UKQU | steve | Friends Activity https://ukqu.co.uk/members/steve/activity/friends/ Activity feed for steve's friends. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:56:52 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.3 en-GB 30 hourly 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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… ]]> 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… ]]> 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 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… ]]> fd51b5ebfd3e651fdf68977934b56568 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/im-going-mad-i-prefer-back-quilt/#comment-10042 Wed, 09 Sep 2020 02:51:59 +0100 gorgeous

In reply to - Sarah Wells wrote a new post, I’m going mad! I prefer the back of my quilt! I am questioning my sanity, but I have finally made a practice Bargello before I cut up an expensive jelly roll. The thing is I am very i… ]]> b5c2678a888371ddec8783f1fc2dedc2 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/teenage-boys/#comment-10041 Wed, 09 Sep 2020 02:50:38 +0100 I was wondering why my quilt was in a blog lol. It’s beautiful, not as good as mine obviously (heeheeheee) but great for a teenage boy. Mine went to my teenage boy’s girlfriend as he asked nicely x

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… ]]> f1acadaa25f7916e69a25493cdfd86fa Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/colours-glorious-colours/#comment-10040 Wed, 09 Sep 2020 02:48:18 +0100 Amazing, wonderful blog, absolutely brilliant!

In reply to - Maggie Attfield wrote a new post, Colours, glorious colours. *Spoonflower fabric: too nice to cut. Like many quilters, I love fabric. And like many quilters, colour attracts me like shiny things do a magpie.… ]]> 8ac3c4e3d1aa7098dcd242cfc5fdd98e Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Painted Lupin https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=279291 Fri, 04 Sep 2020 05:56:09 +0100 I love lupins. They grew in our garden when I was little and I would pick the petals off and manipulate then like they were little mouths. I don’t think I’d seen one in years until a recent chance sighting at a B&M…

]]> 4 4441a3f24d9e4dbb8d9c27b2241d99d8 Juliet Nice posted an update in the group UKQU Social: UKQU Social is open to all quilters to chat about anything… https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/20899/ Sun, 09 Aug 2020 16:55:10 +0100 UKQU Social is open to all quilters to chat about anything that isn’t to do with quilts! It’s a great place to tell stories and ask questions from a group of like minded women and men who are there to share their own experiences

]]> 0 6009f5d22ea4bd1d9961f538cdeeb762 Juliet Nice joined the group UKQU Social https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/20898/ Sun, 09 Aug 2020 16:37:10 +0100 0 e5054935b8f8a4bdc57a8d082aa4e48d Juliet Nice changed their profile picture https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/20844/ Sat, 25 Jul 2020 17:44:58 +0100 0 503feb5de25006199f1e8dc9729fd880 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/where-am-i/#comment-8856 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 19:47:33 +0000 Yes, there’s obviously a lot more to this story, I hope to hear more!

In reply to - Judith Clarke wrote a new post, Where am I?  This is a tale I found in a very old book dated around 1364. I discovered the volume holding up a back leg of an old sideboard in a deceased relatives house, in the old… ]]> 7d3a0bc0eb8dc6b9030f10a0eb198bff Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Calendar BOM Part Two... https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=241405 Sat, 01 Feb 2020 06:14:12 +0000 February is coming up, and with it Payday finally thank goodness. But more importantly, the second part of my Calendar Block of the Month!  The pattern is available to download at the UK Quilters Shop
Here’s…

]]> 1 33fb712ac698d61d3e1ba45a1e3bbd9b Juliet Nice wrote a new post, The Perfect HST Ruler - No Trimming! https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=242517 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:39:52 +0000 I made a thing!
The most used method of making HSTs or Half-Square-Triangles is to use two squares cut 7/8″ larger than you want the finished square to be. The simplest way to achieve this is to round up to the n…

]]> 4 a0e8b072fac38bf6a179aec53a81c590 Juliet Nice recommended the post Blooming 2020!! https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/18662/ Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:21:03 +0000 0 bf9033de60302feed1169f39e69c2ec5 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/blooming-2020/#comment-8578 Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:20:52 +0000 Interesting!! Can one still order last year’s BOM, now we know what it looks like???

In reply to - AbbieAnne wrote a new post, Blooming 2020!! …..and that title is said in the best possible tone!!  Here’s wishing Everybody a fabulous quilty 2020, may you all have lots of ‘ CreativeTherapy’………. This is my latest… ]]> 703f2a2259d72c601b90bbe716182154 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/double-snuggle-free-bom/#comment-8558 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 01:46:55 +0000 I luvs those fabrics so much!

