UK Quilters
This months competition is sponsored by Grosvenor Shows and EQS The theme for March was the Mad March Hare. We had some fabulous entries and our lucky winners are shown below. Well done everyone who entered and voted for their favourites. This Months first prize is great for beginner or expert alike and has been…
The 2018 series of competitions were so popular Grosvenor Shows have asked us to carry on Throughout February we celebrated the RSPB, asking for quilts following a bird theme. . Traditional, modern, hand sewn, or something different. We chose the top six most popular (those with the most likes,) and asked you to…
Have you ever wanted to enter one of your own quilts into an Exhibition? We asked you all this back in April, and wow .. did you ever. So many beautiful quilts have been entered, and once we have heard from November’s final winner we will bring them all together for you to enjoy here. …
Over the last few weeks Fiona Pullen, well-known author of several books, The Sewing Directory website and an all-round nice person, has been explaining how to set up a successful creative business. Abigail has also reviewed the book that goes with the series for you too. Fiona has kindly donated two copies of her book…
Christmas comes but once a year - or does it! Well, for one week this September it's a full five days, and each day that week we are giving away a Makower UK Advent Calendar or Christmas Stocking Panel for you to create a wonderful family heirloom to use year after year. Each day, starting…
The competition to celebrate the launch of my Christmas 18 QAL quilt has now closed and a winner has been picked ….. Congratulations to Jane Nicholls!! The fabric bundle from the Silent Night range by Makower will be shortly winging it’s way to you. Don’t forget that the early bird discount of 20% applies until…
We offered UKQU members the chance to win a free entrance ticket to Festival Of Quilts on our March Blog. Entrants were asked to visit our website and choose which QS Batik fabric was their favourite. Very surprisingly, entrants were very low – Just 17 in fact to win 4 tickets and three of those…
To say thank you to UKQU and its members, I am running a competition to celebrate the launch of my first pattern and QAL on the site, the cut&alter Christmas 18 QAL. On offer to one website member is: 1. the pdf pattern for the quilt 2. full access to the QAL – an exclusive,…
Tea for Two with Liberty #junequiltcompetition This month the competition is sponsored by EQS who have donated a lovely range of Liberty of London prizes worth more than £100.00 for the Quilt that receives the most website votes. The top quilt voted for this month wins the new Liberty Tea for Two FQ Range, The Liberty…
To welcome Jenny Haynes of Papper, Sax, Sten fame and who has launched a new BOM Jenny generously offered a competition prize of this full kit which includes the Oakshott Fabric, the pattern and how to make it and the templates too. But don't despair if you didn't win! Jenny has the full set on…
The team over at the Electric Quilt Company have given the UKQU Website an incredible prize to anyone who purchased an item from our UKQU Shop and entered into our FREE prize draw. The Prize... A copy of the latest software release EQ8. The EQ8 retails around £230.00 here in the UK. During June and July all of our UKQU shoppers had the…
The Quilting Theme for October 2018 is Autumn Leaves with Aurifil, sponsored by Barnyarns #octoberquiltcompetition There was a brilliant response in October to this competition so we decided to feature Nine entries for you to choose your favourite. The top two quilts go forward into a Exhibition with Grosvenor Shows. Quilts were chosen on the…
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