UKQU | Judith Clarke | Friends Activity https://ukqu.co.uk/members/judithsemporium/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Judith Clarke's friends. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:29:55 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.3 en-GB 30 hourly 2 5862d7e1f81ef016bc674921d32deb52 Nina wrote a new post, Roll it up - UKQU Sewing Challenge https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=426966 Sun, 12 Feb 2023 15:54:00 +0000 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…

]]> 1 e5b196ed44224376a00bc566e5a75bab Nina wrote a new post, Bags, bags, bags - UKQU Sewing Challenge https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=417779 Fri, 30 Dec 2022 16:15:15 +0000 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…

]]> 0 d6a6c0c4c6dba46928a663a291f43437 Nina recommended the post Ange’s Lost Christmas Spirit https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/24285/ Thu, 29 Dec 2022 22:55:17 +0000 0 c7e08359347cc3b8189fedf56bbbee08 Nina wrote a new post, Wrapping up summer - UKQU Sewing Challenge https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=396508 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 05:31:48 +0100 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…

]]> 0 89ad597601217c1d78c14e760f522573 Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/09/01/the-cheap-procrastinator-product-review-clover-fabric-tube-maker/#comment-12282 Sun, 18 Sep 2022 07:31:17 +0100 Great blog / product review!

In reply to - Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: Product Review, Clover Fabric Tube Maker. First I would like to thank UKQU: https://ukqu.co.uk/ and https://www.clover-mfg.com/ for giving me the opportunity… ]]> be83d2b5f852f3b32030aebb07a1c1c4 Nina recommended the post The Cheap Procrastinator: Product Review, Clover Fabric Tube Maker. https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/24178/ Sun, 18 Sep 2022 07:30:58 +0100 0 79be10eb486c30ac37b22512a9b2b7b7 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Using Heat and Bond Liquid Vinyl  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=396215 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 05:47:04 +0100 It’s taken a while after moving to get back into a routine for making.  The bonus is that I have a sewing room at home as well as the studio.  It’s a great distraction from other things I should be doing.  Gettin…

]]> 0 79c50421df6fb778697d677c972031ca Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/07/19/hot-hot-hot/#comment-12154 Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:34:04 +0100 This is brilliant, perfect when you have to keep working in the heat

In reply to - Lyn Butler wrote a new post, HOT! HOT! HOT! 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 ‘Co… ]]> 69daea61c7a5951e46bce49d9c0173ae Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/07/06/get-your-head-in-the-game-ukqu-sewing-challenge/#comment-12141 Thu, 07 Jul 2022 11:56:16 +0100 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 😉

In reply to - Nina wrote a new post, Get your head in the game – UKQU Sewing Challenge Hello and welcome to the UKQU Sewing Challenge where we are using our patchwork and quilting skills to create garments, accessories, things for… ]]> 6ce7f68d29442149028d80f8e5e65ed6 Nina wrote a new post, Get your head in the game - UKQU Sewing Challenge https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=393845 Wed, 06 Jul 2022 20:59:49 +0100 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…

]]> 2 76a17492056fa6fdcf2be5ea5f2efa3d Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/06/06/ukqu-sewing-challenge-coming-soon/#comment-12105 Sat, 11 Jun 2022 20:33:36 +0100 Hopefully! I’m working on coming up with the first few challenges at the moment and I’m getting tempted to sew again myself.

In reply to - Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Sewing Challenge – coming soon 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… ]]> f8f5f8b493c0e6baae5699b062b17fac Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Sewing Challenge – coming soon https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=390622 Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:19:35 +0100 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…

]]> 2 da09435db9b6829a485d0d5767152129 Jane Galley wrote a new post, How do you do your borders? https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=388014 Mon, 23 May 2022 06:31:53 +0100 As years go by, it is so easy to just do the things we always do.  During one of my community classes, one of my students asked me to show her how to do mitred corners on the borders of her quilt.  It made me r…

]]> 0 3c291103a99f3412a0dbfd095cec66f9 Nina wrote a new post, UKQU book club - The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=387580 Mon, 16 May 2022 13:32:17 +0100 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…

