UK Quilters
2016 was a significant year for me; I turned 42 and towards the end of the year, my mum died. Warning – here is a spoiler alert; according to Douglas Adams, the answer to Life, The Universe and Everything is 42, and as I turned 42 I thought that I should have the answer, and…
This webmaster lark is a bit of a laugh from time to time, and an awful lot of hard work keeping everyone and everything in check. Certainly no hidden perks, but from time to time I plan to indulge myself a little and help one or two of my pet loves along the way. I…
My DH and I are members of a great Mercedesclub. There are about 65 members, and most of them own (at least) one beautiful Mercedes. Some of them are oldtimers, some rare, some of them have youngtimers or just plain modern Mercs. But we all are very passionate about our cars. We have this club…
Well here I am, the beginning of February and dead chuffed that I did this list and even happier that the first number pulled from the dish was a Rabbit just waiting for her dress and bloomers. What a great first UFO and I got the work finished before the end of January (just). She…
For those on a budget buying things like fabric is flushing money down the drain. For under £5 with a little time and effort, it is achievable. The amount of times I have heard people say they cannot afford to take up sewing because the fabric is too expensive. Well yes, it can be, but…
Seven years of teaching, running my own patchwork shop and being daily surrounded by quilters of all abilities I have noticed many things about people’s attitude to sewing and one of them which is valid for most of us is our obsession with perfection! Don’t get me wrong, I understand the fact that we all…
I cannot believe it is already February! I’m still on course with my New Years resolution to finish two UFO’s, one of these is nearly complete. I’ve begun a Christmas block of the month project which I always feel quite nervous about starting. I’m back into the routine of squeezing sewing in late in the…
Hi I’m Sam, a fashion and textiles teacher, quilter, embroider, fabric and thread enthusiast! I’ve been into textiles for over 20 years having studied a degree in textiles at West Surrey College of Art and Design (now UCA) in the 1990’s. I’ve explored a range of textile techniques and processes since my degree, firstly hand…
On UK Quilters United (Facebook Group) we have members asking what kind of quilt would suit a boy/man.. I saw this and thought it would be a quick and easy one to do, for a beginner to more advanced quilter. It is a take on the Jelly Rolls race quilt that was popular a couple…
Every so often I come through the door at the end of a busy day to find a little parcel quietly waiting on the worktop for me. Sometime’s there is just a number and a postcode on the parcels, sometimes a little address sticker, but often there will be pretty postcard announcing who has sent…
Hello, welcome to my first blog; Dee Dominix is the name. I sew, embroider, and dabble in quilting. I am disabled, cash strapped and a procrastinator extraordinaire. Sewing with limitations has always been a and feel this should not be a barrier to others either. When my children were babies, I babysat for others in…
2017 was the year when I entered one of my quilts into national competition and what a year it turned out to be. My Stonefields – Find the Frog quilt had taken me two years to piece with a mixture of hand applique, hand piecing and machine piecing and another six months for Maggie, my…
Christine Hutchins
Sylvia Priest - webmaster and quilter
Hilda Wessels
Sharon Reid
Denise Inkson
Vendulka Battais
Sarah Wells
Samantha Jones
Mo Jones
Tansy Martin