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Ruth Garner recommended the post Keeping my emotional home alive in my sewing 7 years, 4 months ago
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Ruth Garner recommended the post Keeping my emotional home alive in my sewing 7 years, 4 months ago
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Corinne Curtis recommended the post Scrap Bag Challenge 7 years, 4 months ago
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Sew Easy Flexible Curve 7 years, 4 months ago
The Quilter’s Flexible Curve is the perfect tool for creating your own designs, especially those involving wavy or curved lines. As the name suggests it is a very flexible tool and will hold its shape un…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, New notions from Clover 7 years, 4 months ago
CLover are always coming up with clever notions to help improve our crafts.
This set of seam markers allows you to neatly draw seam lines along the edges of any pattern or template, whatever the shape. Suitable…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Monsoon – the new fabric range from Makower UK 7 years, 4 months ago
Tonal flowers, stripes, spots and even a cockatoo all add to this vibrant new range from Makower UK. Known for their wide variety of 100% cotton fabrics, they have put together a colourful pallette of fuschias, t…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Hannah Hauxwell's Six-Pointed Star quilt 7 years, 4 months ago
Some of you may remember seeing a link to an auction house in your Facebook UKQU feed recently about the sale of Hannah Hauxwell’s quilts. Someone – I can’t remember who, sorry – said wouldn’t it be great to have t…
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Chris – I had forgotten about Hannah – I am sure she was ion the ‘news’ years ago.. Thank you for the reminder. Love the templates and your colourways. What is EQ and where can I source it from? I am currently investigating the Amercian ‘Slave’ quilts and your templates remind me of some of them. Thank you again x
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Hi Sue – EQ is shorthand for Electric Quilt, a computer programme for designing quilts. Fabulous but not cheap! Rio Designs is the place to go online to buy it in the UK but have a look at the Electric Quilt website and blog for lots more information. And its not long til Christmas . . .!
Quilt Pro is similar and a bit cheaper, but to my mind nowhere near as versatile or easy to use (and I have both) – but I think it depends which one you start with and I started with EQ. They use different methods for creating the blocks and quilts.-
Thankyou Chris – will take a look..sounds expensive lol thanks for replying xx
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Hello everyone
Just a gentle reminder to everyone I am the new owner/custodian of this Hannah Hauxwell family antique quilt and 10 others from the sale and other items. Whilst we know everyone may use antique quilts for inspiration etc, please keep me informed when they are being used, out of courtesy to me and the thousands of pounds it cost purchasing most of the quilts to ensure they remained here in the UK!
Many thanks Christopher Wilson-Tate
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, The Craft4Crafters Show, Westpoint Centre, Exeter. 14TH – 16TH February 2019 7 years, 4 months ago
The South West’s favourite Needle & Hobby Craft show returns to the Westpoint, Centre in Exeter, the show runs from Thursday 14th to Saturday 16th February 2019, doors opening 10am – 5pm every day.
Returning to…
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: The Newark Quilt Show 2019 :: A Review 7 years, 4 months ago
EDITED 22/01/19 This giveaway is now closed. The winner, selected by random.org, is Mary Carrington
This weekend sees the first Quilt Show of the year at Newark Showground. It is a show run by Grosvenor Shows and…
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That was very restrained, did your purse run off and hide?! Lol
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Fantastic blog, I love going to shows.
I would love to receive the tickets to Harrogate.
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I really hope one day my work will be as good as all these. Your blog has inspired me just of to my sewing machine now.
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Quilts for Christmas Dinners: a review of 2018 7 years, 4 months ago
Maggie Lloyd-Jones’ ‘Quilts for Careleavers Christmas Dinners’ project captured our imagination .. she started in October and by Christmas Eve 2018 had 125 Quilts donated. How did that happen ….
Orphan bl…
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Mo Jones wrote a new post, UK QUILTERS UNITED Facebook 5th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS 7 years, 4 months ago
Our Facebook group UK Quilters United is turning five years old already. My how time flies when you’re having fun. With almost 16,000 members the group is a thriving community sharing pictures, questions and…
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Wow!
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What amazing prizes from such generous sponsors
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Wow, some fantastic prizes, thank you to all the generous members who donated
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, My Top Tips for Buying A New Sewing Machine 7 years, 4 months ago
One of the most often asked questions I’ve seen in sewing and quilting groups has been about sewing machines and which one people should buy. As I’ve been wanting to upgrade my sewing machine for some time I…
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Joy Morgan wrote a new post, How to Deal with UFO's 7 years, 5 months ago
Welcome to 2019. I hope you are feeling inspired after your Christmas celebrations and ready to start the new Stitching year.
I usually start off the new year by trying to finish one U.F.O. But I’m afraid this year…
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I enjoyed reading your blog and I have to admit that the thought of getting rid of a ufo that I have scares me but you have made me think of it a different way. I have a couple of ufo’s that might have to go to new homes.
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Go for it Ami, once you have dealt with one ufo you’ll feel a sense of relief I’m sure. And thank you for commenting on my blog post. It makes it all worthwhile when someone let’s me know they have enjoyed my post. Joy
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, February 2019 Competition Sponsored jointly by Gutermann and Groves 7 years, 5 months ago
The 2018 series of competitions were so popular
Grosvenor Shows have asked us to carry onThroughout February we celebrated the RSPB, asking for q…
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I can see the rules only allow up to 42” but I can’t see a closing date or any other restrictions?
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Hi Maggie and thanks for the question. The text body of the competition above asks you to upload your competition entries to the UK Quilters United Facebook Group and the top six quilts liked by the members there will be uploaded to this page on 25th February for a further week of voting for the two top faves. If you have any further questions please ask away and we hope to see your entry.
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Thank you Sylvia. I did see that butwas not sure how much before 25th they must be displayed in facebook?
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Hi Margaret .. have you looked at the March and April competitions. The sooner the quilt entries appear in the FB Group the more likes you will attract. Hope we will see an entry from you.
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I was so excited to find I had won this competition and thank you to everyone that voted for me.
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You are very welcome. We hope you will enter further competitions coming up too and are looking forward to seeing all the lovely quilts at the Grosvenor Show Exhibitions later this year.
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter posted an update in the group
UKQU BOOK CLUB 7 years, 5 months agoWe had great hopes for this group, but unfortunately, we no longer have someone available to drive things forward for you. If anyone would be willing to run this Group then please get back to me, otherwise, I am afraid we will close the Book Club as there is simply not enough time in the day for me to do this alone. Would anyone like to take…[Read more]
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Wye Knots Christmas Challenge 7 years, 5 months ago
The first day back of the New Year at the quilt group I’m a member of is an exciting time! The Christmas Challenge reveal has become a definite date on the calendar. The previous year’s winner sets the challenge whi…
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Quilts from the Estate of Hannah Hauxwell 7 years, 5 months ago
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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – New you and away to sew! 7 years, 5 months ago
Happy Birthday to the United Kingdom Quilters United website, it has been a whole year since the website became live, with almost 553,000 hits – views for the period January 9th 2018 to January 9th 2019- over the f…
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