UK Quilters
Following on from my 7 Candy Canes blog. On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me 6 Xmas Presents. You will need: • Felt • Needle and matching thread for hand sewing • Scissors • Hot Glue gun and glue sticks (optional) • Paint and paint brush (optional) • Ruler • https://ukqu.co.uk/shop/free-patterns-and-tutorials/ornaments/…
Following on from my 6 Xmas Presents blog. On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me 5 Fancy Bows. You will need: • Felt or Ribbon • Needle and matching thread for hand sewing (optional) • Scissors • Hot Glue gun and glue sticks (optional) • https://ukqu.co.uk/shop/free-patterns-and-tutorials/ornaments/ These ornaments have been made…
Following on from my 5 Fancy Bows blog. On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me 4 Santa Stockings. You will need: • Felt • Needle and matching thread for hand sewing (optional) • Scissors • Hot Glue gun and glue sticks (optional) • https://ukqu.co.uk/shop/free-patterns-and-tutorials/ornaments/ These ornaments have been made very quickly…
Following on from my 4 Santa Stockings blog. On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me 3 Holly Leafs. You will need: • Felt • Needle and matching thread for hand sewing (optional) • Scissors • Hot Glue gun and glue sticks (optional) • Beads or buttons (optional) • https://ukqu.co.uk/shop/free-patterns-and-tutorials/ornaments/ These ornaments…
Following on from my 12 Days of Christmas –overview blog. On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me: 12 layers of Christmas tree. This is the first step-by-step guide to the 12 layers of Christmas tree. For the most part I am presuming you know how to hand sew and or use…
Following on from my 3 Holly Leafs blog. On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me 2 Xmas Puddings. You will need: • Felt • Needle and matching thread for hand sewing (optional) • Scissors • Hot Glue gun and glue sticks (optional) • Beads or buttons (optional) • https://ukqu.co.uk/shop/free-patterns-and-tutorials/ornaments/ These ornaments…
Following on from my 2 Xmas Puddings. On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me an Angel for my tree. You will need: • Felt • Needle and matching thread for hand sewing (optional) • Scissors • Hot Glue gun and glue sticks (optional) • Beads or buttons (optional) • https://ukqu.co.uk/shop/free-patterns-and-tutorials/ornaments/ These…
For those that have read some of my previous Christmas blogs may suspect that I am a Bah Humbug. But this year I wanted to do something a little different, as we have recently become a blended family and we have the joy of readymade grandchildren. We will be going to their house for Christmas…
This is my last week of my lockdown diary. I thought that once the lockdown was over it would be the end of it. I had no idea that just over a year later we would still be in this pandemic. For those that have lost loved ones you have my heartfelt condolences. Day 100:…
My lockdown diary is nearly at its end, just one more week to go. Reading this a year later I should have realized health wise I was not being careful. Day 93: Trellis Layout, white perle thread. Diary Entry: Not able to get up until after dinner, even then my body did not want to…
It is amazing how hindsight can give us perspective. As I read further into my diary entries I can see the weariness creep in. Day 86: None down today. Diary Entry: I did some much needed weeding today followed by coffee with a friend. Step dad came round and had a coffee and I got…
Had I known at the time of writing these diaries that we would have to endure further lockdowns, I might have kept the stitching up, I did consider it at one point. As it is, I would have struggled because my health and mental wellbeing got worse. Day 79: Cross Stitch, brown shaded perle thread.…
