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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Baby Starfish Quilt 7 years, 9 months ago
I’m so excited about my latest pattern. I have designed a row by row quilt for beginners to teach techniques, which is still in progress. But I just thought the starfish are adorable and would make such a cute baby q…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter replied to the topic Website Improvements in the forum UKQU 7 years, 9 months ago
Hi Linda and Lesley,
Apologies, but we rarely check the forum. How remiss of us! Our day job really has been taking over lately, so the best way to raise any issues is to raise a ticket as we are monitoring that much more closely. You can see the Group issue with spammers was resolved relatively quickly too once we were aware of it. time…[Read more]
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter replied to the topic Website Improvements in the forum UKQU 7 years, 9 months ago
Hi Linda and Lesley,
Apologies, but we rarely check the forum. How remiss of us! Our day job really has been taking over lately, so the best way to raise any issues is to raise a ticket as we are monitoring that much more closely. You can see the Group issue with spammers was resolved relatively quickly too once we were aware of it. time…[Read more]
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter replied to the topic Website Improvements in the forum UKQU 7 years, 9 months ago
Hi Linda and Lesley,
Apologies, but we rarely check the forum. How remiss of us! Our day job really has been taking over lately, so the best way to raise any issues is to raise a ticket as we are monitoring that much more closely. You can see the Group issue with spammers was resolved relatively quickly too once we were aware of it. time…[Read more]
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter replied to the topic Website Improvements in the forum UKQU 7 years, 9 months ago
sorry for the lack of response … the spammers were removed some time ago. Unfortunately since we rarely get comments here its not checked regularly enough, but I hope you can see the issue is resolved. If you do have any issues its often better to raise a ticket as those are checked afre more regularly.
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Lynda Jackson wrote a new post, Freemotion and design classes 7 years, 9 months ago
In my last blog I discussed learning to use rulers on your machines and designing with them. The response was fantastic, so much so that I am going to have to look at repeating the class later in the year as this…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Bias Bars from Sew Easy 7 years, 9 months ago
These bias bars from Sew Easy are so easy to use and are a real help to making perfect stems for applique and craft projects for vines, basket handles as well as for curved, celtic and leadlight designs in…
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Nina replied to the topic How do I receive a pattern in the forum Ask the Experts 7 years, 9 months ago
Hi Karine, thanks for making contact. I have emailed you a copy of the PDF and will follow up with the website to see if we can find out what went wrong at our end. Hope you enjoy the pattern. Thank you. / Nina
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Lynda Jackson wrote a new post, Rulers – But not the bossy kind 😉 7 years, 9 months ago
It seems that the latest trend in the quilting world is the use of quilting rulers to use both on domestic machines and on longarm machines. They are being sold in various forms and various shapes and sizes, but…
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This sounds like the perfect course for anyone wanting to learn a new skill, Lynda has won so many awards for her quilting she would be the best person to learn from.
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Thank you Carole, that’s so nice to hear. xx
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gutermann Thread Pack with Edge Shaper 7 years, 9 months ago
A pack of eight x 100m reels of gorgeous, high quality polyester Sew All Threads from Gütermann creative make a great gift and come in a range of gloriously fresh, bright shades plus black and white. Perfect t…
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Lynda Jackson wrote a new post, World Quilts Competition – News Update 7 years, 9 months ago
Many of you will have seen on my personal page that I recently won Best of World at the World Quilt New England Show in the US with my quilt Silver Linings. Overwhelmed and overjoyed does not go anywhere near to…
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Congratulations Lynda! Big shoes to fill but I’m sure you’re up to it.
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Thank you. I will give it my best I assure you xx
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Fantastic! What an honour – on all counts
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Good luck in your new role. Congratulations on your win too.
