UKQU | Sheena Roberts | Activity https://ukqu.co.uk/members/quiltsheena/activity/ Activity feed for Sheena Roberts. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:29:55 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.3 en-GB 30 hourly 2 39e22521eca1cef3b77546217b70f82b Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/06/08/photographing-your-quilt/#comment-12108 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:33:44 +0100 Thanks, Maggie – with the closing date for FOQ coming up, hopefully it will help with anyone trying to take photos for that too.

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Photographing your Quilt Being able to take a decent photo of our wonderful creations is increasingly important in this digital age, but getting that photo can sometimes be… ]]> 6cb7fe8e27967c80abc7e109d07f342e Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Photographing your Quilt https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=390712 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 05:01:27 +0100 Being able to take a decent photo of our wonderful creations is increasingly important in this digital age, but getting that photo can sometimes be challenging.  Here are some tips and tricks to help you get…

]]> 2 e4b09395fb3f233f5c920ec1ba034ecb Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Modern Improv Medallion https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=367581 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 06:45:11 +0000 I have been very busy recently working on my Modern Improv Medallion quilt.  This quilt came about from a sample I made 10 years ago for my City & Guilds Certificate.  It was inspired by a Japanese Woodblock p…

]]> 0 a8a20ff0b410c389a2668532456bb10c Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/11/09/cop26-and-our-delicious-hobby/#comment-11452 Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:35:00 +0000 Thanks, Maggie. I don’t have all the answers – heck, I don’t even have all the questions! But if we can all just give it some thought (and maybe make one change) then that is a good thing!

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, COP26 and our delicious hobby The first week of November 2021 has been an important one for our beautiful green planet. No matter where you stand on the issues (and I will leave… ]]> 3da4f0ede9919251311cd5488e46df2b Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, COP26 and our delicious hobby https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=355903 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 06:40:43 +0000 The first week of November 2021 has been an important one for our beautiful green planet. No matter where you stand on the issues (and I will leave that to your own conscience, it is not for debate here) as…

]]> 2 0b883dd37a945414371a0931bef78398 Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Squaring up blocks https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=307953 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:50:34 +0000 What you need –

• Some blocks

• Rotary cutter and mat

• Ruler – ideally a square ruler (see note below)

You don’t need any special ruler, just one that is BIGGER than your finished block – so don’t use…

]]> 0 398bbe1103bbc77cd55b6069c2ec7057 Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Story of a Workshop Leader – Part 3 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=264011 Thu, 11 Jun 2020 05:45:07 +0100 Friendship Star Quilt

I didn’t realise that there was going to be a Part 2 to this but yet here we are with a Part 3.  Admittedly they have been spread over a bit of a long time.  As I have said before, I am suc…

]]> 2 83c6f3341fe4d611e51a82870c9bc73b Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/whats-in-a-word/#comment-9422 Mon, 08 Jun 2020 14:36:24 +0100 So glad you enjoyed it

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, What's in a word? What was I thinking?   Words are really strange things.  They have fixed meanings.  We can look them up in a dictionary.  But then suddenly they don’t mean w… ]]> 7275713d10a0837028f55fe86216f215 Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, What's in a word? https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=255441 Sun, 07 Jun 2020 05:41:14 +0100 What was I thinking?  

Words are really strange things.  They have fixed meanings.  We can look them up in a dictionary.  But then suddenly they don’t mean what we think they do!  Societal norms vary.  We get “…

]]> 2 737028deb775846fc1069586e33cafc1 Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Maker's Workbook - Quilting https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=260578 Fri, 01 May 2020 18:27:29 +0100 I had a lovely treat the other day – the postman knocked on the door and bellowed that she was leaving a package on the step.  Allowing a suitable time for the postie to head off, I opened the door and grabbed my pa…

]]> 0 ff9bcd59eab662b742f4d3fa05c0c052 Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/social-media-1-an-introduction/#comment-8911 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:18:32 +0000 Why? is a really useful thing to ask yourself. A great start to what will, I am sure, be a really useful series of blogs. Looking forward to the next installment.

In reply to - stacey swinford wrote a new post, Social Media 1: An Introduction  Firstly, I would like to introduce myself, I am Stacey, first time blogger. Some of you may already know me from the Postcard swapping group (shout… ]]> 46b51d72a26085fd75c4d39e615c3d8d Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Yummy Scrummy Fabrics https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=217980 Sun, 13 Oct 2019 08:07:16 +0100 Ten days ago I received a real treat. It was a little package of fabric from the Makower “Indigo” range. This is a beautiful 100% cotton range of fabrics in prints encompassing koi carp imagery, chr…

]]> 1 361c6f173b907900f3ff8b8ea49402eb Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/quilt-categories-or-what-fits-where/#comment-7838 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:04:39 +0100 So happy that you enjoyed it. It was harder to write than I imagined!

