UKQU | Marijke Van Welzen | Activity https://ukqu.co.uk/members/art2wear/activity/ Activity feed for Marijke Van Welzen. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:29:55 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.3 en-GB 30 hourly 2 7982071aa8a5ee28df4d186a78b99b5e Marijke Van Welzen posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/03/04/lets-make-patchwork-jacket-iicolours/#comment-11947 Sun, 20 Mar 2022 02:16:36 +0000 thank you Maggie. You can see more on http://www.art2wearblog.blogspot.com

In reply to - Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a patchwork Jacket II – Choosing Colours & nbsp; Let’s talk about colour. When I was little it was not done to combine red and green. Do you remember things like t… ]]> 082ea3999f394ec1c20bd8d64de9106c Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a Patchwork jacket Technique II Crazy Quilting https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=110377 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:30:00 +0000 A technique I like to use is Crazy Quilting. I made several jackets in this technique. First I sort my scraps in the desired colours, see an earlier post in these series.
Start on a base of fusible interfacing…

]]> 0 74c8ee08affcd7e2f5e34e1a2308ec28 Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a patchwork Jacket II - Choosing Colours & nbsp; https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=55617 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 06:13:10 +0000 Let’s talk about colour.
When I was little it was not done to combine red and green. Do you remember things like that?

Jacket by Oscar de la Renta

You probably have your favourite colours. Of course you c…

]]> 2 63ea685dc3c4fd48700047522304daae Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a patchwork jacket     Technique I - Piecing https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=68303 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 06:09:42 +0000 Patchwork Jacket Technique I – Piecing

There are many different ways to make a patchwork jacket.

I’ll talk about Piecing first.

Jacket by Marijke van Welzen

You can hand piece, e.g. hexagons or mac…

]]> 0 0404591ca8031372067aa2c8ec648e64 Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a patchwork jacket https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=51262 Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:23:36 +0000 Spring is in the air!

Well, you would’t think so when you feel the cold outside, but anyways.
We see a lot of patchwork jackets around and perhaps you would like to try your hand at making one yourself ?…

]]> 1 6b5949dc6c066b9486f8050cb991ed4c Marijke Van Welzen posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/patchwork-overload/#comment-10775 Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:20:15 +0000 thank you

In reply to - Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Patchwork Overload Wearable Patchwork has been something I have enjoyed creating for many years .. I have even been fortunate to be awarded recognition for my efforts. The… ]]> c436ce6034fd312d28d1d6550283c190 Marijke Van Welzen posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/patchwork-overload/#comment-10774 Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:19:27 +0000 Show us the results!

In reply to - Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Patchwork Overload Wearable Patchwork has been something I have enjoyed creating for many years .. I have even been fortunate to be awarded recognition for my efforts. The… ]]> 03ac720b27c628aacff131a818d3c869 Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Patchwork Overload https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=314217 Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:30:56 +0000 Wearable Patchwork has been something I have enjoyed creating for many years .. I have even been fortunate to be awarded recognition for my efforts.

The catwalks of Dolce & Gabanna and others have featured…

]]> 5 c9c75d2a9d380b6554e8ef3e895439ae Marijke Van Welzen posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/textile-artist-on-holiday/#comment-10759 Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:05:51 +0000 On the other hand each day working on my wearables feels like having a holiday each and every day.

In reply to - Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Textile artist on holiday Last time I told you about my visit to the Art Couture exhibition. Of course a Textile artist needs some new fabrics! I love to participate in the… ]]> 73a441e5739447714d8dfdbe52dfa103 Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Textile artist on holiday https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=248437 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 06:26:24 +0000 Last time I told you about my visit to the Art Couture exhibition.
Of course a Textile artist needs some new fabrics!
I love to participate in the Cherrywood Challenge. In 2018 in the Prince…

]]> 2 72f1577d7a065387e84b2dc4f8256b64 Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Book review - Poetic Cloth by Hannah Lamb https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=212050 Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:19:35 +0100 The title is quite intriguing. I didn’t quite know what to expect.
I am somebody who is inspired by fabrics, so I would love to know what this book is about

When I received this lovely book for review, the f…

]]> 0 41c0a839943055661a242e39cbc3fd1f Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Houston Quilt Festival 2018 episode 2 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=132666 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 10:00:57 +0000 Thursday November 8th was the first day of Houston Quilt Festival. I started out of my hotel early to pick up my official show guide and pin. I saw the large queues outside the Hall entrances and decided to wait a…

]]> 0 50d49e50edf162537733a9a58895a527 Marijke Van Welzen and Denise Inkson are now friends https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/9321/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 13:44:38 +0100 0 6998f25c6ab9fded2b16e9b717573e36 Marijke Van Welzen and Ruth Garner are now friends https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/9263/ Wed, 12 Sep 2018 10:58:36 +0100 0 159ac892b9d45933b31133048ba753cb Marijke Van Welzen posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/snakes-lurking-grass-winning-entry-sandown-quilt-show-2018/#comment-4956 Wed, 12 Sep 2018 09:33:53 +0100 Unfortunately something went wrong with my FOQ entry. Hopefully you can see it or another one in the future.

