News 28 Jul 2024 - 15 Sep 2024

Quilt Squares were received from:

Alison, Ormskirk, UK (6)
Alison Forsyth, Aberdeen, UK
Angela, New Zealand
Angie, Belper, UK
Ann, Billericay, UK (6)
C McDonald, Altrincham, UK
Cathy, Oldham, UK
Christine Mennie, Aberdeen, UK
Claire Haydon-Jones, Lee on Solent, UK
Clare Brunyee, Rotherham, S.Yorks, UK (2)
Comfort Pillow Group, Poland (6)
Daphne Baldry, Stowmarket, England
Denise Crozier, Needham Market, England
Diana, Sussex, UK (3)
EE(Beth)Filmer, Adelaide, Australia (6)
Elaine Dixon, Athens, Greece
Elaine Martin, Birkenhead, Wirral, UK
Ellie, London, UK (4)
Emma Robson, Doncaster, England (4)
Emma Swift, Aberdeen, UK (5)
Erin, Neath, Wales
Fiona B, Grangemouth, UK (3)
Gabriele Pearson, Cromarty, UK (2)
Gail, Lochgelly, Scotland
Gemma McKnight, Southampton , England (3)
Gemma.H, Glos, UK (2)
Hannah Robinson, Weymouth, UK
Heather, Littleborough, England (8)
Heather C, London, UK (2)
Heidi Pemberton, Leven, Scotland (5)
Heidi Ryan, Ipswich, United Kingdom
Helen Cheape, Sunderland, UK
Ilana, Oxford, UK (3)
Jan G, Hull, UK (10)
Jan S, Enid, Oklahoma, USA (2)
Jane Brame, Ipswich, United Kingdom
Jannine Hall, Stourbridge, England (2)
Jeanne, Pennsylvania, USA (3)
Jill Smith, Taunton, England (3)
Jo, Norwich, England (3)
Jodie Balaam, Lawshall, England (5)
Juju, London, UK
Julia, Cardiff, United Kingdom (2)
Julie, Anglesey, Wales
Karen Burton, Peterborough, UK (5)
Karen Mossman, Anglesey, Wales
Kathryn, Wellington , New Zealand (2)
Kay, Doncaster, UK (2)
Kerry, Northern Ireland
Laura, Thetford, UK
Leanda Vickers, Oldham , England (5)
Leanne Malcolmson, Romsey, UK (5)
Linda Cropper, Atherstone, England (2)
Lorna Simpson, Southampton, UK (3)
Marie, Yeovil, UK
Marilyn Foyle, Biggleswade, UK
Miss Debbie Elkington, Boston, Lincs, UK (5)
Nicola, St Albans, UK (9)
Nisha Chauhan, Leicester, UK (3)
Paula Dewar, Glasgow, Scotland (4)
Pauline, Broughton, UK (2)
Rachel, London, UK
Rebecca, Kettering, Northants, UK
Rosemary Binnie, Macclesfield, UK (2)
Ruth Horn, Co Durham, UK (3)
Sally, Hull, UK (2)
Samantha, Bournemouth, England (5)
Sandra, Shefford, England (4)
Sharon, Kenilworth, UK (5)
Sharon, Doncaster, UK (2)
Sue, Cambridge, UK (3)
Sylvia, Clacton, England (4)
Tina, Warboys, UK (2)
Tracey Black, Doncaster, UK
Val Gilbert, Coningsby , UK (6)


Donations
Thank you so much to everyone who continues to donate to us, it is really appreciated.

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News 26 May 2024 - 28 Jul 2024

After a lot of rain and unsettled weather, it's quite warm in Swansea today - Mrs T and Gaynor have been cutting up and washing fabric. Here is Mrs T in action!:



Gaynor is going to visit Kat in Lincolnshire later this week and has been getting a lot of "quilt packs" together to take with her to transfer to Kat. Gaynor and Kat have also been working on "backfill" quilt packs to use up some of our "Any Child" squares, some categories are getting quite numerous!


Quilt News
21 quilts have been delivered since our last update (and there are 13 further in the post or waiting for photos to arrive):

Alex M's quilt (Formula 1 and Football) - quilted by Heather:



Bella P's quilt (Rainbows) - quilted by Leanda:



Christian A's quilt (Marvel characters) - quilted by Leanda:



Ellis B's quilt (Toy Story) - quilted by Heather:



Eric L's quilt (Planets, Space and Astronauts) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Everly's quilt (Farm animals) - quilted by Leanda:



Faith A's quilt (Fairies, Horses, Princesses, Mermaids) - quilted by Jill:



Finley A's quilt (Mr Tumble) - quilted by Mary:



Leighton A's quilt (Thomas the tank and friends) - quilted by Leanda:



Liam's quilt (Sea life) - quilted by Ann:



Logan W's quilt (Star Wars) - quilted by Tracey E:



Louie J's quilt (Football) - quilted by Pat:



Max W's quilt (Soft animals) - quilted by Mary:



Molly S's quilt (Mermaids) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Morgan A's quilt (Space) - quilted by Ann:



Nathan M's quilt (Vehicles) - quilted by Katie:



Oakley C's quilt (Space) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Ryan H's quilt (Jungle animals) - quilted by Heather:



Vivie-Sienna's quilt (Female Disney Characters) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Zøren's quilt (Superheroes) - quilted by Gaynor:



Yvonne Q has also completed a Space emergency quilt - thank you very much Yvonne Q!



