UK Quilters
Many years ago I was in our local W.I. group, and my job was to organise the speaker’s calender for the following year. This was challenging trying to find speakers to suit us all. When it came to November I volunteered to do the Xmas craft evening, I had no idea what we would do…
When approached by https://ukqu.co.uk/ to see if I would like to review some Makower Xmas fabrics I didn’t hesitate to accept and looked forward to the postie coming like a child on Xmas morning. When the parcel duly arrived I wasn’t disappointed with the contents. Let me introduce you to Makower’s Xmas 2018 fabrics called…
My daughter wanted rid of a tub chair and asked if I would like it, not one to refuse a freebie, I gratefully accepted to take it off her hands…I had a plan! I have always loved patchwork chairs but never upholstered before. Always up for a challenge I studied a few YouTubes and…
Foundation piecing is a bit like Marmite, you either love it or hate it…well I love it…FPP that is..not Marmite.. well I don’t exactly hate it but it just sits in the cupboard next to the 5 Spice.. just how long is the shelf life…I digress. I was called upon to babysit our granddaughter while…
I am particularly drawn to beautiful bright colours and was delighted to be asked to review these lovely fabrics from Makower. This is Makower’s new range Kimono and it is full of vibrant colours in 100% cotton. Cranes… fans… hexis …kanji…flowers are all part of these gorgeous designs. The quality is up to Makower’s standard…
Holidays…do you take your stitchery with you or do you prefer to have a complete break from it and come back fresh as a daisy? I read many stories of ladies taking it all, even sewing machines in caravans/motorhomes, and it all sounds wonderfully relaxing. This year we went on a celebration cruise as it’s…
Something simple and quick to make for baby to play with. Cut 6 4”squares for each cube…18 shown for 3 cubes. ¼” seams. Toy stuffing Bondaweb for letters Stabilizer Draw out letters on Bondaweb remembering to reverse. Cut out rough and iron onto wrong side of scraps. Cut out on the lines and iron onto…
I’m delighted to be involved in the UKQU baby event and thought I would make a baby’s taggie. I needed some hand stitching to make the most of the beautiful sunny days, something to stitch in the garden..perfection! It’s a long time since I have done any EPP (english paper piecing for newbies) and really…
I have never participated in a mini swap before, and thought it very strange to spend weeks and weeks making something for someone who you have never met, and probably never likely to meet in your lifetime…but wait. Basically, you make the decision to join in and commit, fill in a short questionnaire and wait.…
As the royal wedding becomes a distant memory, we are reminded of that beautiful day with these new stunning designs by Edyta Sitar. If you are a lover of blues and creams, then this is certainly going to be a favourite. Makower have come up trumps again with these beautiful 100% cotton designs in top…
At the beginning of 2018 https://ukqu.co.uk/ was launched and I jumped in head first to join the talented bunch of Blogarati, but soon to learn that we wouldn’t be eligible to enter the many competitions that are arriving on this brilliant website https://ukqu.co.uk/competition-corner/ We were all a bit disappointed so UKQU team soon realised they…
Thanks to https://ukqu.co.uk/ and and EQS for the opportunity to review this Sew Easy product called Foldable Cutting Mat. It measures just 12” x 18” when folded, which will make transporting to classes etc much easier. Opened out it measures 24” x 18”, but advises not to cut across the fold! I dutifully renewed the…
