UK Quilters
If you’ve met me before at a show, in a class or on our wonderful retreats you may well also have met my Mum. We started our quilting journey together well over a decade ago at a local quilt shop and, as the saying goes, didn’t look back. From quilt shows to exhibitions, local quilt…
Hi Everybody!! Where does the time go? Hard to believe I’m sat here writing this on New Years Day 2024! Hope you’ve all had a fabulous 2023 patchwork and quilting? It wouldn’t be New Year for me if I didn’t have a new Mystery Quilt BOM (block of the month) due to start this month, so…
I collect, I stitch, I make, I give away. My creations are what keeps me busy, annoyed, sane, happy, swearing, housework free, collecting and occupied. Over the years I have come to realise that there are only a few who appreciate what you do, the hours it has taken to make, the shared love of…
Hello Everybody! I’ve been some busy!! – I had already designed and made a quilt but decided against it for the next mystery….why? The process of deciding on a design is always a bit fraught for me, I have far too many ideas and techniques floating about in my head. It actually makes things difficult…
As years go by, it is so easy to just do the things we always do. During one of my community classes, one of my students asked me to show her how to do mitred corners on the borders of her quilt. It made me realise how long ago it was since I did any…
Scrappy Quilts I have been working on this “scrappy” quilt for about 2.5 years. I started it with a few scraps from another project, my intention was to was to make a couple of the blocks as a challenge. However, as you can see, I got carried away and have had to buy yardage as…
Hi All! Just thought I’d scribble a quick update having attended my first main quiltshow since, well, a long time ago!! It was so much fun to be back out there and teaching again, 6 workshops a day for 3 days – lots of new and old faces, lots of natterings and laughter and a…
I was lucky enough to be sent a F8th bundle from Groves of these gorgeous new fabrics, they have been giving me all the summer vibes with the rich and vibrant colours, they feel amazing and were a joy to work with. This collection is available in precuts as well as by the metre from…
A technique I like to use is Crazy Quilting. I made several jackets in this technique. First I sort my scraps in the desired colours, see an earlier post in these series. Start on a base of fusible interfacing cut roughly in the shape of the pattern piece you are working on. Pin the scraps…
Let’s talk about colour. When I was little it was not done to combine red and green. Do you remember things like that? Jacket by Oscar de la Renta You probably have your favourite colours. Of course you can use whatever you like and forget about colour completely and make a scrap jacket filled with…
Spring is in the air! Well, you would’t think so when you feel the cold outside, but anyways. We see a lot of patchwork jackets around and perhaps you would like to try your hand at making one yourself ? Let’s have a look at some jackets. Jacket by Carolyn Johnson Jacket by Dior Jacket by…
Richard Cook posted a fabulous picture of an interesting quilt onto the UK Quilters Facebook Group so we asked him to tell his story. In his own words: We all like to celebrate anniversaries – birthdays and marriages especially. But some anniversaries can be painful as they are associated to a date with an unpleasant…
