UK Quilters
Where to begin on the journey that is improv? It can be improvisational piecing which has myriad forms or improvisational quilting which is another topic all together! Improvise is defined as: to create spontaneously or without preparation Now we all know that there is always preparation involved in any form of patchwork and quilting but…
Hi there everyone I hope you are getting the opportunity to enjoy all this lovely weather. I was recently researching new ways to use up my scraps, when I found a few articles about Boro. According to the V&A website, the word boro is “derived from the Japanese boroboro, meaning something tattered or repaired”. The technique…
Holding quilting and various groups in the haberdashery in Sew Vintage in Wells, it’s nice to do a group project every now and then. This is a change from the ladies working on their own projects and sometimes they get to try something new, therefore I’m always on the lookout for little makes that can…
P&Q is the original ‘re-use’ craft. Take items, usually clothing, that have fulfilled their natural life span and transform into something else, just as useful. I do keep clothing that isn’t good enough to go to the charity shop just for this purpose and, with the emphasis on us reducing our carbon footprints these days,…
A while back this lovely home crafted fairisle waistcoat took my eye in a local charity shop…do you see cats or swans? I took it home, but it didn’t suit, so it hung in the wardrobe…until now. I decided to make something from it…I removed the buttons and stitched the edges together. I then cut…
Recycling has been in my blood since before I was born. My mum was a great recycler, long before it was termed recycling. She used to call us ‘second hand Roses’, Maybe it was being brought up during and after the war that did it. (My mum, not me) The only thing I remember getting…
Every so often I see something on Facebook and think ‘I could do that’. This was one of those moments. There’s been a lot of talk about reusing and recycling to reduce the mountain of waste we generate daily, and on top of that I’ve been dieting (1.5 stone gone! Yes, I know, its wonderful!)…
Quilts for Care Leavers needed some Morsbags to pop their quilts in to be gifted. So when I saw this huge pair of curtains in the local charity shop for £4, I couldn’t resist. I quickly checked on group info for size needed and did a quick reckie…yep..enough for eight bags. So after a quick…
Clear Flower Bag from M&S as a top layer. I do take out my own bags but sometimes I forget and need to pick one up while shopping. Things also come through the post in unwanted plastic and friends give you things in plastic bags so it is hard to get away from it. Thus…
It’s recycling week here at UKQU. And that has forced me to finally do a project that has been in my head for a couple of years. I knew one day I’d make it, i just hadn’t got around to it. I love to drink Tea, and of course it has to be Yorkshire Tea. …
Margaret is joining our merry band of Bloggers so we asked her to tell us about herself. I think my quilting journey really began with fashion. From a very early age, I loved new dresses and watched my mum whip up clothes for all us kids on her treadle Jones. Once I was old enough…
After a rather long break I am back today with the next instalment in my mini Modern Quilt Series. You can find the previous post by following these links: Modern Quilts – An Introduction, Modern Quilts – Fabric Part 1, Modern Quilts – Fabric Part 2 and Modern Quilts – Design Inspiration. This time I am going to…
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