LoveQuilts UK News
News 30 Jan 2017 - 26 Feb 2017Quilt News Twelve quilts have been delivered since our last update: Alfie O's quilt (Vehicles) - quilted by Alison and Janine:  Caleb C's quilt (Diggers and Tractors) - quilted by Gaynor:  Callum P's quilt (Stars) - quilted by Seren:  Charlée M's quilt (Harry Potter) - quilted by Leanda:  Daniel O's quilt (Superheroes) - quilted by Darryl:  Demi-Leigh's quilt (Fairies) - quilted by Gaynor:  Grace J's quilt (Princesses) - quilted by Mary:  James K's quilt (Safari Animals) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):  Kyla B's quilt (Flowers with butterflies, dragonflies and bumblebees) - quilted by Heather:  Megan T's quilt (Hearts) - quilted by Julie E:  Shannon B's quilt (Cute animals (Emergency Quilt)) - quilted by Tracey P:  Violet G's quilt (Unicorns, Rainbows and Butterflies) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):  Cross Stitch Crazy magazine We are appearing in the March 2017 edition of Cross Stitch Crazy magazine! We thank the magazine for featuring us!  Late Squares We had a few problems sorting out the quilt packs for last month as quite a few squares came in right on the deadline, unwashed. This does tend to hold up ALL of the quilt packs, not just the ones the squares are for, as Kat cannot visit the post office multiple times due to work commitments. We would ask stitchers not to leave their stitching until the last minute! :) Patterns for Princesses and Superheroes Several of our stitchers who are not on Facebook have emailed us to ask about patterns for our most required Any Child themes (ie Disney Princesses and Superheroes). We do have some legal patterns available for LQUK use only - please email us for details. Those who are on Facebook, please ask on the FB group for details :) Square News We have received 183 squares since our last update! Many thanks to all those who stitched them! Abi, Pendle, Lancs, UK (7) Alison, Ashford, UK (2) Alison and Kyla Evans, Swansea, Wales Angela Lamb, Hounslow, UK Ann Woods, Crimplesham, England (4) Becky Keith, Worksop, UK Bekki Young, Sola, Norway (4) Beth Cotton, Wallasey , UK Cairine, Lancaster, UK Carol Ayling, Copthorne, UK Caroline, Manchester, UK Charlotte Allen, Plymouth, England Clare Brunyee, Rotherham, S.Yorks, UK (2) Debbie May, Worthing, West Sussex, UK (2) Diana Lettice, Spalding, UK (3) Diana Tanner, Perth WA, Australia (4) Donna Sharpe, Chesterfield, UK EE(Beth)Filmer, Adelaide, Australia (4) Eileen, Newcastle, UK (2) Elaine, Ammanford, Wales (3) Elizabeth Cousins, London, UK Gaynor, Swansea, Wales Georgina, Devon, UK Ginny D, Canterbury, UK (4) Gloria, Sallanches , France (3) Heather, Littleborough, England (3) Jan, Hull, UK (4) Jane, Grimsby, UK (2) Jayne, Sydney, Australia Jean, Buckinghamshire, England (3) Jenny, Rushden, UK (2) Joanne, Bathgate, Scotland (2) Julia, Devon, UK Julie, Portgordon, Scotland (7) Julie, Burnham-on-Sea, UK (6) Julie Edgcumbe, Haverhill, Suffolk, UK (2) Karen Hockin, Southampton, England (2) Katie, York, England Katrina, Basingstoke, UK (2) Kaye S, Bangor, Northern Ireland (2) Kelly Hatton, Wallasey, UK Kirsty Edgcumbe, Haverhill, Suffolk , UK Leanda Vickers, Oldham , England (5) Leanne Malcolmson, Romsey, UK (4) Lesleyann Curran, Kilmarnock, Scotland (2) Lisa, Singapore, Singapore Lisa, Cardiff, UK Lisa Toner, Morecambe, UK Loraine, Perth W.A, Australia (3) Louise, Haverhill, Suffolk, UK (3) Margaret, Wolverhampton, UK (6) Marie, Yeovil, UK (2) Marilyn, Birmingham, UK Miss Debbie Elkington, Boston, Lincs, UK (4) Moira Anne Jeffcoat, Birmingham, England (3) Nicola, Elland, UK (7) Nicola Dove, Barnsley, UK (4) Pat Brown, Fareham, England (3) Paula Dewar, Glasgow, Scotland (4) Pippa, Surrey, UK (3) Rosemary Binnie, Macclesfield, UK (2) Sadie Wishart, Kirkpatrick Durham, Scotland (6) Sandra, Shefford, England (9) Sarah, Enfield, London, UK Sarah Sanford, New Invention, Willenhall, UK Sarah W, Cornwall, England Stephanie Rose, Bo'ness, Scotland (2) Sue Torode, Farnborough, UK Susan, Cheshire, UK (2) Susan Miller, Bathgate, Scotland Tammy Taylor, Barrowby, UK (2) News 1st Jan 2017 - 30 Jan 2017Quilt News We have got off to a big start with 2017 with many quilts being delivered, including 6 emergency quilts! Sixteen quilts have been delivered since our