UK Quilters
Sewing through the ages, generations passing the skills to the next. I could go on forever how the society has lost this. Rest assured I would not. I can remember my Nanna making me things, but I cannot remember her sewing. Neither my mother or auntie sewed, the basic skills I learnt at school, back…
Christmas with any illness is never fun. The tiredness and the fatigue, no time or energy to do the countless tasks we all feel that are required. However, Christmas with a chronic illness or condition is even harder. I am a “Spoonie”. Based on the spoon theory, everyone starts the day with the same amount…
Hands up, for those that hate Christmas, it is okay to say ME. I do, I hate it with a passion. What do I hate about it? • The sense of profound loneliness despite being in a room full of people • Loneliness • The extreme demand placed upon you by others to be happy…
Something a little different from me this month, with posts about Christmas makes becoming the norm, I thought it would be nice to show off a Halloween make. I enjoy machine embroidery and I enjoy playing and digitising my own designs as well. I started with a 4 inch square embroidery area machine and soon…
Hello, I am still around. I have been recovering from an operation and boy! I under estimated the recovery time and the limitations the recovery phase placed upon me. I was not able to lift anything heavier than 1 litre of water for six weeks. Which meant no lifting of my sewing machines – I…
First, I would like to thank Clover and the UKQU for giving me the privilege of testing the Clover Embroidery Stitching Tool product. I must also apologise for the delay in writing this review. There are several reasons for this. Recovering from an operation took it out of me more than I realised. Secondly, had…
My blue on blue Boro inspired project is finally finished, it took longer than I anticipated with life and procrastination getting in the way. With enforced rest time, I was able me to complete it. From the very beginning I had a clear idea of what I had intended to do with this although I…
For those that have been following my blogs. I suspect you were expecting Boro part three. Well to be honest, it has not gone to plan. At the start of the month, I was still feeling a little reluctant to sew more of my Boro, mainly due to lack of self-confidence; then life just got…
First, let me thank the wonderful people at Makover UK’s – www.makoweruk.com – for providing me the collection entitled Counting Sheep which is 100% cotton – http://www.makoweruk.com/section/makower-uk-collection/counting-sheep/ – to review on behalf of the United Kingdom Quilters Website. Worth noting, I have no personal gain other than the sample pack of fabrics provided to me…
What do you do when you are tired and stressed and life is giving you lemons? No, you do not make lemonade you sew Boro. Sat here on a beautiful afternoon, sun shining with a slight breeze, relaxing on the university campus of Trinity of Saint David’s, in the beautiful Welsh town of Lampeter. What…
First, let me thank the wonderful people at Sew Easy for being so kind as to provide this product for me to test, on behalf of the United Kingdom Quilters Website. I must confess I was excited to review this product, I have never tried Sashiko and therefore, this kit appealed to me. The presentation…
While reading the many posts on facebook; I came across Boro, Japanese style patchwork. It intrigued me, as I find myself draw more and more into the world of Japanese textiles. Yet I know very little about them. Susan Briscoe, author and another blogger on this site has a wealth of information on it. So…
