UK Quilters
Mo Jones is one of the hardworking Administrators who keep everyone happy over on the UK Quilters United Facebook Group.  From time to time there’s exciting news to tell. I am excited to announce that our Facebook Group, UK Quilters United will be seen live at two exhibitions this year in the West Country. The first…
Philip Jacobs, one of the designers from the Kaffe Fassett Collective explains how his beautiful designs develop.  We continue the journey, in his own words I use a Stanley knife to cut the design off the drawing board. Philip now explains how he achieves the fabric repeat to a question from an interested party “How…
Have you ever wondered how a designer creates the beautiful patterns for their fabric .. we have been given a wonderful insight into the mind of one of our most respected UK designers, part of the Kaffe Fasset Collective, Mr Philip Jacobs.  Here he takes us all through how he created his Cactus Dahlia design. …
With over sixty members joining the UKQU Book Club in less than twelve hours (!!!), I felt the pressure to select the first book as soon as possible. Our first book To start us off, we are going to dive deep into the 1850s slave trade in the United States by reading Tracy Chevalier’s The…
We all love quilting and patchwork, and it doesn’t have to stop with the planning and creation of quilts! There are plenty of fiction books available where quilts, quilting and quilters are featured. Also, with the days (hopefully) getting warmer, many of us may be looking at getting outdoors on a regular basis, or going…
Would you like to see one of your own Quilts on show at a Grosvenor Show next year?  Well, now is your opportunity. But if you don’t feel up to submitting your quilt .. well how about winning the fantastic Janome 6700p* instead! Donated by Janome UK The Memory Craft 6700 Professional provides the…
We have been working hard with the leading creators of needles for both sewing machines and hand sewers to create yet another exclusive for our members.   We have listened to all your comments and passed them onto the manufacturers. Ferrous Only Open Links have discovered that by a slight alteration to the way in…
Sometimes when I come into work there’s a parcel waiting for me that brightens my day!  Last week was just one of those days.  A mysterious parcel had arrived, and when it was opened it was full to the brim of the latest samples from MakowerUK. It certainly brought a smile to my face…
Excitingly we have Scott Fortunoff joining us from time to time .. whether you are a fan or not of the fabulous fabrics, I am sure you will just love what he has to say! [adapted from his personal blog with his express permission]. Who knew? Who knew that my world was going to be…
It always lovely to hear of a success story.  We spoke to Talia Phillips about the Award the Craft Cotton Company won at the recent trade Show held at the NEC.  It’s where all the lovely shops we buy our stash supplies from meet the manufacturers and choose the ranges of fabrics and notions…
Thank you to all those who had a read of my pattern review for the Inside Outside Pouch by Aneela Hoey. I enjoyed making the pouch and reviewing it and hope to bring you more reviews in the future. Now for the all important winners! Winners were chosen by Random Number Generator. On the blog…
The magical world of CIRCUS turns every child‘s room into a dazzling big top for small princesses, courageous beasts of prey, talented gymnasts and skilled jugglers. Hearts beat faster at the thought of a ride on the giant elephant and eyes light up at the sight of performing artists. Imagine a wonderful quilt for a…
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