UKQU | Melissa Lewis | Friends Activity https://ukqu.co.uk/members/melsbc/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Melissa Lewis's friends. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:29:55 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.3 en-GB 30 hourly 2 dfeef8d346edb38549d7a11fd67876fc Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Playing the ‘What if’ game… Part 1 – What to do with charm packs 1 https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/17430/ Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:58:36 +0100 0 e7b2a8350d02fb7c096cbbc02853cf0b Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Eco Printing and Natural Dyeing with Lizzie Godden  https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/17429/ Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:57:07 +0100 0 56dd8fd4725ce6cc794c8134f4439a5a Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/eco-printing-and-natural-dyeing-with-lizzie-godden/#comment-7851 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 11:24:33 +0100 Sounds fantastic!! Will have to look up the place you went to. I am doing a natural dyeing workshop next week at West Country Quilt Show ….

In reply to - Helen Kent wrote a new post, Eco Printing and Natural Dyeing with Lizzie Godden  I spent a lovely Saturday earlier this month at a workshop held at an art centre in the Forest of Dean. Cinderford Artspace is situated… ]]> ad500a2ded818d68fe4d979384c21a83 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Sew Easy Rulers - a review https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=208601 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 06:49:52 +0100 I was lucky enough to be chosen to review a product recently and I duly received a package containing two rulers, Sew Easy 60 Degree Triangle and Sew Easy Half Diamond.

Like most quilters I have more than…

]]> 0 84e26de95332340901fbbdbcb61d1102 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Festival of Quilts - Modern Quilts https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=207016 Wed, 07 Aug 2019 19:49:21 +0100 If you have visited here before you know that I am rather partial to modern quilts, so of course my review of Festival of Quilts 2019 had to be about the Modern category didn’t it?  In fact it really did because it…

]]> 0 87132a9d21db90d67d0f3c7950a06d8a Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Festival of Quilts 2018 - from the other side of the stand https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=167434 Sun, 14 Jul 2019 10:44:45 +0100 With just a few weeks left until Festival of Quilts 2019 opens I thought I would share some experiences from last year with you.
So what can I say about working at the Festival of Quilts?  It is amazing, it is…

]]> 0 425bb878206f29689dee41431eff4bf4 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Somewhere over the Rainbow with Stuart Hillard https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/17057/ Thu, 04 Jul 2019 19:52:19 +0100 0 b8e266f60b57f2879177611446b0993c Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cutalter-modern-quilts-improv/#comment-7548 Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:22:21 +0100 I love seeing the back of work and had always steered clear of open seams for fear of weakening the quilt – they don’t!!

In reply to - Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts – Improv Where to begin on the journey that is improv?  It can be improvisational piecing which has myriad forms or improvisational quilting… ]]> c04eaa135706101602c1927f16e71ec1 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts - Improv https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=196598 Fri, 21 Jun 2019 05:07:53 +0100 Where to begin on the journey that is improv?  It can be improvisational piecing which has myriad forms or improvisational quilting which is another topic all together!
Improvise is defined as:
to create…

]]> 2 066132d41511167d0e0ef8a51300cacb Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/reduce-reuse-or-recycle/#comment-7502 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:25:15 +0100 I love how you have used the jean pockets! Sadly I am not a fan of oven gloves – I find them much harder to use than a folded up tea towel!

In reply to - Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Reduce, Reuse or Recycle Every so often I see something on Facebook and think ‘I could do that’. This was one of those moments. There’s been a lot of talk… ]]> 1ddfbc4cb45fe2f538348b1e0d7f07aa Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cutalter-modern-quilts-asymmetry-and-alternate-gridwork/#comment-7492 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 10:51:22 +0100 Hope you enjoy it! When I got EQ7 I found it difficult to design in an alternate way so I still use paper and pencil or a design wall!!

