UK Quilters
Being part of the Bloggerati* I was offered some Scandinavian inspired Christmas fabrics to try out. Below are a few of the designs available in the latest Scandi 2018 range, by Makower. The designs are available in red and grey, and there are also a few solid-ish ‘linen texture’ prints to match. I was sent a…
When approached by https://ukqu.co.uk/ to see if I would like to review some Makower Xmas fabrics I didn’t hesitate to accept and looked forward to the postie coming like a child on Xmas morning. When the parcel duly arrived I wasn’t disappointed with the contents. Let me introduce you to Makower’s Xmas 2018 fabrics called…
I have, over the past few years found the quickest way to put together the top of an advent calendar due to having to create them in August/September ready for display in the shop for Christmas. It’s not really a job I enjoy so finding the quickest way was a must and doing it differently…
The Makower website describes these colourful prints as celebrating the good life … home grown vegetables, chickens, fruit trees and sunflowers … a perfect range for making garden or kitchen accessories, and bags for your market shopping. As they do with many of their fabric ranges, Makower have provided a free pattern download designed for…
As the royal wedding becomes a distant memory, we are reminded of that beautiful day with these new stunning designs by Edyta Sitar. If you are a lover of blues and creams, then this is certainly going to be a favourite. Makower have come up trumps again with these beautiful 100% cotton designs in top…
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…
Here at UKQU HQ we are really excited to have Diane Rooney, one of the brightest new designers to join Makower joining Blogger Central. In between designing and looking after her family, and working alongside her partner in their own design Studio she happily agreed to introduce herself. Living in Cornwall it just had to…
We’ve all been there; in the local or online quilt group, ‘Look what I made’, ‘Oh, that’s lovely, can I have a copy of the pattern?’ When we’ve only just started, and let’s face it – it’s not a cheap hobby, it’s so tempting to take a copy if offered and add it to our…
I was asked to review fabric. Woohoo, I’m sure we all know how it feels to be waiting for a parcel of fabric. So exciting. I had no idea what was going to drop through the letter box. And then the day arrived, a brown envelope arrived and it was quickly ripped open. I was…
Hello Everybody!! I’m the one lucky enough to be designing the Mystery Quilt!!! (I’m also the one the poor site admins have been struggling with, techno-hopeless is me!!) I’m also the one with very cerise hair, or possibly rainbow hair, depends on the day and the show, I think some of you may well know…
Doodle Days designed by Lynne Goldsworthy I received 16 x 10 inch squares of the Doodle Days range and wasn’t disappointed upon receiving, the quality of fabric are what we have come to expect from makower, a delight to work with and holding excellent shape during all the cutting. The delicate colours used and the…
