Judith Clarke
@judithsemporium
Judith Clarke
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Jane Galley and
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, When You Find A Hole In Your Seam 7 years, 3 months ago
You’ve spent ages piecing your quilt top and the excitement mounts as all your blocks form into rows and then one big quilt top. You stand back to admire your work and you can’t wait to move onto layering it up…
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Two good tips,thank you 🙂
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Nina wrote a new post, Call for stories – everyone has a story to tell 7 years, 4 months ago
On 29 January we celebrated that it was five years since Juliet and I started the UK Quilters United Facebook group. The group has grown to over 15,000 members and we have created sub-groups to cater for different…
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You too could be famous, write us a story!!
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Nina wrote a new post, UK Quilters united by a common thread – the book by and about us! 7 years, 4 months ago
Did you know that there is a book about UK Quilters United?
Yes, it is true. There is a book about us!
Three years ago Julie Passey, one of our Facebook members, together with over 100 writers created a book by…
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This first book is now also available as a paperback version from Amazon, with hopefully a full reproduction of the original book following shortly. To find them, please search for “united by a common thread” or “Julie Passey” on Amazon.
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, My Top Tips for Buying A New Sewing Machine 7 years, 4 months ago
One of the most often asked questions I’ve seen in sewing and quilting groups has been about sewing machines and which one people should buy. As I’ve been wanting to upgrade my sewing machine for some time I…
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Nina changed their profile picture 7 years, 4 months ago
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Nina recommended the post Crossing the Eyes and Dotting for Teas… 7 years, 5 months ago
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Nina wrote a new post, The Bloggerati retreat – Spruced Up and Karen Lewis 7 years, 6 months ago
Almost 30 of the volunteer bloggers for the ukqu.co.uk website came together for the first time in real life at the weekend. Many of us have been blogging and ‘met’ each other online for the last year, but this was…
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Such lovely projects Nina. It is hard when you borrow someone else’s machine isn’t it? So glad that you got on with it!
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Thank you Abi. A new machine always take some time to get used to, that’s why I picked the curved blocks! Saying that, Ruth’s machine gave me a beautiful 1/4″ seam so I needn’t have worried at all!
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Should I Go, Or Should I Stay 7 years, 6 months ago
This coming weekend sees the first retreat for those the Bloggerati, the wonderful group that write your blogs, provide you with hints and tips and other goodies on the website. It’s also the first retreat I have…
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I’m nervous about things like parking and food too (being disabled plus coeliac) which also makes me a bit nervous sometimes about going new places. WE WILL BE FINE! We will thoroughly enjoy ourselves and even if things don’t go according to plan it will work out. See you there!
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Look forward to meeting you Corinne, and I’m sure everything will work out well
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YI am sure you will have a great time. Rescue Remedy gets me on planes…sheer cussedness makes me stay on them, despite the rising panic. Just keep to the 15 minutes. Then another 15..and so on
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and then we wonder what all the fuss was about 🙂
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I’m nervous about going too. Not for the same reasons, but still a bit worried. And go from ‘I can’t wait’ to ‘hmmm, not sure’. So I will feel a big sense of achievement once I’m back home again. Look forward to meeting you. x
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I think that picture perfectly sums up the pendulum swings the brain goes through. I’m sure we’ll all have a wonderful time.
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Jane – thank you for this blog – I too am feeling a bit unsure about this weekend, trying to get everything ready, and wondering what I’m going to bring along to it to work on. We will have a fantastic time – the retreat will be what we make it! Now I just have to make it through until Friday, and try to sort out the quilting on a quilt that I said I would make for a raffle – it needs to be finished by Thursday, and I’ve unpicked the quilting twice today…
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Oh, that must be so nerve wracking Christine. I am sure it will be wonderful when it’s finished. Look forward to seeing you
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Jane, you are a very brave lady! Although I am not going (too far to go from Spain, and we are over at Christmas – so the expense is another factor), I will be thinking of you all and hoping that you all have a great, rewarding and enjoyable weekend. I used to live about 2 miles away from the venue – so I can picture you all there. I am sure you won’t need that corner to hide in – you will be just too busy enjoying yourself. Hugs xx
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Thank you and hopefully, you’ll get there one year Sue.
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Nina replied to the topic How do I receive a pattern in the forum Ask the Experts 7 years, 7 months ago
Hi Karine, thanks for making contact. I have emailed you a copy of the PDF and will follow up with the website to see if we can find out what went wrong at our end. Hope you enjoy the pattern. Thank you. / Nina
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Nina wrote a new post, Scandi 2018 Christmas fabrics 7 years, 8 months ago
Being part of the Bloggerati* I was offered some Scandinavian inspired Christmas fabrics to try out. Below are a few of the designs available in the latest Scandi 2018 range, by Makower. The designs are available in…
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Love it!
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, What to do with orphan blocks 7 years, 9 months ago
I hate anything going to waste and that included patchwork blocks. When I was doing some pattern testing for the Sew A Row Fire Quilt, I ended up with two blocks that weren’t used. They’d been sitting in the b…
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Even little three inch blocks can be quilted, bound, and used as cute coasters
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That’s a great idea
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I used my one orphan block from the sew-a-Row as a Mug Mat and gave it to the recipient of my Spring Mini Swap.
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That was a great way to use it, someone else can get pleasure from it too
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I sent mine to The Grenfell Quilts
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Lovely that they were able to become part of such a special project
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Clover Embroidery Stitching Tool 7 years, 9 months ago
Having seen lots of wonderful projects on Pinterest made using the Clover Embroidery Stitching Tool, I was eager to volunteer for the task of reviewing it. There was a press release about it earlier in the year, you…
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Nina wrote a new post, Summer crafts with children – tie dyeing 7 years, 9 months ago
With the ice dyeing gaining quite a lot of interest earlier in the year (see e.g. blogs by Gill and Lynda), I was delighted to spot some tie dye kits in the ‘special buys’ at Aldi; they looked like something fun and…
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Sounds like a lot of fun was had by all! Lovely blog. Thanks for sharing x
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Gütermann Ring a Roses Fabric and Thread Collection 7 years, 10 months ago
I can begin to tell you how thrilled I was to be asked to review some fabric for Gütermann and even more delighted when the box came through the door. The video will give you my thoughts in more details and I’ll s…
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Changing Bag in the Making 7 years, 11 months ago
I love making and to make to satisfy someone’s special needs and requirements is so very satisfying. Being asked to make this changing bag means a lot and I know it will mean so much to the recipients. If all the s…
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Nina wrote a new post, Football World Cup and left over hexagons? 7 years, 11 months ago
Yep, that was football and hexagons in the same sentence! If you have been really bored, you may have found out that a typical football consists of 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons. I say ‘typical’ football, as the older…
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Nina wrote a new post, Pattern and product review – sunflower block 8 years ago
Having followed Jenny Haynes of Papper, Sax, Sten since she started out in earnest in the United Kingdom, I was more than excited to be given a set of her acrylic templates and some luscious Oakshott fabrics. I was…
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, UKQU on Pinterest 8 years ago
I’m very privileged to have main responsibility for the the UKQU Pinterest account and I love it. It means I get to browse around the new products our members are listing and get to see lots of helpful r…
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Starting Your Quilting Journey 8 years, 1 month ago
With the growth of social media, it has become so much easier to share our creative masterpieces. This can be a good thing as it can lead to inspiration but it can also have a negative effect. Have you looked…
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Judith Clarke
@judithsemporium
Judith Clarke
