<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>UKQU | Ami Richards | Activity</title>
	<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/members/ami11/activity/</link>
	<atom:link href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/ami11/activity/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<description>Activity feed for Ami Richards.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:29:55 +0100</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.3</generator>
	<language>en-GB</language>
	<ttl>30</ttl>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>2</sy:updateFrequency>
	
						<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">6d088b639a09763d606fc186e3f2cdc7</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards wrote a new post, My first ever mini quilt swap</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=346382</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 05:18:30 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Back in late June I saw posts on the UKQU Facebook page, talking about a mini quilt swap, I had never done any type of a quilt swap before, and I was immediately intrigued. I had been in a bit of a sewing slump and&hellip; <img loading="lazy" src="https://ukqu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mini-swap-quilt-pic-12-v2.jpg" /></p>
]]></content:encoded>
				
									<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">f45d47075f83eecb0dedae14026d4ee3</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/08/06/the-annual-ukqu-mini-swap/#comment-11331</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:25:59 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I loved reading this Maggie as I have just completed my first ever swap and am biting my nails in anticipation of posting it out soon. I can&#8217;t wait to see if my swap partner likes it or not&#8230;.</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/maggieatt/" rel="nofollow ugc">Maggie Attfield</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=338251" rel="nofollow ugc">The Annual UKQU Mini Swap</a> So, what goes on in the Mini Swap? It is a closed group,so once you miss the sign up,which is usually a week or so, you won’t see anything until the end. H&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">09123389b92fe211223974a0afa49976</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/08/19/a-rainbow-plague-mask/#comment-11330</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:14:13 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a great imagination you have Juliet, well done you!</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/juliet/" rel="nofollow ugc">Juliet Nice</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=327559" rel="nofollow ugc">A Rainbow Plague Mask&#8230;</a> So I had this crazy idea at 3am, mid April 2021. A rainbow plague mask to send to the Festival of Quilts. I nearly didn’t sleep at all thinking about it. T&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">9d76d382901b912d96daafa8e07ee6c1</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/09/09/the-cheap-procrastinator-its-okay-to-be-not-okay-part-one/#comment-11329</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 18:59:52 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh Denise, you are so brave to write this, it must have been so difficult for you to put it to paper feeling the way that you were. I feel for you and the frustrations that you must have felt. My husband suffers with mental health and other medical issues so I see first hand how it affects people. I&#8217;m pleased that you are slowly finding the help&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-23535"><a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/09/09/the-cheap-procrastinator-its-okay-to-be-not-okay-part-one/#comment-11329" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/deedominix/" rel="nofollow ugc">Denise Inkson</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=344782" rel="nofollow ugc">The Cheap Procrastinator – It’s okay to be not okay.&nbsp; Part one.</a> Warning: this post discusses mental health, suicide and depression. Mental health should not be a taboo. It’s okay to no&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">256f5895aef84d9369940cfb4c581f7c</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards wrote a new post, The Kwik Klip</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=320283</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 06:58:46 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh My Gosh, how have I managed without this tool up till now and how did I not know about it?!?!</p>
<p>Let me go back to the start of the story. Earlier this month I was scrolling through Facebook and someone had a&hellip; <img loading="lazy" src="https://ukqu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Kwik-Klip-1.jpg" /></p>
]]></content:encoded>
				
									<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">b6dc24014014885ca46ad44a29523c86</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/quilt-along-with-john-podcast-jack-edson/#comment-10936</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:02:53 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This was fantastic to watch, thank you John, I can&#8217;t wait to see the next video</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/beginnerquilt/" rel="nofollow ugc">John J. Cole-Morgan</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=320135" rel="nofollow ugc">Quilt Along with John Podcast &#8211; Jack Edson</a> I love all makers in the quilting world.  There has never been a single person in the quilting world I have not learnt something from&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">54098c3d9d38f1d29feb652146f70124</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards wrote a new post, No quilting mojo...</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=319516</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 06:05:37 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hate winter, I’m a winter baby but feel that I should live in a hot country. I have no oomph for anything in winter, I just want to curl up under a quilt and stay on the sofa in front of the tv.</p>
<p>I felt the s&hellip; <img loading="lazy" src="https://ukqu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Lavender-bags-1.jpg" /></p>
]]></content:encoded>
				
