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Welcome to crazy town! Well, more like crazy world right now eh? But all is not lost, you now have 12 weeks to get up to date on all those UFO’s, WIP’s and all the niggling little jobs around the house that you keep putting off. For those not in the know, a UFO in…
Back in August 2020 (seems a very very long time ago now, doesn’t it?!) I had a bit of a fright. Well, ok, I admit it – a major panic. I can panic for England, if not the UK, or even Europe, given half a chance, and this was it. There I was sitting quietly…
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Brother or any of its subsidiaries. I write this purely from the end user prospective. Any views in this blog are my own. Christmas is literally days away. And I have been busy tearing my hair out and doing my usual headless chicken act. Unlike other years I have…
Hello everyone, my name is Carol and love quilting. I joined a local group, Quilty Pleasures, and one of the earliest attempts at quilting involved making some Fidget quilts to donate to local Residential Care Homes and some Developmental Hearts for the Hospital special care baby unit. These appealled to my ‘inner creative being’ and…
The 12 Days of Christmas were traditionally for celebrating the season and, in modern times, there is also a certain amount of retail therapy thrown in. From buying or making gifts for friends to that little something for ourselves. This year my purchase whilst out Christmas shopping was a lovely pair of reindeer earrings. They…
Here are the answers to the Christmas Quiz we posted yesterday …how many did you get right? 1.Needles & Pins 2.Cathedral Window 3.Scissor Sisters 4.Yoyos 5.Ohio Star 6.Rulers 7.Snail Trail 8.Jelly Roll 9.Dresden Plate. 10.Feed dogs 11.On point 12.Layer Cake 13.Singer 14.Card Trick 15.Bear’s Paw 16.Quilt As You Go 17.Bargello 18.Red Work 19.Trapunto 20.Log Cabin
Makower’s well know designer, Lynn Goldsworthy created this lovely quilt using their Clara’s Garden fabric range. It could be adapted to use stash or scrappy fabrics and however your choose to make this lovely quilt make sure you show off the makes at the UK Quilters facebook. There’s lots more poppig up this week and…
Every year, our most prolific pattern maker and blogger, the lovely Lyn Butler challenges us with her Christmas Quiz. Whilst you are soaking up the leftover wine and nibbles from Christmas Day take a moment to yourself and join in .. just for fun! Don’t tussle with them too long though – the answers will…
John opened his eyes slowly, noticing that he had almost five minutes before the alarm clock started ringing. After almost forty five years of getting up to do the morning milking, his body clock could have easily done without the mechanical supplement, but he left it set as part of his routine. His ungainly body…
As Tilly wiped around the scullery sink in the light of the dying fire, she thought back over the past three years. Since coming to work for Miss Charlotte following the death of her mother, she had not only learnt much more about the running of a household, she was aware of how much she…
This last year has been different again for many of us, but we have made it through to yet another Christmas Day. We have one thing to say to you all and thats a wonderful MERRY CHRISTMAS from everyone here at this website. We are looking forward to an amazing New Year with lots of…
Following on from my 12 Layers of Christmas Tree blog. On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me: 11 Felt Chains You will need: • Felt • Needle and matching thread for hand sewing • Scissors • Tape measure or ruler • https://ukqu.co.uk/shop/free-patterns-and-tutorials/ornaments/ • Hot Glue gun and glue sticks (optional) These…
Juliet Nice
Chris Franses
Denise Inkson
Carol Lightburn
Helen Kent
Lyn Butler
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Carolyn Gibbs