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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Quilts 4 Care Leavers – are you a long armer ?? 7 years, 4 months ago
Maggie Lloyd-Jones .. founder of the Q4CL Project has an appeal ..in her own words:
I’ve written lots about Quilts For Christmas Dinners – the public face of Quilts for Care Leavers (Q4CL) – and our fantastic…
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Fabric Review – Rainbow Etchings by Stuart Hillard 7 years, 4 months ago
I spied the new fabric collection by Stuart Hillard on the Craft Cotton Co stand at CHSI Stitches in February – oh it certainly caught my eye and so when it became available for review my hand shot up! Rainbow E…
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The addition of the plain grey material was a masterstroke, really brings focus to the main fabrics.
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Thanks Teresa – although I have almost run out of it now and can’t figure out which grey it was to order more!!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, A great April ahead of us 7 years, 4 months ago
All is not what it might seem today! Check the date before you look any further!
Someone commenting on the foolish blogs posted today only might just win a lovely Riley Blake bag. And no that’s no joke eith…
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Thanks for the heads up
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Nina replied to the topic April 2019 – DISCUSSION – SPOILERS in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 4 months agoI know it’s still March, but has anyone started reading yet?
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Sew Easy Patchwork Ruler 7 years, 4 months ago
This Patchwork Ruler from Sew Easy is ideal for cutting strips, squares, rectangles and triangles and an absolute ‘must-have’ for patchwork and quilting. Suitable for both right and left-hand use, it has cle…
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Modern Quilts …. 7 years, 4 months ago
Modern quilts – whether you love them or hate (or are somewhere in between) it certainly looks like they are here to stay. Whilst the definition of a modern quilt is often the cause for heated debate, “What exactly…
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Review of Makower UK Pinstripe 7 years, 4 months ago
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Nina started the topic April 2019 – DISCUSSION – SPOILERS in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 4 months agoPlease discuss The Flower Hunter’s Cottage in this thread (to avoid spoilers in the thread where the book was announced!
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, My Grace frame is up! 7 years, 4 months ago
Isn’t it what every quilter wants, their own longarm and frame? It’s mostly a question of money and space, and I have very little of either but I am a determined little bunny, so here goes…
I was lucky enough to…
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Love it…go Juliet.
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🙂 one step at a time 😉
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My mum always said, “ Where there’s a will, there’s a way!” And you certainly prove that, Juliet. I can’t wait to see your work on it, so I really hope a machine comes up soon.
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🙂 thank you, if I can wish it into working out I will!
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So glad I’m not the only one using a Grace quilting frame for storage. I won’t show a photo just yet – I’ve got the wooden one which I set up 10 1/2 years ago in my sewing room, and it is heavy. One day I would love to have a dedicated long arm machine on it – I’ve used my Elna 7200 on it, but that means I would need to get the workshop machine out to use for piecing – doable but…! Anyway – well done, and one day maybe both of us will get round to quilting on our frames!
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I love that we’re in the same boat!!!
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I’d love to learn to long arm quilt my tops too. You were wise to get this when you could even though you don’t have a machine for it yet. I’m sure you’ll have one soon and look forward to hearing all about the journey. Good luck!
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Awesome 🙂
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Nina replied to the topic April 2019 – the book is…. in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 4 months agoThe book for APRIL 2019 has been revealed!
It is The Flower Hunter’s Cottage by Dee-ann Black.
To read the article about it, please head over to:
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Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club – April 2019 7 years, 4 months ago
For the first month of the re-launched UKQU Book Club, I have selected The Flower Hunter’s Cottage by Dee-ann Black.
It is a rather fast read with only 30,000 words and easy language. Notwithstanding this, i…
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Looks good Nina..thankyou
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Looking ok just downloaded 4 of her books for £7 keep me busy this month as just if wished reading all of Jennifer Chiavernies full quilting books.
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Rosemarie, enjoy the reading!
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, How obsessed with quilting are you? 7 years, 4 months ago
How can you share your love of quilting with the rest of the world?
Well you could get a quilty t-shirt – there are loads and the best way to find one is with a Google as there are so many different places you can g…
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Can’t believe you didn’t show any of my t-shirts 😉
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Making it work… wonky panel time! 7 years, 4 months ago
I finally decided what to make my mum for her 70th birthday. I ran out of time to get a big quilt done (and I’m still working on Xander’s from 2 years ago…) but I found this gorgeous Bernatex orchid panel on our…
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Lovely gift Juliet and nice solution to a wonky panel.
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Mum said she liked it. To be fair if I gave her a dead frog wearing a hat she’d still send me a thank you card of course… 😉
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Juliet, I loved reading this, it really made me chuckle because I sometimes struggle to picture things in my head too.
Plus, I’m going to try your version of mitred corners, I think you might be onto something here!-
It was soooooo much easier to fake the mitre Ami, and it ends up exactly the same as if you’d done it the right way and ironed the seam allowance to one side anyway.
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Great Wall hanging, and love your choice of weights during the blocking process
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Nina wrote a new post, UKQU Book Club – restarting again! 7 years, 4 months ago
It is almost a year since I kicked off the UKQO Book Club with Tracy Chevalier’s The Runaway and arranged for us to work with British Patchwork and Quilting to announce the books. Arlene was kind enough to execute my…
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I am a big audiobook fan because I can stitch whilst I listen so please can you choose some books that are available in audio format. Love being introduced to books I haven’t come across before and then see other people’s comments.
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I know for sure that at least one of the books scheduled until September is available on Audible, but not so sure about the others. Almost all of them are available as print and ebook; and many of the ebooks have the ‘speech’ function enabled. A bit ‘mechanical’ but perhaps a possibility. The publishers of quilting novels seem to be smaller outlets so not prioritising audio (guessing it is still expensive to make).
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Nina posted an update in the group
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 4 months agoWe’re relaunching the book club in the next few weeks! Check out the Forum for details.
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Nina started the topic April 2019 – the book is…. in the forum
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 4 months agoYes, the heading is correct, we are bringing the Book Club back from April 2019!!!
We’ll reveal the book for April in the next week or so try to finish your current book and be ready for the relaunch of our popular Book Club.
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, April – showers or flowers 7 years, 5 months ago
The penultimate competition for entries to the UKQU website exhibition with Grosvenor Shows that will be travelling with their events from the Great Northern Quilt Show in…
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7 years, 4 months ago
To leave a comment please ensure you are registered and logged into the site please so Maggie can see this. thanks.
7 years, 4 months ago
I’m happy to help quilting, my Gracie frame is calling out for more use! So please add me to the list, I am very happy to help, especially for these young people who I think need more support than they often get!
7 years, 4 months ago
Hi I would love to help , I have a 6 ft Freestyle frame so I could do the smaller ones . Please contact me.
7 years, 4 months ago
I can help, I have a mid arm sweet 16
7 years, 4 months ago
Hi Maggie. I need more practice using my long arm so would be happy to work on some quilts.
7 years, 4 months ago
I have an APQS Millie longarm 14 foot long machine and would be happy to help. The beast is restless!!
7 years, 3 months ago
I have a Q’nique 15r and a Qzone Hoop Frame. I’m not very experienced but would be happy to help.