Jeannie Charles
@jeanniecharles
Jeannie Charles
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UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, Merry Christmas Everyone! 4 years, 5 months ago
At last it’s Christmas Eve. 2021 has been a fabulous year, despite the pandemic, the weather and everything that’s gone before.
We have sewn together, helped others understand how to create amazing quilts, tau…

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UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, How many sleeps till the man in the red suit arrives? 4 years, 5 months ago
We have been asking our fabulous designers and tutors to join in with our brand new event over the 12 days of Christmas, but what about everyone else. What does it mean for you?
Starting from Christmas Eve we will…
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UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, Afghan Friendship Quilts 4 years, 5 months ago
At a recent local quilt group meeting, we had a brief talk from Suzanne Boulter, the chair of the nearby Chichester Quilters group about their Afghan Friendship Quilts project. Her husband worked for British Aid in…

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UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, UKQU 12 Days – Now’s the time to be merry and bright!! 4 years, 5 months ago
Now’s the time to be merry and bright!!
You have heard talk about the UKQU 12 Days of Christmas and we have contacted many of you direct already to join the new element of our already popular site to be able to u…
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Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, Use it or lose it – now more relevant than ever!! 4 years, 11 months ago
The long winter lockdown is over and retail has now been open for nearly three months. We are all happy that we can see our family and have a chatter over coffee with a friend. Unfortunately not everything is as…

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UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, Clover Fork Pin Review 5 years, 3 months ago
I was delighted to be asked to test out and review some fork pins from Clover. They aren’t something I have heard of before, so I was intrigued as to what place they had in my craft room. We can never have too many g…

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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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UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, Mending 7 years ago
I showed you a couple of my jackets. I recently noticed quite some wear and tear on some of them.
Not too strange when you take into account they were made in the early 2000s. It’s mainly the silk parts that are d…
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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…
UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, Silent Night – Free Download 7 years, 5 months ago

Silent Night Table Runner and Four placemats. Designed by Lynne…
UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, Fruity Friends Messenger Bag – Download 7 years, 5 months ago

Fruity Friends Messenger Bag – A medium sized messenger bag with plenty…
UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, Fern Garden Messenger Bag – Download 7 years, 5 months ago

Fern Garden Messenger Bag – A medium sized messenger bag with plenty of…
UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, Bed of Roses – Download 7 years, 5 months ago

Flower Shop Featuring Andover Fabrics new Collection: Bed of Roses by…
giniscanlan wrote a new post, The story of Lola’s Quilt [As seen on TV!] 7 years, 8 months ago
UKQU are doing a second mini quilt swap and I have been lucky enough to have been asked to be a Swap Mumma. This involves looking after a group of swappers, helping and guiding them and offering support and…

UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, Beachcomber Quilt by Lynne Goldsworthy 7 years, 8 months ago

This beautiful, detailed coastal image, set in a sophisticated modern…
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Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, How one thing leads to another 7 years, 9 months ago
Do you ever wonder how do people develop a body of work for an exhibition? How they come up with the idea in the first place?? I’m now working on a series of quilts for an exhibition which will travel with G…

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What lovely examples of your design process. Really great to see how designs can develop from a single idea and a common process.
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Fabulous work and great to hear how the theme developed over time. Thanks for sharing your lovely work.
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I’ve loved your work since I attended a short workshop at Harrogate earlier this year and will definitely look out for your exhibit in Harrogate!
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I saw your miniature at FOQ. Astounding. I could not make out whether it was the tinyesy applique or paint, it was so small.
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Stunning, wow
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giniscanlan wrote a new post, Pattern Review – Footloose Quilt by Jenny Haynes of PapperSaxSten 7 years, 10 months ago
I was recently given the opportunity to review the Footloose Quilt pattern, by Jenny Haynes of PapperSaxSten. Curves are always something of a challenge, so I was really keen to give this new design a try. The…

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Thank you so much Gini for the kind review. I’m really glad you enjoyed it and thanks again for choosing to try curves without pins.
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I loved every minute of it! I’ve just gone in and bought the sunflower pattern as well!
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Just love this design – from a distance the centre ‘blocks’ look like owls peeking out. Tempted to try one!
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Another amazing pattern by Jenny and another ‘no pins’ convert for curves!!!
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yup, no pins here is how I go too! nice review and I like the finished result
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Intriguing! And gorgeous.
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