]]> 0 f44b2b57be7d49b7cf5aec10abd3d045 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Wood https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=386064 Mon, 02 May 2022 18:28:28 +0100 I love this time of year.  Every morning on my way to work, I drive past a small wood.  Through the trees, as I go up the hill, I can spy the bluebells.  As I go up round the corner, the wood just opens up and th…

]]> 0 55bd94fffebbb6a9ad48b31bbd570af8 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/04/16/bluebell-wood-disappearing-nine-patch/#comment-12030 Sun, 24 Apr 2022 11:57:31 +0100 they are fun to do and so many different variations too

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Wood Disappearing Nine Patch It’s been a rather hectic few weeks with packing, weddings and a dose of Covid.   Precious sewing time in the studio has been very limited.  You wi… ]]> ca1a5edb872bdbd1f67f9bdebafaefa6 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/04/16/bluebell-wood-disappearing-nine-patch/#comment-12029 Sun, 24 Apr 2022 11:57:10 +0100 I’m still working on it, I’ll definitely share it with you

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Wood Disappearing Nine Patch It’s been a rather hectic few weeks with packing, weddings and a dose of Covid.   Precious sewing time in the studio has been very limited.  You wi… ]]> 6a57442748871d98641b48e3d638cd3a Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/04/23/tulip/#comment-12028 Sun, 24 Apr 2022 11:56:28 +0100 Such a happy quilt, I love it

In reply to - franceshorne wrote a new post, Tulip Sylvia challenged us to make something based on a flower and I was given Tulips. Tulips are wonderfully cheerful flowers that put in an appearance in our gardens in… ]]> 737f337018f36422130bce9a63b38015 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Wood Disappearing Nine Patch https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=383868 Sat, 16 Apr 2022 11:01:07 +0100 It’s been a rather hectic few weeks with packing, weddings and a dose of Covid.   Precious sewing time in the studio has been very limited.  You will remember last time,  I shared with you the beautiful Bluebell Woo…

]]> 4 5fc8287ac8c622e5c3303c480bd2b9db Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/03/31/bluebell-woods/#comment-11985 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 17:44:34 +0100 They are lovely fabrics, I’ll be sharing the next stage with you soon. Got lots going on at the moment so have limited time for sewing

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Woods It’s always with anticipation that I wait to see what Sylvia will assign as my challenge.  The last challenge was spring flowers and I was delighted to get bluebells.  I d… ]]> c5bb4c17d540c3aa869528c1be090367 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Woods https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=379028 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 05:49:12 +0100 It’s always with anticipation that I wait to see what Sylvia will assign as my challenge.  The last challenge was spring flowers and I was delighted to get bluebells.  I drive past a bluebell wood on my way to work s…

]]> 3 a7550fa6770b8bd2da1ddc186f76439e Nina wrote a new post, UKQU book club - Hope on the inside, by Marie Bostwick https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=377321 Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:48:57 +0000 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…

]]> 0 037db62c0ca491c8715975e6b8491af2 Jane Galley and Heather Cawte are now friends https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/23938/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:30:44 +0000 0 3211a1ae296ebd21abe43bc74cf2a847 Jane Galley posted an update: @heathercawte sorry Heather, I pressed the wrong button https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/23937/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:23:56 +0000 @heathercawte sorry Heather, I pressed the wrong button

]]> 0 69bea86697e6f01acb3273b0a99ac76d Jane Galley wrote a new post, International Stitch Marathon-March 4th https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=373685 Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:31:51 +0000 Over the last couple of years, we have missed so many opportunities for meeting up with friends and others that share our crafting interests.  It’s been especially hard to do this internationally but now, with the…

]]> 0 9486e23bd0f9cecd9258165338d04860 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/02/11/easy-peasy-fabric-printing/#comment-11893 Sat, 12 Feb 2022 17:01:02 +0000 This is fab, on my list to try 🙂

In reply to - SUE MILLS wrote a new post, Easy Peasy Fabric Printing  I have always loved the idea of printing my own fabric. My problem is that I can’t draw! Anyway today I returned to Handprinted in Bognor after 2 years (you all… ]]> a6739c7464ad80c6c64975dc1e00068b Nina wrote a new post, Create a unique Valentine's Day gift or a treasured Memory Cushion  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=153232 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:44:40 +0000 Unfortunately, we can’t always be with our loved ones; sometimes because they live too far away, and in other cases because they are no longer with us. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I wanted to sha…

