UK Quilters
Are you planning to visit the Festival of Quilts this year. Between the 18th until the 21st August the event of the year will be stretched across the Halls at the NEC, Birmingham, showing some of the best quilts from the UK and beyond. Many of you will be exhibiting, and many of you will…
Make it a date in your diary! The Craft4Crafters exhibition features a mass of crafting delights; packed full of crafting displays, demonstrations, lectures, workshops, make & takes, and a large selection of fantastic retailers. Stock up on craft & needlework supplies, including embroidery, card making, cross stitch and knitting. Over the last 18 years the…
If you are visiting here and looking for the competitions, then you are looking in the wrong place. The 2021 Christmas Competitions will be appearing at the UKQU new event .. The Twelve Days of Christmas, so click this link and pop over there. There are six fabulous competitions popping up over the time,…
Tilda Scrap Bundles Tilda fabric is known for quality fabric, soft to handle, and lovely to work with. They have come up with a great stash builder in their pretty Ten FQ Scrap Bundles which they create from whatever they have left at the end of fulfilling retailers’ orders. It’s always going to be a…
There were some fabulous quilts at FOQ this year, but there’s a second chance to see the winning competition quilts and the Fine Art Textile Gallery at the Knitting & Stitching Show, which will be taking place 7th – 10th October at Alexandra Palace in London. Our lucky winners, who each win a pair a…
When Clover asked Resolution (my video company) to create a series of explainer videos to showcase their fantastic range of notions we were really excited. We asked Stuart Hillard to work with us – he is a dream presenter for any company and really does understand the craft. Stuart designed this lovely little humbag bag…
The Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle has some beautiful collections, including one of the greatest collections of North Country Quilts. This collection will be on display until January 2022. Several of our members have already been to visit - you can follow Caroline Griffiths latest visit in our Blogger section. The lovely people in charge…
Have you been thinking about visiting the Festival of Quilts this year? Have you bought your tickets yet .. those who haven't don't forget to use the exclusive UKQU2021 discount code for £1.50 off the full price of tickets this year. But are you a Very Important Person - a VIP? We have a pair…
Have you ever thought about designing your own quilt patterns or creating your own block design. Electric Quilts have the perfect software for you. There are loads of new ideas created by their users right here too. We are happy to announce that the lovely people at Electric Quilts have given this lovely website a…
Here at the website we are delighted to announce we are continuing our relationship with the lovely people at Janome next year, but it remains to announce our second winner of 2020. The Janome Atelier 7 With a total arm length of 310mm (over 12”) and 210mm ( 8.3” )arm space right of the needle,…
This beautiful quilt was created by Claudia Pfeil Calling all quilters – we have some good news! This year The Festival of Quilts annual quilting competition will be going ahead… virtually! There is something for every level and style of quilting, with 12 different categories to choose from including Modern, Contemporary, Pictorial and Novice. The…
Hi everyone Time for an update on a few things I think. I feel as though I have been neglecting you all a little as I have been so busy, and life sometimes gets in the way of doing what you really want to. So with no more ado let’s move onward. World Quilts Would…
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