UKQU | Amy Watson | Activity https://ukqu.co.uk/members/alw1979/activity/ Activity feed for Amy Watson. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:29:55 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.3 en-GB 30 hourly 2 628593393f45afb785c883e0885660cd Amy Watson wrote a new post, The Holiday Day Trip Bag https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=171280 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:38:25 +0000 Once or twice a year, in the school holidays I take my two children into London. A big day out on the train into the big city. Living in Essex means it’s less than an hour to get in to Central London via Fenchurch S…

]]> 1 b8e86dace267988814b389c6a21150e3 Amy Watson wrote a new post, Make a Drawstring Bag & Make a Difference! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=169547 Fri, 08 Mar 2019 06:10:31 +0000 One of the first things I really liked to make was a little drawstring bag. Once you get into sewing bags, there really is no way to stop. From simple gift bags to cosmetic pouches, to kids backpacks and even sturdy…

]]> 0 c2ff71c28e6b25fe7b8f54aeafe8d0c7 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/ellie-by-makower-my-fabric-review/#comment-6230 Mon, 31 Dec 2018 09:48:25 +0000 Thanks Ami! I try to go for something usable so gift bags and pencil cases are always a winner!

In reply to - Amy Watson wrote a new post, Ellie by Makower – My Fabric Review I’m always delighted when the Elves at UKQU HQ ask if I wouldn’t mind taking a look at a new fabric range and writing up a little review. And when I r… ]]> f1f05fd54bb64526053686dc06c358af Amy Watson wrote a new post, Ellie by Makower - My Fabric Review https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=149005 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 22:18:11 +0000 I’m always delighted when the Elves at UKQU HQ ask if I wouldn’t mind taking a look at a new fabric range and writing up a little review. And when I received a bundle of 10′ squares from Lynne Goldsworthy’s new ran…

]]> 2 f4e44d642b8cde817c7bfbccc34fed30 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/2018-christmas-stocking-challenge-free-pattern/#comment-5247 Fri, 28 Sep 2018 20:22:21 +0100 Thank you Lyn, looking forward to seeing how far and wide we can spend a bit of Christmas cheer!

In reply to - Amy Watson wrote a new post, 2018 Christmas Stocking Challenge & Free Pattern One thing that stood out from the Grenfell Towers Quilt appeal was the generosity of the sewing and quilting community. People gave… ]]> 68d17d5ab2cf655e7ad751aecc13048f Amy Watson wrote a new post, 2018 Christmas Stocking Challenge & Free Pattern https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=112425 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 05:44:38 +0100 One thing that stood out from the Grenfell Towers Quilt appeal was the generosity of the sewing and quilting community. People gave fabric, wadding, blocks, whole quilts and even money to help us achieve our goal of…

]]> 2 711accf6af2ebc9abc8f72b50bd9e408 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/bah-humbug/#comment-5125 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 09:20:28 +0100 I love that Corinne, the Grinch absolutely would open them whenever he wanted!!

In reply to - Corinne Curtis wrote a new post, Bah Humbug  – the making of a gift calendar for monster-loving kids or the Grinch of the family Kids love monsters, but we probably all know someone who acts like a Grinch, s… ]]> c8916d300100334c69ad65bfe24931b4 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/review-june-tailor-twist-n-stitch-ruler/#comment-5054 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:34:24 +0100 From the 5″ cut squares to the 3.5″ finish block there was a small piece left. It could be saved for a bit of paper piecing or perhaps some 1″ hexies. I think using the bigger sized blocks would give you some reasonable sized scraps to play with.

