What a clever and effective idea, to make placemats. Now you just have to remember where you store them for Christmas!

Thank you to everyone who submitted a title! The competition is now closed and the judges will deliberate, and probably dither a bit too….

I remember you posting about this baby delivery when it happened. Didn’t know about the full time job or where the first quilt ended up. Always enjoy your posts and blogs. You have the story telling gene. More please.

She was meant to have that quilt, lucky her, it is lovely. I do love a happy ending!

That’s great. Although not a quilt my daughter had seen a mini plush (a large BMW logo made one) and she wanted to win it. It was labelled I think prize seven or eight in the raffle. We were at a mini (as in cars) event and at that time that’s all she talked about (Aspergers). Well. The raffle was drawn, we won first prize (a very large hamper, it was lovely). One look at Kira knew I had to ask to swap that prize for the mini. The guy behind the stall said he could not but another guy who had been manning the stall all day had said Kira had kept going back to it, just like the lady. And said as we were giving up the first prize for a lower prize there was no problem. One happy little girl. We then went one to win a later price. A meal for a family of four at a pub. A good day round. Don’t you just love fate.

Hope your husband is now on the mend. Your list of projects achieved already is quite impressive. Lyn Butler’s patterns are great, and can’t wait to see the disappearing 16 patch!

Great blog Candy..and thanks so much for all your pattern testing, you’re a star

What a great write up, it is amazing when you list the things that you have made to see just much you’ve made and how different each thing is, well done you!

What fun fabric and such an innovative use for them! Visiting relatives in Hannover in May, might need to make them a London based present as a memory of a great visit to London last year.

nicely done!

Loving your scribbles and the end result!

Wonderful to learn more about the organisation of the show. Thanks for getting the interview Sylvia.

Great interview !! And this year, i can get to FOQ and can’t wait

Interesting ‘behind the scenes’ information, I was there at the beginning and most years after. So good to have our own F of Q’s in the UK.

Interesting to hear a bit about the work behind the scene. Looking forward to another great show!

Really interesting to hear what goes on behind the scenes.

Thankyou that was so interesting. Thankyou for sharing

Great to read about all the work that goes on thank you

Fantastic interview thanks! Can’t wait for this year’s festival

My quilting group had a speaker who was a Volunteer at Festival of Quilts.
It was fascinating all the behind the scenes work that goes into making this a fantastic show for us.
I have a quilting friend in Australia who comes over for it Every Year!

Great Interview!

Great beh8nd the screams look thank you for everyone that helps, I Would love to go this year, not been for several years x

Such an interesting read for one of the highlights of my year.

Got to be in it to win it, second time lucky? (Fingers and toes crossed. Lol!)

Much to my shame, I have thought very little about the hard work in producing the show. I had my first visit last year and loved it.

If bloggers on the UKQU site are not prevented or disallowed from entering the draw for tickets, I would love a pair of tickets because it is the first time it hasn’t clashed with the Fairport Convention Cropredy Music Festival.

I would love the chance to win tickets. I’ve been on a no-spend for nearly a year now and this would be a fab way of working round my ban.

Haven’t been for a couple of years. A day there would be great.

I would love to win tickets for this incredible display of quilty, fabric talent and inspiration.

Just discovered I can go to FOQ this year, so excited!

So looking forward to this

Thank you for all the work you do running this each year, I’m looking forward to attending again this year! 🙂

Thought I’d miss this ( my first FOQ ) as family holiday was this weekend – but had to move that, so really looking forward to being able to come especially now having read all about behind the scenes! Thankyou for fascinating insight.

I hadn’t realised how much time, effort and thought goes into this show! Would love to come with my friend Jemma as I haven’t been able to attend for a few years, and can’t wait to visit ! Fingers crossed

Would love to win free tickets to this year’s show. Very interesting to read this interview, thank you

Very interesting interview. I would have assumed it was a quieter organising it but clearly not!

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Hi I would love to help , I have a 6 ft Freestyle frame so I could do the smaller ones . Please contact me.

I can help, I have a mid arm sweet 16

Hi Maggie. I need more practice using my long arm so would be happy to work on some quilts.

I have an APQS Millie longarm 14 foot long machine and would be happy to help. The beast is restless!!

I have a Q’nique 15r and a Qzone Hoop Frame. I’m not very experienced but would be happy to help.

Well done Chris for making a lovely quilt for such a worthy cause. I love Miffy, it works for all age groups too

Fantastic creativity to eke out every last lovely inch of these charming fabrics, such a wonderful thing you have done by making it for the Quilts for Care Leavers project (Q4CL).

I used to love Miffy. I think I still have a colouring book for inspiration lol

Craic washedand ready.

I don’t think I can improve on Judith’s comment!

Love it, made my smile 🙂

I adore this! So Clever!

Who has been in my bathroom

Wow, that’s interesting, glad I don’t need it. Could be confusing!

You might get one from the same shops that sell sky hooks, tartan paint, and left opening pillow cases.

I have seen these in commercials 🙂 sewing at speed and backwards……

Classic!

Thanks for the heads up