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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Win your own copy of the amazing EQ8 Quilt Design Software 5 years, 5 months ago
Have you ever thought about designing your own quilt patterns or creating your own block design. Electric Quilts have the perfect software for you. There are loads of ne…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gutermann creativ – Bulky-Lock Threads 5 years, 5 months ago
An overlock machine is a real boon, enabling a perfect finish on seams and other raw edges and that’s where Bulky-Lock from Gütermann creativ is the thread of choice. This high-quality thread is available in tw…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Templates to make light work of your Quilting from Sew Easy 5 years, 5 months ago
Create a wonderful array of patchwork and quilting designs with these easy to use templates from Sew Easy. Made from 100% acrylic using laser cut technology, all three templates include a ¼” seam allo…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gutermann creativ Denim Thread Packs 5 years, 5 months ago
When we are at home with no where to go for a while it’s a great time to sort out our wardrobes, and it’s a good bet many of us will find a pile of denim to play with. Gutermann have a range of threads that work r…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Puzzle Quilt Quilt-Along 5 years, 5 months ago
I feel we all probably need something to sew, something to keep our minds and fingers occupied while locked down, in a high tier or whatever, wherever, we happen to be at the moment. To which end I have dug out the…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Life is Like a Box of Chocolates… 5 years, 5 months ago
This my entry for CBH2021, Celebrations Blog Hop.
My initial thought was a heart and this gradually morphed into a celebration box of chocolates.
As Forest Gump said ‘Life is like a box of chocolates’ and how tru…
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Thank you Lyn, I’m going to have a go at making this for my brothers wedding, it’s lovely
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What a super 3d design.
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Great block for showing off that special fabric!!!!
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Love the big reveal of the chocolates, fabulous Lyn.
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, The Ravioli Quilt 5 years, 5 months ago
Paula Doyle made this using old blue jeans, some old flannel shirts, and some leftover bits of wadding! We are so impressed at UKQU we asked her to tell her own story. .
This is a Hug size quilt, 50…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Balloons! #CBH2021 5 years, 5 months ago
Like most this year my family had some celebrations planned. My son’s 18th in the first lockdown, our Silver Wedding anniversary in July and then, my own big 5 0 in the second lockdown. This time last year I would n…
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Perfect fabric with balloons for one of the balloons!!
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Thanks Nina. It was cute.
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Alison Glass – Stripes and Plaids 5 years, 5 months ago
Makower have always been a great source of fabulous patterns, like this lovely Stripes and Plaids designed by Alison Glass using her own Kaleidoscope fabric. Everyone loves a rainbow quilt and this one is a real…
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Gorgeous
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Carolyn Gibbs wrote a new post, A patch of love 5 years, 5 months ago
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…
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A lovely story and you have some amazing quilts in your collection. Thankyou for sharing.
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Thank you – I enjoyed imagining my quilts in their former existence!
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What a lovely, heart-warming story!
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Thank you!
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, We All Need A Community 5 years, 5 months ago
I think this year,more than any other, has highlighted the need of community. Whatever we are going through, or whatever we are facing, it is always so much better when we have the support of a community. One of t…
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, CHRISTMAS PAST 5 years, 5 months ago
Over the years I have made a lot of Christmassy things and looking through my old photos brings back some lovely memories…so I thought I would share them with you.
Cute little advent s…
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What lovely keepsakes!
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Christmas Pattern Books 5 years, 6 months ago
I have a lot of books – and magazine ’specials’ – with a Christmas theme. Most of them were bought in my early patchworking years when I felt in need of ideas, inspiration and patterns and many were acquired second-…
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I think it is some kind of rule; the more books you have, the fewer you use!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, God Jul Nisse – Santa Gnome Doorstop 5 years, 6 months ago
Sometimes we just like to have a go at something different don’t we. Like this fabulous little Tomte Gnome from Makower. It’s one of their patterns that has been around a while, but somehow it never seems to…
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This is such fun! I can see him on the doorstep, under the tree, hollow and filled with goodies! Thank you for this lovely pattern.
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Quilters should stick to Quilting! 5 years, 6 months ago
After however many months in lockdown, tier whatever, banned from shops, eating out, meeting in anywhere but gardens and pubs were shut, our sewing group decided to give the zoom thing a go.
December is usually our…
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Twiglets and sherry….! Our group has a newsletter fortnightly which keeps us in touch. Not all of us are pc savvy sadly.
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Second Year of Loopy's Safe Haven 5 years, 6 months ago
When I opened Loopy’s Safe Haven Group on Facebook last year, I had thought it might be a one off. However, 2020 has been such an unusual year, bringing lots of different challenges to people, I’ve been asked to…
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What a super idea
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Thank you, I’m glad it can help a few
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Where history and quilting meet 5 years, 6 months ago
My favourite subject at school was history. I never retained much about the dates, but I loved the stories. Over the next year, I am combining my love history with my love of quilting. For the last two years, I’…
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What a nice viewpoint!
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I love thinking about all the people that practised our craft before we did 🙂
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Show Gallery Minis 2020 5 years, 6 months ago
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…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Books for inspiration 5 years, 7 months ago
Sometimes you feel an urge to design something different – an applique pattern or a quilting pattern perhaps – but where to start? As I keep telling everyone – I can’t draw; I never got beyond third year in art at sc…
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What a lot of lovely books from a time when experience and skill took the place of a computer. Serious book envy!
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What can I say? I’ve been a book-aholic since I was knee-high!
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What inspirational books. Thanks for sharing them and how you use them.
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I’m enjoying sharing my books with you all – it has made me take them off the shelves, dust them down, and really look at them.
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, CLOVER WONDER PINS 5 years, 7 months ago
I was given the opportunity to review these lovely Clover Pins for quilting.
As you can see they are a little chunkier than the usual pins so this makes handling much easier.
I also liked the fact…
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I must look out for these.
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UK Quilters
5 years, 5 months ago
The UK Contact for EQ is Laurence at riodesigns.co.uk
5 years, 5 months ago
Thanks Rosanne. There are several different companies authorised to supply the EQ8 here in the UK .. if you click the link in the competition article Electric Quilts have kindly given links to them all.