UK Quilters
Many of us start a quilt having no idea who the quilt is for. But I have discovered that when you know who you are quilting for, each stitch takes on new meaning. As soon as I saw WIL, released as the 2019 free BOM by Esther Aliu, I knew I would be making it.…
Hi! my name is Sandra and I have been FMQ, (free motion quilting ) for 4 years. It is my passion. In my videos on utube, I hope to inspire you to start the process. My Sampler has 3 videos and will show you most of the basic stitches. Give it a go, it’s…
Ok, so its not for all of us patchworkers and quilters – I get that – but ever since I started quilting I have really enjoyed the piecing but not happy with my quilting efforts. Tugging large quilts through a small throat didn’t do it for me. SITD does not inspire me personally. I put…
How’s your day been? On the day I wrote this, mine had been a touch frustrating, so I thought I’d write a blog. Not about my frustrating day, you understand, but about quilting. I suppose my day prompted me to write this blog, as part of my frustration stems from having a thread break on…
I finally decided what to make my mum for her 70th birthday. I ran out of time to get a big quilt done (and I’m still working on Xander’s from 2 years ago…) but I found this gorgeous Bernatex orchid panel on our Facebook destash page. It’s a bit wonky but that happens sometimes, fabrics…
Cables are a popular choice of quilting design for borders and come in various widths and styles. Where would you start to plan a cable border for your latest quilt? Stencils are widely available, but they are often not the correct size for your borders- so unless you were incredibly organised, and designed your quilt…
If you practice enough, there really is a point where FMQ (free motion quilting) suddenly switches from Fear to Fun. I didn’t really believe it would happen to me, but it has, and the possibilities that open up are quite exciting. I’d like to share a little bit of my learning journey with you: What…
When we are busy making, taking time to practice different techniques can sometimes go to the back of the queue, we are just so intent on getting finished. Recently, I was doing a photo quilt and was so pleased I took the time to do some practice before moving onto the quilting. It saved me…
I have reviewed Silesian Templates previously and if you haven’t read that review I’d recommend reading it before starting this one. In the previous review I explained how to use the rulers and the FMQ Grip. You’ll find the previous review here – https://ukqu.co.uk/silesian-templates-ruler-work/ Margaret from silesianquilt.com sent me a 4 ½” heart template which fits…
Using rulers to help you with free motion quilting – it really IS still FMQ! After my start in free motion quilting (FMQ) (see my first blog on FMQ), while I was encouraged at what I’d done, I still felt very limited by my artistic skills to what I’d like to be able to do.…
My coat There are snakes lurking in the grass won 1st place Wearable Art at Sandown 2018. “Things are not always what they appear to be. A lovely path through the shrubs can be deceiving.” I made this coat in the collage technique I really love. Stage one of starting on such a coat is…
The best of the show from NSW is a work by Pamela Brockwell entitled Star Link. This quilt beautifully displays the skill of the quiltmaker in piecing, applique and quilting. The use of colour values in each star makes this quilt glow and the stars almost seem to twinkle.The circles around the edge are each…