In reply to - Amy Watson wrote a new post, Review – June Tailor Twist 'n Stitch ruler Who doesn’t love a new toy? Especially a sewing one! I was thrilled to be asked to test and review the June Tailor Inc Twist ’n Stitch Pin… ]]> 86b087da6c4baf15da9350e56efea881 Amy Watson wrote a new post, Review - June Tailor Twist 'n Stitch ruler https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=111459 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:22:45 +0100 Who doesn’t love a new toy? Especially a sewing one! I was thrilled to be asked to test and review the June Tailor Inc Twist ’n Stitch Pinwheel Ruler. I’ll admit when looking at the pictures I didn’t recogni…

]]> 6 8d241412054e2c1a5e31023cc1e025c5 Amy Watson joined the group UKQU BOOK CLUB https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/9310/ Tue, 18 Sep 2018 12:54:43 +0100 0 a1253a1ccb06aa9c0c219a79434cadaf Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/my-fabric-favourite/#comment-4805 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:59:29 +0100 Can’t go wrong with an FQ – just so versatile!

In reply to - Amy Watson wrote a new post, My Fabric Favourite Fabric – we all love it and thankfully there are so many ranges and design houses there is always enough to please everyone. Whether you are a person that buys by the… ]]> c2e18ef1af8cb921cd3a3b380f636857 Amy Watson wrote a new post, My Fabric Favourite https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=104709 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 07:35:04 +0100 Fabric – we all love it and thankfully there are so many ranges and design houses there is always enough to please everyone. Whether you are a person that buys by the metre, the yard or fat quarter there really is…

]]> 2 b002536d7ff1924237ae5e1fda356664 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/pictures-people-taking-pictures-festival-quilts-2018/#comment-4648 Wed, 22 Aug 2018 15:49:36 +0100 Just had to say I love this – well done. Sometime you just have to roll with what you can get! Lol!

In reply to - Joy Morgan wrote a new post, Pictures of People Taking Pictures – At The Festival of Quilts 2018 So many of us will be writing about The Festival of Quilts 2018. And I didn’t want to write just another review of t… ]]> 7dda34ea7c37d2f1799836c893c685f6 Amy Watson wrote a new post, Looking for a Fabric Fairy? https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=85818 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:25:07 +0100 Every now and then we all find ourselves in the middle of a project and realise that there might not be enough fabric to get to the finish line. That one specific fabric, or maybe one small piece to fussy cut and you…

]]> 0 85acba8769c7af974a4783256372e08f Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/fabric-review-makower-uk/#comment-2527 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 07:27:43 +0100 Thank you, I’ll definitely be watching out for this collection later in the year.

In reply to - Amy Watson wrote a new post, Fabric Review – Makower UK The lovely people at UKQU HQ very kindly asked if I’d like to review some fabric and I jumped in the air! I’m more than happy to admit to being a fabric add… ]]> 867fbc87d540bdc7bdc1d302b5d73a54 Amy Watson wrote a new post, Fabric Review - Makower UK https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=59673 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 18:25:46 +0100 The lovely people at UKQU HQ very kindly asked if I’d like to review some fabric and I jumped in the air! I’m more than happy to admit to being a fabric addict. The fabrics were from Makower UK and I joyfully rec…

]]> 2 0685fb537a3f562b704c4870cc807533 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/easter-egg-squeezy-pouch/#comment-2369 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:56:07 +0100 This looks really cute! What a great idea – thanks for sharing

In reply to - Sue Burford wrote a new post, Easter Egg – Squeezy Pouch With Easter just round the corner, I thought I would make a Squeezy Pouch to hold either Mini Chocolate Eggs or, perhaps, Ear Buds for the… ]]> ed543c393face4f98e159cfd065aeed0 Amy Watson wrote a new post, Giveaway Winners! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=49184 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 09:35:44 +0000 Thank you to all those who had a read of my pattern review for the Inside Outside Pouch by Aneela Hoey. I enjoyed making the pouch and reviewing it and hope to bring you more reviews in the future.
Now for the…

]]> 1 41f1f490e10417b9f8b8a9cefa5e89d2 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/inside-outside-pouch-pattern-review-giveaway/#comment-2223 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 08:21:42 +0000 You are our winner!!! Thanks for joining in the giveaway. I’ll be seeing you a message shortly! Congratulations!

