UKQU | Ruth Garner | Friends Activity https://ukqu.co.uk/members/ruthgarner/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Ruth Garner's friends. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:29:55 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.3 en-GB 30 hourly 2 5862d7e1f81ef016bc674921d32deb52 Nina wrote a new post, Roll it up - UKQU Sewing Challenge https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=426966 Sun, 12 Feb 2023 15:54:00 +0000 Roll it up – UKQU Sewing Challenge
It’s time to reveal the FOURTH project in the UKQU Sewing Challenge; a laid back, ‘join as you can and let’s have some fun’ challenge where we are using our patchwork and quilting…

]]> 1 e5b196ed44224376a00bc566e5a75bab Nina wrote a new post, Bags, bags, bags - UKQU Sewing Challenge https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=417779 Fri, 30 Dec 2022 16:15:15 +0000 Hello and welcome to the third part of the UKQU Sewing Challenge; a challenge where we are using our patchwork and quilting skills to create other things than quilts, such as for example garments, accessories, or…

]]> 0 d6a6c0c4c6dba46928a663a291f43437 Nina recommended the post Ange’s Lost Christmas Spirit https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/24285/ Thu, 29 Dec 2022 22:55:17 +0000 0 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 c7e08359347cc3b8189fedf56bbbee08 Nina wrote a new post, Wrapping up summer - UKQU Sewing Challenge https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=396508 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 05:31:48 +0100 Hello and welcome back to the UKQU Sewing Challenge where we are using our patchwork and quilting skills to create garments, accessories, things for the home and perhaps also something for charity. Please read on to…

]]> 0 89ad597601217c1d78c14e760f522573 Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/09/01/the-cheap-procrastinator-product-review-clover-fabric-tube-maker/#comment-12282 Sun, 18 Sep 2022 07:31:17 +0100 Great blog / product review!

In reply to - Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator: Product Review, Clover Fabric Tube Maker. First I would like to thank UKQU: https://ukqu.co.uk/ and https://www.clover-mfg.com/ for giving me the opportunity… ]]> be83d2b5f852f3b32030aebb07a1c1c4 Nina recommended the post The Cheap Procrastinator: Product Review, Clover Fabric Tube Maker. https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/24178/ Sun, 18 Sep 2022 07:30:58 +0100 0 79be10eb486c30ac37b22512a9b2b7b7 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Using Heat and Bond Liquid Vinyl  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=396215 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 05:47:04 +0100 It’s taken a while after moving to get back into a routine for making.  The bonus is that I have a sewing room at home as well as the studio.  It’s a great distraction from other things I should be doing.  Gettin…

]]> 0 79c50421df6fb778697d677c972031ca Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/07/19/hot-hot-hot/#comment-12154 Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:34:04 +0100 This is brilliant, perfect when you have to keep working in the heat

In reply to - Lyn Butler wrote a new post, HOT! HOT! HOT! I am writing this blog on the morning of what’s going to be the hottest day on record for the UK…or so they say. So I decided to prepare for the melt down by making a ‘Co… ]]> 69daea61c7a5951e46bce49d9c0173ae Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/07/06/get-your-head-in-the-game-ukqu-sewing-challenge/#comment-12141 Thu, 07 Jul 2022 11:56:16 +0100 Lyn, I realise you’ve got a bit of a headstart on this one! I’m wondering if postage stamp / round the world blocks would look amazing for this 😉

In reply to - Nina wrote a new post, Get your head in the game – UKQU Sewing Challenge Hello and welcome to the UKQU Sewing Challenge where we are using our patchwork and quilting skills to create garments, accessories, things for… ]]> 6ce7f68d29442149028d80f8e5e65ed6 Nina wrote a new post, Get your head in the game - UKQU Sewing Challenge https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=393845 Wed, 06 Jul 2022 20:59:49 +0100 Hello and welcome to the UKQU Sewing Challenge where we are using our patchwork and quilting skills to create garments, accessories, things for the home and perhaps also something for charity. We’ll be embarking on v…

]]> 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 76a17492056fa6fdcf2be5ea5f2efa3d Nina posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/06/06/ukqu-sewing-challenge-coming-soon/#comment-12105 Sat, 11 Jun 2022 20:33:36 +0100 Hopefully! I’m working on coming up with the first few challenges at the moment and I’m getting tempted to sew again myself.

In reply to - Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Sewing Challenge – coming soon Not sure if you’ve been visiting our Facebook group UK Quilters United recently, but I floated the idea of starting a set of challenges inspired by the BBC… ]]> 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 f8f5f8b493c0e6baae5699b062b17fac Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Sewing Challenge – coming soon https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=390622 Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:19:35 +0100 Not sure if you’ve been visiting our Facebook group UK Quilters United recently, but I floated the idea of starting a set of challenges inspired by the BBC series Great British Sewing Bee, but with a patchwork and q…

]]> 2 da09435db9b6829a485d0d5767152129 Jane Galley wrote a new post, How do you do your borders? https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=388014 Mon, 23 May 2022 06:31:53 +0100 As years go by, it is so easy to just do the things we always do.  During one of my community classes, one of my students asked me to show her how to do mitred corners on the borders of her quilt.  It made me r…

]]> 0 3c291103a99f3412a0dbfd095cec66f9 Nina wrote a new post, UKQU book club - The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=387580 Mon, 16 May 2022 13:32:17 +0100 The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan is a brand new book due to be published at the end of May (eBook and Audio versions) and the printed version a week or so later. 