In reply to - Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, There are snakes lurking in the grass – A Winning Entry at Sandown Quilt Show 2018 My coat There are snakes lurking in the grass won 1st place Wearable Art at Sandown… ]]> e89a25727c877c328eb0678fb7fc0591 Marijke Van Welzen posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/snakes-lurking-grass-winning-entry-sandown-quilt-show-2018/#comment-3383 Wed, 27 Jun 2018 09:00:40 +0100 Thank you!

In reply to - Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, There are snakes lurking in the grass – A Winning Entry at Sandown Quilt Show 2018 My coat There are snakes lurking in the grass won 1st place Wearable Art at Sandown… ]]> d5ed381b395aede2613dc8d31b20aa31 Marijke Van Welzen posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/snakes-lurking-grass-winning-entry-sandown-quilt-show-2018/#comment-3367 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:50:14 +0100 I intend to send this to FOQ.
I wear easier to wash pieces. These are still for exhibition.

In reply to - Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, There are snakes lurking in the grass – A Winning Entry at Sandown Quilt Show 2018 My coat There are snakes lurking in the grass won 1st place Wearable Art at Sandown… ]]> 4e9b5fa4439decfdf440149a8bdda4fb Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, There are snakes lurking in the grass - A Winning Entry at Sandown Quilt Show 2018 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=86799 Sun, 24 Jun 2018 16:12:09 +0100 My coat There are snakes lurking in the grass won 1st place Wearable Art at Sandown 2018.
“Things are not always what they appear to be. A lovely path through the shrubs can be deceiving.”
I made this coa…

]]> 6 92f558e2c19d5c7f9f016f7b498b994b Marijke Van Welzen and Sue Burford are now friends https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/7814/ Mon, 14 May 2018 19:03:00 +0100 0 e4a229b0de3dc7b1fb29a2c5a436dcad Marijke Van Welzen recommended the post Let’s make a patchwork jacket https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/6945/ Wed, 04 Apr 2018 11:28:43 +0100 0 66a9afdb96e873067fec575eb0afbb4d Marijke Van Welzen posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/n-s-f-w-no-sewing-weeks-tales-part-time-sewer-introduction/#comment-1471 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 14:01:11 +0000 I would love to come to Wales one time.

In reply to - Rebecca Nevard wrote a new post, N.S.F.W. (No Sewing for Weeks) Tales of a Part Time Sewer – Introduction Hi I’m Dotty aka Rebecca. I get my name from my Roller Derby Days, when I was known as “Dorothy Gal… ]]> b1c09a3a044c2408c3dda34705391dd0 Marijke Van Welzen recommended the post Denim upcycle https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/5741/ Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:09:09 +0000 0 f818a7b7a88870737c96310f2f8159ac Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Denim upcycle https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=25842 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:30:12 +0000 I think it’s really satisfactory to take an old piece of denim and embellish that with some colourful patches of fabric and  thread.
Doing some hand embroidery is a great start if you have never done anything li…

]]> 0 1d955bf2c4d6d440b4551f5be46a8683 Marijke Van Welzen recommended the post First Post of 2018 https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/414/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 18:48:04 +0000 0 2d8070e5ef05be2346060adf69342a80 Marijke Van Welzen recommended the post Silver Stitcher https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/413/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 18:46:14 +0000 0 510d5ce26f41c712bf7ef3d7c5463c9d Marijke Van Welzen recommended the post My Role on British Patchwork and Quilting Magazine https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/412/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 18:45:04 +0000 0 309983fda85214a60714f28a68b35fe6 Marijke Van Welzen recommended the post Don’t chop off the points! https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/348/ Wed, 22 Nov 2017 19:19:20 +0000 0 5de29a4a6bbccace4b7cc724cfed29ab Marijke Van Welzen became a registered member https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/199/ Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:54:56 +0100 0