UK Quilters
How many game shows have you heard the phrase, ‘Open the Box?’ Well, on my visit to PANICO’S I got to Open the Box …. Two boxes of beautiful fabric. Thank you PANICO’S for this amazing opportunity to write for you and to UKQU.co.uk for setting this up. Like many of us ‘quilter’s’ we take…
Charm Spaces 3 The same size of negative space ( 10″) and the same stencil will be used here as was in the Charm Spaces 2, but by treating it differently we get a brand new design. Around the outer edge of the centre design we are again using a design that we first came…
When Sylvia mentioned the landscapes theme for blogs I was reluctant to begin with but my love and fascination with history got the better of me. From my school days I have been very interested in our countries history, especially the Tudors and Stuart’s era. I could not believe my luck when the icon building…
I’m a convert to those mini irons for taking to workshops or for having beside me when I’m sewing lots of little pieces that need pressing, but when you have a mini iron you really also need a mini ironing pad. I’m not sure where I first saw the idea of using a cork backed…
Social Media Safety 2: Facebook Right we are all familiar with Facebook, are we aware of some of the scams on Facebook? Are we aware of maybe some quick etiquette tips? I don’t want to sound preachy and controlling. We are all wonderful humans! And in that, we are all very different! it would be…
In a recent blogger’s Place Challenge I was given The Angel of the North. Now, when this huge sculpture was erected over 20 years ago, it seems it wasn’t very popular, saying it was very dowdy. Well I thought I might brighten it up a bit. The…
Dye-ing for more! I don’t even remember when I first started dyeing clothes in the washingmachine… Jeans, pants made from old bedlinen, dresses.. Sometimes I used rubber bands to create extra effect. Since I started artquilting I experienced a little bit more. I bought my first package of Procion paintpowder last year, and tryed snowpainting.…
Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? Yes, Valentine’s Day cards are big business, but at their heart is a long-standing playful tradition between couples, friends, family members, to express their affection. Americans probably began exchanging hand-made valentines in the early 1700s. In the 1840s, Esther A. Howland began selling the first mass-produced valentines in America. Howland,…
As I haven’t quite got to the making stage of my next challenge piece, I thought I’d write about a recent acquisition. I have a STABLE (Stash Accumulated Beyond Life Expectancy) that doesn’t appear to be decreasing in size. I have had a few months of tightening my belt, so fabric acquisition has not been…
Firstly, I would like to introduce myself, I am Stacey, first time blogger. Some of you may already know me from the Postcard swapping group (shout out to all my fellow admin). I have some how managed to agree to do a bit of series on Social Media Safety. I do currently work in a…
SUNPRINTS 2020 BY ALISON GLASS Just look at what dropped in to my letterbox Bright, vibrant, delicious fabric. By Makeover UK the designer Alison Glass. Not a designer I was familiar with so took myself off to Makeover site to see how as a designer she was inspired. She is inspired by and I quote…
During December the Bloggers who wanted to take part were issued with a challenge to interpret a song .. but this time the challenge has been Landmarks. What better place to be – beside the seaside, beside the sea, at Blackpool, strolling along the prom, prom, prom .. oh yes, I am getting carried away…
Carol Lightburn
Sandra Pearson
Sarah Wells
Corinne Curtis
stacey swinford
Lyn Butler
Hilda Wessels
Christine Hutchins
Ruth Garner