UKQU | Jo Graham | Friends Activity https://ukqu.co.uk/members/sewalongwithjo/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Jo Graham's friends. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:29:55 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.3 en-GB 30 hourly 2 bb6d03e9f4cf199c8c3419ff4f22aae1 Carolyn Gibbs posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/12/21/log-cabin-christmas-card-hanger/#comment-12491 Sat, 31 Dec 2022 15:03:59 +0000 A good idea – it does take a while to make, but can then come out every year.

In reply to - Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Log Cabin Christmas Card Hanger Do you still receive a lot of cards at Christmas time? One unusual solution to the dilemma of where to display them is this Christmas Card… ]]> cec88f4f93f918b24484306b2b50369e Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Log Cabin Christmas Card Hanger https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=109888 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 18:09:22 +0000 Do you still receive a lot of cards at Christmas time? One unusual solution to the dilemma of where to display them is this Christmas Card Hanger and of course you get the pleasure of making something useful…

]]> 2 f7bf7139cb118bc351de63e64f9c74bd Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2022/11/15/anges-lost-christmas-spirit/#comment-12425 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 22:42:51 +0000 Lovely x

In reply to - Keren Baker wrote a new post, Ange's Lost Christmas Spirit If you’d asked Ange where her Christmas spirit had gone, she’d reply with a twinkle that it was locked away with the other bottles in her cocktail cab… ]]> f92842ff2b1c4addbce3ceccb7452668 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Dinosaurs For The Win! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=406983 Sat, 15 Oct 2022 09:41:28 +0100 How cute are these dinosaurs?

This pattern by Lynne Goldsworthy has 4 super cute dinosaurs to applique and uses dinosaur fabric and 4-patches to make a lovely child’s quilt 58″ square.
The fabric range is…

]]> 1 00b1f77a5caacfbebc24c14f454498b8 Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Don't chop off the points! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=1785 Tue, 15 Feb 2022 06:33:40 +0000 Hello – I’m Carolyn Gibbs, and my great love is traditional style patchwork and quilting – designing and making things myself, as well as enjoying antique quilts made by others.

In my “other life” I teach Che…

]]> 0 f4fd8ac7907d54e92f265c59f5d0e6d5 Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Birthday Bunting https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=74522 Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:38:36 +0000 A special child needs a special present – here’s an idea for a personalised and unusual gift which will be useful for years.

This card hanger can string along a wall, or over a door, and because an alp…

]]> 0 e8a13e44321bc0346f31692b8e15b55f Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Washing antique quilts https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=265173 Mon, 03 Jan 2022 06:20:27 +0000 I collect antique quilts, mostly from EBay, and some of them arrive showing plenty of evidence of a hard life. If they are in good condition structurally, but very dirty, I usually wash them. People often ask me how…

]]> 0 b8989e0306bf80c780a67d9f17663e4d Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Now's the time to Get It Finished! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=255893 Sun, 02 Jan 2022 06:19:19 +0000 Welcome to crazy town! Well, more like crazy world right now eh? But all is not lost, you now have 12 weeks to get up to date on all those UFO’s, WIP’s and all the niggling little jobs around the house that you kee…

]]> 0 9e7b18e29be77e06b096bad60a2d4059 Carolyn Gibbs posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/12/25/a-step-forward-for-tilly/#comment-11707 Tue, 28 Dec 2021 11:49:33 +0000 Glad you enjoyed it!

In reply to - Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, A Step forward for Tilly As Tilly wiped around the scullery sink in the light of the dying fire, she thought back over the past three years. Since coming to work for Miss Charlotte… ]]> 34b813338db97fdc823154c81d2cd3b5 Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Fit for an Angel https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=230744 Sat, 25 Dec 2021 06:28:57 +0000 John opened his eyes slowly, noticing that he had almost five minutes before the alarm clock started ringing. After almost forty five years of getting up to do the morning milking, his body clock could have…

]]> 1 d833af48a170f9d20e482adc98b3f480 Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, A Step forward for Tilly https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=363699 Sat, 25 Dec 2021 01:29:13 +0000 As Tilly wiped around the scullery sink in the light of the dying fire, she thought back over the past three years. Since coming to work for Miss Charlotte following the death of her mother, she had not only learnt…

]]> 2 ced4d95f906345b1d19b582ec3b640b7 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, A Tale of Two Circles. And Lemons. https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=361820 Sat, 11 Dec 2021 06:42:45 +0000 Someone Bosal HQ is really into circles. Bosal have been selling continuous inch-wide strips for rugs and bag for ages (it’s on the list) but lately they’ve been churning out circles with the intention of using them…

]]> 1 5fd5c834e4dcd5ebf0c50453607fc9d4 Sarah Wickett wrote a new post, Field of Dreams Part 1 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=359657 Sat, 27 Nov 2021 06:03:29 +0000 Who doesn’t love a Kevin Costner Film. Field of Dreams is one of my favourites, Little did I know that one day I would have a ‘Field of Dreams’ of my very own.

