UK Quilters
There’s often debate here and at the Facebook Group around which thread is better to use for the different techniques we use in patchwork and quilting, and there’s a wealth of information around to help people choose. Suppliers take note of all the chat going on, and Gutermann have come up with a thread especially…
That’s nice I thought, and then I look through his catalogue. Oh my, hundreds of paintings the same. Lots of splodges of colours, lots of brown paintings and, did you know, Monet even painted his wife in her coffin! Can you imagine what he would have been like if he had a smart phone! So…
A lot of the bloggers have taken on a challenge. We were all given artists as inspiration to see what we would come up with. There are no rules, we could create a block, a quilt, a cushion, a mini quilt, a wall hanging. The possibilities are endless. As I found that lockdown has granted…
Hey All I know that I have been very quiet over the last year, and my followers, I am really sorry. 2020 was a year that did not happen for me. emotionally it was a bad year and I found working from home a difficulty thing to adjust to. Even though I was not driving 15…
The Bloggerati challenge for March is to choose or have an artist allocated to you and bring it to life in QUILT form of our choice. It could be a mini quilt, block, table runner or a full quilt if feeling that ambitious. I have no idea why I decided to join in with this…
I am certain many of you will already know the amazing Sally Stevens. Her work in magazines, her appearances on TV, her volunteering so tirelessly with the Quilter’s Guild and just being an all round lovely and amazing lady! This is where I can highlight for you why I adore our community. Sally is just…
The news came out that Festival of Quilts, the lovely FOQ, is likely to be happening this year, and the drums started up and all sorts of rumours began. Here at your website, we believe in speaking to the right people, and in this case we went right to the top and spoke with Anna…
Have you ever been struck with a quilt idea – a new layout you’d like to try? You doodle on a pad, then try and draft it out on some graph paper which is metric rather than Imperial. Get mixed up and confused and shove the project to one side. Perhaps you are only starting…
Spaniard César Manrique was born 24 April 1919 in Arrecife, a village on the Canary Island of Lanzarote. Manrique was an artist, sculptor, architect and activist and, during the Spanish Civil War, he was a volunteer in the artillery unit on Franco’s side. Manrique attended the University of La Laguna to study architecture, but after…
“The journey to college is a rite of passage we mark as a joyous occasion, one we celebrate by buying luggage and books on how to build a fulfilling life. But really, if you ask any mother, she’ll tell you that deep down, we want to mark it as a loss, a funeral of sorts”…
Its been black history month this February .. and its only right that we mark this is some way. Most people will have heard of the likes of Rosa Parkes and her stand against apartheid back in 1955 (she sat down on the bus on the day I was born – fancy that), but there…
We are often looking for something different to say a thank you or for a friend’s birthday, aren’t we. This is so pretty and I bet anyone who sews would love to receive it too. For those with a passion for decorative detail, this gorgeous new antique style sewing set from Hemline will add a…
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