News 02 Jul 2023 - 19 Oct 2023

Quilt Squares were received from:

Alanis, Lancaster, UK (4)
Ali, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Alison, South Gloucestershire, UK (3)
Alison, Ormskirk, UK (7)
Alison, Market Drayton, UK (4)
Alison Forsyth, Aberdeen , UK (2)
Amelia Heaford, London, UK (2)
Angela, New Zealand (5)
Angie, Belper, UK (4)
Ann, Billericay, UK (11)
Anne, Sandefjord, Norway (4)
Anne G, Glasgow, Scotland
Anne Hanley, Edinburgh, Scotland
BNH, NV, USA (3)
C McDonald, Altrincham, UK (7)
Cairine, Grantown on Spey, UK
CGH, Edinburgh, Scotland (2)
Chantal, Gloucester, UK
Christine Mennie, Aberdeen, UK (3)
Claire Haydon-Jones, Lee on Solent, UK
Claire Tobias, Staines Upon Thames, UK
Clare, Wickford, UK (7)
Clare Brunyee, Rotherham, S.Yorks, UK (6)
Deborah, Leeds, UK (3)
Diana, Sussex, UK (3)
Diana Lettice, Spalding, UK (5)
EE(Beth)Filmer, Adelaide, Australia (7)
Eileen, Newcastle, UK (4)
Elaine Dixon, Athens, Greece (3)
Elaine Martin, Birkenhead, Wirral, UK (2)
Elizabeth, Shipley, UK (2)
Ellie, London, UK (3)
Emma, Solihull, UK (2)
Emma, Crediton, UK (3)
Emma, Stevenage, UK
Emma Bottrell, Par, UK (5)
Emma Robson, Doncaster, England (11)
Emma Swift, Aberdeen, UK (6)
Erin, Neath, Wales (3)
Fran, WI, USA (2)
Gabriele Pearson, Cromarty, UK (4)
Gail, Lochgelly, Scotland (5)
Gemma.H, Glos, UK (5)
Gill, Taunton, UK
Ginny D, Canterbury, UK (5)
Grace, Caldicot, UK
Grace Bowles, Southampton , UK (2)
Hannah P, Poole, UK (5)
Heather, Littleborough, England (14)
Heather C, London, UK (3)
Helen, Thrapston, UK (4)
Helen, Swindon, UK (4)
Helen Cheape, Sunderland, UK (3)
Helen Irwin, Hull, UK
Jan G, Hull, UK (13)
Jan Hingley, Desborough, Northants
Jan S, Enid, Oklahoma, USA (4)
Jannine Hall, Stourbridge, England (3)
Jean, Buckinghamshire, England
Jean, Ohio, USA
Jeanne, Pennsylvania, USA (4)
Jennifer Urquhart, Glasgow, Scotland
Jenny, Rushden, UK (3)
Jenny, Cyprus (2)
Jessica, Cambridge, ON, Canada (2)
Jill Smith, Taunton, England (5)
Jo, Eastleigh, Hampshire , UK
Jodie Balaam, Lawshall, England (15)
Judith Chamberlain, Welwyn Garden City, UK (4)
Julie, Anglesey, Wales (5)
Julie Robbins, Bromsgrove , UK (8)
Karen Burton, Peterborough, UK (2)
Karen Hockin, Southampton, England (5)
Karen Stephenson, Cambridgeshire, UK (4)
Kate, Anglesey, UK (2)
Kate Roberts, Shefford, UK
Katie, Leek, England
Katie, Birbeck, UK (2)
Kay, Doncaster, UK (10)
Kay Parke, Wells, UK
Kaz Bowen, Wakefield, UK (14)
Kelli, Neath, Wales (3)
Kerry, Aldershot, UK
Kerry Brabbs, Rotherham, UK (4)
Kez, UK
Kizzy, Skegness, UK (5)
Krystie, Cambridge, UK (2)
Laura, Thetford, UK (2)
Laura Anderson, Chard, Somerset, UK (3)
Laura Brown, Reading, UK (9)
Lauren Laird, Lancaster, UK (3)
Lauren Tandy, Havant, UK
Leanda Vickers, Oldham , England (25)
Leanne Malcolmson, Romsey, UK (8)
Linda Cropper, Atherstone, England (5)
Lindsay, Northwich, UK (2)
Lorna Simpson, Southampton, UK (16)
Louise, Haverhill, Suffolk, UK (2)
Luisa Evans, Gateshead, England
Lyn, Doncaster, UK (4)
Margaret, Wolverhampton, UK (3)
Marie, Yeovil, UK (3)
Marilyn Foyle, Biggleswade, UK (8)
Marion, Coventry, UK (2)
Mary Ann, MO, USA (2)
Maz Spruce, Abingdon, UK (2)
Merete, Allerød, Denmark (2)
Merrilie, Geddington, UK
Michele, Derby, Connecticut , USA (4)
Michelle Beckett, Prestwood, UK (2)
Miss Debbie Elkington, Boston, Lincs, UK (14)
Nicky, Mytchett, UK (6)
Nicola, St Albans, UK (13)
Nicola, Elland, UK (20)
Nicola Hargreaves, Barnsley , UK (6)
Pat Brown, Warminster, England (7)
Pauline, Broughton, UK (3)
Pippa, Surrey, UK (6)
Pru, Les Adjots, France (13)
Rachel Powell, Leicester, UK (2)
Rebecca, Kettering, Northants, UK (3)
Rebecca Andreae, Southampton, UK
Roisin, Amersham, England (4)
Rosemary Binnie, Macclesfield, UK (6)
Ruth Horn, Co Durham, UK (6)
Sally, Hull, UK (5)
Sam, Leicestershire, UK (2)
Sandra, Shefford, England (27)
Sandra Thomas, Sheffield, South Yorkshire England (2)
Sarah, St. Albans, UK (8)
Sarah, Wagga Wagga, Australia (2)
Seren Senior, Derby, UK (4)
Sharon, Doncaster, UK (8)
Sharon, Kenilworth, UK (3)
Sharon Hill, Billinge, Wigan, UK (2)
Sue, Cambridge, UK (4)
Sue Torode, Long Buckby, UK
Sylvia, Clacton, England (11)
test, test, test (3)
Tina, Warboys, UK (2)
Toni Smith, Rotherham, UK
Tracy D, Bristol, UK (2)
Val Gilbert, Coningsby , UK (9)
Vicky, Kent, UK
Yvonne, Devon, UK (2)