 

I was expecting this to…

]]> 0 f44b2b57be7d49b7cf5aec10abd3d045 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Wood https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=386064 Mon, 02 May 2022 18:28:28 +0100 I love this time of year.  Every morning on my way to work, I drive past a small wood.  Through the trees, as I go up the hill, I can spy the bluebells.  As I go up round the corner, the wood just opens up and th…

]]> 0 55bd94fffebbb6a9ad48b31bbd570af8 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/04/16/bluebell-wood-disappearing-nine-patch/#comment-12030 Sun, 24 Apr 2022 11:57:31 +0100 they are fun to do and so many different variations too

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Wood Disappearing Nine Patch It’s been a rather hectic few weeks with packing, weddings and a dose of Covid.   Precious sewing time in the studio has been very limited.  You wi… ]]> ca1a5edb872bdbd1f67f9bdebafaefa6 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/04/16/bluebell-wood-disappearing-nine-patch/#comment-12029 Sun, 24 Apr 2022 11:57:10 +0100 I’m still working on it, I’ll definitely share it with you

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Wood Disappearing Nine Patch It’s been a rather hectic few weeks with packing, weddings and a dose of Covid.   Precious sewing time in the studio has been very limited.  You wi… ]]> 6a57442748871d98641b48e3d638cd3a Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/04/23/tulip/#comment-12028 Sun, 24 Apr 2022 11:56:28 +0100 Such a happy quilt, I love it

In reply to - franceshorne wrote a new post, Tulip Sylvia challenged us to make something based on a flower and I was given Tulips. Tulips are wonderfully cheerful flowers that put in an appearance in our gardens in… ]]> 737f337018f36422130bce9a63b38015 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Wood Disappearing Nine Patch https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=383868 Sat, 16 Apr 2022 11:01:07 +0100 It’s been a rather hectic few weeks with packing, weddings and a dose of Covid.   Precious sewing time in the studio has been very limited.  You will remember last time,  I shared with you the beautiful Bluebell Woo…

]]> 4 5fc8287ac8c622e5c3303c480bd2b9db Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/03/31/bluebell-woods/#comment-11985 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 17:44:34 +0100 They are lovely fabrics, I’ll be sharing the next stage with you soon. Got lots going on at the moment so have limited time for sewing

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Woods It’s always with anticipation that I wait to see what Sylvia will assign as my challenge.  The last challenge was spring flowers and I was delighted to get bluebells.  I d… ]]> c5bb4c17d540c3aa869528c1be090367 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Bluebell Woods https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=379028 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 05:49:12 +0100 It’s always with anticipation that I wait to see what Sylvia will assign as my challenge.  The last challenge was spring flowers and I was delighted to get bluebells.  I drive past a bluebell wood on my way to work s…

]]> 3 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 7982071aa8a5ee28df4d186a78b99b5e Marijke Van Welzen posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/03/04/lets-make-patchwork-jacket-iicolours/#comment-11947 Sun, 20 Mar 2022 02:16:36 +0000 thank you Maggie. You can see more on http://www.art2wearblog.blogspot.com

In reply to - Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a patchwork Jacket II – Choosing Colours & nbsp; Let’s talk about colour. When I was little it was not done to combine red and green. Do you remember things like t… ]]> a7550fa6770b8bd2da1ddc186f76439e Nina wrote a new post, UKQU book club - Hope on the inside, by Marie Bostwick https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=377321 Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:48:57 +0000 A fictional book about Hope Carpenter who has spent most of her life raising four children (all have now flown the nest) and running the household whilst her husband Rick has been working.

After Rick is…

]]> 0 082ea3999f394ec1c20bd8d64de9106c Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a Patchwork jacket Technique II Crazy Quilting https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=110377 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:30:00 +0000 A technique I like to use is Crazy Quilting. I made several jackets in this technique. First I sort my scraps in the desired colours, see an earlier post in these series.
Start on a base of fusible interfacing…

]]> 0 74c8ee08affcd7e2f5e34e1a2308ec28 Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a patchwork Jacket II - Choosing Colours & nbsp; https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=55617 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 06:13:10 +0000 Let’s talk about colour.
When I was little it was not done to combine red and green. Do you remember things like that?

Jacket by Oscar de la Renta

You probably have your favourite colours. Of course you c…

]]> 2 63ea685dc3c4fd48700047522304daae Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a patchwork jacket     Technique I - Piecing https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=68303 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 06:09:42 +0000 Patchwork Jacket Technique I – Piecing

There are many different ways to make a patchwork jacket.

