UK Quilters
Some of you may know that Strictly Quilting has been running sewing retreats for a couple of years now in collaboration with Cecilia Slinn. We recently held our Summer Retreat where we had a fabulous time. There were two projects for people to make. Cecilia brought us a Project Bag and I designed a Block…
“A lightweight, soft, sew-in wadding made from bleached cotton with scrim, allowing an excellent combination of a soft hand feel and a lightweight construction while still providing significant stability and support. Especially developed for quilts and light coloured fabrics but is also very well suitable for lightweight but warm jackets and coats.” Sounds too…
This lovely quilt has been designed by the well known quilter, tutor and quilt designer Paula Doyle. If you know her personally then you wil also now how generous she is with sharing her work too. Paula’s latest design .. Four Patch Crossing Quilt .. is so simple to put together that everyone, even…
Late last year a group of five stitchers from the Bloggarati on UKQU, the lovely group who provide us with the Blogs on the website, got together to devise another free Sew a Row quilt. We did a pair of quilts a few years ago, Fire and Ice, which were fun to make and joined…
One of my FAVOURITE things about patchwork and quilting is the community – quilters are such a lovely bunch, there is always some kind of swap, quilt along, charity quilt, sew along, community project going on, we just can’t help but be involved and I love that. So I was thrilled to be included in…
So, guess what! This is the first time ever, in my whole life, that I have written a blog. It’s exciting (for me at least) and, with a bit of luck and a following wind, enjoyable for you. Shall I tell you a tiny bit about me? I’m a crafter! I’ve been crafting, one…
In this third and final blog in the Finishing your QuiltSewGo Beginners’ Sampler Quilt series, PART 2 deals with; • Preparing Your Backing Fabric • Layering Your Quilt Sandwich • and Quilting & Binding You’re nearly there! If you have decided to go with one of the QAYG methods, you may not have to piece your…
If you are following this series, then here’s the second of three blogs focussed on Finishing your QuiltSewGo Beginner’s Sampler Quilt. In this one we will be looking at Borders and Quilt As You Go. The first blog has two free pdf links which show you how to make up your quilt top: • With…
The final week for the quilt blocks but if you have missed any of the others why not head over to https://ukqu.co.uk/blocks-of-the-month/quiltsewgo-beginners-sampler/ and you will find all the blocks and the Introduction listed here. Each block has a link to a free pdf pattern to download too; plus some have links to other blogs on the UKQU.co.uk…
Roll it up – UKQU Sewing Challenge It’s time to reveal the FOURTH project in the UKQU Sewing Challenge; a laid back, ‘join as you can and let’s have some fun’ challenge where we are using our patchwork and quilting skills to create garments, accessories, things for the home and perhaps also something for charity.…
We are almost at the end of the QuiltSewGo Beginners’ Sampler series, just the last two blocks to go now and then on with the ‘finishing off’ – sashing, borders, layering, quilting and binding. You might have heard the term ‘Quilt As You Go’ (QAYG) and want to try this method or you might not…
This is new to me at Strictly Quilting – Quickscreen in both triangles and squares. I’ve not used it before so it was fun to give it a go. Quickscreen from Vlieseline is similar to a light interfacing, and has markings in either triangles or squares. The lines are to help you to sew fabric…
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