In reply to - Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts – Asymmetry and Alternate Gridwork After a rather long break I am back today with the next instalment in my mini Modern Quilt Series. You can… ]]> cf6200a07ba11b316b201e753acca3a4 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts - Asymmetry and Alternate Gridwork https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=194718 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 05:32:27 +0100 After a rather long break I am back today with the next instalment in my mini Modern Quilt Series. You can find the previous post by following these links:

Modern Quilts – An Introduction, Modern Quilts – Fabric…

]]> 3 d1d4f26b21df4f15a829d6a566374ae4 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cutalter-not-the-blog-it-was-supposed-to-be/#comment-7352 Thu, 30 May 2019 17:01:32 +0100 It was an overwhelming response and I have enough fabric to make 2 more eye spy quilts!

In reply to - Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Not the blog it was supposed to be! Today should have seen the next instalment in my Modern Quilt series but, as you may have guessed from the title, it… ]]> fec5cab6fc3f7eae45d4cf14399d560a Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cutalter-quilts-for-comfort/#comment-7351 Thu, 30 May 2019 17:00:48 +0100 It really is heartbreaking, but it is great to know that there is a whole load of quilters out there from all over the world ready to make quilts for comfort.

In reply to - Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter  ::  Quilts for Comfort Earlier in the month I wrote about the generosity of quilters.  We all know what comfort a quilt can bring and that is why so many of us… ]]> b8057d2fa4c1a97f170e6d473e0f2587 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter  ::  Quilts for Comfort https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=192994 Thu, 30 May 2019 15:47:53 +0100 Earlier in the month I wrote about the generosity of quilters.  We all know what comfort a quilt can bring and that is why so many of us quilters make for others.  There are many different charities you can support t…

]]> 2 04b8d7da7fe276bdb845c9742000ab41 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Simple quilt colour recipes to help banish the fear of the wheel https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/16614/ Mon, 27 May 2019 12:44:05 +0100 0 00e3173b9d17ff5b2df9ee90aaddbb4b Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Quilts UK 2019 :: A Review https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=189674 Mon, 20 May 2019 09:01:48 +0100 Quilts UK has just finished and what a show it was. It is held over four days at the Three Counties Showground set at the foothills of the stunning Malvern Hills. People come from all over the country and quite often…

]]> 1 a2e530cc304ebc227e5f03e3df8d8eed Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cutalter-not-the-blog-it-was-supposed-to-be/#comment-7191 Wed, 08 May 2019 17:41:08 +0100 They really are!!

In reply to - Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Not the blog it was supposed to be! Today should have seen the next instalment in my Modern Quilt series but, as you may have guessed from the title, it… ]]> 8d047b95a9ff9998d3b61185a333d6a6 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Not the blog it was supposed to be! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=187437 Fri, 03 May 2019 07:37:00 +0100 Today should have seen the next instalment in my Modern Quilt series but, as you may have guessed from the title, it isn’t!
The last week seems to have passed in a blur with a trip to IKEA for bedroom furniture, new…

]]> 4 80225f5f888375dc74417ef177a5b383 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/behind-the-scenes-at-festival-of-quilts/#comment-7126 Sat, 27 Apr 2019 08:16:12 +0100 How lovely to read more about how it all works Sheena. What a job!!!

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Behind the Scenes at Festival of Quilts I have been amazingly fortunate to have had the role of Festival of Quilts Officer for the last couple of years. This is a Quilters’ G… ]]> e58f1fc0544c76be3a035cc9e4593c9c Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post To Label or Not to Label, That is the Question! https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/16416/ Fri, 26 Apr 2019 18:50:24 +0100 0 5e1dfafe744225dfd2ec3431923c8bb1 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts - British Quilt and Stitch Village https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=183266 Fri, 19 Apr 2019 06:19:43 +0100 So today’s blog post is not the one I intended I write!  I had planned to continue my series of posts on modern quilts with an exploration into design aesthetic but I am going to postpone that one.
Last weekend saw…

]]> 0 1349b7fa1439a5c833bda7b7189fcbdd Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts - Fabric Part II https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=178623 Fri, 12 Apr 2019 08:30:58 +0100 Last week Modern Quilts – Fabric Part I was published and this week we are continuing the theme of fabric.
So far I have talked about solids or fabrics that read as solid but that is not to say that prints cannot b…

]]> 0 1cad65ed679af6f18555970212748443 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/festival-of-quilts-2019/#comment-7004 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:03:21 +0100 Wonderful to learn more about the organisation of the show. Thanks for getting the interview Sylvia.