In the Kevin Costner version, he ploughs up a Field…

]]> 2 c580f5712e69c853642a6aadc8c5b087 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/10/12/clover-quick-cut-thread-cutter/#comment-11376 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 18:42:28 +0100 ooo I like it!

In reply to - Helen Kent wrote a new post, Clover Quick Cut Thread Cutter Do you chain piece? What is chain piecing I hear some ask? This is where we have numerous units to join and piece them one after the other without breaking… ]]> 10b9f49e52a02efcbc05e4d349ed4ea8 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, A Retreat's Tale. https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=344378 Thu, 07 Oct 2021 05:33:05 +0100 Recently I was exited to be able to join what was the second (somewhat delayed) annual retreat for an intrepid group of quilters collectively known as ‘Lady Chattey’s Quilt Lovers’. Thirteen ladies travelled to Denha…

]]> 0 a58aca6cbb068dc2069893765adb35ce Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Grandmother's Flower Garden https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=347249 Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:51:11 +0100 Hexagons are the easiest shape to use for patchwork using the English Paper Piecing (or mosaic patchwork) method. There are many ways hexagons can be combined into different patterns, but the most common is the…

]]> 1 06758effd8f9a5e0dbf00764789b12d8 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Fabric Review - Around the World by Makower UK https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=348072 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:49:04 +0100 I was sent a sample pack of Around The World by Makower UK. Sample packs usually have 10″ squares but this one was a bit different- they included a full panel! It had the panel of a world map, and nine 10″ squ…

]]> 1 f572bd27d56176d8cb2fa85141a1d117 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/09/20/one-bank-holiday-and-360-half-square-triangles/#comment-11352 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 23:27:37 +0100 I knew you’d be a brilliant blogger!!!! Now, can you make one for me please? heehee

In reply to - Helen Waddington wrote a new post, One Bank Holiday and 360 half square triangles When your twin nieces have very definite ideas about what they want for their birthday, you do all you can to make those dreams come… ]]> 4e4ae76da24c48083857662eb10774c7 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Güttermann Creativ Threads http://ukqu.co.uk/?p=340314 Sat, 21 Aug 2021 06:25:08 +0100 I was sent this gorgeous pack of Güttermann 100% cotton 30 weight thread to review. This thread is slightly thicker than the thread you would use for quilt piecing, making it perfect for hand or machine quilting, as…

]]> 0 385f51c6999da518830deefcc822a713 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, A Rainbow Plague Mask... https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=327559 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 06:24:07 +0100 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. Thankfully I did sleep, so I was alert enough the next day t…

]]> 3 29c8f0f1e13543efab7ac1f588733f01 Carolyn Gibbs posted a new activity comment http://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/07/18/__trashed-15/#comment-11251 Sat, 31 Jul 2021 20:50:40 +0100 This was brilliant Jude – provided some much needed hilarity and solidarity (my printer decided to do something similar just before I needed to print all the handouts for Festival of Quilts teaching – do you think they have decided to get together just to spite us?)

In reply to - Jude Charlesworth wrote a new post, Not the blog I intended to write On Saturday evening I sat down to write the blog I was going to write, all went well until I tried to insert an image of a block  from EQ 8.  T… ]]> 22f8132b70a53007fce032876357419e Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Not the blog I intended to write https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/23456/ Sat, 31 Jul 2021 20:46:57 +0100 0 a9e330e526ed6ee95eea1c656909494f Carolyn Gibbs posted a new activity comment http://ukqu.co.uk/blog/2021/07/16/what-is-this/#comment-11250 Sat, 31 Jul 2021 20:41:24 +0100 A really useful blog, Chris – so often the same units are hiding away, and breaking the structure down makes it much easier to work out how to make it

In reply to - Chris Franses wrote a new post, What is this . . . ? A query that frequently crops up on UKQU Facebook posts is ‘What is this . . . block/quilt design called?’ and is usually followed by ‘Where can I find the patte… ]]> 1b2e15666f221cc16d98bf6838bdf064 Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Discovering the Quilting Community – A Newbie Quilters’ Experience https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/23453/ Sat, 31 Jul 2021 20:36:21 +0100 0 c2b1d995700545efd2e86343a6a54dfd Juliet Nice wrote a new post, UKQU Mini Swap - What's your Swap Mumma up to? Part 1 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=337079 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:27:47 +0100 Over in our Facebook group UK Quilters United, we’ve completed seven Mini Swaps since 2015.
In the simplest explanation possible you are allocated a team and given the name of another team member to make a mini…

]]> 0 b53756542bf8d82de78dd114a2680725 Carolyn Gibbs posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/having-fun-with-shirts/#comment-11227 Sat, 10 Jul 2021 20:40:47 +0100 I like the shirt bag – specially the pocket for a shopping list!

