Ruth Garner
@ruthgarner
Ruth Garner
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Sue Burford recommended the post Valentine Hearts as a Quilty Helping Hand 8 years, 4 months ago
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Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Denim upcycle 8 years, 4 months ago
I think it’s really satisfactory to take an old piece of denim and embellish that with some colourful patches of fabric and thread.
Doing some hand embroidery is a great start if you have never done anything li…
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Nina replied to the topic Website Improvements in the forum UKQU 8 years, 4 months ago
Having opened a shop on the website last night, I’m thrilled to see that I’ve already had a few downloads (after all the patterns are for free, and we all love that!). Looking in my Seller’s Dashboard, all of the orders are listed as ‘Processing’. Shouldn’t this automatically be set to Completed, Processed, Done or something similar? After all t…[Read more]
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Nina posted an update 8 years, 4 months ago
Fancy making your own UK Quilters United logo? Head over to my shop, where you can download the letters for free. Hopefully these’ll be useful if you’d like to appliqué our UKQU logo to your own makes. Two sizes are available. Paper piecing pattern is coming shortly (it’s being tested at the moment).
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Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, Magic clips Review 8 years, 4 months ago
I think by now most of you have seen the novelty of clips to hold your fabric together instead of the pins. I have tried the ordinary clips and I guess it’s just a matter of a habit or preference.
But then I was in…
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What a great review. Something to add to my wish list. Great wall hanging too
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Thank you ladies, I’m glad you enjoyed the review and like the hanging!
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Thank you for reviewing these!
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Interesting review, and an amazing wall hanging 🙂
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Could you tell me how wide these ‘small’ clips are, trying to work out what size to order but not much information online and there seems to be regular size, small size and mini, Thanks
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Sue Burford recommended the post Is it expensive? 8 years, 4 months ago
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Is it expensive? 8 years, 4 months ago
Cushion and Quilt from Recycled Shirts
One of the questions I was asked recently was whether patchwork and quilting was expensive. As with everything we do, it’s up to us. It can be very expensive but, on th…

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Thanks for the article Jane, I love your shirt cushion and quilt, I have a few shirts in my stash and this may help me find my lost sewing mojo.
My first ever quilt was a rag quilt made with used denim jeans on the front and sweatshirts on the back using QAYG squares no wadding needed. My 6th quilt was made using the leftover strips from the same Jeans, and my leftover scraps of wadding sewn together, and backing was a piece of recycled flannel sheet.
Both are well loved by recipients.With so much waste in the world we should all endeavour to return to reusing and make a few recycled fabric quilts.
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Karen, that’s lovely. I did a denim throw for one of my boys, it was made from all the jeans they’d finally grown out of or were too worn to wear. It took years to collect all the pieces and they moaned every time I pinched a pair of jeans, but it is well loved and used by them and all their friends. If you get your sewing mojo back, please do share your photos
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Vendulka Battais recommended the post Grosvenor Show, Newark , January 2018 8 years, 4 months ago
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Vendulka Battais recommended the post Grosvenor Show, Newark , January 2018 8 years, 4 months ago
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Vendulka Battais recommended the post Nice to meet you 8 years, 4 months ago
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Vendulka Battais recommended the post Nice to meet you 8 years, 4 months ago
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Vendulka Battais recommended the post Go bye bye 8 years, 4 months ago
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Sue Burford recommended the post The Sewing Geographer 8 years, 4 months ago
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Sue Burford recommended the post Grosvenor Show, Newark , January 2018 8 years, 4 months ago
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Did you know…. 8 years, 4 months ago
Rotary cutters are a very versatile piece of equipment and suit both left and right handed people. My son is left handed and I know in some circumstances, you can adapt to doing things the right handed way. S…
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Sue Burford recommended the post A Happy 2018 – How To Cover A Diary / Book 8 years, 4 months ago
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