UK Quilters
During May we are going to read The Basement Quilt by Ann Hazlewood. In this book, we are getting to know Anne Brown as well as her family and friends. The story evolves around Anne, a charismatic and bubbly florist, whose daily ups and downs will be very familiar to many. Anne decides to learn…
So today’s blog post is not the one I intended I write! I had planned to continue my series of posts on modern quilts with an exploration into design aesthetic but I am going to postpone that one. Last weekend saw the 7th Annual British Stitch and Quilt Village running at Uttoxeter racecourse and this…
Well it’s quilt show and festival time around the world it seems, and here is the USA it’s no different. I work part-time as an educator for one of the largest sewing machine dealerships on the east coast and get to attend a few and help man (or woman) the stand. It is a lot…
I have blogged several times listing all my ‘bad buys’ and the fact that I never think through my purchases when I’m at shows etc. Well, here is something that I am really glad that I bought (I actually bought 3!) It is a simple gadget / tool / storage item!?!? Not sure what to…
While it is possible to use all sorts of threads for hand quilting, which is the best, and why? There are two things to consider: What will the finished appearance be like? How easy will the thread be to use? Both of these things are, of course important! Most people start off thinking about the…
For over 13 years I was the owner of a quilt shop near London called Green Mountain Quilts. A lot of my days in the shop were spent helping people to select the fabrics to make their quilts. While looking at the fabric selections I would often urge them to consider the relative values, light…
Hi Everyone, I said I’d be back soon, well that didn’t work out did it. It’s a year since I did my last very emotional post, and I think it was hard to get back blogging after that one. I’m back and hopefully, back to regular blogs. So what to start with? We have just…
Once again I had the privilege of reviewing some Makower fabrics. This is their new Scandi range and it has some very pretty designs in classic red and modern grey. There are also some lovely patterns, cute stockings and advents on the Makower website. I received some 10″ square samples to play with so decided…
With the work on our second book by and about UK Quilters United well underway, it is time to come up with the name for it, and we are looking for your help! The first book Our first book was compiled and edited by Julie Passey in 2015-2016 and it was called “UK Quilters United…
I have been amazingly fortunate to have had the role of Festival of Quilts Officer for the last couple of years. This is a Quilters’ Guild officer role and the job is ….. drum roll please …… to look after Quilters’ Guild people and exhibits at Festival of Quilts. Festival of Quilts is Europe’s leading…
We all know that we can’t always put pictures of cats and dogs on, or even near, finished quilts or goodness gracious sleeping on sewing machines, quilt sandwiches, disrupting cut out bits on the floor, because the pictures are frowned on or banned on most of the major worldwide FB quilting groups or online forums.…
Last week Modern Quilts – Fabric Part I was published and this week we are continuing the theme of fabric. So far I have talked about solids or fabrics that read as solid but that is not to say that prints cannot be used in modern quilts. They most certainly can! My On the Plus…
Nina
Abigail Sheridan de Graaff
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Ami Richards
Carolyn Gibbs
Paula Doyle
Carol Munro
Lyn Butler
Sheena Roberts
Teresa Barrow