									<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">0227e28140bd8b58528462bf9f8617f6</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/new-year-new-word/#comment-10912</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:11:27 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good luck with your running challenges Christine. I think the word Focus is a good one to pick if you are going to be picking a word, and I wish you luck with your focusing throughout the year, maybe you can do a blog in December to let us know how you got on&#8230;</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/chutch74/" rel="nofollow ugc">Christine Hutchins</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=317641" rel="nofollow ugc">New Year – new word?</a> We’re a month into the year already – well, we will be by the time you read this, it will be a month. Did you see posts about people trying to decide what&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">df41e008e7d40c22880e291de277c351</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/strip-rulers-friend-or-foe/#comment-10905</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:57:10 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i have the 12&#215;18, the 12&#215;12, and one other smaller one. I can&#8217;t get to them as my sewing room is upside down right now</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/maggieatt/" rel="nofollow ugc">Maggie Attfield</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=316373" rel="nofollow ugc">Strip Rulers: Friend or Foe?</a> Recently an ex-colleague asked me what she needed to start making quilts. An idea, a rotary cutter and a ruler, was my first reply. But of course, which&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">47b2e35b61c224d1e20a59d1f41561da</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/my-vintage-block-along/#comment-10880</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 16:45:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your quilt is beautiful<br />
I am tempted to make a sampler style quilt and to learn how to do so many different blocks, you have inspired me to try this Lori Holt quilt &#8211; thank you so much</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/thefabricsquirrel/" rel="nofollow ugc">Katie done</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=314534" rel="nofollow ugc">My Vintage Block Along</a> I have been quilting for around 10 years and have made hundreds of keepsake quilts, but I still consider myself an intermediate quilter with lots more to learn. In&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">dce0f81fcba20a356434ad4d794f310c</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/adventures-of-an-inexperienced-quilter-how-did-i-get-into-this/#comment-10879</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 16:37:13 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This was a really useful read Cheryl, it reminded me of things that I had learnt and then forgotten. The tips are useful and I wish I had read something like this when I first started my journey 4 years ago, before I convinced myself that I needed everything that had the word &#8216;quilting&#8217; on it and now sits untouched in my sewing room!</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/bartysmam/" rel="nofollow ugc">Bartysmam</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=315433" rel="nofollow ugc">Adventures of an Inexperienced Quilter &#8211; How did I get into this?</a> Note:

 	You might see some terms that you don’t understand – you can find explanations by referring to this blog:  <a h&hellip;</a></a>			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">a785f605210430e5956703d270c2c101</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/puzzle-quilt-progress/#comment-10878</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 16:18:57 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reading this really made me chuckle, you could be me or I you! I&#8217;m the same, muttering and telling myself off and to just get on with it. Anyway, your blocks are lovely and I look forward to seeing pics of the completed quilt.</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/chrisf/" rel="nofollow ugc">Chris Franses</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=316238" rel="nofollow ugc">Puzzle Quilt Progress</a> I have chosen my fabrics . . .
This may not sound much but I have had my stash tipped out all over the floor, I&#8217;ve rummaged through it. I&#8217;ve held up various&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">2a345478b149cf1d7ae6ae2aaa8857cd</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/strip-rulers-friend-or-foe/#comment-10877</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 16:13:52 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I bought several sizes of the June Tailor rulers from the US during a visit there and I tried one on my return and I couldn&#8217;t get on with it. Some of them still have the plastic on them, I will probably detash them one day.<br />
I tend to use my long ruler for most of my cutting now.</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/maggieatt/" rel="nofollow ugc">Maggie Attfield</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=316373" rel="nofollow ugc">Strip Rulers: Friend or Foe?</a> Recently an ex-colleague asked me what she needed to start making quilts. An idea, a rotary cutter and a ruler, was my first reply. But of course, which&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">b852240a8d30280ebacdfc2056fd71be</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/memory-quilt-indeed-it-is/#comment-10876</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 16:05:50 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a lovely quilt. It&#8217;s amazing the thoughts that this raised in you, but at least they were all happy thoughts and memories. I&#8217;ve made a few memory / sentimental quilts recently but luckily I only knew one of the &#8216;late&#8217; people and not that well, otherwise I think I would have been in floods of tears, as I shed a few tears making the quilts and&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-22364"><a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/memory-quilt-indeed-it-is/#comment-10876" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/abbiesearle/" rel="nofollow ugc">AbbieAnne</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=317139" rel="nofollow ugc">Memory Quilt – indeed it is!</a> I’m usually on UKQU designing Mystery Quilts, but I felt the need to tell you all about a recent personal make……..

