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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Easy Second Time Around 6 years, 6 months ago
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Nina wrote a new post, My song title challenge 6 years, 6 months ago
When putting my hand up to be given a song title to interpret by making something quilty, I wasn’t at all sure I’d get a song title that I actually recognised; as I had never heard of some of the ones allocated ear…
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I didn’t get it-too busy to keep up when Prince was in his heyday-but I love it! What a super quilt! So clever, too.
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I didn’t guess it until the end! Great quilt Nina and great interpretation!!
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Fantastic Nina! I love it – especially the face, and the clues. I think I got it from clue 2 – that was when I started thinking of songs that I knew with those words!
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Very clever, but had no clue, still don’t. I have heard of him though.
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I didn’t get it, I could on think of “send all your kisses to me”. I’m not good with lyrics or Prince . It’s beautifully executed
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That is a lovely Blog Nina. Such a good interpretation, lots more kisses to you. Xxx
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Loving how you have made this quilt, bet you were singing the song as you stitched along!
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Mwah Kiss!!!!
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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, The Bloggerati on retreat 6 years, 6 months ago
Friday 15th November – the date had been set for some months, and the day came and quilters made their way to the venue. However, in my mind, the retreat had started a few days before. This year I was ready for it: t…
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It was a great weekend Christine. I with you on the ‘sewing in shoes’ – ironing too! See you in 2020!
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Nina started the topic December 2019 – DISCUSSION in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 6 years, 6 months agoPlease discuss our December 2019 book in this thread. The book for December is The Christmas Holiday by Sophie Claire. For more details, please visit https://ukqu.co.uk/ukqu-book-club-december-2019/
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Sewing for my Mental Health 6 years, 6 months ago
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Christine Hutchins recommended the post Bloggerati retreat – foot wear… (and a game of sort) 6 years, 6 months ago
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Nina wrote a new post, Bloggerati retreat – foot wear… (and a game of sort) 6 years, 6 months ago
Sewing at home is usually done alone and I for one, prefer sewing in comfy clothes (think track suit bottoms or comfy leggings) and some cosy slippers. Admittedly, I take off the left slipper when using the pedal, so…
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Haha! I saw some of these! Left footed? Are you left handed too Nina?
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Right handed and right footed (!!!), but rather ambidextrous, so prefer using left foot for the pedal.
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Love it! I think I have tried sewing left footed, but like everything, it takes practise! I suppose as well that it seems more natural to use the right foot, due to the lead being on the right hand side of the machine, and also as the foot pedal is akin to the accelerator pedal in a car.
As for the footwear – I may or may not be able to identify a pair or two!!
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I definitely know no 9. I just wore my flip flops (And odd socks) to dinner. #noshame
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I know who wore 5 and 3, and mine were on my feet at dinner, but off whilst I was sewing, I’m a barefoot sewer!!
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Love the pixie boots! I sew with my right foot. Is that unusual?
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Maggie, I believe right foot is the usual!
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I was there and I can’t guess any of them! I’m sure I did see numbers 3 and 9, but can’t remember whose feet they were on.
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Judith Clarke wrote a new post, Halloween 6 years, 7 months ago
Recently I helped Whitby Art Society deliver a day of activities as part of The Big Draw, an annual drawing event to encourage everyone to get creative. I did decorated pumpkins.
One of the other ladies…
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Brilliant! Now need a blog on making it into a book please? Is it just folded up?
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Yes Ruth, same as a zigzag book
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Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Morsbags: Sociable. Guerrilla. Bagging. 6 years, 7 months ago
I am sure many of you have heard about Morsbags; some of you will be already making them and some of you may have received them. As of the 27th of October 2019 there have been 350,987 Morsbags made which w…
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Food for thought! Even my husband carries a fold up bag now. You make a good point about the desirability, Ruth. It would be a shame if someone’s work were not appreciated, but all we can dois try!
