UKQU | Teresa Barrow | Friends Activity https://ukqu.co.uk/members/nostalgianeedlework/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Teresa Barrow's friends. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:29:55 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.3 en-GB 30 hourly 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 19d26973223ded86e596cd2a779c7426 Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/mmmm-mildreds-marvelous-meandering-musings-bondage-restraints-and-dachshunds/#comment-11184 Mon, 07 Jun 2021 11:20:55 +0100 You’ve done so much – such a full life full of many experiences! I love reading about it all.

In reply to - Teresa Barrow wrote a new post, MMMM… Mildred’s Marvelous Meandering Musings “Bondage, Restraints and Dachshunds”  Welcome to “Mildred’s Marvellous Wonderful World of her Meandering Musings!” Mildred is my bright blu… ]]> 3a3761a162117e525dc112c6956cf9b9 Christine Hutchins recommended the post MMMM… Mildred’s Marvelous Meandering Musings “Bondage, Restraints and Dachshunds”  https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/23122/ Mon, 07 Jun 2021 11:19:46 +0100 0 8e5b27effcb962f40651b99a431d56e8 Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Time to Play? https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=331184 Tue, 01 Jun 2021 05:25:34 +0100 Running a 200 Club means advertising it – and so it needed a logo. 

The whip has been cracked – and it does seem a while since I last wrote a blog. I’d love to say it is due to me doing so much sewing. Howe…

]]> 0 01842685014053ce8de2f9ed03f92fae Christine Hutchins posted an update: I'm sat in my sewing room, the May EPP BOM has just arrived,… https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/22968/ Thu, 13 May 2021 11:44:52 +0100 I’m sat in my sewing room, the May EPP BOM has just arrived, and I’m sat writing a blog.

]]> 0 07f06ffc10c9c99032108d2b834e3dca Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/book-review-sarah-paynes-quilt-school/#comment-11018 Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:13:09 +0000 Thank you Maggie! It is a brilliant book, well worth a place on the bookshelf.

In reply to - Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Book Review – Sarah Payne's Quilt School Search Press describe themselves as “The world’s finest art and craft books”, and Sarah Payne’s Quilt School certainly is deservi… ]]> 10ba9d129769874f0fb3d4f9ab90a3fd Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Book Review - Sarah Payne's Quilt School https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=324331 Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:59:41 +0000 Search Press describe themselves as “The world’s finest art and craft books”, and Sarah Payne’s Quilt School certainly is deserving of this description. This is an ideal book for those starting out on their quiltin…

]]> 2 51c746d39a4485d0be17a6c87590dc72 Christine Hutchins recommended the post Show Us Yer’ Drawers! https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/22652/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:28:34 +0000 0 6967c56098c051fc66e265dbfe255246 Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, New Year – new word? https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=317641 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 06:21:12 +0000 We’re a month into the year already – well, we will be by the time you read this, it will be a month. Did you see posts about people trying to decide what their word for the year was going to be? Well, this year I d…

]]> 2 0fe50bde4305884192d048c4a4879ee5 Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/confetti-cbh2021/#comment-10868 Sun, 31 Jan 2021 10:39:10 +0000 Thank you – and sorry for the late reply. I certainly had fun doing it, and it is always great when a project comes together in the way you envisaged it!

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… ]]> 135b2c30565268fb254f540cd66e5bce Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/confetti-cbh2021/#comment-10867 Sun, 31 Jan 2021 10:37:42 +0000 Thank you – and sorry for the late reply. I also like using scrap textiles, although I’ve recently started to question my sanity in saving and collecting all the little pieces, snippets and thread ends. I’m starting to be a little more ruthless with what I keep and what I don’t – but only after holding on to it for a while!

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… ]]> 2cacb32b8c31554091e5fd21e52e93fc Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Confetti #CBH2021 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=310122 Sat, 02 Jan 2021 06:54:56 +0000 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 topic was – Celebrations, and in looking at the list of s…

]]> 4 69653f51ad9c2c603aa302f11a954879 Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Tulips #GFBH2020 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=282981 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 05:51:55 +0100 I’m not one to shy away from a challenge, and so I jumped at the chance to be part of the UKQU blog hop – especially when the theme was flowers. I instantly knew what flowers I would choose – tulip…

]]> 1 25b7f830bb102a5ee1b90d1f030047fc Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Vintage Treasures https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=281327 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 05:39:39 +0100 Jo Hendy has a treat (or several) in store for quilters once again. I have tried hard to limit my Block of the Month (BOM) subscriptions, and I am a little ashamed to admit that I have some still waiting for me to…

]]> 0 010a3ab26a67ecd7e1b52cb3646507aa Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/how-do-you-store-yours/#comment-9746 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 14:49:38 +0100 A good idea for keeping the boxes out of the light. I have quite a few of my boxes under my quilting frame.