]]> 0 1b558ded08932a4213cb16222afa36e1 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Half Square Triangles-16 at a time https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=367828 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 06:27:31 +0000 We are always looking for quicker ways to create our quilts.  I can remember when I first started my quilting journey, making one half square triangle was a great accomplishment.  Then came two at a time, four at a t…

]]> 0 e130f3314403acedde4d2342ada4e500 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Heat & Bond Liquid Vinyl https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=352048 Sun, 17 Oct 2021 05:07:33 +0100 Back in the summer, when I had time to play with fabric, I had the idea of making a small lunch bag using wipe clean fabric. I knew I could buy oilcloth to make one, but that would have been too easy.  I thought…

]]> 0 c857114a623c1234f4a2f8e1807790bf Jane Galley wrote a new post, When Quilting Meets Mending https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=347106 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 04:53:36 +0100 Repair, Reuse, Recycle, Renew
Good quality towels tend to come at a price, especially if you are looking at bath sheets. You want them to last a long time and quite often, the binding on the edging starts to fray…

]]> 0 b9dead994abc3d05da9a52543750f2a4 Nina wrote a new post, October 2021 UKQU Book Club https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=349809 Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:33:35 +0100 As promised, or threatened, the October book in the UKQU book club is another quilting mystery book. It is called The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse and is the first book in the Cats in Trouble Mystery series of…

]]> 0 60be130e3b8948cc3589f03fb1c34e34 Nina wrote a new post, September 2021 UKQU Book Club https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=340864 Sun, 22 Aug 2021 14:29:04 +0100 With the days getting shorter, I’ve lined up a few quilting mystery books for the next few months. Starting us off is Quilt or Innocence: A Southern Quilting Mystery, by Elizabeth Craig. The book is available as…

]]> 0 4a18cb7fc89c36c4028b2996ac5b97fc Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/08/19/a-rainbow-plague-mask/#comment-11285 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:28:35 +0100 that’s brilliant Juliet, well done

In reply to - Juliet Nice wrote a new post, A Rainbow Plague Mask… So I had this crazy idea at 3am, mid April 2021. A rainbow plague mask to send to the Festival of Quilts. I nearly didn’t sleep at all thinking about it. T… ]]> a6a131a0bde14f23781510f77745703b Jane Galley wrote a new post, What Steps Do You Take to Recycle in Your Studio https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=339669 Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:57:42 +0100 When it came to opening up the studio to the public, I thought most people would be having concerns about safety with regard to Covid 19, so I was a bit surprised to be asked about how I recycle.  After the recent…

]]> 0 cacccd85784ace2f6b32062f6ea782b9 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Who is Aunt Eliza? https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=339179 Sun, 15 Aug 2021 05:05:06 +0100 I don’t know about you, but when I see places or things named after a person, I like to know who it is.  When I started working at a campus at work, one of the wings is named after a man, but no one can tell me who…

]]> 0 ea36c1b2bdd932adcec01ae99a28eb9d Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/07/08/having-fun-with-shirts/#comment-11263 Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:59:41 +0100 thank you

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Having fun with shirts It has been rather hectic here over the last few weeks.  Alongside my existing work, I’ve been doing some teaching in the community.  While it has been a lot of f… ]]> db33835385b0c1d36aad3e84f0a372d3 Nina wrote a new post, August 2021 UKQU Book Club https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=337715 Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:21:19 +0100 I’m writing this on my tablet as we’re away at the moment, so it’ll be a short post this time.The book for August is called Birds in the Air  and it is written by Frances O’Roark Dowell. 

