UK Quilters
I love a Block of the Month – I mean, I REALLY love them. I will confess to having several on the go at the moment, and one of them is Girl’s Day Out. I saw this advertised on the Villavin Crafts Facebook page, and I knew at once that I wanted to do it.…
Many of you already know that the second series of my podcast has launched again. The next person I was lucky enough to interview was the phenomenal Natasha McCarty. So many of us have heard the name, or seen her as a TV presenter on Create and Craft, Hochanda, Sewing Quarter and now on her…
This is a new season of my podcast series that I am so pleased to be able to bring you. My quilting journey has only thrived because of the fabulous people I am blessed enough to know in the quilting/sewing world. This fourth installment of the second season of my podcast series, is a prime…
It’s always a privilege to be offered fabric to review and to have your interest piqued by giving you a description of fabric from India, you do wonder what’s going to drop through the letterbox and who from! Firstly, thank you to UKQU.co.uk for asking me to review the fabric and to Sew On with…
I was lucky enough to be sent a F8th bundle from Groves of these gorgeous new fabrics, they have been giving me all the summer vibes with the rich and vibrant colours, they feel amazing and were a joy to work with. This collection is available in precuts as well as by the metre from…
A bright and beautifully colour coordinated tool set that will spruce up your sewing basket instantly! A perfect starter set for new crafters too Containing sharp, clean-cutting scissors with comfort grip handles for dressmaking, this 21cm/8.6in pair glides through fabrics with ease and accuracy and the 11.5cm/4.5in embroidery scissors are just what’s needed for…
Recently we were asked to join in a theme of spring flowers, we were given a flower and left to our own devices. I was given the beautiful daffodil. The daffodil symbolizes rebirth and new beginnings. It became associated with new beginnings (and the coming of spring) because it is one of the first perennials to…
The love of roses is universal not just with gardeners but in poetry, religion, art, literature, music, medicine, fashion design and home decor. So I was delighted to be given this subject to interpret into a quilt. I chose red and gold fabrics for the applique and mirrored the colours for the flange and binding……
On UKQU we love to provide different ideas using different techniques for quilters and crafters out there so every now and again we have a challenge. As Spring is around the corner we thought we’d re-visit flowers. Hawaiian Staycation We did flowers before in 2020 and, as I’d been playing around with Hawaiian quilting at…
I’ve been having a sort out of my cupboards and finding all sorts of half-finished, or even barely-started bits and pieces left over from 30-odd years of teaching. My most recent find has been a bag full of applique bits some of which may have featured in a previous blog here a few years back.…
A fictional book about Hope Carpenter who has spent most of her life raising four children (all have now flown the nest) and running the household whilst her husband Rick has been working. After Rick is strongly encouraged to take early retirement, the dynamics between Hope and Rick change. With the medical insurance expiring, Hope…
It is finally happening, my husband and myself are about to impart on our first whole week holiday without the children, whom are now adults. It is five past six on a cold early February morning. There is nothing but darkness outside the windows of the coach. This is not my usual place to blog…
Christine Hutchins
John J. Cole-Morgan
Carol Lightburn
That's Sew Kerry
Sylvia Priest - webmaster and quilter
Sarah Wells
Lyn Butler
Helen Kent
Chris Franses
Nina
Denise Inkson