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Sue Burford recommended the post Why I don’t sell my quilts 8 years, 3 months ago
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Introducing Diane Rooney .. Fabric Designer for Makower UK 8 years, 3 months ago
Here at UKQU HQ we are really excited to have Diane Rooney, one of the brightest new designers to join Makower joining Blogger Central. In between designing and looking after her family, and working alongside her p…
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Sue Burford recommended the post Carol Munro -AKA The Quilting Procrastinator 8 years, 3 months ago
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Carol Munro wrote a new post, Carol Munro -AKA The Quilting Procrastinator 8 years, 3 months ago
Hi everyone, welcome back
By the time you read this the inaugural UK Handi Quilter Academy, which I was lucky enough to attend, will be over and everyone will be back home, I thought you might like to hear about…
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Thank you for the insight Carol, very jealous, wish I could have been there
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You would have really enjoyed it, Kelly and Kim were really good teachers.
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Sounds amazing.
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It was great fun, met lots of lovely people too.
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It was wonderful to meet you at this event and so good to hear your take on the event. It is very different being on the other side, as it were, and I know I came away with itchy fingers just wanting to quilt all day long!!
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Nice to meet you too Abigail, I really enjoyed being on the pupil side of the table for a change. It was a very relaxing weekend, great fun with lots of super samples at the end.
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Sue Burford recommended the post Confused about which needle to use .. this might help! 8 years, 3 months ago
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Sue Burford recommended the post A Mad Month in the Patchwork and Fabric Industry 8 years, 3 months ago
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Confused about which needle to use .. this might help! 8 years, 4 months ago
Jon and Callum from Barnyarns have a lengthy relationship with needles and thread, so when we wanted to learn which needles are best we asked them. This is the first part of a three part series.
The…
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Sue Burford recommended the post Making new friends – join a quilting bee 8 years, 4 months ago
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Val Brooks recommended the post A quick way to check you are sewing a 1/4 inch seam 8 years, 4 months ago
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Sue Burford recommended the post A quick way to check you are sewing a 1/4 inch seam 8 years, 4 months ago
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Val Brooks wrote a new post, A quick way to check you are sewing a 1/4 inch seam 8 years, 4 months ago
Now be honest, after spending loads of time piecing fabric to make a quilt top, have you ever found matching your blocks difficult and you realise it is because your measurements were slightly out? It happens to all…
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Excellent suggestion. I have 3 machines and they all have 1/4″ feet and they are all different size!!!!!
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Thanks Sue! It’s amazing that there is such a variation, isn’t it? Always best to check I’ve now learnt!
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I’m definitely going to try this out. So simple too.
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Sue Burford recommended the post Have you ever tried the ‘Under Thimble’? 8 years, 4 months ago
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Sue Burford recommended the post The Story of a Workshop Leader 8 years, 4 months ago
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, The 70,273 Project 8 years, 4 months ago
Did you ever have an idea for a quilt pop into your mind with such vividness and detail that you could almost touch it? What did you do? Did you . . .
think “that’s nice” and go on about your day?
sketch it ou…
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This is really moving and I love the quilts shown. It is a great thought provoking feature Sylvia on a subject we should never forget.
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Thank you again, Sylvia, for giving me this wonderful opportunity to connect with quilters in the UK (and beyond!) on your beautiful, user-friendly site. I’m honored and delighted.
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Amazing story Jeanne, I’m going to share this with my quilting group and see if we can help you with a piece!
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That would be fantastic, Amy! Thank you.
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I’ll certainly be talking about this to our quilting group on Wednesday. I’m sure that some of them will want to be involved. Thought provoking project.
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Great! Thank you, Christine!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Making a Difference .. a Charitable Tale 8 years, 4 months ago
This webmaster lark is a bit of a laugh from time to time, and an awful lot of hard work keeping everyone and everything in check. Certainly no hidden perks, but from time to time I plan to indulge myself a little…
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Duck, duck, duck, duck….duck?
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Over the Hill and far away
One little duck went quack quack
and … hopefully one more life saved!
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I love the wee ducks, I never knew that such a wonderful project existed and I’m off now to have a further read.. unfortunately the blood transfusion service no longer visits the western isles as it became not viable with so many ferry cancellations so financially and loss of donated blood in delay getting it back to Inverness
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It’s a brilliant project and one that helps save lives too.
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What a lovely idea.They are sooo cute…I’m off to take a quack peek
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Oh my!!!
What a wonderful blog, thank you so very much in blogging about this and bringing to my attention and hopefully to all the others who happen on it. I can assure you I shall be making so many aware of this LYD awareness campaign, an illness that we all dread. For those of us who on the side lines feel helpless in having to sit and watch as loved ones take on a frightening and painful journey, that us fortunate in having good health can only imagine, a little something to feel like we are doing ‘our bit’.
I cannot wait now until Monday to take patterns to all the ladies in my knitting group and spread the word on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to the quilting groups I hold and attend.
Believe me I shall even be telling my friends in the pub!
So very close to my heart.
LYD will (with considerable re-telling, knitting and sewing) be in abundance in these Somerset towns.
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Sharon, that is wonderful! Thank you xx
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These are great Sylvia, my next make I think – might even use freezer paper as a template and try making the tag on calico!
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Sue Burford recommended the post Just another love story? Triple love! 8 years, 4 months ago
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Carol Munro wrote a new post, Carol Munro – AKA The Quilting Procrastinator 8 years, 4 months ago
Hi Everyone, thanks for giving up some of your time to come back to read my blog. I survived the first one relatively unscathed and received some lovely comments, thank you to everyone who took the time to leave a…
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Love it Carol, we all need a challenge in life.
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A Quilter never runs out of ideas, just the time to follow them through unfortunately.
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Absolutely, and it’s nice to do a fun project occasionally.
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What a great idea – I have so many ideas floating around in my head and noted down already, this one may have to wait until next year, but I can think of a few people who I’ll challenge to join me!
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My reply has ended up further down the page somehow or other, Christine, I hope you find someone to join in the fun with you.
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Wow! That’s such a great idea, and I love your hallhanging, those birds really have character.
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Thanks Alison, they were fun to make, and it’s nice to do some decorative stitching occasionally.
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Wow these are lovely and I really like the idea of a challenge. I think I might do this for a few of my friends although it will not be from any shows. It will have to be what we have on hand. Thank you for sharing.
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Hi Denise, I’m sure you could adapt it quite easily to do with your friends, and using what you all have on hand could be a challenge in itself if you all have very different tastes. I’d love to see what you make if you get around to it.
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Love this idea for a challenge however, I’m always worried that I am not creative enough. Perhaps this could be new UKQU alternative challenge to the Mini Quilt?
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Something to think about Deborah.
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Vendulka Battais recommended the post Journey of a New Long Arm Quilter 8 years, 4 months ago
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