In reply to - Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, How do you store yours? One of the questions I see often on various Facebook posts and pages is ‘How do you store your fabric?’. Then there are the posts that show how people hav… ]]> 2f6b6e80ebc7632ba601b4900612cd49 Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/how-do-you-store-yours/#comment-9745 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 14:45:11 +0100 Thank you Maggie – I am an organiser, but not when it comes to my scraps! And the cupboard looks tidy because I was searching for the missing block I mention in the blog and tidied it up; I found the block, but not in the cupboard at all!! The rest of my sewing room is not so tidy – but that is due to the amount of stuff in here. The sewing…[Read more]

In reply to - Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, How do you store yours? One of the questions I see often on various Facebook posts and pages is ‘How do you store your fabric?’. Then there are the posts that show how people hav… ]]> ea08dc61a6f36320fefa1498b3674139 Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, How do you store yours? https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=276727 Tue, 04 Aug 2020 05:58:44 +0100 One of the questions I see often on various Facebook posts and pages is ‘How do you store your fabric?’. Then there are the posts that show how people have stored their fabric – you know the ones – those pictures app…

]]> 4 4298f8c3be9e7c872f8c6f13c8e45e2e Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/mmmm-mildreds-marvelous-meandering-musings-twisted-but-not-bitter/#comment-9640 Fri, 24 Jul 2020 19:07:35 +0100 Looks like there is yet another Facebook page for me to have a look at! Love the duvet cover, and the pattern.

In reply to - Teresa Barrow wrote a new post, MMMM – Mildred’s Marvelous Meandering Musings. “Twisted But Not Bitter” Some of you may have read some of my stories in the past, stand alone episodes about breaking an Olfa cutting… ]]> e7c121dca17905087c767ac05226f94c Christine Hutchins recommended the post MMMM – Mildred’s Marvelous Meandering Musings. “Twisted But Not Bitter” https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/20840/ Fri, 24 Jul 2020 19:06:32 +0100 0 956c0b3a2cb29c9f18083091ee17f7de Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/love-n-hugs/#comment-9639 Fri, 24 Jul 2020 18:59:22 +0100 There’s an idea! I know that some people following the Stitch-Along have opted for this. As I want to do each block twice, I may decide to do log cabin for some of them.

In reply to - Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Love 'n' Hugs It’s been a funny old time…and it still is a little bit strange. I’m sure that there are some of you out there who have managed to significantly reduce your stash… ]]> 90290a56c9ae9636ab526bb12be2d9f8 Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Love 'n' Hugs https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=271902 Tue, 14 Jul 2020 05:33:07 +0100 It’s been a funny old time…and it still is a little bit strange. I’m sure that there are some of you out there who have managed to significantly reduce your stash, sewing for a range of causes out there. I have been…

]]> 2 179708a22e5f2c082ea2e8275e257b70 Ruth Garner posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/resilience-ukqu-mini-quilt-2020-swap/#comment-9518 Wed, 24 Jun 2020 08:22:40 +0100 Thank you Maggie.

In reply to - Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Resilience; UKQU Mini Quilt 2020 Swap Something good had to come out of the spring Lockdown and the UKQU 2020 Mini Swap was, for me, one of the good things! I think we have all… ]]> 0a7883c103039b25ce6659d86430a943 Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Resilience; UKQU Mini Quilt 2020 Swap https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=266939 Wed, 24 Jun 2020 05:38:45 +0100 Something good had to come out of the spring Lockdown and the UKQU 2020 Mini Swap was, for me, one of the good things! I think we have all found our inner resilience during this challenging time and it has…

]]> 3 3b9ca9afcbb98bc66fab1fbc8c7dbfcd Ruth Garner posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/the-golden-thread-indeed/#comment-9497 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 08:30:58 +0100 Excellent Margaret! Really enjoyed reading your Blog – lots and lots I didn’t know. Thank you

In reply to - Maggie Attfield wrote a new post, The Golden Thread-indeed! (NB The illustrations are taken from my own clothes, to avoid copyright infringement. A linen hat, greatly magnified, an embroidered silk robe, a Harris… ]]> b2584be049cbd513b5bd597a225839d7 Ruth Garner posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/2-20am-15th-april-1912/#comment-9264 Mon, 04 May 2020 09:04:45 +0100 Fantastic piece Maggie. It really represents the gigantic nature of the catastrophe and the last desperate wireless message was a really interesting detail to add. Love it.

In reply to - Maggie Attfield wrote a new post, 2.20am 15th April, 1912… When I was given the Titanic quilt for my blog post, I was, at first, excited. But then I realised what a vast topic it was. There must be few who do… ]]> ba5259e81db1cfec26da83f73e3ef87e Ruth Garner posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blue-skies-smiling-at-me/#comment-9252 Sat, 02 May 2020 07:39:56 +0100 Thank you very much Margaret. It was such a pleasure to make and I learnt a lot. Going to build on this style /theme to see how far I can take it.