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, Having fun with shirts It has been rather hectic here over the last few weeks.  Alongside my existing work, I’ve been doing some teaching in the community.  While it has been a lot of f… ]]> aaa8f6c03b10f28ff19743af4f2479f5 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, The Mini Quilts are coming! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=335132 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 05:36:20 +0100 Yes it’s that time again, the UK Quilters United Mini Swap is up and running.
This is the 8th Mini Swap, which started in 2015 , but we did two during 2018, just for fun!
The ‘You know what’ is (touch wood) winding…

]]> 1 e389dc7a0ca20f0b8973062edac2fd81 Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, North Country Quilts Exhibition at the Bowes: Part 2 Patchwork quilts https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=334048 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 11:57:20 +0100 The North Country Quilts exhibition at the Bowes Museum on until January 2022 contains some wonderful examples of typical British styles.
In the last post, I wrote about the Strippy Quilts. Today the topic is the…

]]> 0 f7b6a001639f881b075b944094085f65 Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, North Country Quilts at the Bowes Part 1: Strippy quilts https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=333609 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 07:59:39 +0100 Currently, there is a wonderful exhibition of Heritage quilts on display at the Bowes Museum, which is near Barnard Castle. These are all British quilts made in the North East of England from the mid nineteenth…

]]> 0 39279c0ceab1129dd059b3fccc2be4ad Vendulka Battais wrote a new post, Use it or lose it - now more relevant than ever!!  https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=333463 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:31:02 +0100 The long winter lockdown is over and retail has now been open for nearly three months. We are all happy that we can see our family and have a chatter over coffee with a friend. Unfortunately not everything is as…

]]> 0 c5897db179ad94e2020565f9cfa71509 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/circles/#comment-11103 Tue, 11 May 2021 00:59:59 +0100 gorgeous!

In reply to - Jane Galley wrote a new post, 'Circles' Not content with the challenges set by ‘The Webmaster’, I decided to take part in a challenge week over in a Facebook Group.  Most of the people in the group are paper… ]]> 3a81ace1097a1f89328a05af83abbcfc giniscanlan posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/22603/#acomment-22606 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 22:27:14 +0000 Hi Andrea, it is a pdf pattern, the payment process asks for an address though, I think it’s for security/fraud prevention – thank you for your interest! ❤️

In reply to - andrea4183 posted an update @giniscanlan hello! Is there a way to get the crazy guinea pig pattern on pdf? I’m in the US and it only offers me the shipping option. Please let me know. Thanks! ]]> 8fa63d1c9019385e1558f6b6d2015023 Sue Burford wrote a new post, CESAR   MANRIQUE. -  Artist https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=320028 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 06:44:01 +0000 Spaniard César Manrique was born 24 April 1919 in Arrecife, a village on the Canary Island of Lanzarote. Manrique was an artist, sculptor, architect and activist and, during the Spanish Civil War, he was a volunteer…

]]> 1 e868c77b6c7c1312de88f81c0d7e83f4 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/clover-fork-pin-review/#comment-10940 Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:02:38 +0000 I fancy getting some of these

In reply to - UKQU Admin Team wrote a new post, Clover Fork Pin Review I was delighted to be asked to test out and review some fork pins from Clover. They aren’t something I have heard of before, so I was intrigued as to what p… ]]> b5d533e4eac9d2488a72ad6667bd025b Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Dresden Plate Ruler Review https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=318120 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:12:27 +0000 Dresden Plate is a traditional quilt pattern from the 1920s, using the appliqué technique. 
Dresden Plates can be flat, point, rounded, fancy or arty!

Made for me by Annetta Cossey

This r…

]]> 0 818a1addd54ffd6caf59e4ebf3bfa784 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/january-2021-ukqu-book-club/#comment-10894 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 20:20:59 +0000 It’s a very American book. Uber American lol. The group of women are obviously diverse in order to provide a variety of stories. I’m not sure what the prevalent theme is; the quilts, the Bunco, the food, the stories, they all seem to get equal time. Bunco seems to be something like Yahtzee and they seem to be making mostly traditional quilts.…[Read more]

In reply to - Nina wrote a new post, January 2021 UKQU Book Club With the recent changes announced by the government due to the spread of Covid, not many of us were able to meet up with family and friends over the Christmas… ]]> 7dd9feb2cc817e352bcf4f8035c9389b Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Flying Geese Ruler Review https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=318124 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:26:46 +0000 There are many methods for making flying geese, but the most common mistake is in the working out the sizes of the blocks to use. At first glance you would use corner blocks half the size of the main block, but as…

]]> 2 6e83e6d8adc1186702f47a78467802fb Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/janome-continental-m7/#comment-10883 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 20:04:35 +0000 dang, I want one!!!

