UK Quilters
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There are thousands upon thousands of envelopes used every day, for business and personal use and a vast array of envelopes of every colour and size. They’ve certainly come a long way since they were first used as earliest records say that the Ancient Chinese and the Babylonian’s used clay to protect messages. Around 2,000…
Sometimes we need something more than just an old fashioned pin to hold a project in place, or if you are blocking a piece of work for example, and these new Fork Blocking Pins from the lovely people at Clover could be just what you are looking for. Fork Pins are constructed of two flexible…
These challenges certainly get your brain thinking. Some themes come readily to mind, whereas others require some thinking about. I thought when I picked baby socks it would be easy. However, this one took a bit of thinking about. Generally, I would have liked to make a wall hanging or cushion, but that would have…
The last blog gave a brief introduction to EQ8. As EQ8 is software produced for quilters it is capable of a lot more than drawing blocks. When you open the software, it gives you options under 3 headings, when you click on the heading it will then give you further options. Design quilts Design a…
Why Imperial? Some of you may know me already but for those that don’t, I’m Helen from Strictly Quilting and am one of the bloggers for UKQU website and worked on British Patchwork and Quilting magazine for four years. We have had lots of beginners join recently so we’ve been asked to think about blogs…
Long story short.. well probably not, ……. ok definitely not, but I do sometimes at least try, and then go off on one of my bonkers meanders. This one is probably one of the most bizarre ones to date, and believe me that takes some doing! Topics in no particular order include …… Poppies, Face…
The lovely people at Patterntrace have launched a new, British made, product to make FPP (Foundation Paper Piecing) so much easier. If you have ever struggled with fussy cutting, or just working out the most economic way of using fabric then this will really help you. The paper is semi-transparent so you can easily…
English Paper Piecing (otherwise known as EPP): The technique of folding fabric over paper templates and hand sewing together. The paper template makes sure that the blocks are accurate and makes it easier for angled pieces to fit together. This is not to be confused with Foundation Paper Piecing. Foundation Paper Piecing:This is where the…
Woodland Collection Inspired by the forest, the Woodland fabric collection provides perfect designs for projects with a winter wonderland theme. Featuring hand-drawn images of flora and fauna along with woodland creatures, this latest Tilda Collection comes in a choice of colour tones to suit your personal style. Tilda are also very excited to…
I have been quilting for around 10 years and have made hundreds of keepsake quilts, but I still consider myself an intermediate quilter with lots more to learn. In January 2019 I decided to challenge myself to learn some new techniques and attempt my first quilt along. I was sure I could easily put an…
Welcome to the first block of our month-by-month Puzzle Quilt. As explained in previous posts the idea of a puzzle quilt is to make two (or more) identical blocks but move the colours around so the blocks look completely different – the puzzle being to find the pairs. Each month the blocks will introduce you…
Bartysmam
Carol Lightburn
Sylvia Priest - webmaster and quilter
Jane Galley
Jude Charlesworth
Helen Kent
Teresa Barrow
Katie done
Chris Franses