That’s my ultimate dream, glad you are enjoying it

Such a lovely progression. My ultimate dream, too. I love those giant circles. Inspiring!

Wow…lucky you..x

A lovely description of perseverance. Enjoy.

Lovely memories and story and you were not the only baby to be left outside a shop in their pram. I was left outside the International Food Store in Horley in a brand new Silver Cross pram one afternoon. She only remembered when my father came home from work in the evening & they both walked a mile into town to hopefully retrieve me. In my mother’s defence I had only been adopted a few days before so having a new baby could easily be forgotten, unlike a birth mother who had carried and given birth to a child. I was still there in my pram luckily, but crying with gusto because I was hungry. I learnt to sew with my mother on a Singer Treadle machine and then in the late 1960’s she got a green Bernina. I had a Sindy and a Tressy doll so every time she made me a new dress they got one too from the off cuts. I did not get my own sewing machine until the 1970’s when I left home and used it to make curtains, cushions & clothes.

Great blog Margaret…first of many!

Gosh, your Blog brings back memories! I was, obviously, not the only one to leave a new baby outside the shops!! -only be to safely ‘rescued’ half an hour later. Your account of learning to sew at your Mum’s side was like me too but it was my Nan and not my Mum. Thank you for sharing Margaret. xx

What a very poignant and sensitive piece about a tragedy we all felt and a community we all belong to. And when people feel unheard, as so many do,, a really powerful reminder that we are stronger when we are together.

Sylvia Thank you for featuring our Quilt in this wonderful site. Sharing our story & supporting our aim to bring more awareness to our cause is much appreciated

Please enter my name for the December draw for a Janome sewing machine

What a wonderful Christmas present a new Janome would be.

Love to win this nice Janome

I could do with a lighter machine to take to groups/classes. Love Jamome machines.

What wonderful news today! I am beyond thrilled to win this! After what turned out to be a dismal year in health for our family, ( including a spell in A&E for me-and believe me I never want to see my heartbeat do that again-and a nasty accident for my SIL which impacted on their whole family, ) such great sewing news.
I shall really look forward to taking this to quilting every fortnight. It will be much lighter than the behemoth I drag at the moment. I haven’t had the energy to sew for so many months, but this gem will really encourage me.
Thank you UKQU. And thank you to your kind sponsors too!

Happy Christmas to all x

What a lucky sew n sew I’d be to win this beauty with some time off over Christmas to sew to my hearts content! ❤️

This would a fab Christmas present to me!

A fantastic machine what every quilter needs

I would love to win this !

A lovely prize!

I am the luck winner of the wonderful September machine and I’d like to thank whoever picked my name as they’ve really made my year. I feel overwhelmed at the moment as I’ve never won anything in all of my 70 years and a new machine, well, what can I say… all you sewers/ quilters will know exactly how I feel about that. My condolences to all of you that didn’t win but good luck for the next draw.

I’ve got everything crossed!

I love Janome, best machines out there imho

What a fantastic prize. I love my Janome Gem which I have had for a long time and never fails me at workshops Thank you

Would love to win it for my granddaughter.

It would be so wonderful to win a new sewing machine, especially a Janome model. Thank you for the chance to win one.

Cannot say what it would mean to win this wonderful machine.

Looks like a great machine! I need a new one!

Love janome machines

I would love a newer Janome machine as my current one is over 20 years old.

Winning this would make my year

Would love to win, what a great prize!