UKQU | Ami Richards | Friends Activity https://ukqu.co.uk/members/ami11/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Ami Richards's friends. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:29:55 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.3 en-GB 30 hourly 2 79be10eb486c30ac37b22512a9b2b7b7 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Using Heat and Bond Liquid Vinyl  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=396215 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 05:47:04 +0100 It’s taken a while after moving to get back into a routine for making.  The bonus is that I have a sewing room at home as well as the studio.  It’s a great distraction from other things I should be doing.  Gettin…

]]> 0 79c50421df6fb778697d677c972031ca Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/07/19/hot-hot-hot/#comment-12154 Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:34:04 +0100 This is brilliant, perfect when you have to keep working in the heat

In reply to - Lyn Butler wrote a new post, HOT! HOT! HOT! I am writing this blog on the morning of what’s going to be the hottest day on record for the UK…or so they say. So I decided to prepare for the melt down by making a ‘Co… ]]> da09435db9b6829a485d0d5767152129 Jane Galley wrote a new post, How do you do your borders? https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=388014 Mon, 23 May 2022 06:31:53 +0100 As years go by, it is so easy to just do the things we always do.  During one of my community classes, one of my students asked me to show her how to do mitred corners on the borders of her quilt.  It made me r…

]]> 0 f44b2b57be7d49b7cf5aec10abd3d045 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Wood https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=386064 Mon, 02 May 2022 18:28:28 +0100 I love this time of year.  Every morning on my way to work, I drive past a small wood.  Through the trees, as I go up the hill, I can spy the bluebells.  As I go up round the corner, the wood just opens up and th…

]]> 0 55bd94fffebbb6a9ad48b31bbd570af8 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/04/16/bluebell-wood-disappearing-nine-patch/#comment-12030 Sun, 24 Apr 2022 11:57:31 +0100 they are fun to do and so many different variations too

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Wood Disappearing Nine Patch It’s been a rather hectic few weeks with packing, weddings and a dose of Covid.   Precious sewing time in the studio has been very limited.  You wi… ]]> ca1a5edb872bdbd1f67f9bdebafaefa6 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/04/16/bluebell-wood-disappearing-nine-patch/#comment-12029 Sun, 24 Apr 2022 11:57:10 +0100 I’m still working on it, I’ll definitely share it with you

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Wood Disappearing Nine Patch It’s been a rather hectic few weeks with packing, weddings and a dose of Covid.   Precious sewing time in the studio has been very limited.  You wi… ]]> 6a57442748871d98641b48e3d638cd3a Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/04/23/tulip/#comment-12028 Sun, 24 Apr 2022 11:56:28 +0100 Such a happy quilt, I love it

In reply to - franceshorne wrote a new post, Tulip Sylvia challenged us to make something based on a flower and I was given Tulips. Tulips are wonderfully cheerful flowers that put in an appearance in our gardens in… ]]> 737f337018f36422130bce9a63b38015 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Wood Disappearing Nine Patch https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=383868 Sat, 16 Apr 2022 11:01:07 +0100 It’s been a rather hectic few weeks with packing, weddings and a dose of Covid.   Precious sewing time in the studio has been very limited.  You will remember last time,  I shared with you the beautiful Bluebell Woo…

]]> 4 5fc8287ac8c622e5c3303c480bd2b9db Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/03/31/bluebell-woods/#comment-11985 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 17:44:34 +0100 They are lovely fabrics, I’ll be sharing the next stage with you soon. Got lots going on at the moment so have limited time for sewing

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Woods It’s always with anticipation that I wait to see what Sylvia will assign as my challenge.  The last challenge was spring flowers and I was delighted to get bluebells.  I d… ]]> c5bb4c17d540c3aa869528c1be090367 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Woods https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=379028 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 05:49:12 +0100 It’s always with anticipation that I wait to see what Sylvia will assign as my challenge.  The last challenge was spring flowers and I was delighted to get bluebells.  I drive past a bluebell wood on my way to work s…

]]> 3 037db62c0ca491c8715975e6b8491af2 Jane Galley and Heather Cawte are now friends https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/23938/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:30:44 +0000 0 3211a1ae296ebd21abe43bc74cf2a847 Jane Galley posted an update: @heathercawte sorry Heather, I pressed the wrong button https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/23937/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:23:56 +0000 @heathercawte sorry Heather, I pressed the wrong button

]]> 0 69bea86697e6f01acb3273b0a99ac76d Jane Galley wrote a new post, International Stitch Marathon-March 4th https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=373685 Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:31:51 +0000 Over the last couple of years, we have missed so many opportunities for meeting up with friends and others that share our crafting interests.  It’s been especially hard to do this internationally but now, with the…