In reply to - AbbieAnne wrote a new post, 'Double Snuggle'  Free BOM  Hi Everybody!! Here’s my new design especially made for UKQU members! I’ve been cheeky and copied the introduction for you so you can see do you fancy joining… ]]> 096390dcfed6b8020ad3c4a994a8cecc Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/improv-for-beginners-and-improvers-part-six-celestial-happenings/#comment-8554 Thu, 02 Jan 2020 20:05:16 +0000 got the fabrics for my grey and red starry one, now I just need a kick up the bum to get started…

In reply to - Helen Howes wrote a new post, Improv for Beginners and Improvers, Part Six, Celestial Happenings Last time, we did a regular Wonky Star, if that’s not too improbable.. This time I want to show you the more… ]]> b6ceb54d65b12e94da0f1d84df0a72ab Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/track-2020-with-a-temperature-quilt/#comment-8553 Thu, 02 Jan 2020 20:04:31 +0000 totally tempted but maybe 2021 so I can finish some stuff first lol

In reply to - Emma Bradford wrote a new post, Track 2020 With a Temperature Quilt Join me this year by tracking the temperature everyday, and making your very own flying geese temperature quilt. You can choose to track the… ]]> c94b29794c577dd0cbec0ee23f48372b Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Calendar BOM by Juliet Nice https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=234681 Wed, 01 Jan 2020 06:34:59 +0000 Got any plans for the year ?

How about a free BOM (Block of the Month) to mark the months off?

Since starting the UK Quilters United group on Facebook, one of the things I’ve enjoyed is starting to design q…

]]> 4 1eef6119cbe06421119d37bb141199ab Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/a-quilt-and-a-group-of-friends/#comment-8503 Fri, 27 Dec 2019 13:42:33 +0000 How beautiful, she sounds like a wonderful woman who will be sorely missed x

In reply to - Bartysmam wrote a new post, A Quilt and a Group of Friends A quilt and part of a group of friends Let me tell you a story. It is about a quilt and a group of friends. But the story changes – it eventually b… ]]> 3722afc790e1828749fda660472a6757 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, What colour is your Christmas? https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=230974 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 06:07:33 +0000 Christmas is traditionally red and green, I’m sure we all remember having a green tree and the tree lights with flower covers that had to be checked every year for that one bulb that died and stopped the whole t…

]]> 1 eb4fde8802578185862b56e9724b33ab Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/bloggerati-retreat-foot-wear-and-a-game-of-sort/#comment-8189 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:07:18 +0000 I definitely know no 9. I just wore my flip flops (And odd socks) to dinner. #noshame

In reply to - Nina wrote a new post, Bloggerati retreat – foot wear… (and a game of sort) Sewing at home is usually done alone and I for one, prefer sewing in comfy clothes (think track suit bottoms or comfy leggings) and some… ]]> 42dbb4cc7ecd961f039e3d60296e81d7 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Aldi fabric - What's that all about? https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=221369 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 06:27:23 +0000 Over the last decade or so, a decline in small speciality shops has seen a surge in the supermarket…er.. market. In my small town we now have a Morrisons, tiny Tesco, giant Tesco, giant Asda, Iceland AND an Iceland…

]]> 1 f5ef8de66d7f99b84f7bc462ebcac305 Juliet Nice recommended the post Idea for a non-traditional sampler quilt  https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/17923/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 22:29:00 +0100 0 178765cfe51360d41a7c3fbcb35d15e6 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/idea-for-a-non-traditional-sampler-quilt/#comment-8036 Thu, 24 Oct 2019 22:28:53 +0100 Looks familiar! I won’t ask you to tell which swaps were the best 😉

In reply to - Nina wrote a new post, Idea for a non-traditional sampler quilt  When I was first exposed to quilting, it was because some mums in an online group were doing it. They were all amazingly excellent at it and I… ]]> f27abed1b40f1c8e774f08e030023741 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/fusamat-applique-new-product-fusible-raw-edge-applique/#comment-7447 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 15:21:23 +0100 ordering one, that looks great!

In reply to - Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Fusamat for applique: A new product for fusible or raw edge applique I was lucky enough to go to the Sydney Quilt Show and meet Sharon Bradley who was demonstrating her new product… ]]> 2fc068e849ca5d4f65a801bca64b82b4 Juliet Nice posted a new activity comment https://ukqu.co.uk/rubies-cream-unveiled/#comment-7365 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 20:36:16 +0100 Ermagerd, that is stunning, why are my quilts all so boring, I think I need to Abbiefy everything!

In reply to - AbbieAnne wrote a new post, Rubies & Cream Unveiled……. Finally I can show the world our latest (our 3rd already!!) finished UKQU Mystery Quilt!  A year in the making.  A quilt of 2 halves….. the background is a full… ]]> 410f6bdec5943b17610ef06809c21433 Juliet Nice wrote a new post, A Saucy Little Retreat.... https://ukqu.co.uk/?p=187991 Tue, 14 May 2019 05:12:30 +0100 One of the best things about UK Quilters United on Facebook, is how it brings quilters together in real life (the outernet!) instead of just the internet.
Whether you are looking for a friend for  ‘cuppa and sew’,…

]]> 5 7c0547b7e71354ef993cfeef9e8405b5 Juliet Nice recommended the post Starting hand quilting: Part 3: Threads https://ukqu.co.uk/activity/p/16506/ Wed, 08 May 2019 16:35:43 +0100 0