-
Nina started the topic April 2019 – DISCUSSION – SPOILERS in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 2 months agoPlease discuss The Flower Hunter’s Cottage in this thread (to avoid spoilers in the thread where the book was announced!
-
Lyn Butler replied to the topic April 2019 – the book is…. in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 2 months agoJust downloaded..thankyou
-
Juliet Nice wrote a new post, My Grace frame is up! 7 years, 2 months ago
Isn’t it what every quilter wants, their own longarm and frame? It’s mostly a question of money and space, and I have very little of either but I am a determined little bunny, so here goes…
I was lucky enough to…
-
Love it…go Juliet.
-
🙂 one step at a time 😉
-
-
My mum always said, “ Where there’s a will, there’s a way!” And you certainly prove that, Juliet. I can’t wait to see your work on it, so I really hope a machine comes up soon.
-
🙂 thank you, if I can wish it into working out I will!
-
-
So glad I’m not the only one using a Grace quilting frame for storage. I won’t show a photo just yet – I’ve got the wooden one which I set up 10 1/2 years ago in my sewing room, and it is heavy. One day I would love to have a dedicated long arm machine on it – I’ve used my Elna 7200 on it, but that means I would need to get the workshop machine out to use for piecing – doable but…! Anyway – well done, and one day maybe both of us will get round to quilting on our frames!
-
I love that we’re in the same boat!!!
-
-
I’d love to learn to long arm quilt my tops too. You were wise to get this when you could even though you don’t have a machine for it yet. I’m sure you’ll have one soon and look forward to hearing all about the journey. Good luck!
-
Awesome 🙂
-
-
Nina replied to the topic April 2019 – the book is…. in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 2 months agoThe book for APRIL 2019 has been revealed!
It is The Flower Hunter’s Cottage by Dee-ann Black.
To read the article about it, please head over to:
-
Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club – April 2019 7 years, 2 months ago
For the first month of the re-launched UKQU Book Club, I have selected The Flower Hunter’s Cottage by Dee-ann Black.
It is a rather fast read with only 30,000 words and easy language. Notwithstanding this, i…

-
Juliet Nice wrote a new post, How obsessed with quilting are you? 7 years, 2 months ago
How can you share your love of quilting with the rest of the world?
Well you could get a quilty t-shirt – there are loads and the best way to find one is with a Google as there are so many different places you can g…
-
Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Making it work… wonky panel time! 7 years, 2 months ago
I finally decided what to make my mum for her 70th birthday. I ran out of time to get a big quilt done (and I’m still working on Xander’s from 2 years ago…) but I found this gorgeous Bernatex orchid panel on our…

-
Lovely gift Juliet and nice solution to a wonky panel.
-
Mum said she liked it. To be fair if I gave her a dead frog wearing a hat she’d still send me a thank you card of course… 😉
-
-
Juliet, I loved reading this, it really made me chuckle because I sometimes struggle to picture things in my head too.
Plus, I’m going to try your version of mitred corners, I think you might be onto something here!-
It was soooooo much easier to fake the mitre Ami, and it ends up exactly the same as if you’d done it the right way and ironed the seam allowance to one side anyway.
-
-
Great Wall hanging, and love your choice of weights during the blocking process
-
-
Nina changed their profile picture 7 years, 2 months ago
-
Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Lost your mojo?? 7 years, 2 months ago
What do you do..you’ve lost your mojo and can’t get that feeling back.
I’ve been patching for many years and this seems to happen occasionally..so what do you do?You have all the equipment and more than eno…