Memory Quilt – indeed it is………Quit&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">7ee5a95fad5331394f0e35c5afb58da4</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/sew-a-fine-seam-beginners-part-2/#comment-10875</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:53:52 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This clearly explains what I need to do to get an accurate 1/4&#8243;, thanks Helen</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/strictlyquilting/" rel="nofollow ugc">Helen Kent</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=316196" rel="nofollow ugc">Sew a Fine Seam &#8211; Beginners part 2</a> Welcome to my next instalment of the Sew a Fine Seam series of blogs.

In my previous Sew a Fine Seam blog I mentioned the ‘scant’ seam. You will hea&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">9a8262d31dbacb29bef641023b85bbf5</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/making-sentimental-quilts/#comment-10874</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:46:03 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you Maggie x</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/ami11/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ami Richards</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=307827" rel="nofollow ugc">Making sentimental quilts</a> Recently I was contacted by someone who had gotten my details from a mutual friend. She had lost her husband this year and her daughters had lost their dad.&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">a0798d47d9d5383dbca5a1eaf48adb16</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/improved-sewing-skills/#comment-10873</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:45:19 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Maggie, I&#8217;m thinking about making a larger one for my bed to use in spring / summer, I&#8217;ve got plenty of scraps!</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/ami11/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ami Richards</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=307874" rel="nofollow ugc">Improved sewing skills</a> I know that we are all fed up of not being able to continue with our normal lives, but hasn’t it been great having extra time to work on projects that we d&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">64f68b9ae813cc9670720dd553ff4f1a</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards wrote a new post, Making sentimental quilts</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=307827</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 06:05:16 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recently I was contacted by someone who had gotten my details from a mutual friend. She had lost her husband this year and her daughters had lost their dad. She asked me if I would make a special quilt for each of&hellip; <img loading="lazy" src="https://ukqu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cats-finished-quilt-1.jpg" /></p>
]]></content:encoded>
				
									<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">7df0f26dec23bdea07f4165b0d8be402</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards wrote a new post, Improved sewing skills</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=307874</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 06:06:26 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know that we are all fed up of not being able to continue with our normal lives, but hasn’t it been great having extra time to work on projects that we didn’t have time to do before?</p>
<p>Scrub bags for carer giv&hellip; <img loading="lazy" src="https://ukqu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Shirt-cushion.jpg" /></p>
]]></content:encoded>
				
