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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Books of machine quilting patterns 5 years, 8 months ago
Having discovered machine quilting I felt there would be no stopping me. Except for one teeny-tiny thing . . . I can’t draw very well. Not only that but I don’t really ‘doodle’. I do sort-of doodle in that I fill in…
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AbbieAnne wrote a new post, Mystery BOM!!! 5 years, 8 months ago
I have the privilege of offering the Mystery Quilt BOM’s for the UKQU members……. we’re on our 6th!!
‘An English County Garden’ is the name of the Mystery Quilt BOM running at the moment, we’re half way through,…
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Our Patchwork Heritage – Triangles 5 years, 8 months ago
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AbbieAnne wrote a new post, You just never know… 5 years, 8 months ago
I had originally meant this blog to be about the Mystery Quilt BOM that I’m running for UKQU members, but I’m now thinking that might be next week’s topic as this one has become rather much longer than I had…
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I love watching your ‘Whitter’s“, it has helped keep me seine through lockdown, although I lost my need to sew, but slowly getting back to it.
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Glad it helped Mo! The mojo will come back soon enough! x
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, I’ve started . . . . 5 years, 9 months ago
So I’ll finish. . . or maybe not. I’m great at starting, just not so great at finishing. There are various reasons for this. I lose interest in a project usually once I’ve done the ‘interesting’ bit. Sometimes…
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Lovely blog Chris, made me smile and recognise a few things that I can relate to … now I really must find the fabric to make the quilt block I designed in 2019!
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Good to know we’re not alone . . .
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Your examples are fabulous. I imagined when writing a pattern that producing the final piece was the greatest challenge, but you have completed lots of lovely pieces here.
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Thank you , Maggie
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Thank you – that’s made me feel a whole lot better about all my UFO’s etc.
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Glad to help!!
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Painted Lupin 5 years, 9 months ago
I love lupins. They grew in our garden when I was little and I would pick the petals off and manipulate then like they were little mouths. I don’t think I’d seen one in years until a recent chance sighting at a B&M…
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Love the softness that the paints give. I can imagine a quilt using blocks just like this. Just a gorgeous design x
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The soft colours make that look fabulous. I put Lupins in my garden this year . Love it x
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Really original, and full of possibility. Lupins are a weed in New Zealand: I wish our weeds were as colourful!
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Love it x
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, A log cabin full of memories 5 years, 9 months ago
For ever my husband has wanted to own a log cabin. It stemmed from a holiday we had in Dorset one year when our kids were younger and ever since he has brought up the idea again and again, but it just isn’t goi…
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What a lovely blog. It gets to the heart of our fabric obsession: not so much sewing, as remembering.
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What a great way to keep track of your memories. I really enjoyed reading this Sylvia and your quilt is gorgeous.
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter's profile was updated 5 years, 10 months ago
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Books on machine quilting 5 years, 10 months ago
Last month I showed you my books on hand quilting and promised a peek at my machine quilting books this month. I think next month I will have to continue with quilting books – the ones with ideas and designs in t…
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I learnt so much from Harriet Hargreaves books too!
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Juliet Nice posted an update in the group
UKQU Social 5 years, 10 months agoUKQU Social is open to all quilters to chat about anything that isn’t to do with quilts! It’s a great place to tell stories and ask questions from a group of like minded women and men who are there to share their own experiences
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Meeting old friends 5 years, 10 months ago
The other day was fine – dry, warm, not raining – so a friend and I met up for a suitably socially-distanced picnic in my garden. I’d been over to visit Ann in her new garden (but not house!) just after the lockd…
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Your quilts are fabulous, how funny that you had forgotten about this quilt only to be reunited all these years later, must be fate
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Thank you, Amy. I have a lot of fun making my quilts – even if I do then forget their existence!
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Juliet Nice changed their profile picture 5 years, 10 months ago
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, FPP – a revolution! 5 years, 11 months ago
The lovely people at Patterntrace have launched a new, British made, product to make FPP (Foundation Paper Piecing) so much easier.If you have ever struggled with fussy cutting, or just working out the…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Beyond the Festival of Quilts 5 years, 11 months ago
During a time when we’re unable to come together for the annual celebration of The Festival of Quilts, the team at The Festival of Quilts have introduced a brand new online initiative “Beyond The Festival of…
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AbbieAnne wrote a new post, Be Lovely!! 5 years, 11 months ago
So here I sit broken hearted, forgot my password and can’t get started!!! 😂 ……..
Hi Everyone!
I wasn’t at all sure what I would be wittering on about today other than the Mystery Quilt BOM’s, but I’ve just fou…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gütermann Sew All Nostalgic Tins 5 years, 11 months ago
Every now and then something arrives in the shops that you really must have, and this might just be one of those times. Whether you are treating yourself, or looking for something to treat a friend, these lovely t…
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I am definitely going to look these up….
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Marking Pens and Pencils 5 years, 11 months ago
Having the right marking tool to suit your project is essential and Clover provide an excellent range. It is advisable to test your chosen marker on a scrap of your fabric before using on the project itself.
Water…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Our Quilty Pleasures planned a bit of a do 6 years ago
What now seems like forever, several years since, I joined a weekend workshop with Sheena Roberts (Green Man Quilts) at the Jane White Sewing Studios. These are at the Ropewalk in Barton on Humber, an arts and c…
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An interesting a lovely read. Makes me wish I was back in UK….. there are no quilters nearby, nor wannabes! But I would love to be a member of a quilt sewing group. Oh well, the sun is calling……. thank you Sylvia. X
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You can join our group Sue! There’s a FB group and have a few virtual members. We sew together the second Saturday of every month. Its fun, and who knows, we could arrange one of our road trips to visit you one day. Wouldn’t that be an adventure!
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What an awe-inspiring set of quilts! A superb workshop by the sound of it!
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Several of our members couldn’t quilt when they first joined, or were very early on with what they did .. and now they are making such amazing quilts!
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5 years, 7 months ago
What a treasure trove of designs! Absolutely great for inspiring us.