UKQU | Keren Baker | Activity https://ukqu.co.uk/members/kerenbaker/activity/ Activity feed for Keren Baker. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:29:55 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.3 en-GB 30 hourly 2 8797b859119338c86d53358ea509d836 Keren Baker wrote a new post, Ange's Lost Christmas Spirit https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=409162 Tue, 15 Nov 2022 06:00:18 +0000 If you’d asked Ange where her Christmas spirit had gone, she’d reply with a twinkle that it was locked away with the other bottles in her cocktail cabinet. Yet, behind the twinkle was a sadness that she rar…

]]> 2 ea28595f2e93be9035121fda15a93845 Keren Baker wrote a new post, The Quilter's Secret Swap Gift Evening https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=409178 Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:48:28 +0000 It was heading towards the festive season; the season of panic, reflection, over indulgence and stupid social events. Crys wistfully looked up at her bulging calendar and straight down toward her bulging…

]]> 0 37c473fd345e07b2ea01ba56a505c818 Keren Baker wrote a new post, Christmas Memory Scraps  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=306984 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 06:07:02 +0000 She sat looking at the bleak view; the rain, bucketing down the windows. She mused that the rain was in as much of a hurry to fall as she was to finish this year.

This year had not been as full and she felt…

]]> 1 53e51d0bbfc9b7ba8418e409723b0100 Keren Baker posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/ukqu-book-club-2020-december/#comment-10571 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:03:53 +0000 I wouldn’t normally read books like this, but maybe I should give them a go. I’m definitely up for reading one and chatting about it!

In reply to - Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club 2020 – December For December, what better than a Christmas and winter story? When searching on Amazon this summer I came across The Christmas Wedding Quilt. It had three authors… ]]> bfa08e9efa14c4241d923bf34b1fdc06 Keren Baker wrote a new post, Are the new Clover Wonder Pins really Wonder-ful ?! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=302012 Thu, 19 Nov 2020 06:55:28 +0000 We all have our favourite parts of quilting; some love the rhythm of repeated cutting ready for piecing. Others love the puzzle-like piecing together and lots love the actual quilting bit. I’ve yet to meet anyone w…

]]> 1 b1cdd95c59bc55138b0fa072b328ae40 Keren Baker posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/gfbh2020-the-sweet-pea/#comment-10075 Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:54:49 +0100 This is such a lovely design! Really pretty x

In reply to - Zoe Davies wrote a new post, GFBH2020 – The Sweet Pea In January 2017 we moved into our current house, it needed some work doing but the plot size meant more running about space for our two little boys. So we… ]]> 4012e777d0907025bde55f0b6ed792ae Keren Baker posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/the-cheap-procrastinator-flower-power/#comment-10074 Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:53:57 +0100 This was fun to see how you made it. I love the flower on this block! x

In reply to - Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Flower Power Sick of Covid-19, I think we all are, I know I am too, time to look to the future and the pleasure of sewing. I have been asked to add a b… ]]> fab4af2377dc5d497f36d0626b6954b7 Keren Baker posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/gfbh2020-roses-are-red-well-pink-in-my-world/#comment-10053 Wed, 09 Sep 2020 13:39:53 +0100 Love the border and that’s such an intricate Rose! Well done for persevering with the maths. I was scratching my head a fair few times when designing too! x

In reply to - Tricia Dunham wrote a new post, #GFBH2020  Roses are Red (well pink in my world!) So having never blog before and like all of us quilters never have enough UFP’s – yes I do have rather a lot, 2 wedding quilts to fin… ]]> 49dac1d2523592876243c45ca0464427 Keren Baker posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/picket-fence-border-block/#comment-10025 Mon, 07 Sep 2020 22:05:48 +0100 I love this clever idea. Would make such a striking border !

