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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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Nina replied to the topic April 2019 – DISCUSSION – SPOILERS in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 1 month agoAnother week until the month is over. Is anyone else reading it?
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Nina started the topic May 2019 – DISCUSSION – SPOILERS in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 1 month agoPlease discuss the book in this thread so we don’t get any spoilers in the thread announcing the book.
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Nina replied to the topic May 2019 – the book is… in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 1 month agoThe book for May is The Basement Quilt by Ann Hazlewood.
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Graph Rulers 7 years, 2 months ago
The brilliant people at Clover have come up with a clever new ruler to help us draft our own patterns or blocks.
This pliable ruler adds a new dimension to scaling and drafting sewing and knitting…

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Nina started the topic May 2019 – the book is… in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 2 months agoThe book for May has been selected and the blog post written. If all goes to plan, the title will be revealed on 21 April.
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Nina replied to the topic April 2019 – DISCUSSION – SPOILERS in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 2 months agoThanks Pam! Having canvassed interest a year ago, it just seemed such a shame not to continue with a book club. I may be less skilled at leading any discussions, but the Forum is here if anyone would like to discuss the books.
Agree regarding the story; a bit predictable and over-simplistic, but still enjoyable.
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Nina replied to the topic April 2019 – DISCUSSION – SPOILERS in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 2 months agoSally, I am trying to find a real mix of types of books; hopefully something familiar as well as a few new to most!
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Nina wrote a new post, Competition – What should the title for our second book be? 7 years, 2 months ago
With the work on our second book by and about UK Quilters United well underway, it is time to come up with the name for it, and we are looking for your help!
The first book
Our first book was compiled and edited by…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, New! Gutermann C NE 50 Thread Pack with Clips 7 years, 2 months ago
New to the Gütermann creativ range is a pack of ten x 100m reels of gorgeous thread colours with a 5% discount. Made from100% mercerized premium Egyptian cotton, C Ne 50 thread harmonizes with a wide range of…

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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Festival of Quilts 2019 7 years, 2 months ago
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 UKQU. Leave her a comment and someone will win a pair of tickets to this years e…

