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Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Birthday Bunting 6 years, 5 months ago
Beautiful Fat QuartersDuring the recent UKQU Bloggerati retreat we were given a goodie bag and inside there was a lovely fat quarter pack donated by the wonderful Craft Cotton Co. These were in gorgeous p…

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Ruth Garner and
Ami Richards are now friends 6 years, 5 months ago
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Ruth Garner recommended the post Retreat Virgin 6 years, 5 months ago
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Nina wrote a new post, Stash busting idea – reversible odds & sods bag 6 years, 5 months ago
Have you got too many fat quarters gathering dust? Two of them can rather quickly be turned into a really useful little bag.
For newborns, the bag is perfect for a few nappies, wet wipes, bottle, muslin,…

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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, What colour is your Christmas? 6 years, 5 months ago
Christmas is traditionally red and green, I’m sure we all remember having a green tree and the tree lights with flower covers that had to be checked every year for that one bulb that died and stopped the whole t…

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Nina and
Judith Clarke are now friends 6 years, 6 months ago
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Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Waterloo Sunset 6 years, 6 months ago
“Dirty old river, must you keep rolling, rolling into the night. People so busy, making me dizzy, taxi light shines so bright. But I don’t need no friends. As long as I gaze on Waterloo Sunset, I am in par…

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Love that Ruth
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Thanks Lyn
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A lovely piece Ruth. I am really enjoying this Song Title Series! Beautifully stitched and it really does evoke a sunset on the Thames. I especially like the printing, though I do not know how that is done. It complements the work beautifully.
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This one bought back more Memories! Thanks Ruth. Love the triangles and the water – very clever. Te circular quilting really addes to the whole design too. I have never thought about putting a fabric design in a picture frame – might give it a go another time. Really enjoyed the Blog too. xx
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One of the songs of my childhood too, my dad loved the Kinks! Very cleverly done and love the circular quilting
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Thank you Jane.
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memories of my older sister and brother bopping around the kitchen singing all these old songs that are being depicted. Lovely make.
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Thank you Sharon. Some of the old tunes are the best
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one of my favourite songs, and the best lyric…. What a wonderful mini. I am very very impressed!
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Thank you Rebecca. The song now keeps flicking through my brain – but that is not altogether a bad thing
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Nina wrote a new post, My song title challenge 6 years, 6 months ago
When putting my hand up to be given a song title to interpret by making something quilty, I wasn’t at all sure I’d get a song title that I actually recognised; as I had never heard of some of the ones allocated ear…

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I didn’t get it-too busy to keep up when Prince was in his heyday-but I love it! What a super quilt! So clever, too.
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I didn’t guess it until the end! Great quilt Nina and great interpretation!!
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Fantastic Nina! I love it – especially the face, and the clues. I think I got it from clue 2 – that was when I started thinking of songs that I knew with those words!
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Very clever, but had no clue, still don’t. I have heard of him though.
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I didn’t get it, I could on think of “send all your kisses to me”. I’m not good with lyrics or Prince . It’s beautifully executed
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That is a lovely Blog Nina. Such a good interpretation, lots more kisses to you. Xxx
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Loving how you have made this quilt, bet you were singing the song as you stitched along!
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Mwah Kiss!!!!
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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Cannot Math 6 years, 6 months ago
Not everyone is good at math, myself included. Today I find myself working on a project. It is to be a group quilt and hopefully will be displayed under the group’s category of the 2020 Festival of Quilts s…

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I love this, I find it hard to work out the maths, I like to grow it organically and usually end up laying out the blocks to see how they fit. Great idea to use masking tape and have blocks sized templates made up
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I am glad it has given you inspiration. I often rely on the visual to help with things.
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Nina started the topic December 2019 – DISCUSSION in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 6 years, 6 months agoPlease discuss our December 2019 book in this thread. The book for December is The Christmas Holiday by Sophie Claire. For more details, please visit https://ukqu.co.uk/ukqu-book-club-december-2019/
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Nina wrote a new post, Bloggerati retreat – foot wear… (and a game of sort) 6 years, 6 months ago
Sewing at home is usually done alone and I for one, prefer sewing in comfy clothes (think track suit bottoms or comfy leggings) and some cosy slippers. Admittedly, I take off the left slipper when using the pedal, so…

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Haha! I saw some of these! Left footed? Are you left handed too Nina?
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Right handed and right footed (!!!), but rather ambidextrous, so prefer using left foot for the pedal.
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Love it! I think I have tried sewing left footed, but like everything, it takes practise! I suppose as well that it seems more natural to use the right foot, due to the lead being on the right hand side of the machine, and also as the foot pedal is akin to the accelerator pedal in a car.
As for the footwear – I may or may not be able to identify a pair or two!!
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I definitely know no 9. I just wore my flip flops (And odd socks) to dinner. #noshame
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I know who wore 5 and 3, and mine were on my feet at dinner, but off whilst I was sewing, I’m a barefoot sewer!!
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Love the pixie boots! I sew with my right foot. Is that unusual?
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Maggie, I believe right foot is the usual!
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I was there and I can’t guess any of them! I’m sure I did see numbers 3 and 9, but can’t remember whose feet they were on.
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Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Morsbags: Sociable. Guerrilla. Bagging. 6 years, 7 months ago
I am sure many of you have heard about Morsbags; some of you will be already making them and some of you may have received them. As of the 27th of October 2019 there have been 350,987 Morsbags made which w…

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Food for thought! Even my husband carries a fold up bag now. You make a good point about the desirability, Ruth. It would be a shame if someone’s work were not appreciated, but all we can dois try!
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Thank you Margaret. I gave my brother-in-law one and he carries it around all the time in case he might need to buy something extra from the shops so I’m pleased they are well recieved by both men and women. I shall be packing Xmas gifts in Morse bags for the family – with gender sensitivity. As you say, all we can do is try
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Denise Inkson recommended the post Online Etiquette: Do We Need Lessons? 6 years, 7 months ago
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Ruth Garner recommended the post Aldi fabric – What’s that all about? 6 years, 7 months ago
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Aldi fabric – What's that all about? 6 years, 7 months ago
Over the last decade or so, a decline in small speciality shops has seen a surge in the supermarket…er.. market. In my small town we now have a Morrisons, tiny Tesco, giant Tesco, giant Asda, Iceland AND an Iceland…

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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, Gütermann Creativ Overlock Thread: Product Review by Denise Inkson Aka The Cheap Procrastinator 6 years, 7 months ago
I would like to thank Gütermann and the UKQU website for asking me to test and review the Gütermann Creativ Overlock thread, Bulky – Lock 80 multicolour colour 9957. Information found here directly from the…

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Juliet Nice recommended the post Idea for a non-traditional sampler quilt 6 years, 7 months ago
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Nina wrote a new post, Idea for a non-traditional sampler quilt 6 years, 7 months ago
When I was first exposed to quilting, it was because some mums in an online group were doing it. They were all amazingly excellent at it and I started by (very badly) copying what they were doing. With their…

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Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, Living Wild Quilt 6 years, 7 months ago
Have you ever heard of digitally printed fabrics?? The technology these days is moving forward in everything and the production of the fabrics is no exception. I had the opportunity to test a series of digitally…

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Nina started the topic October 2019 – DISCUSSION inc SPOILERS in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 6 years, 8 months agoPlease discuss our October book in this thread.
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6 years, 5 months ago
what very pretty bunting, and so useful to have measurements.
6 years, 5 months ago
Thanks Maggie.