UKQU | Nina | Activity https://ukqu.co.uk/members/nina/activity/ Activity feed for Nina. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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… ]]> ba12dc581c548611cd0c991a106b9579 Nina wrote a new post, February 2021 UKQU Book Club https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=318444 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:24:50 +0000 A bit later than I’d planned, but here is the book for February 2021.
Forget me Knot, by Mary Marks
Forget me Knots is the is the first book in a series of eight written by Mary Marks. They are all a…

]]> 0 63155b834eee032479cef9663e141e5b Nina started the topic LATEST BOOKS in the forum UKQU BOOK CLUB https://ukqu.co.uk/groups/ukqu-book-club/forum/topic/latest-books/ Sat, 09 Jan 2021 13:26:55 +0000 To see all the books in the UKQU BOOK CLUB please check out the book club hashtag http://ukqu.co.uk/tag/ukqubookclub
Alternatively, check out my blog archive http://ukqu.co.uk/members/Nina/blog

]]> 0 aea82b5a07a80bca0304ed62a149f9e3 Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/22159/#acomment-22160 Sat, 09 Jan 2021 13:23:55 +0000 Unfortunately I’m not allowed to post even a single link (error message ‘you have posted too many links’)

In reply to - Nina posted an update in the group UKQU BOOK CLUB To see the latest book in the UKQU BOOK CLUB please see the book club hashtag or check out my blog archive. ]]> 9becf842c58f2dc0ce12e574e5d42482 Nina posted an update in the group UKQU BOOK CLUB: To see the latest book in the UKQU BOOK CLUB please see the… https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/22159/ Sat, 09 Jan 2021 13:21:44 +0000 To see the latest book in the UKQU BOOK CLUB please see the book club hashtag or check out my blog archive.

]]> 1 4cc644df7e1aab3a63124420ea2dffc7 Nina wrote a new post, Nina's pieced Party Crown - #CBH2021 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=310301 Wed, 06 Jan 2021 06:20:38 +0000 This is part of the Celebrations Blog Hop 2021 (#CBH2021) and this time I have created a pattern for a pieced PARTY CROWN. Just select the fabrics depending on the occasion you are celebrating; or make lots of them…

]]> 1 5a46cb35e5dc291ca81404b5774fc45f Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/life-is-like-a-box-of-chocolates/#comment-10732 Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:23:51 +0000 Great block for showing off that special fabric!!!!

In reply to - Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Life is Like a Box of Chocolates… This my entry for CBH2021, Celebrations Blog Hop. My initial thought was a heart and this gradually morphed into a celebration box of chocolates. As… ]]> 58e0aae08e84a27251d2c568537dd0b7 Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/balloons-cbh2021/#comment-10731 Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:20:50 +0000 Perfect fabric with balloons for one of the balloons!!

In reply to - Helen Kent wrote a new post, Balloons!  #CBH2021 Like most this year my family had some celebrations planned. My son’s 18th in the first lockdown, our Silver Wedding anniversary in July and then, my own big 5 0 in t… ]]> 0cdef96904fb7e18b9f4d9ddbd69667c Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/confetti-cbh2021/#comment-10730 Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:18:19 +0000 Such fun block!!!

In reply to - Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Confetti #CBH2021 Celebrations blog hop When it was suggested that the Bloggerati might like to take part in another blog hop, I thought I was prepared. I then saw what the… ]]> 8dcce9380a27509da2b9c14c3c2068d9 Nina wrote a new post, Nina's Party Hat - foundation paper pieced (FPP) - #CBH2021 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=309575 Sun, 03 Jan 2021 06:56:26 +0000 This is part of the Celebrations Blog Hop 2021 (#CBH2021) and I have created a pattern for a PARTY HAT using foundation paper piecing (FPP). Just select the appropriate fabrics for the occasion and it’ll be perfect f…

]]> 1 5aa790fe80e24fd59f9775de57611ae3 Nina recommended the post Confetti #CBH2021 https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/22077/ Sat, 02 Jan 2021 20:49:29 +0000 0 34bc7a4991d22256c2b895a2c4202eb3 Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club 2020 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=312119 Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:13:44 +0000 Another year has come to an end, and what a different year it has been! The UKQU Book Club started back in April 2018 and we have since then more or less every month suggested a quilting related novel or biography to…

]]> 0 2d1dd1d2b6bfdc74962c892c172472de Nina wrote a new post, January 2021 UKQU Book Club https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=298798 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 12:15:20 +0000 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 period. Instead, I have found eight ladies and their…

]]> 2 7dc1fc49e717172e7e69ca88ba7774fc Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club 2020 - December https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=274621 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:20:26 +0000 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 and three, what looked like, sub-titles listed.…

]]> 1 fca8ae69d2f8f00b8618cc1fda770afd Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club 2020 - November https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=274618 Sun, 25 Oct 2020 07:29:55 +0000 “You are Wardrobe, aren’t you?”. It may not get down in history as the best pick-up line ever, but it was the first line spoken by Alfie to Gwen. Nonetheless, it started their friendship which soon also involved some…

