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It is that time of year again, when the festival of quilts opens its doors to this year’s quilting entry requests. I have been considering entering for a while now. However, the biggest issue for me is my health and time concerns. Screen Shot taken from : https://www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk/# I have been going to the Festival for…
Who needs a reason to shop, not normally me, but due to current and past events over the last few years, having a reason helps. I mean, we will need more fabric right? For once I have a good reason. I have been after a new bathmat and I have not found the right colours…
Whether you are just starting out on your patchwork and quilting journey or you’ve been addicted to it for years, you will have undoubtedly heard about quilt shows. But what exactly are they and how do you survive or plan your time at one? Throughout the year and around the country (this is a UK…
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…
Entering the first large sized quilt I ever made into the Festival of Quilts 2019 was an experience. As a newbie quilter, I think if I had realised the grandeur and the prestige of the competition and the enormity of the event, I might have been too intimidated to enter it. Luckily, ignorance is bliss…
There is a lot of chat in the social media, including our own UK Quilters United about this years Festival of Quilts. Will it happen, won’t it. What’s the entry criteria. what’s needed and more. We aim here at the website to support our membership in whatever way we can, so on this occasion we…
Entry for Quilts Deadline extended to 11am Monday 7th June 2021 With two weeks left to create and enter your quilt into the 2021 Festival of Quilts, it’s worth considering why you might want to do that. FOQ as we fondly refer to this prestigious event ,sets out seven reasons why we should give…
Our friends at the Festival of Quilts really are hoping for a great event this year after having to cancel everything in 2020. I am sure many of us will still be reticent about attending but there’s still time to submit an entry for the Quilt Competition. Don’t be put off by thinking your…
Yes – you read that right. The organisers of the Festival of Quilts have given everyone, both here and at our sister Facebook Group an exclusive discount code to use when purchasing tickets for the 2021 Festival of Quilts. This year’s dates are 29th July to 1st August. UKQU2021 The FOQ website is open for…
As the drama of the pandemic plays out there are glimmers of things happening that might just be a sign of better times for us all, especially for traders and visitors to the Festival of Quilts .. or FOQ as we fondly refer to this prestigious event in our usual annual calendar. We are rather…
During a time when we’re unable to come together for the annual celebration of The Festival of Quilts, the team at The Festival of Quilts have introduced a brand new online initiative “Beyond The Festival of Quilts’ which will bring the quilting community together for a host of activities and events until we can all…
Home from Festival of Quilts and the airwaves are positively humming! There are lots of topics of conversation, but the one that has leapt out at me is the thorny issue of Categories. I thought I could write about this – a bit about the why and a bit about the category definitions, and what…