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Louisa wrote a new post, TeesCreatives – a Creative Space in Middlesbrough 7 years, 9 months ago
I’m so proud to have been involved in the setting up of Middlesbrough’s newest creative space, TeesCreatives. The brainchild of Jen – a friend as addicted to dressmaking as I am to quilting, her plan was to…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Book Giveaway 7 years, 10 months ago
Over the last few weeks Fiona Pullen, well-known author of several books, The Sewing Directory website and an all-round nice person, has been explaining how to set up a successful…
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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, New Zealand quilt shows 7 years, 10 months ago
I’ve just had a week of holiday in New Zealand visiting family and enjoying old haunts. I also got lucky enough to go to two quilt shows and a couple of shops. (I mean quilt shops of course, the rest don’t cou…
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Thank you for sharing your trip and the pictures. Brings back a lot of memories for me. There is something quite special and different too about quilting in the antipodes – I suspect it is a bit like NZ regionalist painting – the light is different, and so the way light and colour is used in quilting is quite different too.
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Corinne, you are so right. The light is so different and so is, I think, the colour perception. I think New Zealand has a very saturated palette with the blues and greens, whereas Australia often has a dustier palette, more olive, dark teal and rust. I noticed Switzerland tends to have a clear clean palette, whereas England has a very soft palette. These are generalisations of course, and I know we all pursue our own particular tastes. Did you like my pic of Ruapehu?, so lucky to get it so clear from a plane window.
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Loved reading this Sue. Rose City Quilters was the second quilt show I ever went to – after helping out at Kowhai Quilters Quilt Show in Feilding. Ruapehu looks magnificent – such a great road trip head up or down SH1. This has bought back so many memories and is all located in our patch of NZ – thanks!!
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I’m glad it brought back happy memories Abigail. It seemed like it was a weekend for quilt shows, though I missed the one in Wellington – I could have gone, but the traffic getting back out is horrendous, even leaving at 4.30 we crawled down to Kapiti, (the plus side was getting some good photos of the island). It’ll be good when the new road is finished. The Horowhenua quilt show was at Nga Tawa and the rose city one at PNGHS. I was so pleased with that photo of Ruapehu, I got Ngauruhoe, Tongariro and Mt Taranaki as well. Amazingly lucky.
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Marking Pencils 7 years, 10 months ago
Having the right marking tool to suit your project is essential and Clover provide an excellent range for Quilters to choose from.
It is advisable to test your chosen marker on a scrap of your fabric before…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, A Quilty Hug at Christmas .. an appeal 7 years, 10 months ago
From time to time things pop up in the Quilty Charity World. Lemn Sissay is a brilliant poet, and Maggie Lloyd Jones is working with him to support the Care Leavers Christmas Dinners he has started a movement a…
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Wonderful project and I know our Sew Happy Quilters in Chilton Trinity near Bridgwater are planning a work day to make quilts.
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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Holidays, aeroplanes and sewing supplies 7 years, 10 months ago
Well, firstly, yay for holidays. I’m off to visit family, which is nice, but I need to make sure I’m well prepared for waiting at airports, and have small things to do while relaxing with family. I fly bec…
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Some great ideas Sue. I love your home made EPP book – can work for other things as well I think.
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Thanks Ruth for your kind words. It’s much appreciated.
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, New! C Ne 50 Thread Packs from Gutermann 7 years, 10 months ago
Now available in packs of 10 and 20 x100m reels, C Ne 50 thread is made from 100% mercerized premium Egyptian cotton.
Harmonizing with a wide range of fabric weights, it is high strength with a natural…
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Nina wrote a new post, Scandi 2018 Christmas fabrics 7 years, 10 months ago
Being part of the Bloggerati* I was offered some Scandinavian inspired Christmas fabrics to try out. Below are a few of the designs available in the latest Scandi 2018 range, by Makower. The designs are available in…
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Love it!
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giniscanlan wrote a new post, The story of Lola’s Quilt [As seen on TV!] 7 years, 10 months ago
UKQU are doing a second mini quilt swap and I have been lucky enough to have been asked to be a Swap Mumma. This involves looking after a group of swappers, helping and guiding them and offering support and…
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That’s really lovely Gini. Such a kind gesture. Beautiful quilt. I too have made many new friends through the site, one who in particular lm sure will be a lifetime friend.
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Gorgeous xx
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That is super.
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