Youngish Quilters 2020 Sew-along – Making the flying geese block

Hello again! The weeks are really flying and by now you should have accumulated a stack of amazing quilt blocks. I keep laying mine out on the floor to see what they look like together. I have to say, I’m really loving the way it looks right now and it’s been lovely seeing everyone’s blocks …

Youngish Quilter 2020 Sew-Along – Making the Friendship Star

Hi everyone! So we are already on our second block of the week and I for one am really enjoying the challenge so far. The friendship star is one of my favourite blocks so I couldn’t wait to get started. I kept to my cheery springtime theme and selected a bold yellow fabric and flower …

Youngish Quilter 2020 Sew-along – Block 1 – Beggar’s Block

Happy Friday! Do you have some fabrics picked out for our Sew-along? We’re all very excited here at Youngish Quilters as it’s time for the first block. We’re starting with Beggar’s Block. Like many traditional blocks (this one has been around for more than a century) it has other names - it is also known …

Book Review: Threads of Life by Clare Hunter

Towards the end of Clare Hunter's social history of sewing, Threads of Life, she describes a guest writer visiting her creative writing group. The group members go around the group introducing themselves and their projects. Clare describes the writer's reaction when it is her turn: 'I tell him I am writing a book about the …

Youngish Quilter 2020 Sew-Along – Welcome!

Welcome to the Youngish Quilters 2020 Block of the Week Sew-along!! Over the next fourteen weeks we’ll be posting instructions to make a 12-block sampler quilt. This is a great way of building your skills in patchwork, quilting and applique and hopefully a lot of fun too!! How does the Sew-along work? Every Friday we …

We are still here!

Hello everyone, Heather here.  Well what a different world we have just dropped into.  You won't be needing your lucky exam mascot that was my last offering to you, but you will be needing lots of other things to do whilst we all suddenly have more time on our hands. I know lots of you …

A quick make for someone special…

In this tricky and uncertain period we are using our time to concentrate on some sewing! It's a great way of staying calm, keeping your mind active and also a great opportunity to make a gift for someone special. Sew Magazine have lots of free instructions and patterns you can use, follow the link below. …

Meet Youngish Quilter: Livia

During March we have been exploring the achievements of women stitchers from the past. Today we are fast fowarding to the present and celebrating the wonderful work of our very own talented Youngish Quilter, Livia! Livia and many more YQs are paving the way to the future keeping the craft of quilting alive and thriving. …

Suffragette banners

We hope you are enjoying our focus on the achievements of women stitchers. Today, join us for a dive into the history of banner-making about a hundred years ago, as it was used by the suffragettes in their fight to gain votes for women. The suffragettes had started to use calico banners with slogans printed …

Votes for Women: PROCESSIONS 2018

We hope you had an empowering International women's day on Sunday. Collectively, each one of us can help create a gender equal world! Continuing the theme from Sunday we thought we'd share an interesting project that The Guild took part in in 2018.    The Quilters’ Guild supported  PROCESSIONS, a mass participation artwork that marked …