UK Quilters
Spend more time creating and less time making with this ingenious new tool from Clover. Designed to help you produce a whole wealth of exciting projects including rugs, bags, mats and other fashion and home accessories, the Fabric Tube Maker comes in four parts so you can double-fold fabric strips in one easy operation. Simply get…
It’s taken a while after moving to get back into a routine for making. The bonus is that I have a sewing room at home as well as the studio. It’s a great distraction from other things I should be doing. Getting unpacked, got me in the mood for tidying and organising. The studio was…
Eek, I’m in heaven! I’ve been asked to review designer Sarah Payne’s British Waterways Fabric Collection courtesy of Craft Cotton Co. Two fat quarter packs and some yardage found it’s way to me via UKQU.co.uk and it got my head in spin as to what to make with it! Just look how lovely these designs…
A couple of summers ago I was lucky to become a part owner of a lovely canal river cruiser . an ancient Birchwood 25 in need of care and attention. Over time my fellow owner, who is a bit good at renovating stuff, has been updating the mechanics, fitting a new refurbished engine, and changing…
Have you ever thought about joining a Quilting Group .. its great fun. I asked a good friend of mine .. lets call her Artemesia .. how she came to join the one I go to. This is her story. “Do work hard at French and English,” said my school sewing teacher as I, aged…
I am writing this blog on the morning of what’s going to be the hottest day on record for the UK…or so they say. So I decided to prepare for the melt down by making a ‘Cool Scarf’ like this… First I cut a piece of fabric 6″ x 34″. Folded in half lengthways (rst)…
New! Gutermann creativ Sparkly Thread Sparkly is the new sewing thread with a trendy metallic finish, giving projects a touch of glitz and glamour. Thanks to its two-tone effect, Sparkly is a real eye-catcher on fabric as well as on many other materials. Brilliant for individual ornamental stitches and decorative backstitch seams, it produces a particularly elegant…
Strictly Quilting has some brilliant news – We are going on Retreat! As followers of Strictly Quilting you may know that a retreat has been on the cards for some time. Imagine – a whole weekend fully catered dedicated to our wonderful hobby of patchwork and quilting. Having been on a few over the…
I don’t know about you but I find working with circles hard. Getting a perfect circle can be tricky and take a while but this is where these laser cut acrylic templates are fantastic. Sew Easy Mini Circles There are four perfectly circular templates at sizes 1”, 1 1/2”, 2” and 3” and they have…
Hello and welcome to the UKQU Sewing Challenge where we are using our patchwork and quilting skills to create garments, accessories, things for the home and perhaps also something for charity. We’ll be embarking on various types of sewing projects which may challenge some of us, but hopefully still be lots of fun. Best of…
I love a bit of Tilda. The fabrics are good quality with beautiful, pretty designs but this collection – the Chic Escape – has taken top spot on my favourites list. It has an oriental flavour with Chinese vases, peacocks and florals in a rich palette of colour. It is so luscious that when I…
How many of us burn our fingers during applique work, or find the pieces slipping around? Sore fingers can be a problem when trying to hold small fabric pieces in place for sure. Take the hard work out of appliqué with this new Design Pro Appliqué Mat from Clover! The transparent design of the mat ensures precise placing…
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