UK Quilters
I collect, I stitch, I make, I give away. My creations are what keeps me busy, annoyed, sane, happy, swearing, housework free, collecting and occupied. Over the years I have come to realise that there are only a few who appreciate what you do, the hours it has taken to make, the shared love of…
Who like me cannot bear waste, cannot watch as something is tossed aside after a short use and just know they must rescue the ‘waste’ and with a bit of thinking outside the box just know they need to create something with it? This happened to me in September! Having been invited to a wedding…
Having taken mine along 5 years ago and both of us having a great time I found I didn’t spend as much time stitching as I would have had I gone alone or with a stitching friend. This is not a moan on my part but an honest account of how I found it. I…
Who put my hand up to join in with this latest sew-a-row? Of course, I did it myself, having thoroughly enjoyed the Fire & Ice quilts that I was involved with plus the separate project where a few of us swapped rows which resulted in a fabulous quilt with rows donated by others and I…
A few more customerisms from my days in the Shop. I love my job and the talking to likeminded visitors to the shop but many do come out with ‘isms’ that can make me laugh, want to cry or roll my eyes! Many a time I don’t believe they even realise what they have said…
December 2020 and facing more months of lockdown and no more groups to attend wasn’t a very pleasant thought, the lack of company, the lack of motivation and the missing of all the fellow ‘crafty ladies’ of my groups. I host 2 groups on a Wednesday, 2 on a Thursday, together with my hobby group…
Working in a haberdashery hosting quilting groups and covering shop hours during sickness and holidays we are always being asked for workshops by our lovely ‘crafty’ clientele and I am always looking for something different to offer. Being self-employed and having so much time on my hands due to lockdown restrictions, I have managed to…
I have no sewing room, well I do. it’s just not usable I can’t get into it, it’s that cluttered and full I’m sure it will result in injury if I attempt to go in and do some sewing. The reason for this untidy, unworkable place is all down to having an extension built, by…
Challenge accepted and I get given the landmark, Houses of Parliament. Thinking cap on and was certain that what I make I would use and not put to the back of a cupboard or in a drawer never to be seen again. The decision to make a clock was a very quick one and with…
Who’s up for another challenge and my name is put forward before I’ve even finished the last one which was Landmarks. This one is Months and I have been given April. Lovely April showers and umbrellas immediately spring to mind. Off to my Tuesday group with no idea what to take when I suddenly remember…
Challenge accepted and I get given the landmark, Houses of Parliament. Thinking cap on and I was certain that what I make I would use and not put to the back of a cupboard or in a drawer never to be seen again. The decision to make a clock was a very quick one and…
Early one morning as I was cleaning my teeth and after replacing my tube of toothpaste onto the sink, the wonder clip shouted ‘blog’! What got this blog off the ground! I have these little clips, in various colours dotted all around the house and used in all manner of locations. Once I had a…