Emma has rece…

]]> 0 a8748b1c7a9da9b1bbf955f485ca4b40 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Having fun with shirts https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=335080 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 05:37:23 +0100 It has been rather hectic here over the last few weeks.  Alongside my existing work, I’ve been doing some teaching in the community.  While it has been a lot of fun, there has been a lot of preparation which has b…

]]> 2 9d908a4f4e42fb6d8749fedb859f9d1d Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/a-project-for-using-fabric-scraps/#comment-11211 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:59:24 +0100 a pleasure

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, A project for using fabric scraps No matter how hard I try, my scrap mountain just keeps growing.  I feel another scrap quilt may be on the way, but I had some small pieces of fabric to… ]]> b191ebb996befe3184427a656d361885 Nina wrote a new post, July 2021 UKQU Book Club https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=333764 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 07:47:50 +0100 The book for July in the UKQU Book Club is The Sewing Machine by Natalie Fergie.Linked by a sewing machine, we meet the three main characters Jean, Connie and Fred in this sweet Scottish story…

]]> 0 41b9e45b071ea9b7c1d4c59e69642968 Jane Galley wrote a new post, A project for using fabric scraps https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=330198 Sun, 30 May 2021 05:12:34 +0100 No matter how hard I try, my scrap mountain just keeps growing.  I feel another scrap quilt may be on the way, but I had some small pieces of fabric to use up too. These fabric key rings are great for using small…

]]> 2 0207010617f373c5ce83ac00bdc7174a Nina wrote a new post, June 2021 UKQU Book Club https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=330783 Wed, 26 May 2021 09:17:42 +0100 Spring is almost over and for June we’re turning to some Amish romance with the first book in the Quilter’s Son series by Samantha Bayarr. The book is called Liam’s choice.

Liam has secretly attended school…

]]> 0 9f7f518f7bfff58cfa8961ac0b3cc123 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/circles/#comment-11115 Sat, 15 May 2021 06:10:23 +0100 thank you

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, 'Circles' Not content with the challenges set by ‘The Webmaster’, I decided to take part in a challenge week over in a Facebook Group.  Most of the people in the group are paper… ]]> c1a37700ffcea8ebe57bc2420e839956 Jane Galley wrote a new post, 'Circles' https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=328113 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:21:20 +0100 Not content with the challenges set by ‘The Webmaster’, I decided to take part in a challenge week over in a Facebook Group.  Most of the people in the group are paper crafters, but I decided I’d take part and…

]]> 2 1355539ff46db0a24a1ec1bdf7be1e44 Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/topping-marathon/#comment-11080 Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:20:25 +0100 What an amazing result!!!! Great choice of block for the block drive. Quilty hugs

In reply to - Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Topping Marathon In January I volunteered to be the monthly block host for Q4CL (Quilts for Care Leavers).  This Charity Group creates quilts to donate to the Gold from the Stone… ]]> 477e120ec268f2526083d496fe99a259 Nina wrote a new post, April 2021 UKQU Book Club https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=318534 Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:01:45 +0000 Our book for April 2021 is called Assault and Batting and it was written by Tess Rothery.  
When her mother Laura dies, Taylor Quinn returns to the family home to step into her shoes including running a q…

]]> 0 d8c3dc4deb6bfcbccf1feaee18638a08 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/monet-for-you-my-dear/#comment-10968 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:19:35 +0000 thank you, my first thought was it was going to be easy, then it wasn’t, lol

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Monet for you, my dear! That’s nice I thought, and then I look through his catalogue.  Oh my, hundreds of paintings the same.  Lots of splodges of colours, lots of brown paintings and, d… ]]> 3d60efe939e3d1bddb31dbe17aef2ac7 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Monet for you, my dear! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=321668 Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:48:31 +0000 That’s nice I thought, and then I look through his catalogue.  Oh my, hundreds of paintings the same.  Lots of splodges of colours, lots of brown paintings and, did you know, Monet even painted his wife in her c…

]]> 1 99a7a8aed1823855f2c7b00bb959e29a Nina wrote a new post, March 2021 UKQU Book Club https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=321332 Sat, 27 Feb 2021 11:36:40 +0000 “The journey to college is a rite of passage we mark as a joyous occasion, one we celebrate by buying luggage and books on how to build a fulfilling life. But really, if you ask any mother, she’ll tell you that d…

]]> 0 fa3170835717634e44c9424f928e597b Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/january-2021-ukqu-book-club/#comment-10895 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 20:37:16 +0000 There’s a murder in the February book!!! If you can find any book with quilting AND zombies, please let me know and I’ll pick it!!!

In reply to - Nina wrote a new post, January 2021 UKQU Book Club With the recent changes announced by the government due to the spread of Covid, not many of us were able to meet up with family and friends over the Christmas… ]]>