									<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">4ea74fc96cb69e11a6808c33f5e0af88</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/mmmm-mildreds-marvelous-meandering-musings-the-people-who-sew/#comment-10580</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 16:12:13 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, that&#8217;s amazing Teresa, well done to you and your fellow crafters. I wish more communities came together the way that your community have done, wouldn&#8217;t the world be a better place x</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/nostalgianeedlework/" rel="nofollow ugc">Teresa Barrow</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=302075" rel="nofollow ugc">MMMM&#8230; Mildred’s Marvelous Meandering Musings. “The People who Sew.”</a> Mildred is my bright blue Citroen C3 Picasso, who used to be driven by my late 93 yr old mother. Mildred is a bit l&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">4c1874b7631698dbf9bbf680b5b665ef</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/mmmm-mildreds-marvelous-meandering-musings-the-people-who-sew/#comment-10516</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 19:26:20 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is great read Teresa, what fun seeing all your &#8216;out there&#8217; fabrics putting a smile on peoples faces, well done you</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/nostalgianeedlework/" rel="nofollow ugc">Teresa Barrow</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=302075" rel="nofollow ugc">MMMM&#8230; Mildred’s Marvelous Meandering Musings. “The People who Sew.”</a> Mildred is my bright blue Citroen C3 Picasso, who used to be driven by my late 93 yr old mother. Mildred is a bit l&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">fcab43da868078b3297b91c28fa68f1f</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/adventures-of-an-inexperienced-quilter-making-a-quilt-sandwich/#comment-10515</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 19:14:07 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cheryl, this is fantastic, it is simplified so that a &#8216;muppet&#8217; like me can understand it, I really enjoyed reading this and am sure that it will help many others too. Thank you</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/bartysmam/" rel="nofollow ugc">Bartysmam</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=301684" rel="nofollow ugc">Adventures of an Inexperienced Quilter &#8211;&nbsp;Making a Quilt Sandwich</a> I must be honest – I am about to describe the part of making a quilt I like the least!
This is not a definitive d&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">5e75df158c5429715a24b93379c7ce79</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/a-log-cabin-full-of-memories/#comment-9884</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 18:18:54 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a great way to keep track of your memories. I really enjoyed reading this Sylvia and your quilt is gorgeous.</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/sylviapriest/" rel="nofollow ugc">Sylvia Priest &#8211; webmaster and quilter</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=279080" rel="nofollow ugc">A log cabin full of memories</a> 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 y&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">10ca20a6d1f8a925c7858cefb86e0718</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/sewing-machine-snobs-and-addicts/#comment-9883</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 18:08:03 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your wee beastie sounds fantastic and long may it reign&#8230;.</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/ami11/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ami Richards</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=278872" rel="nofollow ugc">Sewing machine snobs and addicts</a> One of the questions that I see a lot on the UK Quilters site is “I’m looking to buy a new sewing machine, what should I buy?”

And the replies just&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">84328cda118a32743d07f6d4e0252a49</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/sewing-machine-snobs-and-addicts/#comment-9882</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 18:07:07 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well said Julia, a needle and thread is what people in bygone eras used, we&#8217;re just spoilt for choice now.</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/ami11/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ami Richards</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=278872" rel="nofollow ugc">Sewing machine snobs and addicts</a> One of the questions that I see a lot on the UK Quilters site is “I’m looking to buy a new sewing machine, what should I buy?”

And the replies just&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">016463fec1b6d3e5d42af5f8e8cd4375</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/scraps-scraps-and-more-scraps/#comment-9811</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 06:45:01 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Maggie. I spent August using up my scraps and have made 5 tops and one almost finished but could probably make another 5-6 tops before running out of scraps. They just multiply!</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/ami11/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ami Richards</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=278822" rel="nofollow ugc">Scraps, scraps and more scraps</a> Scraps, they are breeding in my sewing room and probably the sewing rooms of most people that sew. They seem to double as soon as you turn your&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">60675414ca281cc57b6fb012eb775466</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards wrote a new post, Scraps, scraps and more scraps</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=278822</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 05:54:11 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Scraps, they are breeding in my sewing room and probably the sewing rooms of most people that sew. They seem to double as soon as you turn your back.</p>
<p>When I began my quilting journey three and a half years ago, I&hellip; <img loading="lazy" src="https://ukqu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/scrappy-quilt-2.jpg" /></p>
]]></content:encoded>
				
