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Revenge of the tree decorator – Teresa Barrow Just remembered that I shrink wrapped the fake Christmas tree last year …. genuinely ….. after years of have you done it yet? (equivalent to toddlers in the back seat on a long car journey doing the inevitable “Are we there yet?” ) but far far worse!…
Sue Burford has created a clever little crossword to keep you thinking whilst you wrap your presents and sip the gin this lovely Christmas Eve. Download Christmas Crossword Keep an eye out for the answers. ,We are wishing you all from us here at the UKQU Website, the Merriest of Christmas! xxx
Christmas with any illness is never fun. The tiredness and the fatigue, no time or energy to do the countless tasks we all feel that are required. However, Christmas with a chronic illness or condition is even harder. I am a “Spoonie”. Based on the spoon theory, everyone starts the day with the same amount…
Christmas sewing Got a bit of spare time over Christmas? Need to get away from the turkey and sprouts? A quick little make, or a new technique to try? This year I’ve used my grandsons drawing to create a few small journal quilts. I make these little images as stand alone journal quilts or bigger…
I have been somewhat absent over on this website due to a variety of reasons – not least a house move. In the end it turned out that we had one week from exchange to completion. That was one week to pack up my longarm studio, which was large and housed a LOT of things,…
Long, long ago I was actively involved in the Quilters’ Guild (as it was then) first as a Young Quilters’ Rep for my Region, then as YQ Officer and finally as the YQ magazine editor. At the same time I also ran a little local group of Young Quilters. My Young Quilters all grew up…
Late to the party as ever but I thought I would show you how I make these pretty decorations. Requirements list Two fat quarters (you can make two out of this) A three inch cardboard or template plastic circle Beads (optional) Thread to match fabric Seven inches of ribbon Put the fat quarters right sides…
Welcome to Week 10 of the Christmas 18 QAL and here is the final block, Block 9 …. as you may notice this pic shows the block nearly made up – whoops! Having just gone back into my photos I can’t find a finished block – but you get the idea. I couldn’t even take…
I must start this review with an apology to Groves for taking so long to write a review – I wanted to showcase the ribbons in just the right way, and the project I chose needed some time and thought. I was delighted to be sent some ribbons – and when the box arrived I…
Welcome to Week 9 of the Christmas 18 QAL and here is Block 8 …. Block 8 is another week of Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP) to consolidate the skills learnt last week. This block is again a great introduction to FPP because it is easily constructed, with cutting instructions included, and the 4 FPP blocks…
Do you want to build a Snowman? Yes, well I recently treated myself to a new Sizzix Die (But don’t panic if you don’t have a Sizzix Die cutter. I have a plan to include you too). So, I have been playing with my new Sizzix Snowman Die. I cut out a few Snowmen and…
Welcome to Week 8 of the Christmas 18 QAL and here is Block 7 …. Block 7 sees us learning Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP) and this block is a gentle introduction to this technique. I have also included cutting instructions which means that there is virtually no waste when making this block. My pattern testers…