]]> 0 68f37d85fcd6d5c8a24ff35a051af352 Nina wrote a new post, Ideas for additional blocks #GFBH2020 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=282692 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 05:06:55 +0100 Have you had enough of flowers for one quilt, or would you just like some ideas to break up the design a bit? I’ve had a look online and found quite a few different free* patterns which may go well with the Garden F…

]]> 1 7fc51100b85d7ec3303f05ca7b2f5d83 Nina wrote a new post, Nina's FPP flower block #GFBH2020 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=275868 Wed, 23 Sep 2020 05:22:41 +0100 For this block we’re going to make four 6.5″ foundation paper pieced blocks each with a flower, stem and leaf. Once sewn together, they’ll make up a 12.5″ (12″ finished) block. Please read the full instructio…

]]> 1 2d4bb38df67a8da6736f0023450e731b Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/picket-fence-border-block/#comment-10016 Mon, 07 Sep 2020 14:21:56 +0100 Great block frame or to break up the many flower blocks! I am working on a blog with some other “non flowery” blocks; there’s only so many flowers I girl can make, lol.

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… ]]> 5254d4837f4beaa97343dfafc73ac19b Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/ninas-improv-flower-block-gfbh2020/#comment-9981 Sun, 06 Sep 2020 18:13:17 +0100 There’s a similar block coming up in a while, but then I’m using foundation paper piecing and there’s a template!

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… ]]> e9765d726368276453537d2bff7b67c5 Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/ninas-improv-flower-block-gfbh2020/#comment-9980 Sun, 06 Sep 2020 18:12:27 +0100 Thanks Maggie! It’s always hard to describe something that isn’t really a pattern / instructions as such.

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… ]]> 06377c6e2eedce6eb83578c9acccafe8 Nina wrote a new post, Nina's improv flower block #GFBH2020 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=280313 Sat, 05 Sep 2020 05:34:45 +0100 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 instructions before you start and use the comments (scroll down to the b…

]]> 6 06035bc0988a05904f5a54b880e029cf Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/gfbh2020-sunflower/#comment-9886 Thu, 03 Sep 2020 19:13:45 +0100 Another stunning block! I really like the 3D version you made originally, but not that practical in a quilt, is it?

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… ]]> af179bcecfd6deb3da96e6507fbb7791 Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/bloggerati-blog-hop-flowers-gfbh2020/#comment-9821 Tue, 01 Sep 2020 07:58:57 +0100 This lovely design almost makes me want to try hand sewing, ALMOST, lol. Thanks for explaining a technique which may be new to many (me included) and what a great start to our Blog Hop!

In reply to - Helen Kent wrote a new post, Bloggerati Blog Hop – Flowers #GFBH2020 Hawaiian Inspired Flower Block. Hawaiian Inspired Flower Block Another brilliant idea from UKQU – a Flower Blog Hop. A trip from one blog t… ]]> 2a07dffbbd068676dc8edc7db8dd85f2 Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club 2020 - September https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=271166 Sun, 23 Aug 2020 07:31:44 +0100 With summer almost over and people returning to work and school in earnest again, I have selected a feel-good story for us to read during September. We’ll get to know master quilter Grace and her granddaughter…

]]> 0 28c05f292c9f4ce4524dbebff7502f49 Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/stash-busting-idea-bags-for-garden-toys/#comment-9750 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 11:59:01 +0100 Let’s see how long it lasts lol

In reply to - Nina wrote a new post, Stash busting idea – bags for garden toys Trying to bring structure to our garden toys and to ensure all sets are together, I decided to make some simple fabric bags to store everything in. As… ]]> a711afb56f08c6adc5218e1dc7dd2d28 Nina wrote a new post, My quilting t-shirts for sale on Amazon https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=280781 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 06:33:27 +0100 The themes for my blogs this year have been stash busting and the UKQU bookclub, but recently I’ve been busy designing t-shirts for sale, yep, you read that correctly. A while back I was approved as a Merch by…

]]> 0 0b9310855490b9a9bfeaaec48ef4b0ee Nina wrote a new post, Stash busting idea - bags for garden toys https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=275700 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 05:58:23 +0100 Trying to bring structure to our garden toys and to ensure all sets are together, I decided to make some simple fabric bags to store everything in. As a result, here is another stash busting idea.

A few of our…

]]> 2 7ae8bac58a5a6e440a3907347d6e4e5c Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club 2020 - July https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=271112 Sat, 27 Jun 2020 06:17:46 +0100 Our July book is different to what we have been reading recently but I felt it was time for a more thought-provoking book, instead of yet another quilting mystery book.
This is one voice from the horrors that ended…

]]> 0 636c2f2ba64abb7486f9df159f0d496c Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club 2020 – June  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=264422 Thu, 28 May 2020 14:34:44 +0100 As promised last month, the book for June has exactly the same title as the one we read during May; A Single Tread. The author for the June version is Tracy Chevalier.

The book takes us to Southampton and…

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