UK Quilters
I used the same pattern I drew for my Painted Lupin blog to make a second Lupin for the Garden Flowers Blog Hop 2020. Yes, I am that lazy;) The pattern includes lupin stalks going right and left, one bigger than the other, plus two different sized leaves. You can change the size in your…
I love lupins. They grew in our garden when I was little and I would pick the petals off and manipulate then like they were little mouths. I don’t think I’d seen one in years until a recent chance sighting at a B&M garden centre. They’re so impressive; you can’t miss them in a garden.…
February is coming up, and with it Payday finally thank goodness. But more importantly, the second part of my Calendar Block of the Month! The pattern is available to download at the UK Quilters Shop Here’s Annetta’s January ‘J’. She’s used snowflake fabric for the J, I wonder if she’ll use similarly appropriate fabric for…
I made a thing! The most used method of making HSTs or Half-Square-Triangles is to use two squares cut 7/8″ larger than you want the finished square to be. The simplest way to achieve this is to round up to the next inch and then trim the result, rather than measure up to the 7/8″…
Got any plans for the year ? How about a free BOM (Block of the Month) to mark the months off? Since starting the UK Quilters United group on Facebook, one of the things I’ve enjoyed is starting to design quilts. This one is pretty simple, HSTs (Half Square Triangles) and some applique, but as…
Christmas is traditionally red and green, I’m sure we all remember having a green tree and the tree lights with flower covers that had to be checked every year for that one bulb that died and stopped the whole thing from working, shiny decorations and handfuls of gold tinsel. Nowadays trees come in all different…
Over the last decade or so, a decline in small speciality shops has seen a surge in the supermarket…er.. market. In my small town we now have a Morrisons, tiny Tesco, giant Tesco, giant Asda, Iceland AND an Iceland Warehouse, an M&S Foodhall, a Lidl and TWO Aldis. It will come as no surprise that…
One of the best things about UK Quilters United on Facebook, is how it brings quilters together in real life (the outernet!) instead of just the internet. Whether you are looking for a friend for ‘cuppa and sew’, a local group to join, or to start up your own group, UKQU is there to help.…
Tim Gunn would love me, I always make it work, even when I’m having a nightmare. Actually I’m happiest trying to find a fix or a shortcut to make life easier/simpler. I decided to make a wall hanging out of this panel for my Mum’s 70th birthday but my quilting skills are not great. So…
Isn’t it what every quilter wants, their own longarm and frame? It’s mostly a question of money and space, and I have very little of either but I am a determined little bunny, so here goes… I was lucky enough to get this Grace Next Generation quilting frame at an absolute bargain price on our…
How can you share your love of quilting with the rest of the world? Well you could get a quilty t-shirt – there are loads and the best way to find one is with a Google as there are so many different places you can get them from. If t-shirts aren’t your style, how about…
I finally decided what to make my mum for her 70th birthday. I ran out of time to get a big quilt done (and I’m still working on Xander’s from 2 years ago…) but I found this gorgeous Bernatex orchid panel on our Facebook destash page. It’s a bit wonky but that happens sometimes, fabrics…
