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Late last year a group of five stitchers from the Bloggarati on UKQU, the lovely group who provide us with the Blogs on the website, got together to devise another free Sew a Row quilt. We did a pair of quilts a few years ago, Fire and Ice, which were fun to make and joined…
I’ve just been looking at booking a holiday in our caravan. Chatsworth House has been on my visiting list for a long time and I think this year might be the time to visit the Peak District but I also LOVE taking time out for a sewing retreat or two every year. The first retreat…
Hello and welcome to the third part of the UKQU Sewing Challenge; a challenge where we are using our patchwork and quilting skills to create other things than quilts, such as for example garments, accessories, or things for the home. Please read on to find out what the next challenge is. I am not sure…
The world was thrown into turmoil on 24th February 2022 when Russia invaded the neighbouring country of Ukraine. Many people across the world were horrified and our Government set up the Homes for Ukraine Scheme to provide accommodation for those displaced by the war. My husband and I were one such family who decided to…
Strictly Quilting has some brilliant news – We are going on Retreat! As followers of Strictly Quilting you may know that a retreat has been on the cards for some time. Imagine – a whole weekend fully catered dedicated to our wonderful hobby of patchwork and quilting. Having been on a few over the…
If you enjoyed the first video showing howto graffiti FMQ then you will love the second part of the Graffiti Sampler with lots of different stitches for FMQ Enjoy have fun https://youtu.be/FI8xw0d_3kY
Lots of us aspire to FMQ to decorate our piecing, and you know its not always easy, but so long as you are happy with what you achieve then thats enough! However, sometimes its know where to start. This video of Graffiti stiches will refresh you with all the stitches you have learnt from my…
2 weeks before Christmas back in 202I decided to write a Christmas story for my grandsons, who were staying from the 21st. Aged 6 and 4 I couldn’t find a story I thought they would like, a story that had a few more words and less pictures to the page. So I decide to write…
The 12 Days of Christmas were traditionally for celebrating the season and, in modern times, there is also a certain amount of retail therapy thrown in. From buying or making gifts for friends to that little something for ourselves. This year my purchase whilst out Christmas shopping was a lovely pair of reindeer earrings. They…
In the last tutorial I showed you how to foundation piece a simple block. The aim was to make a cushion cover or a table mat and to do this you need to make 4 blocks. If you need a recap to the 1st part of the blog here is the link. The next step…
Welcome to “Mildred’s Marvellous Wonderful World of her Meandering Musings!” Mildred is my bright blue Citroen who used to be driven by my late 93 yr old mother. <img src=”https://ukqu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/C0DB3335-4F5E-41A9-9EB0-C3FEC7B99592.jpeg” alt=”” class=”ui-sortable-handle” data-eio=”l”> Mother never passed a driving test ever,,, she drove lorries during WW2 with searchlights and ack ack guns on the back. She…
Welcome to “Mildred’s Marvellous Wonderful World of her Meandering Musings!” Mildred is my bright blue Citroen who used to be driven by my late 93 yr old mother. <img src=”https://ukqu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/D6C38935-D6DC-46AC-B198-0C3A13528924.jpeg” alt=”” class=”ui-sortable-handle” data-eio=”l”> Mildred is a bit like me ….getting on a bit, strange shape, usually reliable and has attitude with a capital kick ass…
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