UK Quilters
Hello again everyone Spring is finally here and with that comes the annual spring clean. I have made myself a promise this year to try to decrease my stash. I had a number of reasons, but mostly I had no idea what I actually had, as the majority of my older stash were still in…
Hi there everyone I hope you are getting the opportunity to enjoy all this lovely weather. I was recently researching new ways to use up my scraps, when I found a few articles about Boro. According to the V&A website, the word boro is “derived from the Japanese boroboro, meaning something tattered or repaired”. The technique…
Hi Everyone I know it has been a while since I blogged. I would say that life and work got in the way, but frankly, I have just been going through the annual winter blues. I find it hard enough to be motivated to get up and go to work, sewing and the writing about…
The team at UKQU HQ have a great sense of humour. They always seem to send me the obscure notions for me to try out. This one was a proper headscratcher. However, after a quick google search, I found this you tube link for inspiration. The particular gauge I was sent measured in millimetres rather…
After my previous review of Guterman threads (see here), I was very happy to review this new pack, as I knew how much I like their threads. As with the last thread set, I reviewed there were 10 threads in the pack, but this time it had a rather intriguing metal template! When it arrived,…
Hey all I recently went on a half-day course teaching Free Motion Machine Embroidery. Although I have been using sewing machines for at least 25 years (probably more like 30!) I have never used it for anything other than sewing. I recently tried free motion quilting and didn’t totally suck, so when the opportunity to…
I don’t know about you, but when it comes to sewing, or quilt I just grab the first thread I can lay my hands on. C’mon I know some of you do the same, right? I know there are some purists that will only quilt with 100% cotton thread, fabric and batting. In an ideal…
Hey everyone. my blogs are like buses… you wait for ages and then two come at once. As part of the recent baby week, I created a cute storage caddy that could be used on a changing table to hold nappies and other assorted changing paraphernalia. Unfortunately, time got in the way and I never…
Hello Everyone. Time flies. It has been 2 whole months since I last blogged. Wow! Does not feel like it has been that long. What have I been up to I hear you cry! Well, between lots of visiting family and friends, and the perpetual commitment of full time work, I found very little time…
Hello Everyone. Isn’t lovely to finally have some heat on our bones! This time I was scheduled to write about English Paper Piecing (EPP for short). EPP is one of my favourite quilting methods. I carry a portable kit and I find it really relaxing to do in front of the TV after a long…
Hey everyone, in my last post I talked about how I dealt with my UFO’s. This time I am talking about stashes. The thing non-crafters don’t understand is, we are all secret hoarders. Well maybe not all of us, they may be the rare exception of quilter who only buys the tools, fabric, thread etc.…
After my recent Blog post, where I used a Moda Cake mix to make a quilt for my brother and his wife, I was asked by one of my readers to write a product review on them. Its taken me a few weeks (snow stopped play a few times, the joys of living in rural…