In reply to - Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Janome Continental M7 Janome have a long history of supplying the patchwork and quilt sector with amazing sewing machines, and the Janome Continental M7 is… ]]> 43721b9ffc652867e33c3f9b2f45e800 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/strip-rulers-friend-or-foe/#comment-10882 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:56:17 +0000 I don;t suppose you have the biggest one do you? … 😉

In reply to - Maggie Attfield wrote a new post, Strip Rulers: Friend or Foe? Recently an ex-colleague asked me what she needed to start making quilts. An idea, a rotary cutter and a ruler, was my first reply. But of course, which… ]]> 10a23998d823111cd01bedd999effaa5 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/strip-rulers-friend-or-foe/#comment-10881 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:55:41 +0000 I bought my first June Taylor strip ruler 20 years ago on QVC! That one has since broken in two through much use. I have three more now, including the 1/4″ slot version. I use them almost exclusively now, my other rulers rarely get much ‘screen time’

In reply to - Maggie Attfield wrote a new post, Strip Rulers: Friend or Foe? Recently an ex-colleague asked me what she needed to start making quilts. An idea, a rotary cutter and a ruler, was my first reply. But of course, which… ]]> 5254c3a33827f84604864a2bb5f5bca2 Carolyn Gibbs posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/a-patch-of-love/#comment-10683 Sat, 26 Dec 2020 12:29:01 +0000 Thank you!

In reply to - Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, A patch of love Tilly took one last look around the cottage from the doorway. Almost all the possessions and furniture that she had grown up with had been sold to pay the debts which… ]]> d0c10c9e28db3eece8f8115009dad0d8 Carolyn Gibbs posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/a-patch-of-love/#comment-10672 Fri, 25 Dec 2020 07:39:55 +0000 Thank you – I enjoyed imagining my quilts in their former existence!

In reply to - Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, A patch of love Tilly took one last look around the cottage from the doorway. Almost all the possessions and furniture that she had grown up with had been sold to pay the debts which… ]]> fbdd06ecab4527f6f34863990422ce42 Carolyn Gibbs posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/tis-the-season/#comment-10671 Fri, 25 Dec 2020 07:38:31 +0000 A lovely story – quilting has indeed been a comfort in a dark world for so many this year

In reply to - Maggie Attfield wrote a new post, Tis the Season… <img src=”https://ukqu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/54D23881-40AA-4AAF-B5AB-CCFF1459602D.jpeg” alt=”” class=”ui-sortable-handle” data-eio=”l… ]]> 0813f6473bac2abfc3bd3791caa1e206 Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, A patch of love https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=309077 Fri, 25 Dec 2020 06:24:25 +0000 Tilly took one last look around the cottage from the doorway. Almost all the possessions and furniture that she had grown up with had been sold to pay the debts which had built up during her mother’s last illness, l…

]]> 4 a1d82e3d07f391b80bc6d2b1b1b6d56a Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Show Gallery Minis 2020 https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=298247 Fri, 27 Nov 2020 06:58:48 +0000 For the last few years. members of our Facebook group have been making A4 mini quilts which went on display at shows in South West. Since 2020 has turned out to be so… complicated, there are no shows on this year, a…

]]> 0 cca40b34ec1bbc013e309ba596f3f815 Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Our Patchwork Heritage – Triangles https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/21277/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:33:02 +0100 0 0eed0216274f49217109b1ae67233845 Carolyn Gibbs posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/colour-contrast/#comment-10265 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:27:41 +0100 Thanks Maggie – yes, I must agree that I don’t personally find colour wheels very helpful

In reply to - Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, Colour & Contrast Choosing fabrics for a quilt is something that many people would like to do, but lack confidence for. They are not sure why the colours that looked good in the shop… ]]> 6b7a9c5a4b0c43f4777a86c75048e10b Juliet Nice recommended the post Our Patchwork Heritage – Triangles https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/21275/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:47:30 +0100 0 9466eb399410bc502a4092f7c927bcf0 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/teenage-boys/#comment-10062 Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:23:46 +0100 You did a brilliant job 🙂

In reply to - Sarah Wells wrote a new post, Teenage boys! This time of year is always a busy time with work and within my household, even those times are strange there still seems to be lots of things going on. It’s recently b… ]]> 58def30e3c89cd4ef53883a217736fc9 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/the-cheap-procrastinator-flower-power/#comment-10043 Wed, 09 Sep 2020 02:57:26 +0100 well done 🙂

In reply to - Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Flower Power Sick of Covid-19, I think we all are, I know I am too, time to look to the future and the pleasure of sewing. I have been asked to add a b… ]]>