UK Quilters
When asked to review the Gutermann creativ Hand Quilting thread I needed to layer up a mini project as I hadn’t anything ready to quilt. I’ve not done a whole cloth quilt so why not? A small cushion front, wholecloth and inspired by traditional Welsh quilting designs. Rather than the usual plain fabric, I choose…
The second book by and about UK Quilters United is very soon available to purchase on Amazon globally. The Kindle version went live on 27 June 2019 and the paperback should be available shortly too. The book is the result of the hard work carried out by 25 amazing volunteer writers during the last couple…
For a long time, I’ve wanted to do a triangle quilt so when the request went out to review some templates I was quick to volunteer. I didn’t know what I was going to get but I was hopeful that there would be some triangles. The post arrived and I opened the envelope. Inside were…
You think you have a great idea, but when you start you remember why that piece of work was put to one side. Although this Hawaiian quilt top is beautiful and I enjoyed the workshop to assemble it I just find the sewing around it very time consuming and my shoulders ache. As much as…
Brought up in a family that has always had environmental concerns it’s only natural for me to try and not waste anything. I blame my mum. She was a quiet activist in her own way. She once lay down in front of diggers trying to dig up the local play park. So when I started…
with boughs of Holly. Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. And Yes, Deck the Halls is this stunning Christmas fabric range from Makower for Christmas 2019, and is available in retailers in the UK now. If you like traditional fabrics, then this is the range for you. And if you like a bit of sparkle then this is it, every…
Colour has been my thing ever since I was a little girl. I remember one Christmas after months of working on covers and clothes for a fancy Silvercross pram and baby doll, how disappointed my Mum was when I ran in to their bedroom on Christmas morning shouting “Mum, Mum, I got colouring books and…
Actually I did kind of know I possessed it, I just hadn’t seen it since I moved some years ago and couldn’t think what I might have done with it. Several of my old quilts went to Barbara Chainey for safekeeping but I knew I hadn’t handed this one over. During the Christmas holidays my…
A few years ago I had the opportunity to have some curtain fabric sample books. I managed,with some difficulty, to remove all the sticky back, and stored them, colourways, in a few boxes and there they stayed for a few years. My daughter was getting rid of a tub chair and asked me if I…
Many, many years ago hubby bought me a lovely sewing box. Overtime it began to look a bit tired and dare I say, a little dated. I had an idea, so checked to see if I could remove the tapestry fabric easily. Yes, no problem. Next, it needed a lick of Annie Sloan paint. We…
We had an odd dining room chair, so I gave it a lick of chalk paint and covered it in new fabric… Over time it got a bit grubby and Hubby didn’t need it anymore in his ‘play room’ so I gave it a new lease of life with a patched block for my sewing…
The book for July is Fool’s Puzzle by Earlene Fowler. After her college sweetheart and later husband suddenly dies, Benni Harper is making a fresh start by moving to San Celina in California. Having previously lived on a ranch, she’s now the curator at the local folk-art museum. This is a mystery book, and as is usually the…
Helen Kent
Nina
Jane Galley
Sarah Wells
Judith Clarke
ChrisCross
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Chris Franses
Lyn Butler