]]> 0 9486e23bd0f9cecd9258165338d04860 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/02/11/easy-peasy-fabric-printing/#comment-11893 Sat, 12 Feb 2022 17:01:02 +0000 This is fab, on my list to try 🙂

In reply to - SUE MILLS wrote a new post, Easy Peasy Fabric Printing  I have always loved the idea of printing my own fabric. My problem is that I can’t draw! Anyway today I returned to Handprinted in Bognor after 2 years (you all… ]]> 1b558ded08932a4213cb16222afa36e1 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Half Square Triangles-16 at a time https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=367828 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 06:27:31 +0000 We are always looking for quicker ways to create our quilts.  I can remember when I first started my quilting journey, making one half square triangle was a great accomplishment.  Then came two at a time, four at a t…

]]> 0 e130f3314403acedde4d2342ada4e500 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Heat & Bond Liquid Vinyl https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=352048 Sun, 17 Oct 2021 05:07:33 +0100 Back in the summer, when I had time to play with fabric, I had the idea of making a small lunch bag using wipe clean fabric. I knew I could buy oilcloth to make one, but that would have been too easy.  I thought…

]]> 0 c857114a623c1234f4a2f8e1807790bf Jane Galley wrote a new post, When Quilting Meets Mending https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=347106 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 04:53:36 +0100 Repair, Reuse, Recycle, Renew
Good quality towels tend to come at a price, especially if you are looking at bath sheets. You want them to last a long time and quite often, the binding on the edging starts to fray…

]]> 0 4a18cb7fc89c36c4028b2996ac5b97fc Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/08/19/a-rainbow-plague-mask/#comment-11285 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:28:35 +0100 that’s brilliant Juliet, well done

In reply to - Juliet Nice wrote a new post, A Rainbow Plague Mask… 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… ]]> a6a131a0bde14f23781510f77745703b Jane Galley wrote a new post, What Steps Do You Take to Recycle in Your Studio https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=339669 Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:57:42 +0100 When it came to opening up the studio to the public, I thought most people would be having concerns about safety with regard to Covid 19, so I was a bit surprised to be asked about how I recycle.  After the recent…

]]> 0 cacccd85784ace2f6b32062f6ea782b9 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Who is Aunt Eliza? https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=339179 Sun, 15 Aug 2021 05:05:06 +0100 I don’t know about you, but when I see places or things named after a person, I like to know who it is.  When I started working at a campus at work, one of the wings is named after a man, but no one can tell me who…

]]> 0 ea36c1b2bdd932adcec01ae99a28eb9d Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/07/08/having-fun-with-shirts/#comment-11263 Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:59:41 +0100 thank you

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Having fun with shirts It has been rather hectic here over the last few weeks.  Alongside my existing work, I’ve been doing some teaching in the community.  While it has been a lot of f… ]]> a8748b1c7a9da9b1bbf955f485ca4b40 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Having fun with shirts https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=335080 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 05:37:23 +0100 It has been rather hectic here over the last few weeks.  Alongside my existing work, I’ve been doing some teaching in the community.  While it has been a lot of fun, there has been a lot of preparation which has b…

]]> 2 9d908a4f4e42fb6d8749fedb859f9d1d Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/a-project-for-using-fabric-scraps/#comment-11211 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:59:24 +0100 a pleasure

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, A project for using fabric scraps No matter how hard I try, my scrap mountain just keeps growing.  I feel another scrap quilt may be on the way, but I had some small pieces of fabric to… ]]> 41b9e45b071ea9b7c1d4c59e69642968 Jane Galley wrote a new post, A project for using fabric scraps https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=330198 Sun, 30 May 2021 05:12:34 +0100 No matter how hard I try, my scrap mountain just keeps growing.  I feel another scrap quilt may be on the way, but I had some small pieces of fabric to use up too. These fabric key rings are great for using small…

]]> 2 9f7f518f7bfff58cfa8961ac0b3cc123 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/circles/#comment-11115 Sat, 15 May 2021 06:10:23 +0100 thank you

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, 'Circles' Not content with the challenges set by ‘The Webmaster’, I decided to take part in a challenge week over in a Facebook Group.  Most of the people in the group are paper… ]]> c1a37700ffcea8ebe57bc2420e839956 Jane Galley wrote a new post, 'Circles' https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=328113 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:21:20 +0100 Not content with the challenges set by ‘The Webmaster’, I decided to take part in a challenge week over in a Facebook Group.  Most of the people in the group are paper crafters, but I decided I’d take part and…

]]> 2 d8c3dc4deb6bfcbccf1feaee18638a08 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/monet-for-you-my-dear/#comment-10968 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:19:35 +0000 thank you, my first thought was it was going to be easy, then it wasn’t, lol

