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*Mystery Textile Item?* does anyone know what this lovely turned wooden object is? Asking for a friend. Can anyone shed some light? First I thought spool stand but no dowls to stand spools on, note the holes on top and bottom so perhaps for thread but for what purpose? We’d love to know if anyone recognises it, I do love a new tool!

I’ve been working on my favourite kind of commission. My girl wanted a cosy autumnal quilt coat to take with her to uni this month so we’ve been making this together for the last few weekends, and it’s been a great distraction project for me. She had a very clear design plan and picked the fabrics from my stash, and we ordered this perfect puppy-dog toffee coloured teddy fabric from @minervadotcom

I love a quick quilting finish. I’m hand quilting this #quiltcoat with quick simple straight line stitches along each stripe for cosy definition. The mix of fabric weights works brilliantly for extra texture with everything from #libertylawn to Indian block printed cotton. The lining is a lovely piece of @merchantandmills striped linen from @pincushion_pantiles that never made it into a planned summer #cufftoppattern top but it makes a lovely soft lining.

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My Quilts

Deconstructed Welsh Quilt
My Lilliesleaf *Hawick* Quilt
A Scant History of Patchwork & Quilting in The British Isles
The Hudson Quilt Coat
Waste Not Want Not Quilt
The Rosemaling Quilt
The Daisy Quilted England Wholecloth
The Georgian Quilted Petticoat Project
Hope Blooming Quilt
The Misses Barron Quilt – Part 2.
The Maps of Childhood Quilt
PlainStitch. What’s in a name?

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