can be a little nerve-racking. Templates are available to make the process easier, and work just like a stencil. Sew Easy have a great value starter kit available which contains fabric, templates, thread, needles, and a fabric pencil to mark it all out with, which seems a much simpler option.

You can find it here, along with many other Sashiko options and tools –
https://goo.gl/ie8Ktw

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Great British Sewing Bee 2019

The Great British Sewing Bee is back on our screens for 2019! It will return on 12th February, with new presenter Joe Lycett stepping into Claudia Winkleman’s shoes. Take a look at the new trailer.

Patrick Grant, Esme Young and Joe Lycett from the Great British Sewing Bee
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06ybskh

Did you spot the wiggle dress? Fancy joining in and making your own? You can find some amazing wiggle dress patterns online. Check out our Pinterest board for some fun patterns and fabrics – https://goo.gl/kaxpsK

https://goo.gl/kaxpsK
https://goo.gl/kaxpsK

These dresses work really well in Jersey fabrics, but if you’re a little less experienced, cotton is a really good starting point that is easy to work with.

https://goo.gl/kaxpsK
https://goo.gl/kaxpsK

If you really are inexperienced, but are inspired by the Great British Sewing Bee to have a go at some of the simpler projects and learn the basics, we have a GBSB inspired evening class coming up at the end of March. This class will really help you master your sewing machine and create some fabulous items with a variety of techniques. It’s only a small class size, so make sure to book in quickly!

https://goo.gl/XhVjfR

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Star Buys 16th January 2019

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City Nights Collection by Lewis & Irene
With inspiration from all cities but specifically a city close to home, London. Lights twinkling from tall buildings and the bustling roads with their shiny black cabs. When the day comes to an end the city sparkles with lights thus the glimmering metallics in this collection.

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Stylecraft Jeanie Aran

Stylecraft Jeanie is an exciting yarn that captures the spirit and heritage of the denim trend. Inspired by the timeless and classic hues of denim, with colours ranging from rich deep vintage indigos to lighter blues plus the addition of a pastel range including white.  Jeanie is an aran weight yarn, its cotton acrylic blend means that it is soft to the touch and it can be machine washed and tumble dried. NOW £3.44 per 100g Ball Offer ends 29.1.2019

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Stylecraft Jeanie patterns featuring a collection of stylish ladies garments. Use the Denim shades for Winter Warmers and the pastels for early Spring Warm. NOW £2.34 each Offer ends 29.1.2019

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DMC Printed Cross Stitch Kits
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PLUS DKS30SE and DKS100SE models come with a FREE JQ6 Quilters Kit worth £129 and ATELIER 7 model comes with a FREE JQ7 Quilters Kit worth £185. OFFERS AVAILABLE UNTIL 31ST JANUARY 2019. All offers strictly subject to stock availability.

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Crafting Holiday at Home

Every now and then I get asked to write the blog for Tudor Rose Patchwork.  I’m not a great blogger, my daughter knows more than I do and she’s only 14.  But then you expect a 14 year old to be a technological wizard.

I might not be a technological wiz, but I can craft.  In fact I love to create and make.  So much so that I decided to treat myself to a week off work.  The children were still and school and the husband was out at work and I had the luxury of 5 days to please myself crafting.  The washing machine did go on but there was not one garment ironed – apart from the quilt I was working on.

As well as having my sewing machine out to work on my quilt, I had yarn on the coffee table to crochet, my Pfaff Creative 1.5 embroidery machine was running 1400 stitches per minute and I finished a beaded parure.

According to Wikipedia, a parure typically consists of a combination of a matching necklace, earrings, brooch, bracelet and often a diadem or tiara.  Well mine was a mini or demiparure:  necklace, earrings and bracelet.  It was a huge project but the feeling of joy when I completed the last beaded toggle was immense.

 

So you have an idea of what my living space looked like.  The dining table, which when extended seats 14, was piled high.  It was so nice being able to leave everything out ready for the next day, knowing that I was coming straight back to it and not having to put things away until who knew when.

I loved being able to leave the embroidery machine set up.  It does take up quite a bit of room and I don’t have a dedicated crafting space so leaving it on the dining table for a week was marvellous.  Christmas is coming and I treated myself to a few Christmas designs.  I now have a set of 8 pristine, white napkins, each with a different design and in a different colour. 

