UK Quilters
For this block I decided to work away from the more usual squares, and there are two variations – either make some of each or choose which you prefer. These make super borders for all sorts of quilts… Cut For each block One piece 6-1/2 by 2 inches in background fabric One 2-inch square in…
Last time, we did a regular Wonky Star, if that’s not too improbable.. This time I want to show you the more interesting version. Start with a background square – mine is about 10 inches. If you need a particular finished size, add about 2 inches, so, for an 8-inch finished block, use at least…
Let’s start with the simplest version of my Wonky Stars Cut 9 squares of equal size, in a variety of colours if you wish. I have used Oakshott Fabrics Ruby Reds, plus black and white, here And 3-1/2 inch squares, but that’s up to you, of course. We are going to add starry points to…
Well, as most of my informative years were in the 80s I couldn’t help but think of this when hearing about the challenge for the Ice Quilt Sew-a-Row, designing a quilt for the UKQU website. You can read the full story of the Ice and Fire quilts in October’s issue of British Patchwork and Quilting…
Many of you commented on the last post I did, so I thought you might like to see this little one I have been working on. This is a small piece of Radiance fabric (which unfortunately is no long available) and is a mix of cotton and silk. I tied it and dyed it at…
Featured Image – ‘Generations’ by Matilda Ward. Festival of Quilts is the biggest quilt shows in Europe, as I’m sure you know. For those of you who have never been, or just couldn’t make it, I thought I’d show you some of the amazing quilts that are on display. I’m saving the winners for the…
If you are reading this I guess you are a patchwork and quilter! So I wonder how you keep your skills fresh, what you use to update your knowledge and if you constantly challenge yourself to try different things? Life long learning is something I had drummed into me all through my working life but…
When you can’t get at your fabric stash properly because you are in between houses, but need a sewing fix, what do you do? I’m lucky enough to be staying with a quilter who has a dedicated sewing room, but it’s just not big enough for me to be able to find the fabrics I…
Well, the waiting is over. They have arrived and the excitement of receiving our packages through the post for the UKQU Spring 2018 Mini Quilt Swap is spent. Now we are all sitting and lovingly stroking our perfectly thought out, beautifully made, handmade-with-love minis. The mini quilt swap is a bigger commitment than most. The…
If you’ve never joined a postcard swap I recommend that you try it, at least once, to see if you enjoy it too. I have been involved in other swaps but I enjoy the UKQU Postcard Swaps the most. One of the great things about the group is that there are several swaps but I…
Juliet and I started UK Quilters United four years ago and what was once a group with just the two of us and ‘some random’ people we’d met online, has now grown into a group with over 14,000 members in the United Kingdom and beyond. We have also more than a dozen related groups and as…
Following the success with the enamel badges, which you can find in Juliet’s shop, we are now excited to share with you our latest UKQU merchandise – the patterns for you to make your own logo in two different techniques – appliqué and foundation paper piecing. Appliqué pattern We have two files available for the…
Helen Howes
Helen Kent
Lynda Jackson
Ruth Garner
Corinne Curtis
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Alison Ball
Nina