News 02 Apr 2017 - 06 May 2017

Quilt Squares were received from:

Abi, Pendle, Lancs, UK (2)
Ali, Hooper, UK
Alison Wells, West Yorkshire, UK (3)
Ann Woods, Crimplesham, England (3)
Anne, Sandefjord, Norway (2)
Ashley Bradley, Gateshead , UK
Beth Cotton, Wallasey , UK
Cath, Nottingham, UK (5)
Claire Holland, Newquay, UK (2)
Debbie May, Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Diane, Middlesex, UK
EE(Beth)Filmer, Adelaide, Australia (4)
Elaine, Ammanford, Wales (2)
Elaine, Raby, NSW, Australia
Elaine Dixon, Athens, Greece (4)
Elizabeth, Shipley, UK
Ellie, London, UK (2)
Emily Baker, Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales
Emma Swift, Aberdeen, UK (5)
Faye Williams, High Wycombe, UK
Frank Osborne, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Gillian Muir, Edinburgh, UK
Gilly, Ellesmore Port, England (4)
Ginny Pledger, Earls Barton, UK (3)
Gloria, Sallanches , France (2)
Hannah, Wirral, UK
Heather, Littleborough, England (5)
Heather Davenport, Stockport, UK (3)
Jan, Hull, UK (6)
Jan S, Enid, Oklahoma, USA (2)
Jeanne, Texas, USA (3)
Jennifer Urquhart, Glasgow, Scotland (2)
Jenny, Rushden, UK (4)
Jenny Elkington, Boston, UK
Jess, Yarm, UK
Jill Smith, Taunton, England (2)
Jo Higgs, Dover, Kent, UK
Joanne, Bathgate, Scotland (2)
Julie, Portgordon, Scotland (8)
Julie Edgcumbe, Haverhill, Suffolk, UK (2)
Karen Hockin, Southampton, England
Kathryn Noble, Portsmouth, UK (2)
Katrina, Basingstoke, UK (2)
Kay, Doncaster, UK (5)
Kaye S, Bangor, Northern Ireland (2)
Kirsty Edgcumbe, Haverhill, Suffolk , UK (4)
Leanda Vickers, Oldham , England (8)
Leanne Malcolmson, Romsey, UK (3)
Lesleyann Curran, Kilmarnock, Scotland (2)
Lisa Toner, Morecambe, UK
Loraine, Perth W.A, Australia (3)
Louise Kirk, Nottingham, UK
Lyn, Doncaster, UK
Marie, Yeovil, UK (6)
Marilyn, Birmingham, UK
Maureen, Shotton, Wales (3)
Michele, Derby, Connecticut , USA (2)
Michelle Beckett, Prestwood, UK (3)
Michelle Betts, Deal, UK
Miss Debbie Elkington, Boston, Lincs, UK (4)
Monika, Letchworth GC, UK (5)
Nancy Lowe, Tamworth, UK (3)
Natalie Chapman, Leeds, UK (2)
Natalie Chapman, Leeds,
Nicola, Elland, UK (9)
Nicola, St Albans, UK (4)
Nicola Dove, Barnsley, UK
Nina, Milton Keynes, UK
Pat Brown, Fareham, England (3)
Patricia, Northern Ireland, UK (3)
Paula Dewar, Glasgow, Scotland
Rachel, Sedgley, UK
Roberta H, King's Lynn, England
Ros, Norfolk, UK (4)
Rosemary Binnie, Macclesfield, UK (2)
Rosie Timperley, Derbyshire, England
Sandra, Shefford, England (9)
Sarah, Southampton, UK
Sarah Farnsworth, Sandiacre, England
Sarah W, Cornwall, England
Shirley, Ipswich, UK (2)
Sid, Edinburgh, Scotland (3)
Sue Torode, Farnborough, UK (2)
Susan, Cheshire, UK (2)
Tracey, Canada (2)
Val Gilbert, Coningsby , UK (5)
Valerie, UK
Yvonne, Devon, UK (2)

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News 05 Mar 2017 - 02 Apr 2017

Quilt News

Hello everyone! Spring is finally here and in the last month we have delivered fifteen quilts

Alexander S's quilt (Superheroes) - quilted by Alison and Janine:



Bella G's quilt (Mermaids and Rainbows) - quilted by Tracey E:



Davey C's quilt (Superheroes and Football) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Emily H's quilt (Butterflies) - quilted by Julie E:



Jacob D's quilt (Superheroes) - quilted by Vicky:



Josh T's quilt (London) - quilted by Alison and Janine:



Katie-Ellen's quilt (Flowers and hearts) - quilted by Liz R:

- we have not yet received a photo, but we will post it to Katie-Ellen's page when we do.

Keeley B's quilt (Angels and Fairies) - quilted by Heather:



Morgan K's quilt (Superheroes) - quilted by Carol:



Nellie M's quilt (Princesses) - quilted by Linda:



Olivia B's quilt (Tatty Teddy) - quilted by Leanda:



Sienna H's quilt (Female Disney Characters) - quilted by Julie E:



Sophie C's quilt (Disney characters) - quilted by Vicky:



Summer D's quilt (Hearts) - quilted by Gaynor:

- we have not yet received a photo, but we will post it to Summer D's page when we do.

Talia May C's quilt (Angels and Fairies) - quilted by Jill:




Fundraising Fayre
Thank you very much to Leanda, Heather and Nessa, and everyone who made items and contributed materials. They made a splendid £385 for us (with some extra from eBay sales on top!)

Here are some photos of them in action - thank you very much again for your efforts, ladies!






