UKQU | Marijke Van Welzen | Friends Activity https://ukqu.co.uk/members/art2wear/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Marijke Van Welzen's friends. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:29:55 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.3 en-GB 30 hourly 2 e2dfd74b9c8c7e222cb7bba1d8c1ed0a Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: Festival of Quilts; The Journey to Display. https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=428988 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:26:45 +0000 It is that time of year again, when the festival of quilts opens its doors to this year’s quilting entry requests. I have been considering entering for a while now. However, the biggest issue for me is my health a…

]]> 0 56a27220206d7c791d418fd38248daf0 Denise Inkson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/09/01/the-cheap-procrastinator-product-review-clover-fabric-tube-maker/#comment-12283 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:32:25 +0100 Thank you.

In reply to - Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: Product Review, Clover Fabric Tube Maker. First I would like to thank UKQU: https://ukqu.co.uk/ and https://www.clover-mfg.com/ for giving me the opportunity… ]]> be59b0939eb162fb36219da9c8dffb0f Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: Product Review, Clover Fabric Tube Maker. https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=401938 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:18:22 +0100 First I would like to thank UKQU: https://ukqu.co.uk/ and https://www.clover-mfg.com/ for giving me the opportunity to review and test the Clover Fabric Tube Maker.

It came through my door three days before I…

]]> 2 771759a39e834565bde8af3804392c4e Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: Who needs a reason to shop? https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=400262 Sun, 28 Aug 2022 06:53:21 +0100 Who needs a reason to shop, not normally me, but due to current and past events over the last few years, having a reason helps. I mean, we will need more fabric right? For once I have a good reason. I have been after…

]]> 0 73f467cf187f7be89495afda497a229c Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: Mixed Media Queen Protea https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=386807 Sat, 14 May 2022 09:09:15 +0100 Used under license from Adobe Stock Photos.

Little did I know when, we, the bloggers of UKQU were set a task of doing a blog based on a flower and that a few weeks later the world would learn that the Sunflower…

]]> 0 1dae928e9634c8ba087581e79397ac28 Denise Inkson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/03/09/the-cheap-procrastinator-inspiration-in-all-things/#comment-12045 Sun, 08 May 2022 16:13:58 +0100 First, thank you for your lovely comment and secondly, sorry for my late reply. I hope you enjoy your holiday.

In reply to - Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: Inspiration in all things. It is finally happening, my husband and myself are about to impart on our first whole week holiday without the children, whom are… ]]> 69a4bdd2c72fe198d4d2e21ae1cad259 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: Inspiration in all things. https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=375859 Wed, 09 Mar 2022 06:33:05 +0000 It is finally happening, my husband and myself are about to impart on our first whole week holiday without the children, whom are now adults. It is five past six on a cold early February morning. There is nothing but…

]]> 2 aa0e57a7d2373f268c63af64f95a3936 Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Quilting with Koru (fmq and appliqué) Celebrating culture and identity in New Zealand https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=14257 Sat, 26 Feb 2022 06:00:13 +0000 Koru is the name of the shape that represents the unfurling fern frond. It represents new life, hope and growth. It is the basic shape used in Māori art in New Zealand. I love the spiral shape and that each…

]]> 0 787e2094b8558e65e72058578ebb8ea0 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: Clover Stitch Guide https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=369669 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 12:58:22 +0000 Okay, after the excitement, stress and rush of the winter season, time to get back to some sort of normal. Well for me anyway. I have been chosen to do a project review for the new Clover Stitch Guide.

This…

]]> 0 a1fd85c0caab362fbe67e95a73647295 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: Scan, Cut and away we sew. https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=365127 Fri, 31 Dec 2021 02:46:58 +0000 Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Brother or any of its subsidiaries. I write this purely from the end user prospective. Any views in this blog are my own.

Christmas is literally days away. And I have been busy…

]]> 0 86d8bef7a714484cd138fc90b4ed3557 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: 11 Felt Chains https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=363905 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 06:53:27 +0000 Following on from my 12 Layers of Christmas Tree blog.

On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me: 11 Felt Chains

You will need:

• Felt

• Needle and matching thread for hand sewin…

]]> 0 8dba953458cd031631d1b732c7fcca54 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap procrastinator: 10 Button Baubles https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=363921 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 06:52:12 +0000 Following on from my 11 Felt Chains blog.

On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me: 10 Button Baubles

 

You will need:

• Felt (optional)

• 10 Buttons (they do not have to match)…

]]> 0 c14f4599daff95d618ce2e4c1b783dea Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: 9 Sparkle Stars https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=363972 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 06:51:35 +0000 Following on from my 10 Button baubles blog.