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Quilt Categories – or What fits Where! Home from Festival of Quilts and the airwaves are positively humming! There are lots of topics of conversation, but the one that has leapt… ]]> 52915845332a49f0b8167f8e5c6b5267 Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/quilt-categories-or-what-fits-where/#comment-7837 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:03:47 +0100 Thank you, Maggie – I look forward to seeing your quilt show entries in the future

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Quilt Categories – or What fits Where! Home from Festival of Quilts and the airwaves are positively humming! There are lots of topics of conversation, but the one that has leapt… ]]> 7ee7fdb1d60a6661167049263428ac0b Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Quilt Categories - or What fits Where! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=209369 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 06:10:06 +0100 Home from Festival of Quilts and the airwaves are positively humming!

There are lots of topics of conversation, but the one that has leapt out at me is the thorny issue of Categories.

I thought I could write…

]]> 5 65e548a72976ee1917af10313e973a06 Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/behind-the-scenes-at-festival-of-quilts/#comment-7593 Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:23:41 +0100 Well done Jayne

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… ]]> 12c45cf159a03121cb92f20ed2aec9dd Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Behind the Scenes at Festival of Quilts https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=181737 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 13:13:10 +0100 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’ Guild officer role and the job is ….. drum roll please …… to look after Q…

]]> 17 8282140fb0f999a273971ece0647fa20 Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/improv-for-beginners-and-improvers-part-the-first-and-an-introduction/#comment-6125 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 21:16:59 +0000 Fabulous. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the Tiger Variations!

In reply to - Helen Howes wrote a new post, Improv for Beginners and Improvers: Part the First, and an Introduction Why Improvise? Well, firstly, why not? It’s much more personal, and the results tend to be as i… ]]> 2b01de517c54969ba2e7f40ab519d1ea Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cinderella-quilting-quilting-feed-dogs/#comment-5396 Mon, 08 Oct 2018 15:02:47 +0100 Thanks for taking the time to comment and I hope this helps you to come up with some different ways of quilting

Frixion pens are not designed for fabric use. They are only tested by the manufacturer on paper. They utilise two chemicals – one which is the “ink” and one the “eraser” – except it isn’t an eraser, it is a second chemical activated…[Read more]

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Cinderella of Quilting – quilting with the feed dogs up In March I had the huge privilege of running a day on free motion quilting. This is one of my special Saturday courses t… ]]> 26f8f109643fe464de91071e01e125cd Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/i-know-pest-really-label-quilt-photos-apologies-pretty-pictures-look-one/#comment-4871 Fri, 07 Sep 2018 14:48:22 +0100 So glad you found it interesting – I was a little worried that I had got on my high horse!! But I am passionate about the importance of the lineage of art (in all its forms) Thank you for taking the time to respond. I appreciate it.

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, I know it's a pest, but you really should label your quilt photos! (with apologies for so few  pretty pictures to look at in this one!) Here’s a picture of a quilt – I think it… ]]> d8d568e782c6ccfa4eb61952673a9819 Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, I know it's a pest, but you really should label your quilt photos! (with apologies for so few  pretty pictures to look at in this one!) https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=107274 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 05:38:06 +0100 Here’s a picture of a quilt – I think it is pretty awesome.  But what do we know about it?  Not an awful lot!  If we do a “Right Click” and “Save” we MAY find some of the information that gets hidden in the…

]]> 2 f21c859578ccfba308c006218954bc71 Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cinderella-quilting-quilting-feed-dogs/#comment-3633 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:17:50 +0100 Thanks

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Cinderella of Quilting – quilting with the feed dogs up In March I had the huge privilege of running a day on free motion quilting. This is one of my special Saturday courses t… ]]> 3c25d19265cab237230f9e1897a9e030 Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cinderella-quilting-quilting-feed-dogs/#comment-3632 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:17:27 +0100 Thanks.

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Cinderella of Quilting – quilting with the feed dogs up In March I had the huge privilege of running a day on free motion quilting. This is one of my special Saturday courses t… ]]> 7e8f54a3540d38e6d0d08a194abd4ebb Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cinderella-quilting-quilting-feed-dogs/#comment-3631 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:16:49 +0100 Thanks for such a considered response – I do appreciate it. It is not possible to cover everytBut hing that we might wish to, so sometimes it the right thing to make a bold statement (eg the Frixion pens) and let people who need to know the why ask that question. With regard to the feed dogs – what a good point! As having the feed dogs up is a…[Read more]

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Cinderella of Quilting – quilting with the feed dogs up In March I had the huge privilege of running a day on free motion quilting. This is one of my special Saturday courses t… ]]> 4bc03465325ff8a25a06df91f09c846e Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cinderella-quilting-quilting-feed-dogs/#comment-3589 Sun, 08 Jul 2018 16:40:18 +0100 So glad you found it useful.