									<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">44fe976c9a05d43ca4af4dd5b654c37e</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards wrote a new post, Sewing machine snobs and addicts</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=278872</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2020 10:39:49 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the questions that I see a lot on the UK Quilters site is “I’m looking to buy a new sewing machine, what should I buy?”</p>
<p>And the replies just flood in………</p>
<p>Everyone has their own personal favourite b&hellip; <img loading="lazy" src="https://ukqu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/03c7769b-1110-4e4a-97c4-f20cdcc41488.jpeg" /></p>
]]></content:encoded>
				
									<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">7a70470194a36d3b7a8e4b6c93c2fd89</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/meeting-old-friends/#comment-9684</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2020 12:05:05 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your quilts are fabulous, how funny that you had forgotten about this quilt only to be reunited all these years later, must be fate</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/chrisf/" rel="nofollow ugc">Chris Franses</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=276300" rel="nofollow ugc">Meeting old friends</a> 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 he&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">c162c1f537531c6ad73aff9b7d3502ba</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/how-it-all-began/#comment-9683</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2020 11:34:27 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Maggie, I&#8217;m glad that I learnt this way to, through making my own mistakes and I continue to make my own many, many mistakes&#8230;.</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/ami11/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ami Richards</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=267166" rel="nofollow ugc">How it all began&#8230;..</a> Recently, I have been thinking about my quilting journey over the last 3 years and how it all started for me. I have written a little bit about this in my first ever&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">0db5532a7184b8d3b823ba58a1889026</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/yes-but-what-do-you-do-with-them/#comment-9682</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2020 11:31:08 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I totally agree with you Candy, I just want the quilts that I make to be my legacy, for them to be loved and used and for people to appreciate the time, effort and love that goes into making each quilt.</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/dingtonia/" rel="nofollow ugc">Candy</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=270160" rel="nofollow ugc">Yes, but what do you DO with them?</a> Sound familiar? Non-quilters are inclined to ask this question &#8211; a lot.  In my life there are two piles: the ones I give away and the ones that I don&#8217;t, or&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">3db2f8046839e110098a8542ff09a11f</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards wrote a new post, How it all began.....</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=267166</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2020 05:35:01 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recently, I have been thinking about my quilting journey over the last 3 years and how it all started for me. I have written a little bit about this in my first ever blog a couple of years ago, but I’m hoping that y&hellip; <img loading="lazy" src="https://ukqu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/First-quilt.jpg" /></p>
]]></content:encoded>
				
									<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">86780c305144df84e570b547705b6fa6</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards wrote a new post, Misadventures with a 505 spray</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=253818</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2020 05:31:05 +0100</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been quilting for 3 years now and have ‘churned out’ lots of quilts in that time. Whenever I had completed a top, I always sandwiched it using safety pins and nothing else.</p>
<p>Originally, I used to roll aro&hellip; <img loading="lazy" src="https://ukqu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tubes.jpg" /></p>
]]></content:encoded>
				
									<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">29a427fca739ba1f8b54d07d4d047903</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/rotary-cutter-blade-changing/#comment-9032</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2020 11:49:59 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some good tips here Corinne, I will definitely use a sharpie the next time I change the blade</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/corinne/" rel="nofollow ugc">Corinne Curtis</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=244213" rel="nofollow ugc">Rotary Cutter Blade changing</a> My hints and tips for rotary cutter blade changing:




