UKQU | MARJORIE COOK | Friends Activity https://ukqu.co.uk/members/cookie58/activity/friends/ Activity feed for MARJORIE COOK'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 f7bf7139cb118bc351de63e64f9c74bd Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/11/15/anges-lost-christmas-spirit/#comment-12425 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 22:42:51 +0000 Lovely x

In reply to - Keren Baker wrote a new post, Ange's Lost Christmas Spirit If you’d asked Ange where her Christmas spirit had gone, she’d reply with a twinkle that it was locked away with the other bottles in her cocktail cab… ]]> f92842ff2b1c4addbce3ceccb7452668 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Dinosaurs For The Win! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=406983 Sat, 15 Oct 2022 09:41:28 +0100 How cute are these dinosaurs?

This pattern by Lynne Goldsworthy has 4 super cute dinosaurs to applique and uses dinosaur fabric and 4-patches to make a lovely child’s quilt 58″ square.
The fabric range is…

]]> 1 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 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 b8989e0306bf80c780a67d9f17663e4d Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Now's the time to Get It Finished! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=255893 Sun, 02 Jan 2022 06:19:19 +0000 Welcome to crazy town! Well, more like crazy world right now eh? But all is not lost, you now have 12 weeks to get up to date on all those UFO’s, WIP’s and all the niggling little jobs around the house that you kee…

]]> 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 ced4d95f906345b1d19b582ec3b640b7 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, A Tale of Two Circles. And Lemons. https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=361820 Sat, 11 Dec 2021 06:42:45 +0000 Someone Bosal HQ is really into circles. Bosal have been selling continuous inch-wide strips for rugs and bag for ages (it’s on the list) but lately they’ve been churning out circles with the intention of using them…

]]> 1 c580f5712e69c853642a6aadc8c5b087 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/10/12/clover-quick-cut-thread-cutter/#comment-11376 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 18:42:28 +0100 ooo I like it!

In reply to - Helen Kent wrote a new post, Clover Quick Cut Thread Cutter Do you chain piece? What is chain piecing I hear some ask? This is where we have numerous units to join and piece them one after the other without breaking… ]]> 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 10b9f49e52a02efcbc05e4d349ed4ea8 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, A Retreat's Tale. https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=344378 Thu, 07 Oct 2021 05:33:05 +0100 Recently I was exited to be able to join what was the second (somewhat delayed) annual retreat for an intrepid group of quilters collectively known as ‘Lady Chattey’s Quilt Lovers’. Thirteen ladies travelled to Denha…

]]> 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 06758effd8f9a5e0dbf00764789b12d8 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Fabric Review - Around the World by Makower UK https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=348072 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:49:04 +0100 I was sent a sample pack of Around The World by Makower UK. Sample packs usually have 10″ squares but this one was a bit different- they included a full panel! It had the panel of a world map, and nine 10″ squ…

]]> 1 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 f572bd27d56176d8cb2fa85141a1d117 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/09/20/one-bank-holiday-and-360-half-square-triangles/#comment-11352 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 23:27:37 +0100 I knew you’d be a brilliant blogger!!!! Now, can you make one for me please? heehee

In reply to - Helen Waddington wrote a new post, One Bank Holiday and 360 half square triangles When your twin nieces have very definite ideas about what they want for their birthday, you do all you can to make those dreams come… ]]> 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 4e4ae76da24c48083857662eb10774c7 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Güttermann Creativ Threads http://ukqu.co.uk/?p=340314 Sat, 21 Aug 2021 06:25:08 +0100 I was sent this gorgeous pack of Güttermann 100% cotton 30 weight thread to review. This thread is slightly thicker than the thread you would use for quilt piecing, making it perfect for hand or machine quilting, as…

]]> 0 385f51c6999da518830deefcc822a713 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, A Rainbow Plague Mask... https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=327559 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 06:24:07 +0100 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. Thankfully I did sleep, so I was alert enough the next day t…

]]> 3 c2b1d995700545efd2e86343a6a54dfd Juliet Nice wrote a new post, UKQU Mini Swap - What's your Swap Mumma up to? Part 1 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=337079 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:27:47 +0100 Over in our Facebook group UK Quilters United, we’ve completed seven Mini Swaps since 2015.
In the simplest explanation possible you are allocated a team and given the name of another team member to make a mini…

]]> 0 aaa8f6c03b10f28ff19743af4f2479f5 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, The Mini Quilts are coming! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=335132 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 05:36:20 +0100 Yes it’s that time again, the UK Quilters United Mini Swap is up and running.
This is the 8th Mini Swap, which started in 2015 , but we did two during 2018, just for fun!
The ‘You know what’ is (touch wood) winding…

]]> 1 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 c5897db179ad94e2020565f9cfa71509 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/circles/#comment-11103 Tue, 11 May 2021 00:59:59 +0100 gorgeous!

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… ]]>