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Juliet Nice recommended the post Valentine Day Panic! 7 years, 4 months ago
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Valentine Stitchery 7 years, 4 months ago
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Love hearts… 7 years, 4 months ago
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Christmas Dinner Quilts for Care Leavers 7 years, 4 months ago
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Nina wrote a new post, Call for stories – everyone has a story to tell 7 years, 4 months ago
On 29 January we celebrated that it was five years since Juliet and I started the UK Quilters United Facebook group. The group has grown to over 15,000 members and we have created sub-groups to cater for different…
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You too could be famous, write us a story!!
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Nina wrote a new post, UK Quilters united by a common thread – the book by and about us! 7 years, 4 months ago
Did you know that there is a book about UK Quilters United?
Yes, it is true. There is a book about us!
Three years ago Julie Passey, one of our Facebook members, together with over 100 writers created a book by…
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This first book is now also available as a paperback version from Amazon, with hopefully a full reproduction of the original book following shortly. To find them, please search for “united by a common thread” or “Julie Passey” on Amazon.
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Vlieseline Iron Cleaner 7 years, 4 months ago
There’s been several comments lately over on the UK Quilters United FB Group about irons. This popped into my inbox today and it offers sound advice on how to preserve your iron and ironing board.
There a…
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I will keep an eye out for this!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Sew Easy Flexible Curve 7 years, 4 months ago
The Quilter’s Flexible Curve is the perfect tool for creating your own designs, especially those involving wavy or curved lines. As the name suggests it is a very flexible tool and will hold its shape un…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, New notions from Clover 7 years, 4 months ago
CLover are always coming up with clever notions to help improve our crafts.
This set of seam markers allows you to neatly draw seam lines along the edges of any pattern or template, whatever the shape. Suitable…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Monsoon – the new fabric range from Makower UK 7 years, 4 months ago
Tonal flowers, stripes, spots and even a cockatoo all add to this vibrant new range from Makower UK. Known for their wide variety of 100% cotton fabrics, they have put together a colourful pallette of fuschias, t…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, The Craft4Crafters Show, Westpoint Centre, Exeter. 14TH – 16TH February 2019 7 years, 4 months ago
The South West’s favourite Needle & Hobby Craft show returns to the Westpoint, Centre in Exeter, the show runs from Thursday 14th to Saturday 16th February 2019, doors opening 10am – 5pm every day.
Returning to…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Quilts for Christmas Dinners: a review of 2018 7 years, 5 months ago
Maggie Lloyd-Jones’ ‘Quilts for Careleavers Christmas Dinners’ project captured our imagination .. she started in October and by Christmas Eve 2018 had 125 Quilts donated. How did that happen ….
Orphan bl…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, February 2019 Competition Sponsored jointly by Gutermann and Groves 7 years, 5 months ago
The 2018 series of competitions were so popular
Grosvenor Shows have asked us to carry onThroughout February we celebrated the RSPB, asking for q…
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I can see the rules only allow up to 42” but I can’t see a closing date or any other restrictions?
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Hi Maggie and thanks for the question. The text body of the competition above asks you to upload your competition entries to the UK Quilters United Facebook Group and the top six quilts liked by the members there will be uploaded to this page on 25th February for a further week of voting for the two top faves. If you have any further questions please ask away and we hope to see your entry.
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Thank you Sylvia. I did see that butwas not sure how much before 25th they must be displayed in facebook?
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Hi Margaret .. have you looked at the March and April competitions. The sooner the quilt entries appear in the FB Group the more likes you will attract. Hope we will see an entry from you.
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I was so excited to find I had won this competition and thank you to everyone that voted for me.
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You are very welcome. We hope you will enter further competitions coming up too and are looking forward to seeing all the lovely quilts at the Grosvenor Show Exhibitions later this year.
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Nina changed their profile picture 7 years, 5 months ago
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter posted an update in the group
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 5 months agoWe had great hopes for this group, but unfortunately, we no longer have someone available to drive things forward for you. If anyone would be willing to run this Group then please get back to me, otherwise, I am afraid we will close the Book Club as there is simply not enough time in the day for me to do this alone. Would anyone like to take…[Read more]
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Happy First Birthday to Us 7 years, 5 months ago
How did that happen then! A whole year since we launched our website!
12 months. 365 days of quilting just flew by.Have you all enjoyed it? Have you joined in? Are you a member yet!
We could look…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Quilts for Christmas Dinners 2019 7 years, 5 months ago
Imagine you are 18, been in care most of your life, and next week you will be living on your own for the first time, with no one other than your overworked social worker to turn to. This is the situation for…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Quilts from the Estate of Hannah Hauxwell 7 years, 5 months ago
Thirteen lots of quilts and textiles from the estate of Hannah Hauxwell are to be sold in Tennants Auctioneers’ Costume, Fashion and Textiles Sale on 9th February, in their North Yorkshire S…
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These are wonderfully evocative quilts with such a distinctive provenance. I love the two frame quilts, which also have tantalising glimpses of lovely quilting.
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