Before you remove the old blade, take a sharpie permanent marker and put a big X on it.
If&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">a71a23153055c6e52d438161869f17ae</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/social-media-safety-3-pharming/#comment-9026</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:23:27 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is so informative and easy to follow as it&#8217;s not full of jargon</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/staceyaswinford/" rel="nofollow ugc">stacey swinford</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=248669" rel="nofollow ugc">Social Media Safety 3: Pharming</a> 
Sorry to use Jargon in my title. For those that do not understand what it means you are about to find out in great detail. So, like we have&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">b157a5a0f201761d54b2c8c9482e4f9e</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/stash-busting-idea-circle-scarf-with-a-hidden-pocket/#comment-9025</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:16:23 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have a few of these scarfs that I have bought over the years but now that I have the instructions I am going to try making one, thanks Nina</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/nina/" rel="nofollow ugc">Nina</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=242157" rel="nofollow ugc">Stash busting idea &#8211; circle scarf with a hidden pocket</a> This time we are going to make a circle scarf with a hidden pocket*; great for when you don’t want to bring a handbag. The pocket is la&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">5d9eebf2b25f1f73c73b1b4784117860</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/social-media-safety-4-purchasing/#comment-9024</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:09:31 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A very good read, I like to think that I&#8217;m sensible but even so I have been drawn in when I think something is a bargain that I simply must have!</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/staceyaswinford/" rel="nofollow ugc">stacey swinford</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=248677" rel="nofollow ugc">Social Media Safety 4: Purchasing</a> Ok so this is the last planned blog I have for Social Media safety, unless one of you lovely lot comment and give me some more ideas. This one will&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">953237e2bf27392dd327dc1c05449e9b</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/a-quilters-review-of-the-brand-new-janome-m7-continental/#comment-9022</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 16:57:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a great review, I would love to have a play with this machine, but alas, it&#8217;s not in my price range boo hoo!</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/valbrooks71/" rel="nofollow ugc">Val Brooks</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=253432" rel="nofollow ugc">A quilter’s review of the brand new Janome M7 Continental&nbsp;</a> You may already have seen a couple of blogs written by Carol Lightburn on a new shop featured on the UKQU website, Panico’s. I’m&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">4f0802b412c8fbeb64dfba633eba8c36</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/losing-your-sewing-mojo/#comment-9021</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 16:40:47 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I got out my scrappy squares and just sewed them together in two&#8217;s then fours and I now have half a scrappy quilt ready to be joined up. Mojo is back, now I just don&#8217;t have the time, too busy at work!</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/ami11/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ami Richards</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=240418" rel="nofollow ugc">Losing your sewing mojo</a> Oh, what’s a girl to do when you’ve lost your sewing mojo……try and get it back of course!

Let me start at the beginning.

I store all of my fully made up&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">c9f21ea62411145e4979bda7ab66d6b2</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards wrote a new post, Losing your sewing mojo</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=240418</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 06:23:05 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, what’s a girl to do when you’ve lost your sewing mojo……try and get it back of course!</p>
<p>Let me start at the beginning.</p>
<p>I store all of my fully made up quilts flat on the spare bed in the guest bedroom&hellip; <img loading="lazy" src="https://ukqu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Holly-birthday-cake.jpg" /></p>
]]></content:encoded>
				
									<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">dd0e18035a7bfab90bb40e65858f667b</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/calendar-bom-by-juliet-nice/#comment-8729</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2020 19:41:03 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love these Juliet, will try and have a go soon</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/juliet/" rel="nofollow ugc">Juliet Nice</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=234681" rel="nofollow ugc">Calendar BOM by Juliet Nice</a> Got any plans for the year ?

How about a free BOM (Block of the Month) to mark the months off?

Since starting the UK Quilters United group on Facebook,&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">f83cade370d2e6d246edce39f2e7d3c9</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/wrapt-in-love-for-piper/#comment-8728</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2020 19:36:02 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What beautiful work, I love your quilt and quilting patterns</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/lenneamw/" rel="nofollow ugc">Lennea M Wolfe</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=237324" rel="nofollow ugc">Wrapt in Love for Piper</a> Many of us start a quilt having no idea who the quilt is for. But I have discovered that when you know who you are quilting for, each stitch takes on new&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">1c70e492c67da5583077496e3e087a98</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/stitching-at-sea/#comment-8727</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2020 19:31:36 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It sounds incredible, I can&#8217;t wait to read more about cruising and sewing</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/sallie66/" rel="nofollow ugc">Sallieann Harrison</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=235298" rel="nofollow ugc">Stitching at Sea!&nbsp;</a> Thank you Sylvia for inviting me to write this post about cruising and stitching at sea.