last update: Adam C's quilt (Cars) - quilted by Jill:  Amelia B's quilt (Disney Princesses) - quilted by Tracey E:  Andrew C's quilt (Circles (Emergency Quilt)) - quilted by Sarah:  Ben P's quilt (Superheroes) - quilted by Leanda:  Brody K's quilt (Mickey Mouse) - quilted by Sarah:  Caitlin R's quilt (Butterflies, dragonflies and hearts) - quilted by Heather:  Charlie R's quilt (Camper vans and caravans) - quilted by Heather:  Elizabeth S's quilt (Princesses) - quilted by Vicky:  Ellisha H's quilt (Cute Characters (Emergency Quilt)) - quilted by Muriel:  Emma's quilt (Sealife and Beach) - quilted by Leanda:  Erin J's quilt (Hearts) - quilted by Linda:  Freya F's quilt (Hearts (Emergency Quilt)) - quilted by Joanne:  Shannon B's quilt (Cute animals (Emergency Quilt)) - quilted by Tracey P:  Summer T's quilt (Fairies and Angels (Emergency Quilt)) - quilted by Julie E:  Theo C's quilt (Space) - quilted by Gaynor:  Tommy C's quilt (Teddies (Emergency Quilt)) - quilted by Claire:  Cross Stitch Crazy We are appearing in Cross Stitch Crazy magazine's March issue. While some people with subscriptions have received it already, it should be on general sale during February. You can usually get it in WHSmith, Hobbycraft, Tesco etc. Square News It's been a busy January with a whopping 214 squares since our last update! Many thanks to all those who stitched them! We also reached our 11,000 square milestone in January! Abi, Pendle, Lancs, UK (6) Alison, Market Drayton, UK (4) Angela, CA, USA Ann, Billericay, UK (3) Ann Woods, Crimplesham, England (2) Anne, Sandefjord, Norway (2) Audrey, Fife, Scotland Bekki Young, Sola, Norway (2) Carol Ayling, Copthorne, UK Cathy, CA, USA Charity, WA , USA Charity L., Minnesota, USA Christopher, Cambridge, ON, Canada Clare, Basildon , UK (2) Dana Wagner, Buck Creek, Canada (3) Debbie Elkington, Boston, Lincs, UK Debra, MS, USA Eileen, Newcastle, UK (2) Elaine, Raby, NSW, Australia Elizabeth, Shipley, UK (2) Elizabeth Cousins, London, UK Ellie, London, UK (4) Emily Baker, Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales (2) Emma, Bedford, UK Emma King, Rushden, UK (3) Emma Swift, Aberdeen, UK (2) Fee, Fife, Scotland (2) Frank Osborne, San Antonio, Texas, USA Gaynor, Swansea, Wales Heather, Littleborough, England (4) Jan, Hull, UK (4) Jan S, Enid, Oklahoma, USA (2) Jane Senior, Morecambe, UK (2) Jean, Ohio, USA Jeanne, Texas, USA (5) Jenny, Rushden, UK (2) Jenny Elkington, Boston, UK (4) Jessica, Cambridge, ON, Canada (2) Jill Smith, Taunton, England (2) Jo, Eastleigh , Hampshire Jo, Haydock, UK Julie, Portgordon, Scotland (8) Julie Edgcumbe, Haverhill, Suffolk, UK (3) Karen Hockin, Southampton, England Kathie, MI, USA Katie, York, England (2) Kay R, Pennsylvania, USA (2) Kelly Harding, Culcheth, England (3) Kelly Hatton, Wallasey, UK Kim, NC, USA (2) Krystie, Cambridge, UK (4) Leanda Vickers, Oldham , England (6) Leanne Malcolmson, Romsey, UK (3) Linda, Smart, UK Linda Cropper, Atherstone, England (2) Lisa Toner, Morecambe, UK (3) Lou Lou, Sweden (6) Marie, Yeovil, UK (2) Marilyn, Birmingham, UK Mary, IL, USA (2) Michele, Derby, Connecticut , USA (2) Michelle Beckett, Prestwood, England / UK (2) Miss Debbie Elkington, Boston, Lincs, UK (2) Moira Anne Jeffcoat, Birmingham, England (4) Nancy Lowe, Tamworth, UK (3) Nicola, St Albans, UK (2) Pat Brown, Fareham, England (3) Patricia, Northern Ireland, UK (4) Paula Dewar, Glasgow, Scotland (4) Pippa, Surrey, UK (3) Roberta H, King's Lynn, England Roisin, Amersham, England (5) Ros, Norfolk, UK (2) Rosemary Binnie, Macclesfield, UK (2) Ruth, MO, USA (2) Sally, Hull, UK (2) Sandra, Shefford, England (12) Sarah, St Austell, Cornwall, UK (2) Sarah, Enfield, London, UK Seren Senior, Derby, UK (4) Shirley, Worthing, Sussex, England Sid, Edinburgh, Scotland (3) Sue Torode, Farnborough, UK Terri, IN, USA Terri, Canada Terri C, Indiana, United States Tracey, Cardiff, Wales Yvonne, Devon, UK (2) Zoe Spooner, Dartford, UK (2) Donations Thank you so much for all of you have sent in donations in January, it is really appreciated :) 2016 Review of the YearWelcome to our review of 2016! We have all been very busy stitching and quilting again this year - we passed the 10,000 square milestone and we also passed the 700 quilt mark. THANK YOU to every one of you who