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Sally Dodsworth replied to the topic May 2019 – DISCUSSION – SPOILERS in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years agoI finished it and enjoyed it…but not enough to continue the series.
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Trimits Bamboo Embroidery Hoops 7 years ago
Whilst our focus here at UKQU is patchwork and quilting, there are other needlecrafts that cross over into our territory so to speak. Many of our members enjoy applique, or will mix crafts to embellish a quilt w…
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Quilts UK 2019 :: A Review 7 years ago
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…
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I saw several of your quilts there Abigail, and very nice they were too! I had a good day shopping and viewing there and it was lovely to be at the young quilters exhibit when the two girls came with their mum (I assume) after school. The younger one’s joy at finding her rosettes was really heartwarming. Great to see young quilters doing well, though I guess not many get a chance to long arm!
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Ruth Garner recommended the post Starting hand quilting: Part 5: Equipment, Needles & Thimbles 7 years, 1 month ago
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Anne Burke recommended the post London Town Continued 7 years, 1 month ago
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Anne Burke recommended the post A Saucy Little Retreat…. 7 years, 1 month ago
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Ruth Garner recommended the post A Saucy Little Retreat…. 7 years, 1 month ago
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, . 7 years, 1 month ago
Makower have come up with this delightful new range called ‘Walk in the Park’.
The colours are beautiful soft tones of turquoise/grey/orange/yellow.
I particularly like the park scenes…The dogs…
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Love this idea and the range! Just need a dog!
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, . 7 years, 1 month ago
Makower have a new design out called ‘Stitch in Time’.
This is a wonderful set of subtle colours of pink/ turquoise/ grey.
If you are of a certain age, these retro designs may bring back some memories of the 50s…
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Another great idea & design Lyn from a really gorgeous range!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, The great Cabin Adventure 7 years, 1 month ago
I am getting ridiculously excited. A long last we plan to turn our garden cabin into my sewing room, mostly because I have outgrown the small bedroom and space in there has shrunk. Well, I say shrunk, but if tr…
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Wow, hubby wont see you for weeks!!!
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haha .. I cannot deny I had not thought of that either
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Sounds wonderful. Look forward to hearing more about your moving to your cabin. An opportunity to sort through and remember all the quilts you have made. Wonderful
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I am working on a set of bunting created from the scraps from all my quilts. Well, once I get started that is. All too often the quilts are gifted or donated, and what better way to remember them eh!
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I can understand your excitement. Love the patchwork chair. Just make sure Tilly does not order too much extra fabric on the phone!
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It looks lovely in there. And you will be able to lose yourself sewing away from the phone, the doorbell etc. I wish I had insisted in double glazing for mine!
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I have long been telling all and sundry that I am building up a stock of fabric for if and when I can no longer afford to buy it. I have a badge saying ‘It’s not stash. It’s my retirement fund’! I am fortunate in that my OH encourages me to buy! After all, he says, if you don’t use it someone will! As we have a daughter and a grandaughter who sew, it’s a point. Our grandson enjoys a bit of sewing now and then, too!
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Looks like its going to be the in place to go! How lovely is this to finally get a dedicated space. My small bedroom has also become outgrown, one day soon I too shall have another place to go. I bet you are dead excited.
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Denim – Its your Style — new thread Pack from Gutermann 7 years, 1 month ago
Next month we will be looking at recycling in patchwork, which some might say is where our craft began. The lovely people at Gutermann have put together a great collection of threads for working with denim, and o…
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Nice!
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Judith Clarke wrote a new post, Gullivers Adventures 7 years, 1 month ago
Gulliver has been very busy theses last few weeks. So much so he’s kept my sewing machine very occupied.
March brought with it two storms, Freya and Gareth. It’s no fun being a small bird in all that weather. Gul…
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Hahaha that first picture is priceless!!!
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It’s very funny watching them trying to land in the wind. They just sort of stop flapping their wings. Lol
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My love to Gulliver. I hope he has many more adventures during May.
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Im sure he will, thank you Shiela. He sends you a big fat chippy hug x
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I love your Gulliver tales, they always bring a smile to my face
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Thank you Ami, there will be plenty more to see
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Tennants Auction House – Stitches in Time 7 years, 1 month ago
Needlework was an important accomplishment for all women in times gone by, and some exceptional examples are up for sale as two important private collections of Samplers and Quilts come up for auction in Tennants…
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That’s a must! It is so rare we get up close to threads of the past.
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Not the blog it was supposed to be! 7 years, 1 month ago
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…
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Quilters are so generous!
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They really are!!
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Such Kindness
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It was an overwhelming response and I have enough fabric to make 2 more eye spy quilts!
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Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Carry Case for Work-In-Progress. 7 years, 1 month ago
The other night I lay in bed tossing and turning thinking about my upcoming holiday and how I was going to transport a mini quilt I was working on without folding it and messing it up (lots of little pieces…
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Snap. Without seeing this, a few months ago I made something very similar for the same purpose. I did use flannelette on the inside and put a pocket on the outside to hold pattern or small ruler. Works a treat to keep blocks in place. Great minds I think …
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Hi Carol. That is a coincidence! Flannelette is a really good idea as it does need something to ‘cling’ to the pieces it is carrying. I tried to find some spare
fabric used for a hanging wall but couldn’t find it. A pocket in the outside is a really good idea as well. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, London Town Continued 7 years, 1 month ago
You might remember I said in my previous blog that I had more plans for the London Town Fat Quarters from the Cotton Craft Co. As promised, I’ve come back to share my next make using the f…
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That is a really lovely piece if work. I have some of this fabric, so now I am inspired!
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Would love to see a photo when you’re done 🙂
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Very nice !
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thank you
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Have you entered the UKQU Quilt Competitions? 7 years, 1 month ago
We asked Sandra Pearson why she entered the quilt competition here and this is what she said, in her own words with comments from some of her friends too:
I have been asked to talk here on the web site a bit about…
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Very interesting and although I don’t quilt myself (YET) I thoroughly enjoy going to the shows and am amazed by the talent, thought and passion that goes into every quilt.
Keep up the lovely work everyone can appreciate every stitch.
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Christine Hutchins and
Teresa Barrow are now friends 7 years, 2 months ago
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts – British Quilt and Stitch Village 7 years, 2 months ago
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…
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