UK Quilters
I was delighted when Stephen at Aberdeen Sewing Machines (https://www.aberdeensewing.com) produced the Janome Atelier 9 for me to review, I have to admit I’m not a huge fan of Janome sewing machines, but Stephen was determined that I would change my opinion with this one. We shall see! Janome Atelier 9 The machine came in…
I have fairly recently finished a City and Guilds level 3 in Patchwork and Quilting. I will not bore you with all the modules leading up to this but in this four part blog I will talk you through the four final pieces. I did my course via distance learning as at the time in…
Did you ever wanted to stitch something onto your work, but needed the guidance of a drawn line and didn’t know how to get the lines onto a fabric? There are lots of tools and pens which you can use to mark your fabric, but sometimes it’s difficult to mark dark fabric or you may…
In March I had the huge privilege of running a day on free motion quilting. This is one of my special Saturday courses that I run to help quilters develop their skills. Fun is high on the list of content for the day, though it does have to be said that coffee and cake are…
Parkham Patchers Quilting Group are holding a Patchwork and Craft Exhibition at Parkham Methodist Chapel, Parkham, Devon EX39 5PG, Friday 6th July and Saturday 7th July from 10am – 5pm, and on Sunday 8th July 12pm – 4pm. Parkham Patchers Quilting Group has been in existence for over 20 years, and members have come and…
Blackberry Ripple. Mini Quilt Swap UKQU 2018 I love joining in the UKQU Mini Swap and this year it was no different. It was my third swap and I was just as anxious as my first! I do enjoy staking the swapee and this lady gave me very clear directions on her initial form. I…
Having taken part in all three previous swaps I think the waiting for your partners details it a very long nerve wracking wait, there is no possible way of forward planning as I will have no idea of their likes and dislikes. Up pops the email with my swapee’s likes, dislikes, all listed for me…
The sun keeps shining (hopefully it’ll stay that way!), flowers blooming, birds tweeting away. The summer is arriving at long last we think. Longer lighter evenings give us much more time to sew, and you can even do it on the go whilst you’re on your summer holidays with some English Paper Piecing. If astronaut…
I’m very privileged to have main responsibility for the the UKQU Pinterest account and I love it. It means I get to browse around the new products our members are listing and get to see lots of helpful reviews as well as hints and tips. Our bloggers are also able to pin photos from their…
Have you ever seen a wholecloth quilt? A surprising number of “quilters” today don’t know what this is, and even fewer have made one. The UK has a wonderful tradition of quilts which contain no patchwork at all, but just rely on the texture created on a single fabric by hand quilting the entire design.…
My Mum’s 70th birthday was coming up and she had planned a weeks stay in a beautiful house overlooking the Menai Bridge in north Wales. My Brother and his family, our close friends and my own family all together and, as a quilter, I just had to make something to commemorate her birthday and the…