In reply to - Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Blue Skies smiling at me Irving Berlin, 1926 I just love this song, written by Irving Berlin way back in 1926, and the line ‘Nothing but Blue Skies from now on‘ really heralds in… ]]> 89807a0f45ce6a41f9f61024e43a9c35 Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Blue Skies smiling at me https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=258363 Fri, 01 May 2020 05:15:39 +0100 Irving Berlin, 1926

I just love this song, written by Irving Berlin way back in 1926, and the line ‘Nothing but Blue Skies from now on‘ really heralds in Spring.  This April has been no exception; the skies have…

]]> 2 071c44b7f96daa5f64b6dd7f60cfd434 Ruth Garner posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/spanish-bluebells/#comment-9206 Wed, 22 Apr 2020 07:52:03 +0100 Wow your piece is really interesting and now I know why I am puzzled by some blue bells looking different! Thank you Sue. The piece is really lovely. Hope you are well and safe over in sunny Spain.

In reply to - Sue Burford wrote a new post, Spanish Bluebells  When I was asked by Sylvia to write about Bluebells, I was intrigued and so set about finding as much information as I could. As most people in the UK who are… ]]> 2a0c11c87563503c9f0f74a254b2aa33 Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/stonehenge/#comment-9157 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 19:00:26 +0100 Thank you Jane – and sorry for the late reply. I really like facings as a way to finish pieces, I’ve not done them often, but they are a great way to finish a piece that has a wavy edge.

In reply to - Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Stonehenge I’m not one to shy away from a challenge. Once I left teaching, my husband and I came to the decision that we would become foster carers. We approached a fostering a… ]]> 7b4d2222d57a9eb857bbe561cc2bd30c Christine Hutchins posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/stonehenge/#comment-9156 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 18:58:59 +0100 Thank you Maggie! Sorry for the late reply. It is starting to dawn on me that maybe I may be some kind of artist after all!

In reply to - Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Stonehenge I’m not one to shy away from a challenge. Once I left teaching, my husband and I came to the decision that we would become foster carers. We approached a fostering a… ]]> 1da264dc8e44fd30ea8581ba077b9b52 Ruth Garner posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/houses-of-parliament/#comment-9149 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 07:53:31 +0100 Great idea Sharon. It will look lovely on your new sewing room wall.

In reply to - Sharon Reid wrote a new post, Houses of Parliament Challenge accepted and I get given the landmark, Houses of Parliament. Thinking cap on and I was certain that what I make I would use and not put to the back of a… ]]> 969ff8c9f810b970bf9f8dcd04188cf5 Christine Hutchins wrote a new post, Stonehenge https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=250222 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:40:20 +0000 I’m not one to shy away from a challenge. Once I left teaching, my husband and I came to the decision that we would become foster carers. We approached a fostering agency, having been recommended by friends of o…

]]> 4 67ca966e0c92672df0dea2e89a7d9fc2 Ruth Garner posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/a-puzzle-2/#comment-8980 Sun, 23 Feb 2020 08:35:40 +0000 Lovely quilt Maggie and well done for working with 1” squares! Think it must be hard to keep things lined up and square when thE pieces are so small. This is a delightful piece.

In reply to - Maggie Attfield wrote a new post, A Puzzle This little quilt arose as a result of my search to find the perfect swap in the annual UKQU Miniswap challenge. I always see this project as a way of extending my… ]]> 3fe2383ff96dfc4bf0e4d599bc54f3dc Ruth Garner recommended the post A Puzzle https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/19459/ Sun, 23 Feb 2020 08:34:32 +0000 0 798d7abe94d7a2475e6170085c75b7e9 Christine Hutchins recommended the post Angel of the North https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/19451/ Sat, 22 Feb 2020 09:18:30 +0000 0 513ff235cae24c8e2ed19c7ed5d5c499 Christine Hutchins recommended the post Quick make:  Mini Ironing pad and bag https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/19450/ Sat, 22 Feb 2020 09:16:45 +0000 0 7e49e4bfd3abf78518989c5ea8a530a2 Christine Hutchins recommended the post From London’s iconic skyline https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/19449/ Sat, 22 Feb 2020 09:14:54 +0000 0 23b2b47cb14c2af31a370f7428278a4c Ruth Garner recommended the post From London’s iconic skyline https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/19426/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 09:07:00 +0000 0 b1b7f2ff2c7344fa3b8e7c9d398a53cd Ruth Garner posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/landmark-of-the-north/#comment-8949 Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:52:34 +0000 Thank you Sharon.

In reply to - Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Landmark of the North During December the Bloggers who wanted to take part were issued with a challenge to interpret a song .. but this time the challenge has been Landmarks.  What… ]]> b82c7590cdd08de906d3e7e028680f73 Ruth Garner posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/landmark-of-the-north/#comment-8942 Mon, 17 Feb 2020 10:02:37 +0000 Thank you Maggie.

In reply to - Ruth Garner wrote a new post, Landmark of the North During December the Bloggers who wanted to take part were issued with a challenge to interpret a song .. but this time the challenge has been Landmarks.  What… ]]>