Thank you very much to all those who have contributed towards the creation of these quilts!


EasyFundraising
Thank you to all who have been taking part in the EasyFundraising "Summer of Sport" competition over the last month or so. Don't forget that you can use Easyfundraising all year round to raise money for us for free, just by clicking through before you make an online purchase. We have raised thousands of pounds over the years in this way. Please see here for further details: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/lovequilts


Fundrasising Items
Jan, Leanda and Heather continues to do fab fundraising for us through making high quality bags, lap quilts and other items - check these out on our Fundraising for LQUK page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoveQuiltsUKFundraising/

Also a big thank you to Janet Trimby and Faye Howard's mum for their recent donation of a large amount cross-stitched panels which are being used to make fundraising items.


Sign-ups of copyrighted characters
As you know, we have several agreements with copyright holders such as Disney to charts our own patterns, and of course it is fine to use legally-published magazines or books containing such patterns. Please could you make sure that the source of your pattern appears on your signups so we can check they are from a legitimate source - just note the book or magazine or LQ pattern it is from. We need to avoid sources such as Etsy or Pinterest for copyrighted characters as they are almost invariably not from legal sources.


High Priority Squares
The "high priority" list for the Any Child Squares has been updated - Unicorns appear to have run their course! and we are getting fewer request for those now. Please check out the needed categories at: https://www.lovequiltsuk.com/anychildsquares.php

Don't worry if you've already started a square that was previously listed as "high priority" - do finish and send it in. We have to change the categories sometimes and it is inevitable that some will be mid-square when we do :)


Square News
We have received 263 squares since our last update! Many thanks to all those who stitched them!

Quilt Squares were received from:

Alison, Market Drayton, UK
Alison, Ormskirk, UK (3)
Angela, New Zealand
Ann, Billericay, UK (9)
Anne, Sandefjord, Norway (4)
Brenda Hunter, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, UK (3)
C McDonald, Altrincham, UK (5)
Christine Mennie, Aberdeen, UK
Claire Dickie, Aldershot, England
Diana Lettice, Spalding, UK (7)
EE(Beth)Filmer, Adelaide, Australia (5)
Eileen, Newcastle, UK (4)
Elaine Dixon, Athens, Greece (3)
Elaine Martin, Birkenhead, Wirral, UK
Elizabeth, Shipley, UK (2)
Emma Robson, Doncaster, England (6)
Erin, Neath, Wales
Fiona B, Grangemouth, uK (2)
Fiona Lema, Greenlaw, UK
Gail, Lochgelly, Scotland
Gemma McKnight, Southampton , England (3)
Heather, Littleborough, England (11)
Helen Cheape, Sunderland, UK
Jackie, York, England
Jan G, Hull, UK (10)
Jan S, Enid, Oklahoma, USA (2)
Jane Netting, Plymouth, United Kingdom (2)
Jannine Hall, Stourbridge, England
Jean, Buckinghamshire, England
Jodie Balaam, Lawshall, England (10)
Johanna Inch, Bideford, England (2)
Juju, London, UK
Julia, Cardiff, United Kingdom (3)
Julie, Anglesey, Wales (3)
Karen Stephenson, Cambridgeshire, UK (4)
Katherine, Oxford, UK
Kay, Doncaster, UK (4)
Kaz Bowen, Wakefield, UK (5)
Kerry, Aldershot, UK (2)
Laura, Thetford, UK
Laura Brown, Reading, UK (3)
Leanda Vickers, Oldham , England (6)
Leanne Malcolmson, Romsey, UK (5)
Linda Cropper, Atherstone, England (2)
Linda Owen, Milton Keynes, UK
Lindsay, Northwich, UK (2)
Louise Owen, Ampthill, UK
Marie, Yeovil, UK (2)
Marilyn Foyle, Biggleswade, UK (3)
Marion, Coventry, UK (3)
Maz Spruce, Abingdon, UK (3)
Merete, Allerød, Denmark (2)
Miss Debbie Elkington, Boston, Lincs, UK (6)
Nicky, Mytchett, UK (3)
Nicola, Elland, UK (7)
Nicola, St Albans, UK (5)
Nicola Hargreaves, Barnsley , UK (5)
Pat Brown, Warminster, England (6)
Paula Dewar, Glasgow, Scotland (3)
Pauline, Broughton, UK (4)
Pippa, Surrey, UK
Rebecca Golding, Crawley, UK (5)
Rosemary Binnie, Macclesfield, UK (2)
Ruth Horn, Co Durham, UK (2)
Sally, Hull, UK (3)
Sandra, Shefford, England (9)
Sarah, Grantham, UK (2)
Sarah, St. Albans, UK (3)
Seren Senior, Derby, UK (5)
Sharon, Doncaster, UK (2)
Sharon Hill, Billinge, Wigan, UK (2)
Shirley, Worthing, Sussex, England
Sylvia, Clacton, England (2)
test, test, test (9)
Tina, Warboys, UK
Tina Brown, Tylers Green, UK (2)
Tracey McVey, Horwich, United Kingdom
Unknown, Unknown
Val Gilbert, Coningsby , UK (3)
Verity, Manchester, England (3)
Vicky, Solihull, England