I’ll talk about Piecing first.

Jacket by Marijke van Welzen

You can hand piece, e.g. hexagons or mac…

]]> 0 037db62c0ca491c8715975e6b8491af2 Jane Galley and Heather Cawte are now friends https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/23938/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:30:44 +0000 0 3211a1ae296ebd21abe43bc74cf2a847 Jane Galley posted an update: @heathercawte sorry Heather, I pressed the wrong button https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/23937/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:23:56 +0000 @heathercawte sorry Heather, I pressed the wrong button

]]> 0 69bea86697e6f01acb3273b0a99ac76d Jane Galley wrote a new post, International Stitch Marathon-March 4th https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=373685 Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:31:51 +0000 Over the last couple of years, we have missed so many opportunities for meeting up with friends and others that share our crafting interests.  It’s been especially hard to do this internationally but now, with the…

]]> 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 0404591ca8031372067aa2c8ec648e64 Marijke Van Welzen wrote a new post, Let's make a patchwork jacket https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=51262 Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:23:36 +0000 Spring is in the air!

Well, you would’t think so when you feel the cold outside, but anyways.
We see a lot of patchwork jackets around and perhaps you would like to try your hand at making one yourself ?…

]]> 1 9486e23bd0f9cecd9258165338d04860 Jane Galley posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/02/11/easy-peasy-fabric-printing/#comment-11893 Sat, 12 Feb 2022 17:01:02 +0000 This is fab, on my list to try 🙂

In reply to - SUE MILLS wrote a new post, Easy Peasy Fabric Printing  I have always loved the idea of printing my own fabric. My problem is that I can’t draw! Anyway today I returned to Handprinted in Bognor after 2 years (you all… ]]> a6739c7464ad80c6c64975dc1e00068b Nina wrote a new post, Create a unique Valentine's Day gift or a treasured Memory Cushion  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=153232 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:44:40 +0000 Unfortunately, we can’t always be with our loved ones; sometimes because they live too far away, and in other cases because they are no longer with us. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I wanted to sha…

]]> 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 1b558ded08932a4213cb16222afa36e1 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Half Square Triangles-16 at a time https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=367828 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 06:27:31 +0000 We are always looking for quicker ways to create our quilts.  I can remember when I first started my quilting journey, making one half square triangle was a great accomplishment.  Then came two at a time, four at a t…

]]> 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… ]]> e130f3314403acedde4d2342ada4e500 Jane Galley wrote a new post, Heat & Bond Liquid Vinyl https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=352048 Sun, 17 Oct 2021 05:07:33 +0100 Back in the summer, when I had time to play with fabric, I had the idea of making a small lunch bag using wipe clean fabric. I knew I could buy oilcloth to make one, but that would have been too easy.  I thought…

]]> 0 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 c857114a623c1234f4a2f8e1807790bf Jane Galley wrote a new post, When Quilting Meets Mending https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=347106 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 04:53:36 +0100 Repair, Reuse, Recycle, Renew
Good quality towels tend to come at a price, especially if you are looking at bath sheets. You want them to last a long time and quite often, the binding on the edging starts to fray…

]]> 0 b9dead994abc3d05da9a52543750f2a4 Nina wrote a new post, October 2021 UKQU Book Club https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=349809 Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:33:35 +0100 As promised, or threatened, the October book in the UKQU book club is another quilting mystery book. It is called The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse and is the first book in the Cats in Trouble Mystery series of…

]]> 0 6d088b639a09763d606fc186e3f2cdc7 Ami Richards wrote a new post, My first ever mini quilt swap https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=346382 Wed, 22 Sep 2021 05:18:30 +0100 Back in late June I saw posts on the UKQU Facebook page, talking about a mini quilt swap, I had never done any type of a quilt swap before, and I was immediately intrigued. I had been in a bit of a sewing slump and…

]]> 0 f45d47075f83eecb0dedae14026d4ee3 Ami Richards posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/08/06/the-annual-ukqu-mini-swap/#comment-11331 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:25:59 +0100 I loved reading this Maggie as I have just completed my first ever swap and am biting my nails in anticipation of posting it out soon. I can’t wait to see if my swap partner likes it or not….

In reply to - Maggie Attfield wrote a new post, The Annual UKQU Mini Swap So, what goes on in the Mini Swap? It is a closed group,so once you miss the sign up,which is usually a week or so, you won’t see anything until the end. H… ]]> 09123389b92fe211223974a0afa49976 Ami Richards posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/08/19/a-rainbow-plague-mask/#comment-11330 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:14:13 +0100 What a great imagination you have Juliet, well done you!

In reply to - Juliet Nice wrote a new post, A Rainbow Plague Mask… So I had this crazy idea at 3am, mid April 2021. A rainbow plague mask to send to the Festival of Quilts. I nearly didn’t sleep at all thinking about it. T… ]]>