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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Richard's 40 Blocks in 40 Days Challenge 4 years, 3 months ago
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 m…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gutermann Recycled Thread (rPET) Multipacks 4 years, 3 months ago
Gütermann creativ have added these colourful thread packs to the popular rPET range. Produced using Micro Core Technology and made exclusively by Gütermann creativ, using 100% recycled plastic bottles, Sew-all rP…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Sewing Street offer for UKQU members 4 years, 4 months ago
Our friends over at Sewing Street have a lovely surprise for our members here at the website or at the Facebook Group.
Share pictures of your purchases and your makes and listen for any shout-outs on S…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, the latest range from Tilda – Cotton Beach 4 years, 4 months ago
An exciting new cotton fabric collection inspired by the beauty of sea anemones, shells and coral reefs in all their glory. Cotton Beach features the magnificent array of coastal colours from soft mauves…
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Very pretty
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, The Craft4Crafters Show 4 years, 4 months ago
Make it a date in your diary! The Craft4Crafters exhibition features a mass of crafting delights; packed full of crafting displays, demonstrations, lectures, workshops, make & takes, and a large selection of…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, (no title) 4 years, 4 months ago
The Stitch Festival returns to London’s Business Design Centre
London welcomes back the ultimate textile craft lover’s day out as The Stitch Festival returns to the Business Design Centre, Islington from 3rd- 6th…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Log Cabin 4 years, 5 months ago
New Year, new term, new students; but hopefully into the second month and second of our monthly classes we’re all beginning to settle back and relax a little.
We always start the year with simple rotary cutting f…
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Nice blog – good to be reminded that log cabins aren’t just squares!
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Now's the time to Get It Finished! 4 years, 5 months ago
Welcome to crazy town! Well, more like crazy world right now eh? But all is not lost, you now have 12 weeks to get up to date on all those UFO’s, WIP’s and all the niggling little jobs around the house that you kee…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Eye, Eye 4 years, 5 months ago
Back in August 2020 (seems a very very long time ago now, doesn’t it?!) I had a bit of a fright. Well, ok, I admit it – a major panic. I can panic for England, if not the UK, or even Europe, given half a chance, and…
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Having recently needed laser surgery myself,I appreciate your feelings,but it is great to know you are doing well.
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How very scary Chris..glad you’ve come through it well.x
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clara's Garden Quilt designed by Lynn Goldsworthy for Makower 4 years, 5 months ago
Makower’s well know designer, Lynn Goldsworthy created this lovely quilt using their Clara’s Garden fabric range. It could be adapted to use stash or scrappy fabrics and however your choose to make this lovely…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Merry Christmas! 4 years, 5 months ago
This last year has been different again for many of us, but we have made it through to yet another Christmas Day. We have one thing to say to you all and thats a wonderful MERRY CHRISTMAS from everyone here at this…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Twelve days of Christmas 4 years, 5 months ago
If you are visiting here and looking for the competitions, then you are looking in the wrong place.
The 2021 Christmas Competitions will be appearing at the UKQU new event .. The Twelve Days of Christmas, so…
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UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, Merry Christmas Everyone! 4 years, 5 months ago
At last it’s Christmas Eve. 2021 has been a fabulous year, despite the pandemic, the weather and everything that’s gone before.
We have sewn together, helped others understand how to create amazing quilts, tau…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Corn and Beans for Christmas 4 years, 5 months ago
I’ve been burbling on recently about units and blocks and grids and other arcane patchwork stuff including blocks that don’t appear to have a grid but are pieced on the diagonal instead. I thought I would have a loo…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, What is . . . this block and how could I make it? 4 years, 5 months ago
I’ve been burbling on recently about units and blocks and grids and other arcane patchwork stuff including blocks that don’t appear to have a grid but are pieced on the diagonal instead. I thought I would have a loo…
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UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, How many sleeps till the man in the red suit arrives? 4 years, 5 months ago
We have been asking our fabulous designers and tutors to join in with our brand new event over the 12 days of Christmas, but what about everyone else. What does it mean for you?
Starting from Christmas Eve we will…
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UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, Afghan Friendship Quilts 4 years, 5 months ago
At a recent local quilt group meeting, we had a brief talk from Suzanne Boulter, the chair of the nearby Chichester Quilters group about their Afghan Friendship Quilts project. Her husband worked for British Aid in…
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, A Tale of Two Circles. And Lemons. 4 years, 5 months ago
Someone Bosal HQ is really into circles. Bosal have been selling continuous inch-wide strips for rugs and bag for ages (it’s on the list) but lately they’ve been churning out circles with the intention of using them…
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OH I LOVE YOUR MAKES HERE!! SOOOOOOO Lovely! Well done! And those fat quarters are lush. Off to try source one or two packs now! Great blog.
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UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, UKQU 12 Days – Now’s the time to be merry and bright!! 4 years, 5 months ago
Now’s the time to be merry and bright!!
You have heard talk about the UKQU 12 Days of Christmas and we have contacted many of you direct already to join the new element of our already popular site to be able to u…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Sew Easy Mini French Curves 4 years, 6 months ago
Sew Easy are well known within Quilting circles, but did you know they also make for dressmaking and other sewing hobbies. (Did you actually realise there are other reasons to sew!)
These new Mini F…
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4 years, 3 months ago
What an inspiring and heartwarming blog!