In reply to - Carol Lightburn wrote a new post, Picket Fence Border Block UKQU.co.uk put a call out to its members to participate in the 2020 Blog Hop with the theme of Garden Flowers but, as I’m not really a flowery person, I won… ]]> 6c3321181bd93c4b67429338e47d1aca Keren Baker posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/ninas-improv-flower-block-gfbh2020/#comment-10024 Mon, 07 Sep 2020 22:04:07 +0100 You’ve got me wanting to have a go. I love the idea of improv, but have never given it a go. The block looks fab!

In reply to - Nina wrote a new post, Nina's improv flower block #GFBH2020 For this block we’re going to make one 12.5″ (12″ finished) improv block consisting of a flower with a stem and a leaf. Please read the full instr… ]]> 04a720d9511d9c67d38ec085229fd95a Keren Baker posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/painted-lupin/#comment-9889 Fri, 04 Sep 2020 06:58:31 +0100 Love the softness that the paints give. I can imagine a quilt using blocks just like this. Just a gorgeous design x

In reply to - Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Painted Lupin I love lupins. They grew in our garden when I was little and I would pick the petals off and manipulate then like they were little mouths. I don’t think I’d seen one in yea… ]]> d0f6f34ca8f69e239b7a4ed1d5ba7536 Keren Baker wrote a new post, Make Your Own Starch Spray!  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=284169 Fri, 04 Sep 2020 05:46:23 +0100 I’m a marketer’s ‘dream consumer’. Put it in a attractive bottle, give me a good reason to buy it, tell me it’ll make my sewing a whole lot better and there’s a good chance I’ll buy it!

It wasn’t long before…

]]> 0 1f93437f5ca389e331ccf4a15e381ae9 Keren Baker posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/gfbh2020-sunflower/#comment-9885 Thu, 03 Sep 2020 18:37:46 +0100 This is such a bright and happy block. I love the design and wow- your sunflowers are so tall!! x

In reply to - Lyn Butler wrote a new post, #GFBH2020 SUNFLOWER Sunflowers are a particular favourite of mine, it just rings out ‘summer’ with their beautiful sunshine heads you could almost draw a smiley face on it. Who rem… ]]> a7bbd2cfe352e9ea3e4c563d2e841242 Keren Baker posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/garden-flowers-blog-hop-2020-geo-thistle-gfbh2020/#comment-9852 Wed, 02 Sep 2020 08:03:32 +0100 I can’t wait to see your fabric choices!! x

In reply to - Keren Baker wrote a new post, Garden Flowers Blog Hop 2020 Geo Thistle #GFBH2020 Hello! I’m really delighted to be with you today! I happened to be on the UK Quilters Facebook page when there was a request f… ]]> 9f899fd51c636e20b11545c23212ef35 Keren Baker posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/garden-flowers-blog-hop-2020-geo-thistle-gfbh2020/#comment-9851 Wed, 02 Sep 2020 08:02:52 +0100 Thankyou so much! I’m not new to sewing but this quilting lark is very addictive! x

In reply to - Keren Baker wrote a new post, Garden Flowers Blog Hop 2020 Geo Thistle #GFBH2020 Hello! I’m really delighted to be with you today! I happened to be on the UK Quilters Facebook page when there was a request f… ]]> bbfae87f07316eaf6c8b4ecb6c0d9894 Keren Baker wrote a new post, Garden Flowers Blog Hop 2020 Geo Thistle #GFBH2020 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=276273 Wed, 02 Sep 2020 04:00:44 +0100 Hello! I’m really delighted to be with you today! I happened to be on the UK Quilters Facebook page when there was a request for anyone who fancied designing blocks to volunteer for this special blog hop. S…

]]> 5 1b3beb811579084502e2465a540e6096 Keren Baker recommended the post Scraps, scraps and more scraps https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/20944/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:05:55 +0100 0 82c1399744d817e2499bbf3d9b798035 Keren Baker recommended the post Border or not to border, that is the question https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/20943/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:05:17 +0100 0