For those of you reading this and wondering who I am …I have t&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">340bdde8cfb0ba56b882b56bc1d29e53</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/stash-busting-idea-hair-scrunchies/#comment-8726</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2020 19:21:27 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very clever and useful idea Nina, I&#8217;m going to make a few scrunchies for my girls</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/nina/" rel="nofollow ugc">Nina</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=235951" rel="nofollow ugc">Stash busting idea &#8211; hair scrunchies</a> This is the third blog in my stash busting series and this time I&#8217;m looking at trying to use up some pre-cut and left over fabrics from other&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">3d843284568b81cce8cdcdd53bf944c5</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/obsessive-compulsive-quilting-disorder/#comment-8396</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 09:29:14 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These tops are fantastic Juliet, you must finish them when you can. And thank you for starting up this site in time for when I began my quilting journey, it’s been a treasure trove of information, advice and the wow factor for me.</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/juliet/" rel="nofollow ugc">Juliet Nice</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=8464" rel="nofollow ugc">Obsessive Compulsive Quilting Disorder</a> Welcome to my UKQU world…

Four years ago I made a Facebook group to fill a void. A void where quilters sewed alone, we needed to moan about r&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">3f166ee153573eff1f60dac943426807</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/retreat-virgin/#comment-8395</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 09:16:07 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Lyn, it was great to meet you too. I made quite a few more snowballs but am done for now. Once Christmas is over I plan on making a sixteen patch quilt, using the method you showed us x</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/ami11/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ami Richards</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=230094" rel="nofollow ugc">Retreat Virgin</a> Recently I attended my very first quilting retreat and boy, it did not disappoint, but more on that later.

As I had never attended a retreat before I eagerly read up&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">f562e1e2adf026d0e8edc9da0c0e6804</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/retreat-virgin/#comment-8394</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 09:13:52 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was great to meet you too Jane and to see your beautiful quilts, and thanks for all the wadding, I made plenty more snowballs with it x</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/ami11/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ami Richards</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=230094" rel="nofollow ugc">Retreat Virgin</a> Recently I attended my very first quilting retreat and boy, it did not disappoint, but more on that later.

As I had never attended a retreat before I eagerly read up&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">f0ac9c7229531f2cbff60bd52c9415eb</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards wrote a new post, Retreat Virgin</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=230094</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 06:29:24 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recently I attended my very first quilting retreat and boy, it did not disappoint, but more on that later.</p>
<p>As I had never attended a retreat before I eagerly read up on what people were packing to take along to&hellip; <img loading="lazy" src="https://ukqu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Snowballs.jpg" /></p>
]]></content:encoded>
				
									<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">fd4ece1aa016d9f1a0c422c13556108a</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/stockpiling-quilts/#comment-8054</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2019 10:24:32 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>sorry pressed post too soon.<br />
I was trying to say, climbing onto the bed without a ladder to help him get to the top!</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/ami11/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ami Richards</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=215665" rel="nofollow ugc">Stockpiling quilts</a> Oh boy, where do I begin?

I started my quilting journey less than 3 years ago, and I’m totally hooked, some might even go so far as to say that I’m an add&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
					<item>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">a5a1c1d10a0159b2c5b34656628443ac</guid>
				<title>Ami Richards posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://ukqu.co.uk/stockpiling-quilts/#comment-8052</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2019 10:22:52 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Teresa, I can&#8217;t imagine my 87 year old father in law climbing onto bed und</p>
				<strong>In reply to</strong> -
				<a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/members/ami11/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ami Richards</a> wrote a new post, <a href="https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=215665" rel="nofollow ugc">Stockpiling quilts</a> Oh boy, where do I begin?

I started my quilting journey less than 3 years ago, and I’m totally hooked, some might even go so far as to say that I’m an add&hellip;			]]></content:encoded>
				
				
							</item>
		
	</channel>
</rss>