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Bill's Beauty

The purchase of a Fat Quarter Pack from the Oakshott stand at the Festival of Quilts led Bill Burrows of Cheltenham, UK, to create this quilt:

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“The quilt was my own idea … the solid, dense structure and colours of the Oakshott mercerised shot fabric was perfect for lots of small panels. A less solid colour fabric would have looked wishy-washy.
The strong fabric is lovely to work with, easy to cut and it keeps its position beautifully while sewing. It has that slight sheen which the mercerising process gives the fabric.”
Although, Bill does live close enough to drop by occasionally for more fabric and kindly says:
 “I am treated really well and you go to great lengths to find what I am looking for.”
So thanks for sharing the beautiful end result with us Bill.
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Oakshott USA

Our good friend and Oakshott Fabrics US stockist Maria Tamaoka of Pinwheels is out and about a lot at the moment so go say hello (and pick up some fabric while you’re there!):
15-18 October
PIQC : Pacific International Quilt Festival in Santa Clara, California

29 October–1 November in booth 1715
International Quilt Festival, George R. Brown Convention Centre, Houston, Texas

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Pinwheels at QuiltCon 2015

 

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Diamond Winner

We’ve heard from one of our 2015 prize draw winners with a photo of a recently completed quilt made from Oakshott fabrics bought at the FOQ in 2014 (looking forward to seeing the results of her fabric choices this year):

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“I really like using your fabrics and will be looking on the web site to see what to get. Many thanks again” Vivienne Hansell

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Festival of Quilts Draw Winners 2015

Thank you to everyone who came to visit us at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK. We were thrilled to meet you, energised by your enthusiasm and are delighted to announce the winners of our Prize Draw:
1st Anne Hawkins
2nd Vivienne Hansell
3rd Jamie Leitch
The winners will receive Oakshott Gift Vouchers and in due course, we hope they’ll share photos of their makes.
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Tartan Tattoo in Oakshott

Bernina’s Longarm Quilting Ambassador UK, Linzi Upton, used Oakshott for her demonstration Tartan Tattoo quilt on the Bernina stand at this year’s Festival of Quilts.Tarrrtan

Read all about her time at the show on her blog: thequiltquine.wordpress.com

“I loved being part of the professional and friendly  Bernina team which included representatives from Switzerland and Scandinavia”

Look at that terrific quilting:TTdetail

Can you tell she comes from Scotland?TTflatshotRead more about Linzi and see some terrific projects at www.thequiltquine.com

 

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Festival of Quilts 2015

Don’t forget to pay us a visit on stands G13 and G21 as you overload your senses on all the beautiful creations at this year’s Festival of Quilts at the NEC from 6 to 9 August 2015.

Oakshott have a lot to show you

Packs, patterns, quilts, kits, fabrics and ideas galore:

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Aruba, a rainbow of 12 Colourshott colours in Fat 8ths and Fat Quarter Packs
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The Pointy Quilt from Lynn Goldsworthy; impressive to look at, deceptively easy to make
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Lynn Goldsworthy’s Kilim Cross makes a great rug
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Helen Howes newest design, Interpolations 3 uses a 5″ Square Charm Pack of Ruby Reds on the subtle grey of Lipari Pollara
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50 Shades + Grey is an exclusive design for Oakshott by Lynne Goldsworthy, the 3-D effect is created by our trademark shot effect
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Its not just the stands

We are looking forward to meeting you at Stands G13 and G21  at this year’s Festival of Quilts, but then there are all the quilt categories to drool over as well! See if you can spot the Oakshott …

CherylEdwardsFoQ2015ArtQuilte.g. Cheryl Edwards wall quilt in the art quilt category using Oakshott ruby reds, lime green and black fabric alongside batiks.

 

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Vote Victorian

We congratulated Karen Terrens for winning best in show in Sydney in June 2015 now we can actually vote for her to win the Victorian Craft Award. Her Sanderson’s Apprentice Quilt (made using Oakshott fabrics) is a finalist in this wide-ranging event: it had 116 finalists out of 450 entrants; is exhibiting in four venues across Melbourne, Australia; covers all crafts from jewellery to ceramics, fabric to glass.

Read all about her work on victoriancraftaward.org.au/karen-terrens/ and vote for her in the People’s Choice (once you have checked out the other entrants, of course!) and be in for winning some craft vouchers.

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Don’t you just love the world wide web; such beautiful things to see without moving an inch.

 

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Size isn't everything!

With thanks to Laura Welkin for sharing both her good news and her picture:

This is my miniature quilt, Dancing Dahlia. It measures 15″x15″. It received a first at the AQS Paducah and a second place at the NQA Show. The dark blue fabric and the green background fabric are both Oakshott cottons. I have been told a few times that the green fabric seems to glow!

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I discovered your fabric in the Pinwheels vendor booth at the Paducah show in 2014. I instantly fell in love with a bright blue and bright green. I only purchased half yards of each, so I had to make a small quilt. I entered the quilt in the 2015 Paducah show and received a first place in the miniature category! The question I am asked the most about the quilt is, “What fabric is the green background?” A judge’s comment from the NQA Show stated, “Use of silk fabric makes this small piece glow.” Many do think it is silk.
I found some eighth yard pieces on Etsy, so I am currently making another miniature with some of your violet fabrics as the background. Can’t wait to finish this one!
Thank you for making such beautiful fabric!

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Best in Show in Sydney

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Congratulations to Karen, winner of Best of Show at this year’s Sydney Quilt Festival with her Sanderson’s Apprentice Quilt, made using Oakshott cottons.

She is sister to Rita of Red Pepper Quilts, Melbourne (Australia) based fan of Oakshott – and we are fans of her work, tutorials and blog.