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Author: John - Gentleman Crafter

A creative enthusiast for over 30 years, the concept creator and organiser of the All Counties Craft Challenge which raised £24,000 for Mind, a registered mental health charity. Previously a television producer and guest demonstrator at Create and Craft TV in the UK. Now, happily making my way through life, in both senses of the term.

Fun with Foundation Paper Piecing 29 – Kite

August 26, 2022August 24, 2022 John - Gentleman CrafterLeave a comment

Hallo and welcome to more fun with foundation paper piecing. This week I have a free Kite block pattern for you and of course the usual video tutorial too!

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Card Sketch Challenge 2022 Part 29

August 25, 2022August 9, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

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Fun with Foundation Paper Piecing 28 – Cluckabella Chicken

August 19, 2022August 12, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter1 Comment

A little fun one this week as we create a simple chicken with foundation paper piecing.

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Card Sketch Challenge 2022 Part 28

August 18, 2022August 9, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter4 Comments

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Adventures In Machine Embroidery 2022 Part 26 – Making A Baroque Style Monogram

August 14, 2022August 13, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter1 Comment

The other week, as part of my ‘normal’ design work, I created a baroque style frame for digital cutting machines and whilst I was thinking of what to do with the machine embroidery this week, I thought that this design would make look wonderful as an embroidered design.

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Fun with Foundation Paper Piecing 27 – Optical Twist

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter3 Comments

Welcome to another episode of Fun with Foundation Paper Piecing. This time we will be doing a variation on a log cabin block that gives the optical illusion of a twisted tunnel.

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Card Sketch Challenge 2022 Part 27

August 11, 2022August 9, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter3 Comments

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Fun with Foundation Paper Piecing 26 – Turnstile

July 29, 2022July 10, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter1 Comment

A classic example of how versatile triangles can be in patchwork and foundation paper piecing today with the turnstile patch.

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Card Sketch Challenge 2022 Part 26

July 28, 2022June 22, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter6 Comments

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The ATC of Mindfulness 26 – Free Download to Colour In

July 25, 2022June 20, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter3 Comments

I think that I just reached a state of zen, or possibly had too much chocolate. Both are lovely.

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Adventures In Machine Embroidery 2022 Part 25 – A Home For A Gnome

July 24, 2022July 20, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter3 Comments

This week I wanted to try some of the original digitizing tools in conjunction with some of the new effects including the hand-stitch effect so I created a cute wee gnome illustration and set to work …

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Fun with Foundation Paper Piecing 25 – Pinwheel In A Square

July 22, 2022July 10, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter1 Comment

Welcome to another fun with foundation paper piecing episode! This week we will be having a go at the Pinwheel in a Square block.

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Card Sketch Challenge 2022 Part 25

July 21, 2022June 22, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter5 Comments

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The ATC of Mindfulness 25 – Free Download to Colour In

July 18, 2022June 20, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

The penultimate in the ATC of Mindfulness is here!

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Adventures In Machine Embroidery 2022 Part 24 – A Quick Go With The Magical Cross Stitch GEM

July 17, 2022July 8, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter4 Comments

Continuing my explorations into the NEW Hatch 3 embroidery digitizing software this week and I have been itching at the bit to have a go with the new cross stitch creation module of the software, so, I did!

PS, there’s a free .EMB stitch file to nab too!

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