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Cinderella of Quilting – quilting with the feed dogs up In March I had the huge privilege of running a day on free motion quilting. This is one of my special Saturday courses t… ]]> 5781d1f9ce16243c0eebe47faf97d243 Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cinderella-quilting-quilting-feed-dogs/#comment-3577 Sun, 08 Jul 2018 15:27:06 +0100 The spiral is great fun – bit of a challenge when it is small, but gets easier as you travel out!

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Cinderella of Quilting – quilting with the feed dogs up In March I had the huge privilege of running a day on free motion quilting. This is one of my special Saturday courses t… ]]> aa915f8cd04122e285d995c526cba69e Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cinderella-quilting-quilting-feed-dogs/#comment-3563 Sun, 08 Jul 2018 13:32:46 +0100 There are some fantastic books out there these days, aren’t there? Enjoy your explorations!

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Cinderella of Quilting – quilting with the feed dogs up In March I had the huge privilege of running a day on free motion quilting. This is one of my special Saturday courses t… ]]> 86c569989f07de07c873f7285a397108 Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cinderella-quilting-quilting-feed-dogs/#comment-3557 Sun, 08 Jul 2018 12:45:31 +0100 Absolutely – the walking foot is used with the feed dogs up – i.e. their position for normal sewing. So if you don’t have the facility to drop the feed dogs, or don’t want to cover them, you can create some gorgeous quilting designs. If your machine doesn’t have a walking foot that fits, just use your standard foot, but be sure you baste well to…[Read more]

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Cinderella of Quilting – quilting with the feed dogs up In March I had the huge privilege of running a day on free motion quilting. This is one of my special Saturday courses t… ]]> 608f0d906dd8f1f78baa6e7026dcb76f Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cinderella-quilting-quilting-feed-dogs/#comment-3556 Sun, 08 Jul 2018 12:42:04 +0100 Glad you found it helpful.

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Cinderella of Quilting – quilting with the feed dogs up In March I had the huge privilege of running a day on free motion quilting. This is one of my special Saturday courses t… ]]> 4833a3a2e7a7b2362d96e85f5038b7c5 Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/trace-design-onto-difficult-fabric/#comment-3555 Sun, 08 Jul 2018 12:41:23 +0100 Fab ideas, Vendulka – I really must get more inventive with my quilting!

In reply to - Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, How to trace a design onto difficult fabric Did you ever wanted to stitch something onto your work, but needed the guidance of a drawn line and didn’t know how to get the lines onto… ]]> a5d68a24d9b90d4c73537a8b4c00fab9 Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/cinderella-quilting-quilting-feed-dogs/#comment-3543 Sun, 08 Jul 2018 11:06:22 +0100 Thanks for taking the time to comment. I also really appreciate good FMQ, and am in awe of all those wonderful patterns that can be created, but for me it’s always about the spaces in between (cue Leonard Cohen singing about the gaps and that’s where the light gets in!). I am passionate about the creative opportunities that come from playing…[Read more]

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Cinderella of Quilting – quilting with the feed dogs up In March I had the huge privilege of running a day on free motion quilting. This is one of my special Saturday courses t… ]]> 7b21cc50ce6e7cfa86a6b57f14b64f28 Sheena Roberts recommended the post The Cinderella of Quilting – quilting with the feed dogs up https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/8400/ Sun, 08 Jul 2018 11:02:08 +0100 0 d62b95f8d53d74121a8c43517b774cf7 Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Cinderella of Quilting – quilting with the feed dogs up https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=55317 Thu, 05 Jul 2018 17:35:37 +0100 In March I had the huge privilege of running a day on free motion quilting. This is one of my special Saturday courses that I run to help quilters develop their skills. Fun is high on the list of content for the day,…

]]> 25 7166c5bc4cc490becf50585b0636c76c Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/story-workshop-leader-part-2/#comment-2825 Sat, 12 May 2018 15:12:14 +0100 Thank you – it’s an old one, but a much loved one.

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Story of a Workshop Leader – Part 2 I didn’t realise that there was going to be a Part 2 to this, but there you go – sometimes these things creep up on you. As I have said… ]]> 80ceea94ff2b1414313eb544fc317cac Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Story of a Workshop Leader – Part 2 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=70607 Tue, 08 May 2018 11:39:55 +0100 I didn’t realise that there was going to be a Part 2 to this, but there you go – sometimes these things creep up on you. As I have said before, I am such an amazingly fortunate person to be earning my liv…

]]> 2 3f8512d8ccdec119a211c6c3fb19aced Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/colonial-mat-smoother-distributed-eqs/#comment-2686 Sat, 28 Apr 2018 09:49:29 +0100 I did a search for it and in the UK Quilt Direct has it for £19, Amazon has it cheaper. I didn’t bother searching further than that.

