UKQU | Jane Galley | Friends Activity https://ukqu.co.uk/members/loopylou1966/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Jane Galley's friends. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:29:55 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.3 en-GB 30 hourly 2 8da44e478b06ab41156baaa9177d5de7 Judith Clarke posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2023/08/31/2023-knitting-and-stitching-show-tickets-giveaway/#comment-12951 Fri, 01 Sep 2023 07:07:25 +0100 Love to go to Harrogate. Thanks for the oportunity.

In reply to - Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, 2023 Knitting and Stitching Show .. tickets giveaway Alongside the ever Popular Festival of Quilts we are eagerly waiting for the two Knitting and Stitching… ]]> 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 bb6d03e9f4cf199c8c3419ff4f22aae1 Carolyn Gibbs posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/12/21/log-cabin-christmas-card-hanger/#comment-12491 Sat, 31 Dec 2022 15:03:59 +0000 A good idea – it does take a while to make, but can then come out every year.

In reply to - Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Log Cabin Christmas Card Hanger Do you still receive a lot of cards at Christmas time? One unusual solution to the dilemma of where to display them is this Christmas Card… ]]> 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 cec88f4f93f918b24484306b2b50369e Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Log Cabin Christmas Card Hanger https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=109888 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 18:09:22 +0000 Do you still receive a lot of cards at Christmas time? One unusual solution to the dilemma of where to display them is this Christmas Card Hanger and of course you get the pleasure of making something useful…

]]> 2 37e2e2d0e9adfa7588604aaf09efb2f9 Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Preparing for a Retreat https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=407689 Sat, 22 Oct 2022 08:50:14 +0100 I’m writing this a week before the Bloggerati retreat – and it could well be the last Bloggerati retreat. I feel sad should this be the case, as the retreat has given me the chance to meet like-minded people and to…

]]> 2 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 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 b43e557b8ec9a9f4ef1756c74c309874 Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, A new machine! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=390878 Sun, 12 Jun 2022 05:52:40 +0100 For some years I have been eyeing up longarm quilting machines, dreaming of having one. I bought a Gracie frame for my domestic sewing machine, with the intention of becoming fairly proficient on it, but the frame…

]]> 0 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… ]]> 905071c380727729a12fd49fd152e049 Christine Hutchins recommended the post Obsessive Compulsive Quilting Disorder https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/24097/ Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:45:03 +0100 0 208c0f28c22740aea26a903749cb8148 Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/06/10/whats-a-block-drive/#comment-12103 Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:43:19 +0100 Wow Lyn! You have certainly been busy! I followed the progress of the blocks on the Facebook page – but didn’t realise that you had received enough blocks for almost 100 quilts – that is amazing

In reply to - Lyn Butler wrote a new post, What's a Block Drive? So…what is a block drive? A block drive is a brilliant idea for members to participate in making just one block (or as many as they like) and send it to a Block H… ]]> b688e1eb4fdfc404590db848ba9a5c52 Christine Hutchins recommended the post What’s a Block Drive? https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/24095/ Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:41:06 +0100 0 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 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 250850865c407b691b6353be54066f6d Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Girl's Day Out https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=378821 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 09:48:21 +0100 I love a Block of the Month – I mean, I REALLY love them. I will confess to having several on the go at the moment, and one of them is Girl’s Day Out. I saw this advertised on the Villavin Crafts Facebook page, and…

]]> 0 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 f645622f7ca247548ca519300e4c5eab Heather Cawte and Juliet Nice are now friends https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/23941/ Mon, 28 Feb 2022 21:59:40 +0000 0 4002893c79d13b0f4e5cc42aa6272185 Heather Cawte joined the group UKQU Social https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/23936/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:22:13 +0000 0 ddbb081760216e510fa9e1e06ae9e09a Heather Cawte joined the group UKQU BOOK CLUB https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/23935/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:22:07 +0000 0 9be55f2f6832c56149a8d939fddc70e4 Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, EPP – glue basting or thread tacking https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=370318 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:36:04 +0000 I am a bit of a sucker for different gadgets and gizmos – anything to make life a little easier. As an example, I used to find joining the ends of binding a bit tricky – until I bought the binding tool. That cer…

]]> 0 00b1f77a5caacfbebc24c14f454498b8 Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Don't chop off the points! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=1785 Tue, 15 Feb 2022 06:33:40 +0000 Hello – I’m Carolyn Gibbs, and my great love is traditional style patchwork and quilting – designing and making things myself, as well as enjoying antique quilts made by others.