On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me: 9 Sparkle Stars.

You will need:

• Felt

• Needle and matching thread for hand sewing

• Scissor…

]]> 0 0858a275cbe707563903a8d6c79c2744 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap procrastinator: 8 Felt Bells https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=364003 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 06:50:58 +0000 Following on from my 9 Sparkle Stars blog.

On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me 8 Felt Bells.

You will need:

• Felt

• Needle and matching thread for hand sewing

• Scissor…

]]> 0 1172143994c34c6fc0b966e53ac92fe3 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: 7 Candy Canes  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=364018 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 06:50:16 +0000 Following on from my 8 Felt Bells blog.

On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me 7 Candy Canes.

You will need:

• Felt

• Needle and matching thread for hand sewing (optional)

• Scissor…

]]> 0 d82c6e8efbe6176bd2536f2c008d709e Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: 6 Xmas Presents  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=364033 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 06:49:36 +0000 Following on from my 7 Candy Canes blog.

On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me 6 Xmas Presents.

You will need:

• Felt

• Needle and matching thread for hand sewing

• Scissor…

]]> 0 59b9c4d0f7b4ec8cffd0298dca37828f Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: 5 Fancy Bows  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=364045 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 06:48:52 +0000 Following on from my 6 Xmas Presents blog.

On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me 5 Fancy Bows.

You will need:

• Felt or Ribbon

• Needle and matching thread for hand sewing (opti…

]]> 0 2ff1b3b3331eacf2e9068c57a932495e Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: 4 Santa Stockings  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=364060 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 06:48:02 +0000 Following on from my 5 Fancy Bows blog.

On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me 4 Santa Stockings.

You will need:

• Felt

• Needle and matching thread for hand sewing (opti…

]]> 0 6f12bf0b3f5fc341ce9dd1c03a0c6b34 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: 3 Holly Leafs  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=364479 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 06:46:18 +0000 Following on from my 4 Santa Stockings blog.

On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me 3 Holly Leafs.

You will need:

• Felt

• Needle and matching thread for hand sewing (opti…

]]> 0 c454fc59b1dbb0950237a0023583af2d Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: 12 Layers of Christmas Tree https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=363866 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 06:53:00 +0000 Following on from my 12 Days of Christmas –overview blog.

On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me: 12 layers of Christmas tree.

This is the first step-by-step guide to the 12 layers of Chr…

]]> 0 44edee9dc794aa72a3273d09f5a79176 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: 2 Xmas Puddings  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=364498 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 06:45:48 +0000 Following on from my 3 Holly Leafs blog.

On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me 2 Xmas Puddings.

You will need:

• Felt

• Needle and matching thread for hand sewing (opti…

]]> 0 e4871dbe5903ba74a218adaf1addb904 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: And an Angel for my tree.  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=364530 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:22:57 +0000 Following on from my 2 Xmas Puddings.

On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me an Angel for my tree.

You will need:

• Felt

• Needle and matching thread for hand sewing (opti…

]]> 0 7412de09ac0319d81f9f3d15a80141a2 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: 12 Days of Christmas - Overview https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=363808 Sun, 19 Dec 2021 13:01:31 +0000 For those that have read some of my previous Christmas blogs may suspect that I am a Bah Humbug. But this year I wanted to do something a little different, as we have recently become a blended family and we have the…

]]> 0 e880034864337091229e6feabf5c1eb3 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Lockdown Diary Days 100 - 104 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=345623 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 05:00:46 +0100 This is my last week of my lockdown diary. I thought that once the lockdown was over it would be the end of it. I had no idea that just over a year later we would still be in this pandemic. For those that have lost…

]]> 0 221679e7920ee372530291751e707854 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Lockdown Diary Days 93 - 99 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=345586 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 05:24:18 +0100 My lockdown diary is nearly at its end, just one more week to go. Reading this a year later I should have realized health wise I was not being careful.

Day 93: Trellis Layout, white perle thread.

Diary…

]]> 0 49ab840a82c4543ba19791de1ee4f74d Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Lockdown Diary Days 86 - 92 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=345556 Sat, 09 Oct 2021 05:23:17 +0100 It is amazing how hindsight can give us perspective. As I read further into my diary entries I can see the weariness creep in.

Day 86: None down today.