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Colonial Mat Smoother – distributed by EQS Such excitement – a little parcel dropped through the letter box a few days ago. I couldn’t recall ordering anything so, like a child on Ch… ]]> e4a4b9f0d93220d7792f6576ce7cb382 Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/colonial-mat-smoother-distributed-eqs/#comment-2675 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 16:11:31 +0100 It really did work well – the difference in the before and after photos is stunning!

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Colonial Mat Smoother – distributed by EQS Such excitement – a little parcel dropped through the letter box a few days ago. I couldn’t recall ordering anything so, like a child on Ch… ]]> c7856b74115d433bbb474a98c08a176f Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/colonial-mat-smoother-distributed-eqs/#comment-2674 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 16:10:52 +0100 I think I would view it as money sell spent as it would prolong the life of the mat. It really made a huge difference to my much loved, old and abused mat!

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Colonial Mat Smoother – distributed by EQS Such excitement – a little parcel dropped through the letter box a few days ago. I couldn’t recall ordering anything so, like a child on Ch… ]]> 72f899c4c3365014af8945485343a905 Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/colonial-mat-smoother-distributed-eqs/#comment-2645 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:42:31 +0100 Hi Ingrid – yes, I really did!! No point trying it out on something that didn’t need the work! Thank you for your nice comment. Much appreciated.

In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Colonial Mat Smoother – distributed by EQS Such excitement – a little parcel dropped through the letter box a few days ago. I couldn’t recall ordering anything so, like a child on Ch… ]]> 2fea0fe74333ebd18e34092e22a6dd0e Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Colonial Mat Smoother – distributed by EQS https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=65135 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 06:25:29 +0100 Such excitement – a little parcel dropped through the letter box a few days ago. I couldn’t recall ordering anything so, like a child on Christmas Day, the envelope was soon removed.

Out fell the Colonial Mat Smo…

]]> 9 cd1432d34cee1b3351af60a2a2424b2f Sheena Roberts posted an update in the group UKQU BOOK CLUB: I like the idea of Option 2 - I worry that I would not keep… https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/7078/ Fri, 06 Apr 2018 16:13:13 +0100 I like the idea of Option 2 – I worry that I would not keep up with reading to order!

]]> 0 03fffdbf59191265156fb9e6c672ec55 Sheena Roberts joined the group UKQU BOOK CLUB https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/7077/ Fri, 06 Apr 2018 16:10:08 +0100 0 54f78a3f1f6e6dbf32fe05e822bbdb32 Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Quilt Backs and all that Jazz! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=44531 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 08:32:27 +0000 Just going to put it out there straight away, this is not about double sided quilts, this is about being a bit creative – especially when you haven’t got enough fabric for your backing!

Storm over an Amish Sea…

]]> 1 623dacf97fdcd41a30ed05e5e011541d Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/story-workshop-leader/#comment-2071 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 21:36:28 +0000 I think they might be very surprised. Glad you enjoyed the read.
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In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Story of a Workshop Leader I am such an amazingly fortunate person. I earn my living teaching patchwork and quilting in face-to-face weekly classes and in weekend workshops.… ]]> e18c7d55e3c08146324b3d79cba5cafc Sheena Roberts posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/story-workshop-leader/#comment-2070 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 21:35:40 +0000 Thank you – yes I do absolutely love it! Really wouldn’t want to do anything else.
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In reply to - Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Story of a Workshop Leader I am such an amazingly fortunate person. I earn my living teaching patchwork and quilting in face-to-face weekly classes and in weekend workshops.… ]]> fe2115e77cddf4843160e4d8b1514356 Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, The Story of a Workshop Leader https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=25548 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:00:57 +0000 I am such an amazingly fortunate person. I earn my living teaching patchwork and quilting in face-to-face weekly classes and in weekend workshops. I also present talks and workshops to quilt and other groups.…

]]> 4 8d6adac7a457d2e4a50b3fb4d98043c8 Sheena Roberts recommended the post Have you heard of QUILTING POLICE?? https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/5826/ Sat, 03 Feb 2018 18:56:54 +0000 0 09c1f9f65055a0229098850db5eb91dd Sheena Roberts wrote a new post, Working with Triangles https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=6989 Thu, 14 Dec 2017 11:57:00 +0000 When working with triangles, starching your fabric before cutting can reduce the degree of stretch experienced along the bias.
Spray starch is a great addition to the tool box.  Just remember to spray on the back,…

]]> 0 0774464b62cf4e57904a28a811a0c8d5 Sheena Roberts changed their profile picture https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/2379/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 16:07:36 +0000 0 3636ef6778761bfa204aef56408d6135 Sheena Roberts became a registered member https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/555/ Mon, 27 Nov 2017 18:22:05 +0000 0