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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Pony Black Sewing Needles 5 years, 7 months ago
Pony Black Sewing Needles
Pony Black brings you a new generation of sewing needle that is innovative as well as meeting the highest international standards.
They are nickel free, ultra-smooth and have…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Janome launch THE BIG JANOME SKILL SHARE with Jenni Smith 5 years, 7 months ago
Janome UK launch The BIG JANOME Skill Share with Jenni Smith
The aim, together with Jenni is to create more quilters in the world and to celebrate the pride and joy that comes when you share a ski…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Drawing in Word 1 – Squares 5 years, 7 months ago
You don’t really need expensive sophisticated programs to design a simple quilt – although they do help – as hidden in Word are a set of drawing tools. I’ve still got an older version of Word so my screen may look a…
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, 1939 Singer Restoration 5 years, 7 months ago
A couple of weeks ago I read on the UKQU Social Group Facebook page a message regarding an auction which was happening in which there were some old sewing machines. It was said they rarely reach more than £10 or so…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Books of machine quilting patterns 5 years, 8 months ago
Having discovered machine quilting I felt there would be no stopping me. Except for one teeny-tiny thing . . . I can’t draw very well. Not only that but I don’t really ‘doodle’. I do sort-of doodle in that I fill in…
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What a treasure trove of designs! Absolutely great for inspiring us.
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, CORNFLOWER 5 years, 8 months ago
The beautiful blue cornflower was adopted as the national symbol for MND..Motor Neurone Disease because of its fragile appearance but hardy nature. Like the cornflower, people with MND show remarkable strength in…
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Carolyn Gibbs recommended the post Our Patchwork Heritage – Triangles 5 years, 8 months ago
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Juliet Nice recommended the post Our Patchwork Heritage – Triangles 5 years, 8 months ago
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, POPPIES 5 years, 8 months ago
Pam Moore wanted to join in with our amazingly popular Garden Flowers Blog Hop, but as happens from time to time, life got in the way. Not wanting to disappoint we asked Lyn Butler to help out and this is what P…
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That is just drop-dead gorgeous !
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Stunning x
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Dresden Flower 5 years, 8 months ago
The popular name for this patchwork design reflects the romance of the Victorian Era with it’s love of elaborate decoration on household items & decor. Dresden, Germany was a center of 19th Century romanticism m…
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I love the downwards petals too!
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, In The Garden 5 years, 8 months ago
Like most of you we have spent the most of our time in the garden this summer and I thought I would share some photos with you.
This is one of our sunflowers which grew to 8′ tall, lucky to catch the bee c…
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Keep it Simple-Appliqué Flower Block 5 years, 9 months ago
One thing I love about appliqué is that you can make it as complicated or as simple as you like. With raw edge appliqué you can create images that have a childlike quality. Something fresh and simple can be ple…
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Lovely Jane x
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thank you
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lovely block
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thank you
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, Hexagon Flower Garden 5 years, 9 months ago
How many of us started our patchwork journey with making up hexagons? I know I did for one, many moons ago.
Hexagon quilts go back in history as far back to the 17th century.
EPP..English Paper Piecing is a very…
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What a lovely reminder of other times. Thank you!
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Thanks Maggie x
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What a great block it reminded me of my mum, she used to make these hexagons . Lovely block lovely memory xx
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Thankyou Sandra x
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Jane Galley wrote a new post, Daisy Chain Block 5 years, 9 months ago
Are you enjoying all the different flower blocks and the different techniques used? I’ve loved seeing them all.
This is my second block and this time I had in mind summer days and daisy chains. Do you remember s…
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lovely block look forward to the on line class
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thank you Sandra, October 29th is the date to remember
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So pretty: I love these.
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, I’ve started . . . . 5 years, 9 months ago
So I’ll finish. . . or maybe not. I’m great at starting, just not so great at finishing. There are various reasons for this. I lose interest in a project usually once I’ve done the ‘interesting’ bit. Sometimes…
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Lovely blog Chris, made me smile and recognise a few things that I can relate to … now I really must find the fabric to make the quilt block I designed in 2019!
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Good to know we’re not alone . . .
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Your examples are fabulous. I imagined when writing a pattern that producing the final piece was the greatest challenge, but you have completed lots of lovely pieces here.
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Thank you , Maggie
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Thank you – that’s made me feel a whole lot better about all my UFO’s etc.
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Glad to help!!
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Denise Inkson wrote a new post, The Cheap Procrastinator – Flower Power 5 years, 9 months ago
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 block to a blog hop. Not fully sure what it entails so I am for the most…
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Another great way to enhance your skills
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Thank you, I enjoy learning and like sharing what I have learnt. Also if I have found any cheats too.
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well done 🙂
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Thank you
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This was fun to see how you made it. I love the flower on this block! x
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thank you
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Painted Lupin 5 years, 9 months ago
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…
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Love the softness that the paints give. I can imagine a quilt using blocks just like this. Just a gorgeous design x
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The soft colours make that look fabulous. I put Lupins in my garden this year . Love it x
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Really original, and full of possibility. Lupins are a weed in New Zealand: I wish our weeds were as colourful!
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Love it x
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Lyn Butler wrote a new post, #GFBH2020 SUNFLOWER 5 years, 9 months ago
Sunflowers are a particular favourite of mine, it just rings out ‘summer’ with their beautiful sunshine heads you could almost draw a smiley face on it. Who remembers Bill & Ben’s Little Weed? Not so much a weed…
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It is a cheery block for these grey days.
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Thankyou Maggie…sunshine flowers.x
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Beautiful block
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Thankyou Sandra..just been watching your great fmq videos.x
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Thankyou done a flower on on 17th 8 think but being not a great blog writer didn’t name it well but is 3D
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This is such a bright and happy block. I love the design and wow- your sunflowers are so tall!! x
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Another stunning block! I really like the 3D version you made originally, but not that practical in a quilt, is it?
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Helen Kent wrote a new post, Bloggerati Blog Hop – Flowers #GFBH2020 5 years, 9 months ago
Hawaiian Inspired Flower Block.
Hawaiian Inspired Flower Block
Another brilliant idea from UKQU – a Flower Blog Hop. A trip from one blog to another but for us quilters with a fabulously free flower block at e…
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Well done Helen a great leader for the blog hop
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Thanks Lyn.
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Super to see how to do that fiddly applique. So often the advice is very skimpy. I had never thought of a cocktail stick!
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Really useful tool!
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This lovely design almost makes me want to try hand sewing, ALMOST, lol. Thanks for explaining a technique which may be new to many (me included) and what a great start to our Blog Hop!
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Almost…
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Fabulous
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Thanks
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, A log cabin full of memories 5 years, 9 months ago
For ever my husband has wanted to own a log cabin. It stemmed from a holiday we had in Dorset one year when our kids were younger and ever since he has brought up the idea again and again, but it just isn’t goi…
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What a lovely blog. It gets to the heart of our fabric obsession: not so much sewing, as remembering.
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What a great way to keep track of your memories. I really enjoyed reading this Sylvia and your quilt is gorgeous.
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