Diary Entry: I did some much needed weeding today…

]]> 0 9348372160eb44c6b8cfbbca361afb05 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Lockdown Diary Days 79 - 85 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=345527 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 05:20:39 +0100 Had I known at the time of writing these diaries that we would have to endure further lockdowns, I might have kept the stitching up, I did consider it at one point. As it is, I would have struggled because my health…

]]> 0 7e9c6ad5244249097ae3e930e9e41bac Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Lockdown Diary Days 72 - 78 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=345496 Sun, 03 Oct 2021 05:17:04 +0100 Re-reading my diary posts and knowing what I know now, I can see how my energy levels are getting worse. I had no way of knowing how in a few months time I would be basically sleeping twenty four seven and be in much…

]]> 0 efdbf2686badefbb86d4187542ff3f47 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Lockdown Diary Days 65 - 71 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=345444 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:13:35 +0100 Continuing the diary catch up from last year, re reading it reminds me how things can change in the blink of an eye.

Day 65: Running stitch with variegated thread sewn in the round to resemble back…

]]> 0 d83d403dc2192acc16a20dd8257db1b3 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Lockdown Diary Days 58 - 64 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=345403 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 05:12:19 +0100 Continuing with the posts of the final sections of my lockdown diary.

Day 58: Thorn Stitch, hand dyed cotton thread.

Diary Entry: A day of blah, low, tired, not sure really, just could not seem to find the…

]]> 0 6fb28a88e824344ed286a8cd12efc504 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Lockdown Diary Days 50 - 57 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=345365 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:11:11 +0100 A year has passed and I am continuing to play catch up with posting these blogs.

Day 50: Encroaching stem stitch. Four strand thread, two blue and two black.

Diary Entry: Not much to write about other than…

]]> 0 2fe046039c6a6c4c6903bfc059fa65df Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Lockdown Diary Days 43 - 49 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=345287 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 05:09:55 +0100 It has been over a year since I started this diary, due to ill health I never had chance to finish posting it up. I would still like to share it, so here we go.

Day 43: Today was a no stitch day.

Diary…

]]> 0 0de45185ab7857f924cbc84033348193 Denise Inkson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/09/09/the-cheap-procrastinator-its-okay-to-be-not-okay-part-one/#comment-11335 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 12:47:52 +0100 Thank you. I was wary writing this as I wasn’t sure what people would think.

In reply to - Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – It’s okay to be not okay.  Part one. Warning: this post discusses mental health, suicide and depression. Mental health should not be a taboo. It’s okay to no… ]]> febd2b9e25d3d2643fee859240d6622b Denise Inkson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/09/09/the-cheap-procrastinator-its-okay-to-be-not-okay-part-one/#comment-11334 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 12:46:44 +0100 Took me a while to articulate that though.

In reply to - Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – It’s okay to be not okay.  Part one. Warning: this post discusses mental health, suicide and depression. Mental health should not be a taboo. It’s okay to no… ]]> 9820930f3b12ad71088ec14ba6a3aae5 Denise Inkson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2020/04/13/the-cheap-procrastinator-stitch-diary-in-lockdown-1-13-days/#comment-11325 Sat, 11 Sep 2021 16:53:33 +0100 Thank you.

In reply to - Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Stitch Diary in Lockdown 1-13 days We are in unprecedented times, plague, death and loss of life, liberty and physical social interaction. This will not be i… ]]> 0718b8984c04eb5b7947b0a216ee4873 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – It’s okay to be not okay. Part Two. https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=344856 Sat, 11 Sep 2021 05:07:29 +0100 Warning: this post discusses mental health, suicide and depression. Mental health should not be a taboo. It’s okay to not be okay.

 

Husband and I talked while I was there, and he realised that he ne…

]]> 0 1cb75a09e442ef290801f37e937b235d Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – It’s okay to be not okay.  Part one. https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=344782 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 05:26:52 +0100 Warning: this post discusses mental health, suicide and depression. Mental health should not be a taboo. It’s okay to not be okay.
I have not been okay for months now; both my mental and physical health went into a…

]]> 4 39279c0ceab1129dd059b3fccc2be4ad Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, Use it or lose it - now more relevant than ever!!  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=333463 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:31:02 +0100 The long winter lockdown is over and retail has now been open for nearly three months. We are all happy that we can see our family and have a chatter over coffee with a friend. Unfortunately not everything is as…

]]> 0 3a81ace1097a1f89328a05af83abbcfc giniscanlan posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/22603/#acomment-22606 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 22:27:14 +0000 Hi Andrea, it is a pdf pattern, the payment process asks for an address though, I think it’s for security/fraud prevention – thank you for your interest! ❤️

