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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, SUMMER SEW A ROW..row 1 2 years, 10 months ago
What’s your favourite part of quilting? Here we have a fabulous mix of piecing, applique, quilting, and even a little bit of hand sewing. So what ever takes your fancy you may like to join in with the UKQU SUMMER S…
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Nina wrote a new post, Roll it up – UKQU Sewing Challenge 3 years, 3 months ago
Roll it up – UKQU Sewing Challenge
It’s time to reveal the FOURTH project in the UKQU Sewing Challenge; a laid back, ‘join as you can and let’s have some fun’ challenge where we are using our patchwork and quilting…
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That’s lovely Nina, it’s now on my list to make and to share with my WI Craft group.
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Nina wrote a new post, Bags, bags, bags – UKQU Sewing Challenge 3 years, 5 months ago
Hello and welcome to the third part of the UKQU Sewing Challenge; a challenge where we are using our patchwork and quilting skills to create other things than quilts, such as for example garments, accessories, or…
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Nina recommended the post Ange’s Lost Christmas Spirit 3 years, 5 months ago
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Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Log Cabin Christmas Card Hanger 3 years, 5 months ago
Do you still receive a lot of cards at Christmas time? One unusual solution to the dilemma of where to display them is this Christmas Card Hanger and of course you get the pleasure of making something useful…
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A lovely project tostart for next Christmas.
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A good idea – it does take a while to make, but can then come out every year.
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Dinosaurs For The Win! 3 years, 7 months ago
How cute are these dinosaurs?
This pattern by Lynne Goldsworthy has 4 super cute dinosaurs to applique and uses dinosaur fabric and 4-patches to make a lovely child’s quilt 58″ square.
The fabric range is…
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Gorgeous idea.
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Nina wrote a new post, Wrapping up summer – UKQU Sewing Challenge 3 years, 8 months ago
Hello and welcome back to the UKQU Sewing Challenge where we are using our patchwork and quilting skills to create garments, accessories, things for the home and perhaps also something for charity. Please read on to…
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Nina recommended the post The Cheap Procrastinator: Product Review, Clover Fabric Tube Maker. 3 years, 8 months ago
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, HOT! HOT! HOT! 3 years, 10 months ago
I am writing this blog on the morning of what’s going to be the hottest day on record for the UK…or so they say.
So I decided to prepare for the melt down by making a ‘Cool Scarf’ like this…
First I cut a piece of…
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Very timely!
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This is brilliant, perfect when you have to keep working in the heat
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Nina wrote a new post, Get your head in the game – UKQU Sewing Challenge 3 years, 11 months ago
Hello and welcome to the UKQU Sewing Challenge where we are using our patchwork and quilting skills to create garments, accessories, things for the home and perhaps also something for charity. We’ll be embarking on v…
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Thanks Nina x
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Lyn, I realise you’ve got a bit of a headstart on this one! I’m wondering if postage stamp / round the world blocks would look amazing for this 😉
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, What's a Block Drive? 3 years, 11 months ago
So…what is a block drive?
A block drive is a brilliant idea for members to participate in making just one block (or as many as they like) and send it to a Block Host to assemble. This is usually done on a monthly c…
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Wow Lyn! You have certainly been busy! I followed the progress of the blocks on the Facebook page – but didn’t realise that you had received enough blocks for almost 100 quilts – that is amazing
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Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Sewing Challenge – coming soon 3 years, 12 months ago
Not sure if you’ve been visiting our Facebook group UK Quilters United recently, but I floated the idea of starting a set of challenges inspired by the BBC series Great British Sewing Bee, but with a patchwork and q…
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Exciting, and maybe really revitalising for all of us who have lost his/her sparkle.
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Hopefully! I’m working on coming up with the first few challenges at the moment and I’m getting tempted to sew again myself.
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Nina wrote a new post, UKQU book club – The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan 4 years ago
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan is a brand new book due to be published at the end of May (eBook and Audio versions) and the printed version a week or so later.
I was expecting this to…
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Sarah Wells wrote a new post, Daffodils 4 years, 2 months ago
Recently we were asked to join in a theme of spring flowers, we were given a flower and left to our own devices. I was given the beautiful daffodil. The daffodil symbolizes rebirth and new beginnings. It became…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, THE ROSE 4 years, 2 months ago
The love of roses is universal not just with gardeners but in poetry, religion, art, literature, music, medicine, fashion design and home decor.
So I was delighted to be given this subject to interpret into a quilt.…
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Nina wrote a new post, UKQU book club – Hope on the inside, by Marie Bostwick 4 years, 2 months ago
A fictional book about Hope Carpenter who has spent most of her life raising four children (all have now flown the nest) and running the household whilst her husband Rick has been working.
After Rick is…
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Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a Patchwork jacket Technique II Crazy Quilting 4 years, 2 months ago
A technique I like to use is Crazy Quilting. I made several jackets in this technique. First I sort my scraps in the desired colours, see an earlier post in these series.
Start on a base of fusible interfacing…
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Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a patchwork Jacket II – Choosing Colours & nbsp; 4 years, 3 months ago
Let’s talk about colour.
When I was little it was not done to combine red and green. Do you remember things like that?Jacket by Oscar de la Renta
You probably have your favourite colours. Of course you c…
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I have really enjoyed your blogs on how to create a patchwork jacket. I have long been an admirer of your wonderful work, so, to see some of your processes is a treat!
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thank you Maggie. You can see more on http://www.art2wearblog.blogspot.com
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Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a patchwork jacket Technique I – Piecing 4 years, 3 months ago
Patchwork Jacket Technique I – Piecing
There are many different ways to make a patchwork jacket.
I’ll talk about Piecing first.
Jacket by Marijke van Welzen
You can hand piece, e.g. hexagons or mac…
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Jeannie Charles recommended the post Elbows off the table – or just scroll on by 4 years, 3 months ago
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