-
She’s gorgeous, I’ve got the book and the fabric, just need the time to make her 🙂
-
Thankyou ..it’s very addictive Margaret.
-
-
Aw what a lovely friend you are – lovely idea to support her sharing photos etc .. I must look out for the book as would love to have a go at making this myself !
-
Thankyou Jacqueline..really appreciate your comment.
-
-
Beautiful bunny, love the pink coat and patchwork bag too.
-
Thankyou Sally, really appreciate your comment.
-
-
I didn’t realise there were blogs! Your Luna is delightful and the page you mentioned is great. So much inspiration. And I just bough the Luna and Friends book. Distraction or what! Thanks ❤️
-
Thanks Barbara..we all try to do a monthly blog, thankyou for commenting.
-
-
Lyn, your Luna is so cute, and can you make the pink coat in my size, pretty please?
-
Thanks Ami.. the pink is a striking colour, isn’t it?
-
-
I’ve got this book too, really must get going and make Luna! Yours is gorgeous, love the tiny patchwork bag!
-
-
Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club – restarting again! 7 years, 2 months ago
It is almost a year since I kicked off the UKQO Book Club with Tracy Chevalier’s The Runaway and arranged for us to work with British Patchwork and Quilting to announce the books. Arlene was kind enough to execute my…

-
I am a big audiobook fan because I can stitch whilst I listen so please can you choose some books that are available in audio format. Love being introduced to books I haven’t come across before and then see other people’s comments.
-
I know for sure that at least one of the books scheduled until September is available on Audible, but not so sure about the others. Almost all of them are available as print and ebook; and many of the ebooks have the ‘speech’ function enabled. A bit ‘mechanical’ but perhaps a possibility. The publishers of quilting novels seem to be smaller outlets so not prioritising audio (guessing it is still expensive to make).
-
-
-
Nina posted an update in the group
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 2 months agoWe’re relaunching the book club in the next few weeks! Check out the Forum for details.
-
Nina started the topic April 2019 – the book is…. in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 2 months agoYes, the heading is correct, we are bringing the Book Club back from April 2019!!!
We’ll reveal the book for April in the next week or so try to finish your current book and be ready for the relaunch of our popular Book Club.
Thank you.
/ Nina -
Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Bunny Bag 7 years, 2 months ago
I can hardly believe that Easter is nearly upon us, it doesn’t seem five minutes since it was Christmas!
I usually like to make a little something for our smallest granddaughter as she isn’t a chocolate egg lov…
-
UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, Shopper’s Tote Bag 7 years, 3 months ago

A beautifully, retro styled shopper’s tote bag with iconic sewing d…
UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, Stitch in Time – Striped Tote Bag 7 years, 3 months ago

A beautifully, retro styled tote bag with iconic sewing designs and…
-
Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post DIY Mobile Phone Case 7 years, 3 months ago
-
Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post The February Sewathon .. a great idea? 7 years, 3 months ago
-
Sarah Wells wrote a new post, Clover seam marker set 7 years, 3 months ago
These curious multi coloured disc arrived and puzzled me. I read the instructions before I had a play. I then began to research them online, they are not a common item, I have visited a couple of quilting shops since…

-
Sarah Wells wrote a new post, Clover sewing gauge 7 years, 3 months ago
This curious little item arrived, I have a plastic one which measures in imperial measurements. This aluminium sewing gauge measures in centimetres and millimetres.
The instructions state this gauge will allow you…
-
Sue Burford wrote a new post, American Slave 'Code' Quilts – Facts and Fibs 7 years, 3 months ago
I have been fascinated by the story of the American Underground Railway since reading Colson Whitehead’s book ‘The Underground Railway’, in which he tells of a young slave, Cora, and her treacherous journey North…

-
This is really interesting. I had seen the contrasting versions so it is really great to be able to read someone’s in-depth research. Thank you Sue!
-
Thank you Maggie – glad you liked the piece. I have more to go with the future blocks, so please do read on….
-
-
Thank you Maggie – glad you liked the piece. I have more to go with the future blocks, so please do read on….
-
Comment received via PM to me regarding this piece…….That is really interesting I am taken in with it, well done Sue. Really thinking about getting the books, and will do your first block. I love reading about anything like this, very impressed.xx
-
Fascinating – love the history.
-
Thank you Carol Lightburn. It is nice to know that people are interested
-
-
- Load More