In reply to - andrea4183 posted an update @giniscanlan hello! Is there a way to get the crazy guinea pig pattern on pdf? I’m in the US and it only offers me the shipping option. Please let me know. Thanks! ]]> 8fa63d1c9019385e1558f6b6d2015023 Sue Burford wrote a new post, CESAR   MANRIQUE. -  Artist https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=320028 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 06:44:01 +0000 Spaniard César Manrique was born 24 April 1919 in Arrecife, a village on the Canary Island of Lanzarote. Manrique was an artist, sculptor, architect and activist and, during the Spanish Civil War, he was a volunteer…

]]> 1 6b6887682c2f4f0be39845a82d0c098a Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Snowflakes: Christmas table runner and bunting https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=141650 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 06:00:30 +0000 After making a few snowflakes for the ‘fire and ice’ quilts we created and which are still available in the Project section, I became fascinated by their potential. They are beautiful, each individual, symmetric but…

]]> 1 deebbe627f282b9fa8b4fc6dc9940d32 Denise Inkson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/the-cheap-procrastinator-flower-power/#comment-10180 Sat, 19 Sep 2020 13:58:36 +0100 Thank you, I enjoy learning and like sharing what I have learnt. Also if I have found any cheats too.

In reply to - Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Flower Power Sick of Covid-19, I think we all are, I know I am too, time to look to the future and the pleasure of sewing. I have been asked to add a b… ]]> 5ea1b8b118271786377e55a319fb6152 Denise Inkson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/the-cheap-procrastinator-flower-power/#comment-10179 Sat, 19 Sep 2020 13:57:48 +0100 Thank you

In reply to - Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Flower Power Sick of Covid-19, I think we all are, I know I am too, time to look to the future and the pleasure of sewing. I have been asked to add a b… ]]> 2fec55377eca05824ee9170172a56cd5 Denise Inkson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/the-cheap-procrastinator-flower-power/#comment-10178 Sat, 19 Sep 2020 13:57:18 +0100 thank you

In reply to - Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Flower Power Sick of Covid-19, I think we all are, I know I am too, time to look to the future and the pleasure of sewing. I have been asked to add a b… ]]> c885377b5939791aa74fed00f90d90d0 Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Flowers in my garden https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=277368 Sat, 12 Sep 2020 05:43:05 +0100 There is so much joy and delight in a flower garden. Gardeners work with nature to create an ever-changing display of beauty, and flowers are so beautiful and so transient. We want to celebrate them as they pass so…

]]> 3 93ed5b6e62a8b82175cffb16d01286f7 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Flower Power https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=279109 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 05:56:55 +0100 Sick of Covid-19, I think we all are, I know I am too, time to look to the future and the pleasure of sewing.

I have been asked to add a block to a blog hop. Not fully sure what it entails so I am for the most…

]]> 6 221fa6b82052fbc5dd01986acf0335f8 Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Lockdown Diary Days 43 - 49 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=279248 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 19:20:47 +0100 Day 43: No stitches today. Diary Entry: It was a semi productive day with regard catching up on admin, but been crabby for most of it. It was strongly implied that I was not sewing fast enough, which in turn caused…

]]> 0 92a0150e0729bb73715a8ef77ea9b0b9 Denise Inkson posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/the-cheap-procrastinator-lockdown-diary-days-29-35/#comment-9691 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:02:47 +0100 Thank you, sorry for the delay in replying. Things finally caught up with me and I needed to rest. I am still sewing scrubs, but not as manic now.

In reply to - Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Lockdown Diary Days 29 – 35 Day 29: Star Stitch, with perle thread. Diary Entry: Cleaning day, but not productive or balanced. The morning was g… ]]> 28ba12302fcc0f65d1a52482fa06b530 Sue Burford posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/making-a-fabric-postcard/#comment-9613 Sat, 11 Jul 2020 11:48:17 +0100 Thank you Margaret. Glad you found it useful. xx

In reply to - Sue Burford wrote a new post, MAKING  A  FABRIC  POSTCARD Although most of the Members of the UKQU, there are a few Newbies who may not have made a Fabric Postcard. So, I thought I would share my Birthday Card… ]]> 5552db192494e0e0f44b18e4a4614f54 Sue Burford posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/gutermann-sew-all-nostalgic-tins/#comment-9568 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 13:28:31 +0100 I am definitely going to look these up….

In reply to - Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gütermann Sew All Nostalgic Tins Every now and then something arrives in the shops that you really must have, and this might just be one of those times.   … ]]>