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Thank you Margaret. I gave my brother-in-law one and he carries it around all the time in case he might need to buy something extra from the shops so I’m pleased they are well recieved by both men and women. I shall be packing Xmas gifts in Morse bags for the family – with gender sensitivity. As you say, all we can do is try
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Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Starting hand quilting: Part 7: Transferring the design 6 years, 7 months ago
There are three main ways to copy a design onto your fabric:
Tracing the design onto the fabric from a paper copy. This must be done before layering.
Drawing the design through the gaps in a stencil (purchased or…
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Ruth Garner recommended the post Aldi fabric – What’s that all about? 6 years, 7 months ago
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Nina wrote a new post, Idea for a non-traditional sampler quilt 6 years, 7 months ago
When I was first exposed to quilting, it was because some mums in an online group were doing it. They were all amazingly excellent at it and I started by (very badly) copying what they were doing. With their…
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Looks familiar! I won’t ask you to tell which swaps were the best 😉
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Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, Living Wild Quilt 6 years, 8 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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Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Learning to love my walking foot 6 years, 8 months ago
How’s your day been? On the day I wrote this, mine had been a touch frustrating, so I thought I’d write a blog. Not about my frustrating day, you understand, but about quilting. I suppose my day prompted me to wri…
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Ami Richards wrote a new post, Stockpiling quilts 6 years, 8 months ago
Oh boy, where do I begin?
I started my quilting journey less than 3 years ago, and I’m totally hooked, some might even go so far as to say that I’m an addict.
I have made quilts for everyone in the family, som…
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Haha…good question
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There is no cure known to any avid quilter or their partner. Tell Christmas visitors you are doing panto and re-enacting the Princess and the Pea fairy story by making them climb onto a fabulous bed layered with quilts! I love your “Explore the Unknown” quilt for made for Quilts for Care Leavers … Fabulous by the way xxx
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Thanks Teresa, I can’t imagine my 87 year old father in law climbing onto bed und
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sorry pressed post too soon.
I was trying to say, climbing onto the bed without a ladder to help him get to the top!
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Oy Ami, you and me both. I just love the whole process, from purchasing fabrics to handsewing the final binding stitch. I have a massive pile too. And it’s growing. What to do with them all is a constant question. I need to find my habit, but selling doesn’t seem an option. I have no answers …..
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It’s so hard isn’t it Candy?!?!
I’ve now got a new website so that I can sell some of the stockpile because otherwise I just haven’t got anywhere left to store the completed quilts or the money to buy more fabrics….
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Judith Clarke wrote a new post, Merry Christmas from Makower 6 years, 8 months ago
A beautiful set of fabrics from Makower has been sent for me to play with. What wonderful designs and a gentle soft hand to it. All the usual Christmas suspects are here, snowflakes, trees, reindeer etc, but in very…
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Very cute x
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Thank you
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What fun! Love the stripy elf legs
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Thank you Carolyn. The fabric lent itself to their legs
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They’re so cute, your imagination and creativity is fantastic.
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Thanks Ami, things just pop out of my Head!
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Pop them back in again, you might just need them! lol
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Judith Clarke wrote a new post, Gullivers summer job 6 years, 8 months ago
I live in a b&b in Whitby. My husband and I do all the running of it. It’s very hard work during the summer months, but great fun helping guests enjoy Whitby and their holidays. There’s always new festivals to enj…
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Love these, he is such a helpful chap!
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Thank you, Tracee, not sure helpful is the right word. But he sure does try.
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I have never been to Whitby, I know it is somewhere up north of where I am…. but tempted to go there to meet Gulliver!
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Just remember , Whit y gets under your skin, once is never enough.
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Love it Judith…having had a holiday let…I know what hard work it is…but fun!
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It keeps us on our toes but we love it.
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Nina started the topic October 2019 – DISCUSSION inc SPOILERS in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 6 years, 8 months agoPlease discuss our October book in this thread.
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Nina started the topic October 2019 – the book is… in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 6 years, 8 months agoFor October we are going to read “Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty, a Slave, and Four Years in the White House”, which was written by Elizabeth Keckley.
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