In reply to - Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Festival of Quilts 2019 We spoke to Anna Baptiste, the event director for the Festival of Quilts and she agreed to give a very rare interview for us here at… ]]> 5f839b40d6e43e749efb53b0347be92c Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Festival of Quilts 2019 https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/16272/ Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:02:51 +0100 0 468392568912b1da8efc0204a946bee7 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cutalter-modern-quilts-fabric-part-i/#comment-7002 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 16:00:31 +0100 Oh thanks Ami that’s great to hear. The next part is just being proof read!

In reply to - Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts – Fabric Part I Last week I gave you a brief introduction to modern quilts and their history. Over the next few weeks I am going to explore… ]]> b0629bd113f30d5630c8fb9e05897ce9 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cutalter-fabric-review-rainbow-etchings-by-stuart-hillard/#comment-6972 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 14:35:59 +0100 Thanks Teresa – although I have almost run out of it now and can’t figure out which grey it was to order more!!

In reply to - Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Fabric Review – Rainbow Etchings by Stuart Hillard I spied the new fabric collection by Stuart Hillard on the Craft Cotton Co stand at CHSI Stitches in… ]]> 3efa5600af06b4377b5413aa1160278c Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cutalter-modern-quilts-fabric-part-i/#comment-6971 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 14:33:14 +0100 Thanks Carolyn – the choosing of fabrics and colourways is something I love.

In reply to - Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts – Fabric Part I Last week I gave you a brief introduction to modern quilts and their history. Over the next few weeks I am going to explore… ]]> 08ffa9c67de40c666593712783471cff Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts - Fabric Part I https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=178577 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 05:05:51 +0100 Last week I gave you a brief introduction to modern quilts and their history. Over the next few weeks I am going to explore different facets of modern quilts in more depth. But before we start on this I have…

]]> 4 121a0d750115b63c16e8fb84b0d6ddec Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/eastern-botanical-collection-by-sarah-payne-for-the-craft-cotton-company/#comment-6937 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 06:02:02 +0100 Lovely fabric and a wonderful pattern too!

In reply to - Carol Lightburn wrote a new post, Eastern Botanical Collection by Sarah Payne for the Craft Cotton Company I’m very excited at being asked to review the beautiful ‘Eastern Botanicals’ fabric collection, desig… ]]> 8378d7fd1b7542071c0c51f445950b0a Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Eastern Botanical Collection by Sarah Payne for the Craft Cotton Company https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/16136/ Wed, 03 Apr 2019 06:01:42 +0100 0 f2531e8c0c20a4b1c5eba5f7e1f6985d Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Fabric Review - Rainbow Etchings by Stuart Hillard https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=178299 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 05:41:52 +0100 I spied the new fabric collection by Stuart Hillard on the Craft Cotton Co stand at CHSI Stitches in February – oh it certainly caught my eye and so when it became available for review my hand shot up! Rainbow E…

]]> 2 7177b9b5643b1e4e244e562b813c788a Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts .... https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=174745 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 06:47:20 +0000 Modern quilts – whether you love them or hate (or are somewhere in between) it certainly looks like they are here to stay.  Whilst the definition of a modern quilt is often the cause for heated debate, “What exactly…

]]> 0 80226dbb8728fd240430facf9583dc02 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/review-of-makower-uk-pinstripe/#comment-6851 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:11:58 +0000 What a great quick make – the fabric looks great.

