UK Quilters
It’s almost May and time to reveal our next book, or actually the next TWO books as last month I mentioned that the next two books have exactly the same title. The books are both called A Single Thread. Our book for May was written by Marie Bostwick back in 2008. Bostwick’s version of A…
Like so many of us, either working from home, self-isolating or shielding I’ve taken some of my ‘out of work’ hours to reduce some of my fabric ‘scraps stash’ – this stash includes those pieces that were cut wrongly, odd shapes etc …. some of them even make their way into special little boxes as…
FEATHERS TWO This video shows you how you can intermix different shapes and sizes to fill your border without a centre spine. It is quite relaxing to watch enjoy.
A packed Bliss cushion. It all started at the Bloggeratti retreat in November. I had the idea to make personalised reading cushions for my son, daughter and their partners for Christmas. I have blogged about the making of ‘Bliss’ pillows before ( https://ukqu.co.uk/the-bliss-pillow/ ) and, in short, these are reading pillows but with the added bonus…
So the advice is to stay at home and socially isolate; only go out if necessary and stay at least 2m away from anyone else. I come from a family of introverts. We are happiest behind our computers and other screens. We communicate largely by text not phone as (heavens!) we might have to actually…
I drink a lot of tea and always worry about leaving cup marks on tables and furniture. As a result I have quite a few coasters and mug rugs strategically placed throughout my home. With Easter around the corner, let’s make an easter egg mug rug, or two, or ten….. Materials Easter inspired or Spring…
HEARTS and PETALS This is a little border that I saw and liked it so versatile for putting in borders . I do the explanation it in the video. We do the TEAR DROP and ECHOING , plus a small little HEART. To embellish it more. Hope you enjoy.
FEATHERS Who doesn’t love feather so this video show you how to put one in your border of any size. Firstly we put in the spine, the on to the left hand side with basic hump back feathers. Then we add some details to make them more interesting. Continue up the right hand side with…
It is almost April and it is time to reveal the next book in the UKQU Book Club. I have selected a book which was suggested by one of our Facebook members (thanks SB!) and I hope that you’ll enjoy this read. It’s a similar theme as the book we read i March, but I…
It seems like a lifetime has passed since my friend and myself attended the Harrogate Stitch and Knit show at the end of November. We normally travel there by coach but this year due to a mix up we had the luxury of travelling via husbands “limousine”. No time restrictions on leaving, this took enormous…
I’m not one to shy away from a challenge. Once I left teaching, my husband and I came to the decision that we would become foster carers. We approached a fostering agency, having been recommended by friends of ours. When fostering for an agency, the children we tend to look after are those who are…
Following on from the Christmas Song Challenge, I was keen to try a new challenge. This time it was landscapes. When someone was given the Humber bridge I was gutted. As a daughter of a Humberside/Yorkshireman, the Humber bridge is really iconic. However, instead I was given the Severn Bridge, which is a good alternative!!…
Nina
Carol Lightburn
Sandra Pearson
Ruth Garner
Chris Franses
Denise Inkson
Christine Hutchins
Rebecca Nevard