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Wonderful to learn more about the organisation of the show. Thanks for getting the interview Sylvia.
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Great interview !! And this year, i can get to FOQ and can’t wait
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Interesting ‘behind the scenes’ information, I was there at the beginning and most years after. So good to have our own F of Q’s in the UK.
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Interesting to hear a bit about the work behind the scene. Looking forward to another great show!
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Really interesting to hear what goes on behind the scenes.
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Hi Lesley and well done … you were picked out of the hat to win the pair of tickets for the Festival of Quilts this year! If you could pop your address over to [email protected] we will post them on to you in time for the event. Thanks to everyone who supports our wonderful website.
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Hi Lesley – We popped a message on here regarding the FOQ tickets. We can only assume you are no longer interested in these so will be drawing these again next week.
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Thankyou that was so interesting. Thankyou for sharing
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Great to read about all the work that goes on thank you
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Fantastic interview thanks! Can’t wait for this year’s festival
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My quilting group had a speaker who was a Volunteer at Festival of Quilts.
It was fascinating all the behind the scenes work that goes into making this a fantastic show for us.
I have a quilting friend in Australia who comes over for it Every Year!Great Interview!
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Great beh8nd the screams look thank you for everyone that helps, I Would love to go this year, not been for several years x
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Such an interesting read for one of the highlights of my year.
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Got to be in it to win it, second time lucky? (Fingers and toes crossed. Lol!)
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Much to my shame, I have thought very little about the hard work in producing the show. I had my first visit last year and loved it.
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If bloggers on the UKQU site are not prevented or disallowed from entering the draw for tickets, I would love a pair of tickets because it is the first time it hasn’t clashed with the Fairport Convention Cropredy Music Festival.
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I would love the chance to win tickets. I’ve been on a no-spend for nearly a year now and this would be a fab way of working round my ban.
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Haven’t been for a couple of years. A day there would be great.
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I would love to win tickets for this incredible display of quilty, fabric talent and inspiration.
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Just discovered I can go to FOQ this year, so excited!
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So looking forward to this
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Thank you for all the work you do running this each year, I’m looking forward to attending again this year! 🙂
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Thought I’d miss this ( my first FOQ ) as family holiday was this weekend – but had to move that, so really looking forward to being able to come especially now having read all about behind the scenes! Thankyou for fascinating insight.
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I hadn’t realised how much time, effort and thought goes into this show! Would love to come with my friend Jemma as I haven’t been able to attend for a few years, and can’t wait to visit ! Fingers crossed
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Would love to win free tickets to this year’s show. Very interesting to read this interview, thank you
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Very interesting interview. I would have assumed it was a quieter organising it but clearly not!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Quilts 4 Care Leavers – are you a long armer ?? 7 years, 2 months ago
Maggie Lloyd-Jones .. founder of the Q4CL Project has an appeal ..in her own words:
I’ve written lots about Quilts For Christmas Dinners – the public face of Quilts for Care Leavers (Q4CL) – and our fantastic…
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To leave a comment please ensure you are registered and logged into the site please so Maggie can see this. thanks.
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I’m happy to help quilting, my Gracie frame is calling out for more use! So please add me to the list, I am very happy to help, especially for these young people who I think need more support than they often get!
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Hi I would love to help , I have a 6 ft Freestyle frame so I could do the smaller ones . Please contact me.
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I can help, I have a mid arm sweet 16
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Hi Maggie. I need more practice using my long arm so would be happy to work on some quilts.
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I have an APQS Millie longarm 14 foot long machine and would be happy to help. The beast is restless!!
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I have a Q’nique 15r and a Qzone Hoop Frame. I’m not very experienced but would be happy to help.
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, A great April ahead of us 7 years, 2 months ago
All is not what it might seem today! Check the date before you look any further!
Someone commenting on the foolish blogs posted today only might just win a lovely Riley Blake bag. And no that’s no joke eith…

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Nina replied to the topic April 2019 – DISCUSSION – SPOILERS in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 2 months agoI know it’s still March, but has anyone started reading yet?
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Sew Easy Patchwork Ruler 7 years, 2 months ago
This Patchwork Ruler from Sew Easy is ideal for cutting strips, squares, rectangles and triangles and an absolute ‘must-have’ for patchwork and quilting. Suitable for both right and left-hand use, it has cle…

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Nina started the topic April 2019 – DISCUSSION – SPOILERS in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 2 months agoPlease discuss The Flower Hunter’s Cottage in this thread (to avoid spoilers in the thread where the book was announced!
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Nina replied to the topic April 2019 – the book is…. in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 2 months agoThe book for APRIL 2019 has been revealed!
It is The Flower Hunter’s Cottage by Dee-ann Black.
To read the article about it, please head over to:
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Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club – April 2019 7 years, 2 months ago
For the first month of the re-launched UKQU Book Club, I have selected The Flower Hunter’s Cottage by Dee-ann Black.
It is a rather fast read with only 30,000 words and easy language. Notwithstanding this, i…

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Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club – restarting again! 7 years, 3 months ago
It is almost a year since I kicked off the UKQO Book Club with Tracy Chevalier’s The Runaway and arranged for us to work with British Patchwork and Quilting to announce the books. Arlene was kind enough to execute my…

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I am a big audiobook fan because I can stitch whilst I listen so please can you choose some books that are available in audio format. Love being introduced to books I haven’t come across before and then see other people’s comments.
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I know for sure that at least one of the books scheduled until September is available on Audible, but not so sure about the others. Almost all of them are available as print and ebook; and many of the ebooks have the ‘speech’ function enabled. A bit ‘mechanical’ but perhaps a possibility. The publishers of quilting novels seem to be smaller outlets so not prioritising audio (guessing it is still expensive to make).
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7 years, 1 month ago
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.