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Monet for you, my dear! That’s nice I thought, and then I look through his catalogue.  Oh my, hundreds of paintings the same.  Lots of splodges of colours, lots of brown paintings and, d… ]]> 3d60efe939e3d1bddb31dbe17aef2ac7 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Monet for you, my dear! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=321668 Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:48:31 +0000 That’s nice I thought, and then I look through his catalogue.  Oh my, hundreds of paintings the same.  Lots of splodges of colours, lots of brown paintings and, did you know, Monet even painted his wife in her c…

]]> 1 a4c12b6e9d651851940ffaf22efc6e54 Jane Galley wrote a new post, English Paper Piecing, A Bit of History and a Tip https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=314450 Sat, 16 Jan 2021 06:04:28 +0000 English Paper Piecing (otherwise known as EPP): The technique of folding fabric over paper templates and hand sewing together. The paper template makes sure that the blocks are accurate and makes it easier for angled…

]]> 0 402929868272389597c7500bb1122100 Jane Galley wrote a new post, We All Need A Community https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=311045 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 08:45:04 +0000 I think this year,more than any other, has highlighted the need of community.  Whatever we are going through, or whatever we are facing, it is always so much better when we have the support of a community.  One of t…

]]> 0 c1efe47e0b1c3367e9f80fa84310f059 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/second-year-of-loopys-safe-haven/#comment-10662 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 08:30:23 +0000 Thank you, I’m glad it can help a few

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Second Year of Loopy's Safe Haven When I opened Loopy’s Safe Haven Group on Facebook last year, I had thought it might be a one off.  However, 2020 has been such an unusual year,… ]]> 7408b83058b6021164a99c42fe3c4f85 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Second Year of Loopy's Safe Haven https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=308413 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 07:07:09 +0000 When I opened Loopy’s Safe Haven Group on Facebook last year, I had thought it might be a one off.  However, 2020 has been such an unusual year, bringing lots of different challenges to people, I’ve been asked to…

]]> 2 9b4a1a47f44c8272ae051c0e4b6fb9a9 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/where-history-and-quilting-meet/#comment-10597 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 06:44:44 +0000 I love thinking about all the people that practised our craft before we did 🙂

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Where history and quilting meet My favourite subject at school was history.  I never retained much about the dates, but I loved the stories.  Over the next year, I am combining my love h… ]]> 198d15104f1e91ebc2392cba6aaabdcd Jane Galley wrote a new post, Where history and quilting meet https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=306483 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 06:10:18 +0000 My favourite subject at school was history.  I never retained much about the dates, but I loved the stories.  Over the next year, I am combining my love history with my love of quilting.  For the last two years, I’…

]]> 2 046cf3f47d0bd2c44a0de33d7a892d81 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/keep-it-simple-applique-flower-block/#comment-10177 Sat, 19 Sep 2020 07:34:43 +0100 thank you

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Keep it Simple-Appliqué Flower Block One thing I love about appliqué is that you can make it as complicated or as simple as you like.  With raw edge appliqué you can create images tha… ]]> 84c76a15da6c858761b4454bae6bc599 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/keep-it-simple-applique-flower-block/#comment-10176 Sat, 19 Sep 2020 07:34:28 +0100 thank you

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Keep it Simple-Appliqué Flower Block One thing I love about appliqué is that you can make it as complicated or as simple as you like.  With raw edge appliqué you can create images tha… ]]> 3afcf80d4767fc69b6040fff3071aefe Jane Galley wrote a new post, Keep it Simple-Appliqué Flower Block https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=283827 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 05:05:08 +0100 One thing I love about appliqué is that you can make it as complicated or as simple as you like.  With raw edge appliqué you can create images that have a childlike quality.  Something fresh and simple can be ple…

]]> 4 a196fcde04e63e396886dc1d2b87fce7 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/daisy-chain-block/#comment-10140 Mon, 14 Sep 2020 04:41:44 +0100 thank you Sandra, October 29th is the date to remember

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Daisy Chain Block Are you enjoying all the different flower blocks and the different techniques used?  I’ve loved seeing them all. This is my second block and this time I had in mind… ]]> 6363324816ac7c40d92b7224b1ca927d Jane Galley wrote a new post, Daisy Chain Block https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=284138 Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:24:23 +0100 Are you enjoying all the different flower blocks and the different techniques used?  I’ve loved seeing them all.
This is my second block and this time I had in mind summer days and daisy chains.  Do you remember s…

]]> 3 78c42e9f22f8afd134ac79e4dfdf524d Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/mmmm-mildreds-marvelous-meandering-musings-twisted-but-not-bitter/#comment-9635 Thu, 23 Jul 2020 05:38:56 +0100 That is quite some feat on something that size, I’ve done a smaller quilt some years ago. It looks amazing

In reply to - Teresa Barrow wrote a new post, MMMM – Mildred’s Marvelous Meandering Musings. “Twisted But Not Bitter” Some of you may have read some of my stories in the past, stand alone episodes about breaking an Olfa cutting… ]]> 179708a22e5f2c082ea2e8275e257b70 Ruth Garner posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/resilience-ukqu-mini-quilt-2020-swap/#comment-9518 Wed, 24 Jun 2020 08:22:40 +0100 Thank you Maggie.

