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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – It’s okay to be not okay. Part Two. 4 years, 8 months ago
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…
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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – It’s okay to be not okay. Part one. 4 years, 8 months ago
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…
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It is ALWAYS ok not to be ok, but it is often hard to be so honest. Xx
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Took me a while to articulate that though.
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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’m pleased that you are slowly finding the help that you need and that you have a friend that is there for you when you need space. I’m glad that you wrote this blog because it puts things into perspective for others, and I totally agree that it is ok to not be ok.
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Thank you. I was wary writing this as I wasn’t sure what people would think.
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Nina wrote a new post, September 2021 UKQU Book Club 4 years, 9 months ago
With the days getting shorter, I’ve lined up a few quilting mystery books for the next few months. Starting us off is Quilt or Innocence: A Southern Quilting Mystery, by Elizabeth Craig. The book is available as…
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Nina wrote a new post, August 2021 UKQU Book Club 4 years, 10 months ago
I’m writing this on my tablet as we’re away at the moment, so it’ll be a short post this time.The book for August is called Birds in the Air and it is written by Frances O’Roark Dowell.
Emma has rece…
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Nina wrote a new post, July 2021 UKQU Book Club 4 years, 11 months ago
The book for July in the UKQU Book Club is The Sewing Machine by Natalie Fergie.Linked by a sewing machine, we meet the three main characters Jean, Connie and Fred in this sweet Scottish story…
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Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, Use it or lose it – now more relevant than ever!! 4 years, 11 months ago
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…
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Nina wrote a new post, June 2021 UKQU Book Club 5 years ago
Spring is almost over and for June we’re turning to some Amish romance with the first book in the Quilter’s Son series by Samantha Bayarr. The book is called Liam’s choice.
Liam has secretly attended school…
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Nina wrote a new post, April 2021 UKQU Book Club 5 years, 2 months ago
Our book for April 2021 is called Assault and Batting and it was written by Tess Rothery.
When her mother Laura dies, Taylor Quinn returns to the family home to step into her shoes including running a q…
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Sue Burford wrote a new post, CESAR MANRIQUE. – Artist 5 years, 3 months ago
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…
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That is really interesting and a lovely piece of work! An artist new to me, too.
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Nina wrote a new post, March 2021 UKQU Book Club 5 years, 3 months ago
“The journey to college is a rite of passage we mark as a joyous occasion, one we celebrate by buying luggage and books on how to build a fulfilling life. But really, if you ask any mother, she’ll tell you that d…
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Nina wrote a new post, February 2021 UKQU Book Club 5 years, 4 months ago
A bit later than I’d planned, but here is the book for February 2021.
Forget me Knot, by Mary Marks
Forget me Knots is the is the first book in a series of eight written by Mary Marks. They are all a…
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Nina started the topic LATEST BOOKS in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 5 years, 4 months agoTo see all the books in the UKQU BOOK CLUB please check out the book club hashtag http://ukqu.co.uk/tag/ukqubookclub
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Nina posted an update in the group
UKQU BOOK CLUB 5 years, 4 months agoTo see the latest book in the UKQU BOOK CLUB please see the book club hashtag or check out my blog archive.
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Unfortunately I’m not allowed to post even a single link (error message ‘you have posted too many links’)
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Nina wrote a new post, Nina's pieced Party Crown – #CBH2021 5 years, 5 months ago
This is part of the Celebrations Blog Hop 2021 (#CBH2021) and this time I have created a pattern for a pieced PARTY CROWN. Just select the fabrics depending on the occasion you are celebrating; or make lots of them…
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Love it Nina, easy to narrow the top and bottom background to use as a border block too.
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Nina wrote a new post, Nina's Party Hat – foundation paper pieced (FPP) – #CBH2021 5 years, 5 months ago
This is part of the Celebrations Blog Hop 2021 (#CBH2021) and I have created a pattern for a PARTY HAT using foundation paper piecing (FPP). Just select the appropriate fabrics for the occasion and it’ll be perfect f…
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Versatile AND fun!
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Nina recommended the post Confetti #CBH2021 5 years, 5 months ago
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Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club 2020 5 years, 5 months ago
Another year has come to an end, and what a different year it has been! The UKQU Book Club started back in April 2018 and we have since then more or less every month suggested a quilting related novel or biography to…
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Nina wrote a new post, January 2021 UKQU Book Club 5 years, 5 months ago
With the recent changes announced by the government due to the spread of Covid, not many of us were able to meet up with family and friends over the Christmas period. Instead, I have found eight ladies and their…
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It’s a very American book. Uber American lol. The group of women are obviously diverse in order to provide a variety of stories. I’m not sure what the prevalent theme is; the quilts, the Bunco, the food, the stories, they all seem to get equal time. Bunco seems to be something like Yahtzee and they seem to be making mostly traditional quilts.
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There’s a murder in the February book!!! If you can find any book with quilting AND zombies, please let me know and I’ll pick it!!!
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Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club 2020 – December 5 years, 6 months ago
For December, what better than a Christmas and winter story? When searching on Amazon this summer I came across The Christmas Wedding Quilt. It had three authors and three, what looked like, sub-titles listed.…
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I wouldn’t normally read books like this, but maybe I should give them a go. I’m definitely up for reading one and chatting about it!
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Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club 2020 – November 5 years, 7 months ago
“You are Wardrobe, aren’t you?”. It may not get down in history as the best pick-up line ever, but it was the first line spoken by Alfie to Gwen. Nonetheless, it started their friendship which soon also involved some…
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