In my “other life” I teach Che…

]]> 0 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 df3d1577a588c99eba370d2019483e00 Christine Hutchins recommended the post FINISHIn praise of a word for the year https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/23874/ Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:21:10 +0000 0 aa7bf757b7a2ff9e2633a13242274283 Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, FINISHIn praise of a word for the year https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=367347 Wed, 12 Jan 2022 06:00:31 +0000 Last year I had a word of the year for the first time – my word last year was ‘FOCUS’. This year I’ve chosen ‘FINISH’ as my word for the year.
It may seem strange to have such a word as my word for the year – a wo…

]]> 0 905413e4693b8d7f3273c34fb47dcec4 Judith Clarke wrote a new post, Gullivers Christmas Adventure https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=236226 Tue, 04 Jan 2022 06:47:29 +0000 2 weeks before Christmas  back in 202I decided to write a Christmas story for my grandsons, who were staying from the 21st. Aged 6 and 4 I couldn’t find a story I thought they would like, a story that had a few mo…

]]> 0 f4fd8ac7907d54e92f265c59f5d0e6d5 Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Birthday Bunting https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=74522 Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:38:36 +0000 A special child needs a special present – here’s an idea for a personalised and unusual gift which will be useful for years.

This card hanger can string along a wall, or over a door, and because an alp…

]]> 0 e8a13e44321bc0346f31692b8e15b55f Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Washing antique quilts https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=265173 Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:20:27 +0000 I collect antique quilts, mostly from EBay, and some of them arrive showing plenty of evidence of a hard life. If they are in good condition structurally, but very dirty, I usually wash them. People often ask me how…

]]> 0 9e7b18e29be77e06b096bad60a2d4059 Carolyn Gibbs posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/12/25/a-step-forward-for-tilly/#comment-11707 Tue, 28 Dec 2021 11:49:33 +0000 Glad you enjoyed it!

In reply to - Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, A Step forward for Tilly As Tilly wiped around the scullery sink in the light of the dying fire, she thought back over the past three years. Since coming to work for Miss Charlotte… ]]> 34b813338db97fdc823154c81d2cd3b5 Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Fit for an Angel https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=230744 Sat, 25 Dec 2021 06:28:57 +0000 John opened his eyes slowly, noticing that he had almost five minutes before the alarm clock started ringing. After almost forty five years of getting up to do the morning milking, his body clock could have…

]]> 1 d833af48a170f9d20e482adc98b3f480 Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, A Step forward for Tilly https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=363699 Sat, 25 Dec 2021 01:29:13 +0000 As Tilly wiped around the scullery sink in the light of the dying fire, she thought back over the past three years. Since coming to work for Miss Charlotte following the death of her mother, she had not only learnt…

]]> 2 6ad4854db0b1b31be5f54dbbbe83d070 Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/11/21/the-2021-blogger-retreat/#comment-11631 Sun, 21 Nov 2021 11:05:49 +0000 A fantastic weekend away indeed – I could easily do it all over again this weekend….and next….!