In reply to - Amy Watson wrote a new post, The Inside Outside Pouch – Pattern Review and Giveaway! I treated myself to this pattern after managing to offload a bit of my stash on the UKQU Facebook Classifieds page. Santa kindly… ]]> 69290fea50d5e00aa0bf5f8e3d867a3c Amy Watson wrote a new post, The Inside Outside Pouch - Pattern Review and Giveaway! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=32632 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 09:40:22 +0000 I treated myself to this pattern after managing to offload a bit of my stash on the UKQU Facebook Classifieds page. Santa kindly brought me Aneela’s book for Christmas and I love the patterns in it so this added v…

]]> 21 e0e86799eec9e4273f7f653dad2e2b34 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/pressing-perfect-points-part-1/#comment-2069 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:16:22 +0000 So informative – thank you

In reply to - Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Pressing for Perfect Points Part 1 Achieving perfect points in patchwork is a great goal. The key involves knowing when to break one of the rules that you may have been… ]]> 1725388fb1f4d7eb14da0416506dd16f Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/views-from-my-selvedge-2/#comment-2068 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:10:46 +0000 The comfort in a quilt is beyond measure!

In reply to - MARJORIE COOK wrote a new post, VIEWS FROM MY SELVEDGE Hello and thanks for stopping by again and taking the time to read the news and views from my quilting world. How do you organise your quilting… ]]> 8587eb5f7d189a7b4cefad5b1b134573 Amy Watson changed their profile picture https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/6406/ Mon, 26 Feb 2018 09:40:27 +0000 0 2ccf1b27adb3906bfac937803bf68861 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/teen-modern-quilting-challenge-part-1-ice-dyeing/#comment-2043 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 09:19:41 +0000 I have read about ice dying a few times, I’d love to try it! Look forward to hearing what happens next.

In reply to - Gill Towell wrote a new post, Teen Modern Quilting Challenge : Part 1 ~ Ice Dyeing  Sometimes a challenge can get the creative ideas flowing and this weekend my Saturday Morning class were given a challenge from me.… ]]> 2c3a308b5b56e8af7236c310c892a8e3 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cutalter-do-you-instagram/#comment-2016 Sat, 24 Feb 2018 08:48:19 +0000 Great piece for people thinking about becoming part of the Insta community. Have to admit I’m a total IG addict, it’s certainly my favourite social media app.

In reply to - Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter : Do you Instagram? So let’s talk about Instagram, aka IG, aka insta – what is it and how do you use? And more to the point would you want to? An item mad… ]]> da181c5e12433440cb898a153da2ea53 Amy Watson's profile was updated https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/6279/ Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:56:43 +0000 0 8fa167a9332d1a63f6bb530831a2abe6 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/the-70273-project/#comment-1741 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:17:16 +0000 Amazing story Jeanne, I’m going to share this with my quilting group and see if we can help you with a piece!

In reply to - Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, The 70,273 Project Did you ever have an idea for a quilt pop into your mind with such vividness and detail that you could almost touch it? What did you do? Did… ]]> 7e9c796585f0720cf8d61aee6e57058c Amy W recommended the post The 70,273 Project https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/6135/ Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:16:32 +0000 0 f04af8763448bea116728890283bb86f Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/times-need-quilters-united/#comment-1735 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 16:52:07 +0000 Thank you Alison, this community really does giving when needed!

In reply to - Amy Watson wrote a new post, In times of need, we are Quilters United With the quilt appeal for the Grenfell Tower tragedy coming to a close, it’s given me time to think about what being charitable means within the q… ]]> 0a0520e4dcb9cf55c229925f4b70b640 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/the-sewing-geographer/#comment-1648 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:20:32 +0000 Thats such an interesting way to work, great piece!