My daughter chose purple as the colour scheme for our Christmas tree this year so we now have 5 white and purple embroidered felt decorations.  And finally, I nearly burnt out the engine creating lace bookmarks and a lace lantern.

It was a really wonderful week.  The downside, all the house work to catch up on.

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Camelot Fabrics – Star Wars

A collection of fabrics inspired by the eighth installment in the Star Wars franchise, The Last Jedi. The film follows Rey as she trains with Luke Skywalker in the hope of defeating Kylo Ren, and her attempt to lead him away from the dark side. We also see Carrie Fisher reprise her role as Leia post-humously.

The craft cottons in this range are perfect for any Star Wars fan, featuring Kylo Ren, Stormtroopers, Captain Phasma, and Rey. How about making a rather terrific tablet cover for the Star Wars geek in your household (or for yourself, which is even better!)

This clever little device wallet can be made with 2 x 1/2 yards from any of the fabrics in this collection. See what takes your fancy here.

Download a copy of the Star Wars Soft Shell Tablet Case designed by Michelle Lopez of Hypernoodle exclusively for Camelot Fabrics:

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Lewis & Irene City Nights


A collection inspired by the city. All cities but specifically a city close to our hearts, London.
Lights twinkling from tall buildings and the bustling roads with their shiny black cabs. When the day comes to an end the city sparkles. Designed with metallic elements …

Lewis & Irene have released their stunning new collection, enhanced with subtle metallics, along with another winning themed quilt pattern.

This collection includes city buildings, black cabs, and an underground inspired graphic, along with both an architectural and pavement blender, with a selection of coloured backgrounds that blend well with the silver and copper tones running through all the fabrics.

Three different designs in the free quilt pattern will help you to co-ordinate your colours to maximum effect, while creating quilt blocks reminiscent of city buildings.

https://www.lewisandirene.com/portfolio-items/city-nights-quilt/

Find Lewis & Irene’s City Nights here

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Sewell & Savill Experience

 

What an amazing day!  Jon, Beccs and I joined two other ladies in a class with Laura from Sewell & Savill using embroidery machines.  We sell embroidery machines here at Tudor Rose Patchwork and although we knew the basics, we really didn’t know how wide a range of techniques there are and how many different things can be made so simply.

I’ve been blown away by how much an embroidery machine can do.  We looked at 10 different projects.  We made a fancy button hole, complex designs using metallic threads, we discovered the tricks of the trade for lettering.  We used embroidery designs to quilt, we learnt how to make a log cabin pattern.  We made lace flowers and attached them to our sampler cushion.  We explored applique and created a pretty reverse applique adding sequin embellishments.  We made chenille trim and a decorative pattern using eyelets.

The whole day was a lovely experience.   Not just because we were learning from a highly experienced tutor.  The day was run in easy sessions broken up with tea and biscuits, a nice lunch – although we did find it hard to tear ourselves away from the machines.  And just when we were starting to flag, we were treated to tea and cake.

Not only do you get everything during the day, but Laura sends all the tips and tricks to you by email so you have them to refer back to at your leisure.

If you have any questions at all, whether it be about buying an embroidery machine or attending a class with Laura to learn how to do more with a machine you already own, please get in touch.  You can visit us in store, give us a call on 01234 824983 or email us on info@tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk

Click here to see more about Laura’s classes.

 

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Star Buys Offers till 13th March 2018

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Mrs March’s Collection in Antique by Lecien
These beautiful fabrics capture the feel of antique fabrics in wonderful soft colours and delicate floral designs

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Adriafil Asterix Chunky 
Adriafil Asterix has a charming structure which is slightly flamed, where the solid colour base is interrupted by multicolour sections which gives movement to the surface of the garment, without using any particular knitting technique.
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New Kits…….. using Glitter Film
Choose from 4 Designs – only £4.50 each
Cute little kits from Tudor Rose Patchwork, this mug rug or fabric coaster kit, incorporates basic quilting and applique techniques using fabric and the amazing heat applied glitter film. Perfect for beginners, can be sewn by hand or machine.
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