In reply to - Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, The 2021 Blogger Retreat Each year, in ordinary times, the Bloggerati of this website gather in Birmingham for a weekend of quilting.  If you ever have the… ]]> 960776c037769535b1836930a06a0219 Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Focus revisited https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=350484 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 05:46:47 +0100 It is a chilly early October day – well, it feels chilly to me as I’m sat here on my chaise longue in my sewing room, surrounded by fabric. That sounds very exotic and posh doesn’t it? I’m going to let you carry o…

]]> 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 a58aca6cbb068dc2069893765adb35ce Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Grandmother's Flower Garden https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=347249 Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:51:11 +0100 Hexagons are the easiest shape to use for patchwork using the English Paper Piecing (or mosaic patchwork) method. There are many ways hexagons can be combined into different patterns, but the most common is the…

]]> 1 6d088b639a09763d606fc186e3f2cdc7 Ami Richards wrote a new post, My first ever mini quilt swap https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=346382 Wed, 22 Sep 2021 05:18:30 +0100 Back in late June I saw posts on the UKQU Facebook page, talking about a mini quilt swap, I had never done any type of a quilt swap before, and I was immediately intrigued. I had been in a bit of a sewing slump and…

]]> 0 f45d47075f83eecb0dedae14026d4ee3 Ami Richards posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/08/06/the-annual-ukqu-mini-swap/#comment-11331 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:25:59 +0100 I loved reading this Maggie as I have just completed my first ever swap and am biting my nails in anticipation of posting it out soon. I can’t wait to see if my swap partner likes it or not….

In reply to - Maggie Attfield wrote a new post, The Annual UKQU Mini Swap So, what goes on in the Mini Swap? It is a closed group,so once you miss the sign up,which is usually a week or so, you won’t see anything until the end. H… ]]> 09123389b92fe211223974a0afa49976 Ami Richards posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/08/19/a-rainbow-plague-mask/#comment-11330 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:14:13 +0100 What a great imagination you have Juliet, well done you!

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… ]]> 9d76d382901b912d96daafa8e07ee6c1 Ami Richards posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/09/09/the-cheap-procrastinator-its-okay-to-be-not-okay-part-one/#comment-11329 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 18:59:52 +0100 Oh Denise, you are so brave to write this, it must have been so difficult for you to put it to paper feeling the way that you were. I feel for you and the frustrations that you must have felt. My husband suffers with mental health and other medical issues so I see first hand how it affects people. I’m pleased that you are slowly finding the help…[Read more]

In reply to - Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – It’s okay to be not okay.  Part one. Warning: this post discusses mental health, suicide and depression. Mental health should not be a taboo. It’s okay to no… ]]> 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 29c8f0f1e13543efab7ac1f588733f01 Carolyn Gibbs posted a new activity comment http://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/07/18/__trashed-15/#comment-11251 Sat, 31 Jul 2021 20:50:40 +0100 This was brilliant Jude – provided some much needed hilarity and solidarity (my printer decided to do something similar just before I needed to print all the handouts for Festival of Quilts teaching – do you think they have decided to get together just to spite us?)

In reply to - Jude Charlesworth wrote a new post, Not the blog I intended to write On Saturday evening I sat down to write the blog I was going to write, all went well until I tried to insert an image of a block  from EQ 8.  T… ]]> 22f8132b70a53007fce032876357419e Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Not the blog I intended to write https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/23456/ Sat, 31 Jul 2021 20:46:57 +0100 0 a9e330e526ed6ee95eea1c656909494f Carolyn Gibbs posted a new activity comment http://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/07/16/what-is-this/#comment-11250 Sat, 31 Jul 2021 20:41:24 +0100 A really useful blog, Chris – so often the same units are hiding away, and breaking the structure down makes it much easier to work out how to make it

In reply to - Chris Franses wrote a new post, What is this . . . ? A query that frequently crops up on UKQU Facebook posts is ‘What is this . . . block/quilt design called?’ and is usually followed by ‘Where can I find the patte… ]]> 1b2e15666f221cc16d98bf6838bdf064 Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Discovering the Quilting Community – A Newbie Quilters’ Experience https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/23453/ Sat, 31 Jul 2021 20:36:21 +0100 0 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 b53756542bf8d82de78dd114a2680725 Carolyn Gibbs posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/having-fun-with-shirts/#comment-11227 Sat, 10 Jul 2021 20:40:47 +0100 I like the shirt bag – specially the pocket for a shopping list!

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… ]]>