UK Quilters
As we close the doors on one of the strangest of times in anyone’s memory we should face forward and step into the New Year. With a rapidly moving climate out there, it’s hard to know how we will celebrate things in 2021, but what we can do is look as some of the things…
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…
Firstly thank you for all the lovely comments. One of the things I aim to do with my blogs is debunk some of the thoughts and comments that I hear at some of the shows when people are stood in front of quilts like mine. The most common of these is ‘It done by computer…
Maggie Lloyd-Jones .. founder of the Q4CL Project has an appeal ..in her own words: I’ve written lots about Quilts For Christmas Dinners – the public face of Quilts for Care Leavers (Q4CL) – and our fantastic company of quilters. We are aiming for 1000 quilts this year, enough for at least 20 Christmas Day…
Isn’t it what every quilter wants, their own longarm and frame? It’s mostly a question of money and space, and I have very little of either but I am a determined little bunny, so here goes… I was lucky enough to get this Grace Next Generation quilting frame at an absolute bargain price on our…
Well hello there and welcome to my first blog post here. I suppose as a first I should get the formal introductions over so ….. I’m Amanda (or Mandy to my friends and family), I’m originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland but live in Williamsburg, Virginia, brought here by my husband (not screaming and kicking I…
We are constantly on the lookout for fresh ideas and new people and at FOQ this year I was lucky enough to meet Kelly Cline, who has kindly agreed to write short articles for our website now and then. Some of you will certainly recognise the name and the face, but for those who are…
To those who have not met or heard of Kelly Cline, here’s a link to her biography. Here Kelly introduces her favourite quilt. “Champagne and Caviar”, is the title I’ve given to this spectacular quilt! It began as a 100 year old, silk embroidered tablecloth, purchased from an estate sale. Unfortunately, I have…
Many of you commented on the last post I did, so I thought you might like to see this little one I have been working on. This is a small piece of Radiance fabric (which unfortunately is no long available) and is a mix of cotton and silk. I tied it and dyed it at…
I hope the last blog gave you a little insight into how I am creating the Dragon quilt. There is still so much to be done with it yet and some will have to stay a bit of a secret until later on but I will take you through the whole process eventually. When I…
Hi, Good to see you back. I hope you are enjoying my post’s. In the last one I said I would take you through the creation of the Dragon, which by the way, still does not have a property show name yet, but I am sure that will come. For those of you that have…
A huge hello to everyone and welcome to my first blog on this great website. Some of you will already know that I am a Longarm Quilter trading as Capricorn Quilting where I quilt for others, and I am also the Handiquilter Educator for the UK. I also love to create my own quilts and…