In reply to - Alison Ball wrote a new post, The Sewing Geographer Scrap-busting siddi-inspired goozundar mat In this post I want to show you how I made a small mat to go under (goozundar) using scraps and inspired by the… ]]> 171a617d44a6b2c6c9553dd6e5b931b4 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/just-another-love-story-triple-love/#comment-1646 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 07:54:23 +0000 Lovely story, thank for sharing

In reply to - Hilda Wessels wrote a new post, Just another love story? Triple love! My DH and I are members of a great Mercedesclub. There are about 65 members, and most of them own (at least) one beautiful Mercedes. Some of them… ]]> 4a529299af8f2341dfc93d641225e435 Amy W recommended the post What size do I cut? https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/6046/ Thu, 15 Feb 2018 07:52:13 +0000 0 3f8d85a27ac48b7c4529bf0e8f39c817 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/colour-contrast/#comment-1645 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 07:47:59 +0000 Great article, so many helpful tips – thank you!

In reply to - Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Colour & Contrast Choosing fabrics for a quilt is something that many people would like to do, but lack confidence for. They are not sure why the colours that looked good in the shop… ]]> 3e75de72f341b351e07dd41b000f224a Amy W recommended the post Colour & Contrast https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/6044/ Thu, 15 Feb 2018 07:47:27 +0000 0 48d7a3efca4607fa0ea9513718c2f009 Amy W recommended the post In times of need, we are Quilters United https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/6043/ Thu, 15 Feb 2018 07:44:00 +0000 0 ae896535a25c7bb79efd8e0e5112dcc5 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/times-need-quilters-united/#comment-1639 Wed, 14 Feb 2018 18:55:12 +0000 Really enjoyed doing the research for it!

In reply to - Amy Watson wrote a new post, In times of need, we are Quilters United With the quilt appeal for the Grenfell Tower tragedy coming to a close, it’s given me time to think about what being charitable means within the q… ]]> 32dcc63ce2c4732b0e2bd7245bfcbe2e Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/times-need-quilters-united/#comment-1638 Wed, 14 Feb 2018 18:54:34 +0000 Thanks Sylvia!

In reply to - Amy Watson wrote a new post, In times of need, we are Quilters United With the quilt appeal for the Grenfell Tower tragedy coming to a close, it’s given me time to think about what being charitable means within the q… ]]> 9209acc65cf9bf565a26aab790cc4588 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/times-need-quilters-united/#comment-1633 Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:35:11 +0000 Thanks Lynn!

In reply to - Amy Watson wrote a new post, In times of need, we are Quilters United With the quilt appeal for the Grenfell Tower tragedy coming to a close, it’s given me time to think about what being charitable means within the q… ]]> 08e1fe335548acb02c075f4cd8de668c Amy Watson wrote a new post, In times of need, we are Quilters United https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=26550 Wed, 14 Feb 2018 11:22:50 +0000 With the quilt appeal for the Grenfell Tower tragedy coming to a close, it’s given me time to think about what being charitable means within the quilting community and the good it can bring.

Certainly sewing for a…

]]> 9 bcaac951b4036d9de589099bfd8f1cf0 Amy Watson and Sarah Wickett are now friends https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/4799/ Tue, 23 Jan 2018 16:52:26 +0000 0 0fb0ff40b0770cf0e65ebb5cc15b551a Amy W recommended the post 1111 Quilts for Grenfell https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/4621/ Wed, 17 Jan 2018 17:46:42 +0000 0 c2825d65d59fdf8d411ac15f6e62d948 Amy Watson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/1111-quilts-grenfell/#comment-598 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:30:47 +0000 Thank you for sharing our story. And thank you to every member of the group that made it happen. I’m very proud to have been involved.

In reply to - Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, 1111 Quilts for Grenfell 14th June 2017 changed the lives of the residents of Grenfell Tower forever and touched all our hearts.  This is the story of a group… ]]> e875942de5cbe8481181dcc181a40de2 Amy Watson became a registered member https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/4610/ Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:29:26 +0000 0