have sent in your lovely squares, quilted them together into fab quilts, or fundraised for us this year. We thank you for your generosity in donating your time, materials and kindness :) Here are some statistics on what we have achieved this year: Total squares received in 2016: 2279 squares Total quilts delivered in 2016: 188 quilts (8 of these were emergency quilts and 42 were backfilled quilts) This brings our overall total to 759 quilts since 2008. We are well on the way to 1,000 quilts now so a massive thank you to you all! We have a few people that we would like to mention specifically for their efforts: Kat Kat has dealt with a massive number of squares this year, despite taking on a full-time job with very long hours, well done Kat for keeping everything in order! Gaynor Gaynor has continued her efforts in sourcing fabric, doing the administration and maintaining the website. Well done, Gaynor. Mrs T Mrs T (Gaynor's Mum) has washed the majority of the fabric and duvet covers used for LQUK once again this year, before sending out to quilters. There has been a massive amount of fabric to be dealt with this year, thank you Mrs T for your largely unseen efforts! Clare Bray - Calendar A massive thank you to Clare Bray for organising, designing our fundraising calendar this year, and also getting it printed - a great effort from Clare and such a professional finish to the calendar! Emergency Quilts Many thanks to Leanda and Heather for continuing to store the emergency quilt stash and sending them out quickly. Also thanks to the others who are storing emergency quilts they have made. Cards Thank you to Sandra and Debbie who organise the cards we send out with the quilts via our Facebook group. Labels and cards for backfilled quilts A big thank you to those who have undertaken labels and cards for backfilled quilts at short notice this year - this made an extra 42 quilts possible. Auditor We'd like to thank Jean of Swansea who very kindly audited our accounts for free at the beginning of 2016. We'd also like to thank David Moss of Swansea for assisting with our bank account. Fundraising We cannot thank those who have undertaken fundraising for us this year enough - we really could not keep going without you! THANK YOU!! In no particular order: (please do let us know if we've left anyone out so we can add you!) Thank you so much once again to you all!! Support from Businesses A big thank you to Morton Post Office for their continuing support in 2016 - always a cheerful smile and a chat and £1 off every parcel for LQUK. Thank you very much! We would like to thank Lee Mill Fabrics in Swansea for offering LQUK a discount on cotton fabrics this year. Thank you Katzstitch who have catered to LQUK stitchers by selling Aida in our required size (13 x 13 inches) and offering a discount on top. Thank you to Kim Hubble who has offered discount Aida via our Facebook group. We are grateful to BTMyDonate and Just Text Giving from Vodafone for allowing us to accept credit/debit card and SMS donations for free. Registered Charity LoveQuiltsUK passed the £5000 turnover per year threshold this year. We applied and were granted Registered Charity status in 2016. Thank you to all those involved in the immense administrative efforts to achieve this, particularly those acting as trustees. Magazine Appearances This year we appeared in World of Cross Stitching (February 2016) and we have an appearance in Cross Stitch Crazy coming up in early 2017. In Memoriam We would like to pay tribute to the following children who sadly passed away in 2016: Amber J, Amelia Rose, Ellie N, Erika M , Oscar W, Rebekah B, We send their families our very best wishes and hope that 2017 will bring them happier times. We would also like to pay tribute to our stitcher, Rita Turner and Denise Currie, who passed away in 2016. And finally... No year review would be complete without taking a look back on the quilts that were delivered this year. A vast amount of time and effort has gone into the following quilts, thank you so much to everyone who contributed to them:
Once again, a very big thank you to you all. We look forward to continuing the LQUK work into 2017! A Happy New Year to you all! Katherine and Gaynor x |
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