UK Quilters
Weighted blankets were invented by Keith Zivalich of California. According to Forbes “Zivalich came up with the idea 15 years ago when his daughter draped a Beanie Baby over his shoulder while he was driving. “It was a lizard that was long and hugged my shoulder, and felt pretty cool,” he says. “I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it…
by Obsessive Compulsive Crafting Disorder OOO look what I got to review! This is the new Counting Sheep collection from Makower UK. Gorgeous soft 100% quilting cotton. It has bunnies with balloons and flowers, sheep, baby chicks, rainbows and clouds, letters and some super cute blenders! Grey and white are predominant, with some red gingham being…
To Wash or Not to Wash.. The Great Debate Arguably, pre-washing quilting fabrics is THE great quilter’s debate. Followed by “Polycotton or Cotton Thread?” and “To Tear or to Cut?” Such topics come up regularly in our Facebook group UK Quilters United and the responses are both well represented (topics for another day Oooo!) But…
Last month I made these two mini quilts. They’re 20″ish square and made mostly of the same fabrics, but they look very different. For four years now, we have run an annual Mini Swap through our Facebook group, UK Quilters United. What is a mini swap? Well in very basic terms you’re secretly given a…
Love a magazine now and again? Or fancy trying a new magazine with a different point of view? Well Spring is in the air and the sun is in the sky (as if you couldn’t tell) If nothing else, you could get a magazine to fan yourself with! Here are some current offers to get…
I was sent some super cute mermaid fabric Merryn, designed by Diane Rooney for Makower UK to review. I got a layer cake square (i.e. 10″) of each of the nine fabrics in the range and some white blenders from the Makower UK Essentials Range to play with. There’s a large print, a smaller print,…
I promised I would tell you about Laurel Burch. One of my favourite designers, probably my all time favourite, she passed away in 2007, and with her passing, all production of her fabric designs ceased. Finding her fabrics became a case of international ebay’ing, or spotting the odd leftover in local shops. In 2015 Laurel’s…
Wondering how much fabric you need to back your quilt? – try this one found by Ruth Burns Warren. Twin is what Americans a single bed. Why do they squeeze twins in a single bed? Bit mean surely?! 😉
The Wandering Way quilt – or ‘how to make the best of a bad job’ Disclaimer – this is an old kit and the pattern and fabrics may no longer be available. So Mo had me dig out some of my kits, I have a few This is a Craftsy kit for a wallhanging, 31″…
In January 2018 we set a challenge to the Six Administrators of UK Quilters United to choose a quilt from the ones the members posted onto the Facebook group feed. They were transferred to Competition Corner and throughout February people are voting for their favourites. We asked each of the quiltmakers to tell their story…
In January 2018 we set a challenge to the Six Administrators of UK Quilters United to choose a quilt from the ones the members posted onto the Facebook group feed. They were transferred to Competition Corner and throughout February people are voting for their favourites. We asked each of the Quilters to tell the…
In January 2018 we set a challenge to the Six Administrators of UK Quilters United to choose their favourite quilts from those posted by the Facebook Group members during January. The six chosen are now part of our February Competition and the details of how to enter are at the bottom of this post. We…