In reply to - Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Resilience; UKQU Mini Quilt 2020 Swap Something good had to come out of the spring Lockdown and the UKQU 2020 Mini Swap was, for me, one of the good things! I think we have all… ]]> 0a7883c103039b25ce6659d86430a943 Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Resilience; UKQU Mini Quilt 2020 Swap https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=266939 Wed, 24 Jun 2020 05:38:45 +0100 Something good had to come out of the spring Lockdown and the UKQU 2020 Mini Swap was, for me, one of the good things! I think we have all found our inner resilience during this challenging time and it has…

]]> 3 3b9ca9afcbb98bc66fab1fbc8c7dbfcd Ruth Garner posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/the-golden-thread-indeed/#comment-9497 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 08:30:58 +0100 Excellent Margaret! Really enjoyed reading your Blog – lots and lots I didn’t know. Thank you

In reply to - Maggie Attfield wrote a new post, The Golden Thread-indeed! (NB The illustrations are taken from my own clothes, to avoid copyright infringement. A linen hat, greatly magnified, an embroidered silk robe, a Harris… ]]> a9556d8684808765ddafe687d3b9855d Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/make-bags-shop-in-style-hygienically/#comment-9390 Tue, 02 Jun 2020 07:01:20 +0100 it will be lovely to have you there

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post,  Make Bags-Shop in Style, Hygienically Never in our wildest dreams would we have ever  imagined the changes to daily life we have had to make over the last couple of months. Who would… ]]> 8550a6719b861f2e3b24cc5e91611f7b Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/make-bags-shop-in-style-hygienically/#comment-9362 Wed, 27 May 2020 06:08:32 +0100 I imagine a lot more people are doing it now 🙂

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post,  Make Bags-Shop in Style, Hygienically Never in our wildest dreams would we have ever  imagined the changes to daily life we have had to make over the last couple of months. Who would… ]]> 8f81edb611676fe59d95a4619ccf7267 Jane Galley wrote a new post,  Make Bags-Shop in Style, Hygienically https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=263552 Sun, 24 May 2020 05:49:31 +0100 Never in our wildest dreams would we have ever  imagined the changes to daily life we have had to make over the last couple of months. Who would have thought that we would be disinfecting shopping and parcels as…

]]> 4 b2584be049cbd513b5bd597a225839d7 Ruth Garner posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/2-20am-15th-april-1912/#comment-9264 Mon, 04 May 2020 09:04:45 +0100 Fantastic piece Maggie. It really represents the gigantic nature of the catastrophe and the last desperate wireless message was a really interesting detail to add. Love it.

In reply to - Maggie Attfield wrote a new post, 2.20am 15th April, 1912… When I was given the Titanic quilt for my blog post, I was, at first, excited. But then I realised what a vast topic it was. There must be few who do… ]]> ba5259e81db1cfec26da83f73e3ef87e Ruth Garner posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blue-skies-smiling-at-me/#comment-9252 Sat, 02 May 2020 07:39:56 +0100 Thank you very much Margaret. It was such a pleasure to make and I learnt a lot. Going to build on this style /theme to see how far I can take it.

In reply to - Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Blue Skies smiling at me Irving Berlin, 1926 I just love this song, written by Irving Berlin way back in 1926, and the line ‘Nothing but Blue Skies from now on‘ really heralds in… ]]> 89807a0f45ce6a41f9f61024e43a9c35 Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Blue Skies smiling at me https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=258363 Fri, 01 May 2020 05:15:39 +0100 Irving Berlin, 1926

I just love this song, written by Irving Berlin way back in 1926, and the line ‘Nothing but Blue Skies from now on‘ really heralds in Spring.  This April has been no exception; the skies have…

]]> 2 0091a870e024aecdd15dcce0f55101ce Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/spring-daffodil-framed/#comment-9217 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 05:16:30 +0100 thank you, I really enjoyed doing something different with it

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Spring Daffodil Framed I don’t know about you, but I feel as if I’ve missed spring.  The last time I went driving anywhere, the snowdrops and crocuses were carpeting the green spaces.… ]]>