Website issues
Last week we experienced some issues with the website falling over at peak times (for example during times when quilts open). Gaynor has been optimising the website's code to lower the number of hits on our database and we have also moved on to a higher website hosting package. Both of these things will hopefully resolve the previous problems.


Holly's Hobbies
Further to our post in the last news, the threads/Aida donated by Holly Hinton of Holly's Hobbies has now been despatched. There was a lot of interest in the stash and everyone got at least part of what they requested. Thank you again to Holly!


Gift Aid
Gaynor has submitted our latest Gift Aid form which should allow us to claim £750 back from HMRC. Thank you to everyone who has filled in a Gift Aid form. If you are a UK taxpayer and want to fill in a Gift Aid form, it will allow us to claim an extra 25% on any donations you make with no cost to you. The Gift Aid form can be found on our Donations page


Square News
We have received 153 squares since our last update! Many thanks to all those who stitched them!

Quilt Squares were received from:

Abi, Pendle, Lancs, UK (2)
Ann, Billericay, UK (3)
Ann Woods, Crimplesham, England (2)
Bekki Young, Sola, Norway (3)
Beth Cotton, Wallasey , UK
Bethea Bradley, Bangor, Northern Ireland (2)
C McDonald, Altrincham, UK (2)
Carol Ayling, Copthorne, UK
Carol West, Thetford, Norfolk, UK
Caroline Knox, Toronto, Canada
Christopher, Cambridge, ON, Canada
Diane, Middlesex, UK (3)
EE(Beth)Filmer, Adelaide, Australia (4)
Eileen, Newcastle, UK (3)
Elizabeth Cousins, London, UK
Ellie, London, UK (4)
Emma, Stevenage, UK (2)
Emma Swift, Aberdeen, UK (3)
Emma Tracey, London , UK (2)
Fee, Fife, Scotland
Frank Osborne, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Gilly, Ellesmore Port, England (4)
Heather, Littleborough, England (2)
Jan, Hull, UK (2)
Jan S, Enid, Oklahoma, USA (3)
Jane Senior, Morecambe, UK
Jeanne, Texas, USA (3)
Jenny Elkington, Boston, UK (2)
Jessica, Cambridge, ON, Canada (3)
Jo Reynolds, Folkestone, UK
Julie, Portgordon, Scotland (4)
Julie Edgcumbe, Haverhill, Suffolk, UK (2)
Karen, Hereford, England (2)
Karen Davis, Ranson, WV, USA
Karen Hockin, Southampton, England
Kathryn, Wellington , New Zealand
Katie Lacy, Amersham, UK
Kaye S, Bangor, Northern Ireland (2)
Leanda Vickers, Oldham , England (5)
Linda Cropper, Atherstone, England (4)
Lisa Toner, Morecambe, UK (2)
Louise B, Surrey, UK (3)
Magda, Manchester, UK (4)
Maria, Poland (3)
Marie, Yeovil, UK
Maureen, Shotton, Wales (3)
Melissa Coulton, Sutton, UK
Michele, Derby, Connecticut , USA
Miss Debbie Elkington, Boston, Lincs, UK
Natalie Chapman, Leeds, UK (6)
Nicola, St Albans, UK (2)
Olive, Reydon, UK
Pam Codman, Tunbridge Wells, UK (2)
Pat Brown, Fareham, England (3)
Rosemary Binnie, Macclesfield, UK (2)
Sally, Hull, UK (2)
Sandra, Shefford, England (3)
Sarah, Enfield, London, UK
Sarah, York, UK
Sarah W, Cornwall, England
Seren Senior, Derby, UK (9)
Sheena, Harrold, Buckinghamshire, UK (2)
Shirley, Worthing, Sussex, England
Shirley, Ipswich, UK (2)
Sid, Edinburgh, Scotland (3)
Sue, Milton Keynes, UK (2)
Sue Torode, Farnborough, UK
Yvonne, Devon, UK (2)
Zoe Graham, Halifax, England


Donations
Thank you, as ever, to everyone who has sent in donations by cash/cheque/credit card/Paypal etc, it is really appreciated :)

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News 26 Feb 2017 - 05 Mar 2017

Quilt News

Five quilts have been delivered since our last update:

Alexandra G's quilt (Wolves, lions, llamas and foxes) - quilted by Jill:



Elsie P's quilt (Sealife) - quilted by Tracey E:



Kyle S's quilt (Mr Men and Little Miss) - quilted by Gaynor:



Layton A's quilt (Dinosaurs (realistic) and Volcanoes) - quilted by Leanda:



Malachi L's quilt (Vehicles) - quilted by Gaynor:



Thank you so much to everyone involved in producing these quilts!


Thread/Aida Donation
Thank you so much to the lovely Holly Hinton of Holly's Hobbies who has sent us a large donation of Aida and threads. She has wound up her business selling cross stitch kits (although she still sells patterns) and has donated the remaining materials to LQUK. We would like to send out the materials to stitchers to help them to stitch future squares/cards for us. The Aida itself is not suitable for squares as it is coloured, but it would be very suitable for cards.

We are happy to absorb the cost of posting under the circumstances (International - skeins rather than cones please!) and hope to share these out among many stitchers.

Gaynor has asked for names and addresses upfront to make it easier for her to post out, the info will be kept private. For any items that more than one person wants (eg the cones) there will be a random draw to decide who gets what :)

Please indicate the materials you'd like here: http://www.lovequiltsuk.com/threads/

Please register your interest by Saturday, 11th March. Thank you again, Holly!


Quilts opened/closed
McKenzie J's quilt was opened and closed
Libby O's quilt was opened and closed


Square News
We have received 37 squares since our last update! Many thanks to all those who stitched them!

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