In reply to - Ami Richards wrote a new post, Review of Makower UK Pinstripe I was lucky enough to receive a bundle of Makower stripped fabrics to review, yippee! There were twelve 9.75 – 10 inch squares with a thin stripe d… ]]> 032cc9ad423682529ad13b60eac4200b Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Review of Makower UK Pinstripe https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/16035/ Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:11:36 +0000 0 8a4136f42fd3f5fcf39b8f242bc271e0 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post DIY Mobile Phone Case https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/15798/ Tue, 05 Mar 2019 13:12:02 +0000 0 a35dedaf4a637fb8f232c6df3f47c46b Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post The February Sewathon .. a great idea? https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/15773/ Thu, 28 Feb 2019 10:32:22 +0000 0 079504f6184e36fc4d4d4ae8c0ce8ac8 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post The Hauxwell Collection … Auction Results https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/15463/ Tue, 12 Feb 2019 11:51:45 +0000 0 5ab19dd5d33aa60168b1a9ec3ea7810e Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Quilts for Christmas Dinner and EQS https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/15454/ Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:05:32 +0000 0 c0e8ece37c4041d64b4a808c4d8ab31e Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/vlieseline-iron-cleaner/#comment-6473 Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:36:42 +0000 I will keep an eye out for this!

In reply to - Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Vlieseline Iron Cleaner There’s been several comments lately over on the UK Quilters United FB Group about irons.   This popped into my inbox today and it o… ]]> 90e59ce4700a2552fb686af29e2bcfd1 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Vlieseline Iron Cleaner https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/15369/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:36:31 +0000 0 b258596b4488af2b34813444950e61b4 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/hi-there-and-my-top-tip/#comment-6472 Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:35:23 +0000 Welcome! What a lovely introduction and great to hear about your life in the USA.

In reply to - AmandaMaxwellLightfoot wrote a new post, Hi there and my top tip! Well hello there and welcome to my first blog post here. I suppose as a first I should get the formal introductions over so ….. I’m Amanda (or Man… ]]> 883eed6d4e3b5e833563cfb638fac354 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Hi there and my top tip! https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/15367/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:34:33 +0000 0 e3dd8bb4d3ded22b6ae6b9883be177a2 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Scrap Bag Challenge https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/15366/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:31:51 +0000 0 9c5fc494a40c1cf867ac91e31cce32a9 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cutalter-the-newark-quilt-show-2019-a-review/#comment-6367 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:31:00 +0000 The PM is through FB because I couldn’t get it to go on here!

In reply to - Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: The Newark Quilt Show 2019 :: A Review EDITED 22/01/19  This giveaway is now closed.  The winner, selected by random.org, is Mary Carrington This weekend se… ]]> 5feebde506f46564e3dda70274f3be0a Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cutalter-the-newark-quilt-show-2019-a-review/#comment-6366 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:29:44 +0000 Congratulations you are the winner of this giveaway!!! I will PM you (on FB) for further details.

In reply to - Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: The Newark Quilt Show 2019 :: A Review EDITED 22/01/19  This giveaway is now closed.  The winner, selected by random.org, is Mary Carrington This weekend se… ]]> 073ecd4ce2e7da0e5e08d5b9e8a992cf Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: The Newark Quilt Show 2019 :: A Review https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=155767 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:20:25 +0000 EDITED 22/01/19  This giveaway is now closed.  The winner, selected by random.org, is Mary Carrington
This weekend sees the first Quilt Show of the year at Newark Showground.  It is a show run by Grosvenor Shows and…

]]> 3 761fb088dc56b91f4643a521f933477f Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Happy First Birthday to Us https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/15166/ Wed, 09 Jan 2019 16:11:28 +0000 0 0817b0e5cdb3ed3e400e41b29996f715 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/happy-new-year/#comment-6263 Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:09:03 +0000 He certainly gets up to a lot that Gulliver! I love the idea of Journal Quilts – must try it some day ….

In reply to - Judith Clarke wrote a new post, Happy New Year Welcome to 2019. Hope you have all had a wonderful time. I thought I’d have a little review of the last year, rather than making a resolution. I go to a U3A embroidery g… ]]> 4d7c5aa92370712b57285f521118f382 Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Happy New Year https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/15158/ Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:08:28 +0000 0