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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, The Craft4Crafters Show 4 years, 4 months ago
Make it a date in your diary! The Craft4Crafters exhibition features a mass of crafting delights; packed full of crafting displays, demonstrations, lectures, workshops, make & takes, and a large selection of…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, (no title) 4 years, 4 months ago
The Stitch Festival returns to London’s Business Design Centre
London welcomes back the ultimate textile craft lover’s day out as The Stitch Festival returns to the Business Design Centre, Islington from 3rd- 6th…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, QUIZ ANSWERS 4 years, 5 months ago
Here are the answers to the Christmas Quiz we posted yesterday …how many did you get right?
1.Needles & Pins
2.Cathedral Window
3.Scissor Sisters
4.Yoyos
5.Ohio Star
6.Rulers
7.Snail Trail
8.Jelly…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clara's Garden Quilt designed by Lynn Goldsworthy for Makower 4 years, 5 months ago
Makower’s well know designer, Lynn Goldsworthy created this lovely quilt using their Clara’s Garden fabric range. It could be adapted to use stash or scrappy fabrics and however your choose to make this lovely…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, QUIlter's Quiz 4 years, 5 months ago
Every year, our most prolific pattern maker and blogger, the lovely Lyn Butler challenges us with her Christmas Quiz. Whilst you are soaking up the leftover wine and nibbles from Christmas Day take a moment t…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Merry Christmas! 4 years, 5 months ago
This last year has been different again for many of us, but we have made it through to yet another Christmas Day. We have one thing to say to you all and thats a wonderful MERRY CHRISTMAS from everyone here at this…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Twelve days of Christmas 4 years, 5 months ago
If you are visiting here and looking for the competitions, then you are looking in the wrong place.
The 2021 Christmas Competitions will be appearing at the UKQU new event .. The Twelve Days of Christmas, so…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Bloggeratti Retreat 4 years, 5 months ago
Excitement was growing as the date for our ukqu retreat was drawing near. It’s a couple of years since we all met up and could hardly believe it was going to happen.I learnt of a spare ticket so offered it to a new…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, WHAT A BIND! 4 years, 6 months ago
Binding is one of my favourite parts of making a quilt, when you get rid of all those untidy frayed edges and hide them away forever inside the binding. There are several ways to finish off your quilt but this is my…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Sew Easy Mini French Curves 4 years, 6 months ago
Sew Easy are well known within Quilting circles, but did you know they also make for dressmaking and other sewing hobbies. (Did you actually realise there are other reasons to sew!)
These new Mini F…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, The 2021 Blogger Retreat 4 years, 6 months ago
Each year, in ordinary times, the Bloggerati of this website gather in Birmingham for a weekend of quilting. If you ever have the chance to attend a sew Retreat then do it. It’s the perfect way to enjoy great c…
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It was a lovely weekend!
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A fantastic weekend away indeed – I could easily do it all over again this weekend….and next….!
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That looks like fun, though I had to think for a moment about what I thought at first was Juliet’s K******y Fried C*****n fabric!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Vlieseline Tapes 4 years, 6 months ago
Iron-on tapes help you achieve a smooth, crisp and professional finish to garments and home sewing projects. Whether your fabric is stretchy or firm, cut on the bias or straight grain, there will be a tape to…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Sew Easy Hearts and Star Templates. 4 years, 7 months ago
Let creativity abound with these heart and star template sets from Sew Easy. These shaped transparent templates have marking points for easy positioning and a ¼” seam allowance to make the task of drawing and cu…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Tilda Scrap Bundles 4 years, 7 months ago
Tilda Scrap Bundles
Tilda fabric is known for quality fabric, soft to handle, and lovely to work with. They have come up with a great stash builder in their pretty Ten FQ Scrap Bundles which they create from…
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Wow! Awesome prize!
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Brilliant prize!
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That would be lovely!
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Thank you
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Such a lovely prize. Congratulations Lilly!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Rainbow Quilters 2021 Lockdown Quilt 4 years, 7 months ago
Having seen Sylvia Priest’s ‘Quilt of Memories’ on display at the Queen’s Centre Oncology Unit in Hull’s Castle Hill Hospital, Helen Dickinson was inspired to create a group quilt that captured people’s experienc…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Wonder Clips now come in a multi-variety pack 4 years, 7 months ago
Wonder Clips from Clover are now available in multi-sizes within one pack! Already available in separate Regular, Mini and Jumbo sizes, they now also come in a variety pack.
Wonder Clips provide a whole new…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, 12 Days of Christmas – calling all Educators, Designers and Tutors 4 years, 7 months ago
Something exciting is happening this Christmas at UKQU – for the whole 12 days!
We will be releasing the full details shortly, but for now, we are calling out to all the quilting educators, designers and…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Mini Quilt Swap 2021 4 years, 7 months ago
A few months ago a Mini Quilt Swap was organised. This is a fun event where the participants are put into groups and overlooked by their swap Mumma. Each person in the group are given a swappee but it is kept top…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Quilt for a Cause 4 years, 7 months ago
Quilting for charitable causes has become quite a thing these days .. the local sewing group I go to, Our Quilty Pleasures, has supported a number of charities over the years and we have recently been fortunate to…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Hemline Heat 'n' Seal 4 years, 7 months ago
Do you applique? From time to time we see people asking about the best way to secure their applique prior to stitching in place, so when Hemline popped up with this we wanted to let you all know about this…
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