UK Quilters
Like most this year my family had some celebrations planned. My son’s 18th in the first lockdown, our Silver Wedding anniversary in July and then, my own big 5 0 in the second lockdown. This time last year I would never have believed we would be putting off big celebrations until 2021. The advantage is…
Mildred is my bright blue Citroen C3 Picasso, who used to be driven by my late 93 yr old mother. Mildred is a bit like me ….getting on a bit in age, strange shape, usually reliable and has attitude with a capital kick ass “A” …. Mildred is more than somewhat tetchy at the moment…
I’ve heard it from all quarters “this year has been hard”, from the front line workers who have given their all (to them I say a huge thanks) to those of us who lost all jobs and incomes and we are the lucky ones. So many have lost loved ones that if we make it…
Mildred is my bright blue Citroen C3 Picasso, who used to be driven by my late 93 yr old mother. Mildred is a bit like me ….getting on a bit in age, strange shape, usually reliable and has attitude with a capital kick ass “A” …. Mildred is more than somewhat tetchy at the moment…
Especially when you get Great Presents! It’s no secret I have an addiction to fabric – so this is always a sure win when buying a present for me, but as a quilter I quite often get asked what ‘good presents’ to buy are. So I thought I’d put together a little list of things…
My favourite subject at school was history. I never retained much about the dates, but I loved the stories. Over the next year, I am combining my love history with my love of quilting. For the last two years, I’ve done themed quilt alongs and for next year, I’m adding the history behind the blocks…
Mildred is my bright blue Citroen C3 Picasso, who used to be driven by my late 93 yr old mother. Mildred is a bit like me ….getting on a bit in age, strange shape, usually reliable and has attitude with a capital kick ass “A” …. Mildred is more than somewhat tetchy at the moment…
PAINTED FLOWER 2 I designed this PAINTED 3D FLOWER to give everyone a chance to do a form of Trapunto Quilting. There is a worksheet on UKQU web site. IT IS FREE TO DOWN LOAD Trapunto is a way of making your blocks appear 3D . You need to make up your blocks any block…
Pony Black Sewing Needles Pony Black brings you a new generation of sewing needle that is innovative as well as meeting the highest international standards. They are nickel free, ultra-smooth and have perfect points for superior performance. They are offered in the largest range of hand sewing needle sizes for every conceivable craft including sharps,…
Having discovered machine quilting I felt there would be no stopping me. Except for one teeny-tiny thing . . . I can’t draw very well. Not only that but I don’t really ‘doodle’. I do sort-of doodle in that I fill in the loops of letters – the round bits of d and p and…
After 6 epic blogs called “Controversial? Moi?” featuring a somewhat tongue in cheek approach to quilting and things you are not allowed to put on pictures of quilts on most international FB pages, blogs or quilting forums, it is now time to move on, after featuring babies, dogs, cats, kittens, ducks & even snakes and…
I have very few of these as hand-quilting is something I just don’t do. My hands just don’t seem capable of holding and manipulating a needle. Its probably because I don’t ever do it – except for hemming down bindings – if I can possibly help it. It also probably stems back to schooldays when…
Helen Kent
Teresa Barrow
That's Sew Kerry
Jane Galley
Sandra Pearson
Chris Franses