Donations
Thank you so much to everyone who has sent donations, it is really appreciated and we could not keep going without you!

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News 24 Feb 2024 - 26 May 2024

Quilt News
Hello everyone It's been quite a long time without an update - Gaynor has been busy with her father-in-law being in hospital and sadly he passed away in April with the funeral just this week, so it's been a sad time.

Rest assured we are still working away on squares and quilts and here is a list of the ones that have gone out since our last update:

38 quilts have been delivered since our last update:

Addison F's quilt (Princesses) - quilted by Carol:



Allan T's quilt (Various characters) - quilted by Tracey E:



Arran R's quilt (Superheroes) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Ava H's quilt (Tigers) - quilted by Heather:



Bethany P's quilt (Dinosaurs) - quilted by Leanda:



Charlotte R's quilt (Disney Princesses (a horse and a rainbow on the label?)) - quilted by Ann:



Dylan I's quilt (Superheroes (particularly Batman)) - quilted by Mary:



Eitan's quilt (Chess and Maths) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Ella-May's quilt (Pirates) - quilted by Leanda:



Elsie M's quilt (Roses and Hearts) - quilted by Leanda:



Esmae W's quilt (Dogs) - quilted by Leanda:



Evan P's quilt (Space) - quilted by Gaynor:



Freddie's quilt (Mr Men) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Gabby H's quilt (Pandas) - quilted by Jill:



Harrison C's quilt (Cars Trucks And Trains/Paw Patrol) - quilted by Tracey E:



Harvey D's quilt (Mixture) - quilted by Carol:



Henry M's quilt (Specific book characters) - quilted by Jill:



Ivan B's quilt (Monkeys) - quilted by Heather:



Jack S's quilt (Games and Technology) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Jacob W's quilt (Paw Patrol/Number or letter blocks) - quilted by Mary:



Jaxon K's quilt (Rockets) - quilted by Leanda:



Jayden S's quilt (Football) - quilted by Tracey E:



Katie B's quilt (Butterflies, hearts, dogs and kittens) - quilted by Ann:



Kiki B's quilt (Encanto and Frozen Characters) - quilted by Mary:



Layla H's quilt (Daisies and Hearts and other ) - quilted by Heather:



Liberty P's quilt (Dogs/puppies) - quilted by Carol:



Lucan B's quilt (Disney Cars and Finding Nemo) - quilted by Seren:



Lucas G's quilt (Princesses and Frozen characters) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Oscar H's quilt (Vehicles) - quilted by Heather:



Poppy P's quilt (Various pink (Poppy on the label?)) - quilted by Carol:



Riley-James's quilt (Dinosaur And Boats And Cars and Trains) - quilted by Heather:



Ronnie W's quilt (Penguins and fish) - quilted by Leanda:



Salahudin J's quilt (Space) - quilted by Heather:



Samuel M's quilt (Trains) - quilted by Carol:



Shaurya's quilt (Cars and rockets) - quilted by Leanda:



Teddie K's quilt (Mickey Mouse) - quilted by Seren:



Thomas F's quilt (Koalas) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Vinny W's quilt (Safari animals) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed towards these quilts.

If anyone would like to changeover from doing cross stitch to quilting, please do get in touch - without quilters we cannot get any quilts finished and out to the children. If you can competently use a sewing machine, there is no reason you can't learn the techniques we use :)


Legal patterns
We have recently posted on our Facebook group about the use of legal patterns - it is important not to use illegal patterns. Increasingly we're receiving squares from illegal patterns as AC squares which we have no way of verifying in advance. Please double check the pattern you are using, and ask if in any doubt. Remember, just because a pattern is on sale, it doesn't mean that it is a being sold legally. See our Ethical Statement for further details.


Postage
We've had a number of packages of squares held hostage by the post office recently due to underpaid postage - please make sure that your packages are weighed and measured to be certain that the postage is correct. Unfortunately, the Post Office also charges quite a hefty admin fee on top of the underpaid postage and won't release your squares until we pay it.


Square News
We have received 441 squares since our last update! Many thanks to all those who stitched them!

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