UK Quilters
Welcome back, you’ve made your first Block: 9-Patch so now we are making: Block 2: Patience Corner There is more piecing involved in this block as it is made up of squares and rectangular strips, but very little matching of points. This block has been around since the 1890’s and there are several variations on…
Hello and welcome to the first block in the QuiltSewGo Beginners’ Sampler Quilt. Once you get to the ukqu.co.uk website the homepage will show you a list of options and, to make it easier Sylvia has very kindly arranged for these to be found in one place. – on the HOMEPAGE look for the Quilting…
Want to learn to quilt but not sure where to start or what to make? You can quilt but want to build up your confidence to try something more challenging? A sampler quilt is an ideal place to start! Welcome to the quiltsewgo (QSG) Beginners’ Sampler Quilt! I started my quilting journey about six years ago…
In an ideal world our Half Square Triangles (HST) would come out at the perfect size every time, but they don’t do they? Some patterns, for example, might say cut out one black and one blue square 7” x 7” and trim to 6½” x 6½” whereas others will say cut to 6⅞” x 6⅞”…
How cute are these dinosaurs? This pattern by Lynne Goldsworthy has 4 super cute dinosaurs to applique and uses dinosaur fabric and 4-patches to make a lovely child’s quilt 58″ square. The fabric range is called called Dino Friends, by Makower UK The pattern is available for free at in our shop here Lynne’s website…
This range has to be one of my favourite in recent months and thanks go to Groves for introducing me to it. Brought to us from Tilda it pairs classical flowers with peacocks with a beautiful palette of rich colours. Pinks, mustards, greens and blues. When I was sent a strip roll of this gorgeousness…
Eek, I’m in heaven! I’ve been asked to review designer Sarah Payne’s British Waterways Fabric Collection courtesy of Craft Cotton Co. Two fat quarter packs and some yardage found it’s way to me via UKQU.co.uk and it got my head in spin as to what to make with it! Just look how lovely these designs…
I love a bit of Tilda. The fabrics are good quality with beautiful, pretty designs but this collection – the Chic Escape – has taken top spot on my favourites list. It has an oriental flavour with Chinese vases, peacocks and florals in a rich palette of colour. It is so luscious that when I…
This year has been one full of events from the end of Covid restrictions to the beginning of the Ukraine conflict. Both of these have had an impact on my life, meaning I haven’t done as much blogging as I’d have liked. I am in need of a celebration and the Queens Platinum Jubilee is…
In 2020 the Quilters Guild challenge was to make a 20″ square quilt made up of 20 squares. in my mind this was somewhat ambiguous as I like clear instructions and this was very much open to interpretation. I played around on EQ8 for a while but couldn’t come up with anything as I wanted…
On UKQU we love to provide different ideas using different techniques for quilters and crafters out there so every now and again we have a challenge. As Spring is around the corner we thought we’d re-visit flowers. Hawaiian Staycation We did flowers before in 2020 and, as I’d been playing around with Hawaiian quilting at…
I’ve been having a sort out of my cupboards and finding all sorts of half-finished, or even barely-started bits and pieces left over from 30-odd years of teaching. My most recent find has been a bag full of applique bits some of which may have featured in a previous blog here a few years back.…
Carol Lightburn
Juliet Nice
Helen Kent
Jude Charlesworth
Chris Franses