UK Quilters
One of the best things about UK Quilters United on Facebook, is how it brings quilters together in real life (the outernet!) instead of just the internet. Whether you are looking for a friend for ‘cuppa and sew’, a local group to join, or to start up your own group, UKQU is there to help.…
Gulliver has been very busy theses last few weeks. So much so he’s kept my sewing machine very occupied. March brought with it two storms, Freya and Gareth. It’s no fun being a small bird in all that weather. Gulliver barely held onto his perch. I don’t know if you have ever watched seagulls…
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 other online…
Continuing the Series…. Controversial? Moi? This is Part 3. Be warned there is MUCH worse to come in the future including Cats, Dogs, and of course Kittens. Errr …. did I actually mention Ducks? Never mind all will become as clear as mud in due course 🙂. This quilt journey features Frogs! We all know…
Continuing the Series…. Controversial? Moi? This is Part 2. Be warned there is MUCH worse to come in the future including Cats, Dogs, and of course Kittens. Errr …. did I actually mention Ducks? Never mind all will become as clear as mud in due course 🙂 We all know that we can’t always put…
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…
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.…
I was sent some lovely fabric to try by The Craft Cotton Co. It really is a pleasure to work with. Good quality, nice thickness of threads. Very nice to handle. I was sent the Chickie fat quarters. 5 complementary fabrics, A humorous range of quirky chickens in wellies. I love them and they remind…
Why Gulliver needs a No Deal Brexit. Firstly I’d like to apologise for starting my blog this month with the B word. I know it’s not everyone’s favourite subject and to be honest I’d rather not be discussing it here. However I’ve recently been made aware that possible outcomes relating to Brexit negotiations could have…
All is not what it might seem today! Check the date before you look any further! Someone commenting on the foolish blogs posted today only might just win a lovely Riley Blake bag. And no that’s no joke either! Go look around our lovely website, and see what you can see. In doing so you might…
I don’t know if it’s the Great British Sewing Bee effect or whether everyone is waking up to the environmental issues with regard to fabric manufacture, but there is a buzz about using scraps. I’ve always been a fan of scrap quilts, probably because I never really had a great quilting fabric stash. I always…
I have been sent some wonderful Makower Sea Breeze fabric to review. It really is a lovely fabric with which to work. I was sent 14 10inch squares. Before receiving them I had planned to re-cover a deck chair, possibly in stripes of fabric. On receiving them I realised they were Far to interesting and…
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