UK Quilters
This quilting addiction started in July 2014 when my husband asked if I would like to go with him on one of his flying events – they would be camping in a field. The only facility would be a portaloo! At first this did not seem very appealing and I thought I needed to take…
My fabric review for UKQU.co.uk this time is the delightful Lily Pad collection designed by Debbie Shore for The Craft Cotton Company. There are 9 designs included in this collection. I like that the design and colours really complement each other very well. The Lily Pad Collection is a printed, 100% cotton quilting fabric, sold…
I dare to bet you know the experience. Somebody you love dearly is getting married, having a baby, a birthday, retirement, and you are working on THE gift: a double weddingring for on their kingsize bed. Or a babyquilt in just the cutest colors. You looked for the pattern with joy in your heart, chose…
The simplest way to design your own block is to take a traditional block and add or subtract a few lines. The Ohio Star block for instance can be changed into Swamp Angel by turning the corner squares into half-square triangles. But you could turn those triangles around. Or put a small simple block in…
Have you ever had those times (quite possibly more than one) where you looked at a project, and thought ‘What On Earth Was I Thinking?’ (WOEWIT)? If you are anything like me, you will have numerous projects in various stages of finishing and starting, and every so often, you will pull out a project, have…
Congleton Chronicle – a quilt made by 21 members in 1987, raffled for a local Hospice. 35 years ago (1984) a lady put an advert in a shop window in Congleton, Cheshire, asking if anyone wanted to get together and form a patchwork and quilting group. There were about five responses and so the group…
How lucky were we this last Bank Holiday with not one but two local quilt shows within a half hour drive? A bonus that one was on Friday and Saturday and the other on Sunday and Monday! It couldn’t have been planned better if they had organised the days between themselves. Friday Show First show…
At the Festival of Quilts this year, for the very first time, one of the first ladies of Quilting – Jenny Doan – will be visiting with her famous Trunk Show. Jenny Doan has been called ‘The most famous quilter in the world’ with her Youtube tutorials being viewed more than 110 million times. Jenny…
Finally I can show the world our latest (our 3rd already!!) finished UKQU Mystery Quilt! A year in the making. A quilt of 2 halves….. the background is a full sized not so traditional, traditional sampler (its been Abbie-fied), once that was made in RUBIES, a CREAM appliqué has been applied to the whole of…
The quilting design needs to be marked onto your fabric, so that you can see where to stitch. The ideal marker is one which shows a clear line until you have quilted along it, but then completely disappears! Inevitably, this is not always simple to achieve, so it is a good idea to test out…
I think the Craft Cotton Co are quickly becoming one of my favourite fabric companies. The quality of the fabric is superb and the latest batch of design are fantastic. I have been given the privilege of reviewing the range called Lily Pad by Debbie Shore. Even the name of it evokes happy pictures in…
I have just returned home from a fabulous show at Springfields in Spalding Lincolnshire. It’s always a highlight of my quilting year, a lovely friendly show with lots of great traders who are always friendly and willing to help. The venue is easily accessible, lots of seating, reasonably priced for entry and a great choice…
Andrea
Carol Lightburn
Hilda Wessels
Chris Franses
Christine Hutchins
Ruth Garner
Sharon Reid
Sylvia Priest - webmaster and quilter
AbbieAnne
Carolyn Gibbs
Jane Galley
Sarah Wells