Donations
As always, thank you to everyone who has sent in donations to us, it is really appreciated. We could not keep going without you!

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News 26 Mar 2023 - 02 Jul 2023

Hello all! Apologies for the delays between news entries here, Gaynor has been caught up in a blur of work in May and June but things are starting to calm down now!

Last week, Gaynor managed to get away for a short break in Lincoln and called in to see Kat on the way. Due to Covid, they hadn't met in person since 2019, so it was good to catch up (over a hedgehog that Kat is fostering!)

We recently completed 2000 quilts! What a lot of great work has been done over the years - in August, LoveQuiltsUK will be 15 years old. Thank you so much to everyone for contributing to these 2000 quilts.




Quilt News
39 quilts have been delivered since our last update:

Abu-bakr's quilt (Toy Story) - quilted by Tracey E:



Aimee H's quilt (Sunflowers) - quilted by Leanda:



Anaya C's quilt (Unicorns) - quilted by Jill:



Asharla A's quilt (Flowers and Feathers) - quilted by Jill:



Avi's quilt (Specific Disney/London Underground) - quilted by Mary:



Bailey R's quilt (Vehicles) - quilted by Ann:



C N's quilt (Mickey and friends) - quilted by Seren:



Camiyah B's quilt (Soft animals) - quilted by Jill:



Charlie F's quilt (Marvel Characters (+Spongebob?)) - quilted by Tracey E:



Charlie W's quilt (Superheroes) - quilted by Mary:



Cole M's quilt (Toy Story) - quilted by Heather:



Cole S's quilt (Supercars/racing/high end cars) - quilted by Leanda:



Daisy W's quilt (Mermaids) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Edith-Rose's quilt (Disney Princesses) - quilted by Alison and Janine:



Edward T's quilt (Stars) - quilted by Leanda:



Eleni S's quilt (Bumble bees/flowers) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Esme C's quilt (Flowers, fairies, bunnies) - quilted by Leanda:



Ethan C's quilt (Vehicles) - quilted by Ann:



Gregory B's quilt (Dinosaurs) - quilted by Carol:



Harrison S's quilt (Vehicles) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Harry's quilt (Vehicles) - quilted by Mary:



Harvey K's quilt (Superheroes) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Imogen M's quilt (Dinosaurs) - quilted by Leanda:



Jake B's quilt (Dragonflies) - quilted by Heather:



Joseph C's quilt (Trains) - quilted by Ann:



Layla A's quilt (Hello Kitty) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Leela B's quilt (Unicorns) - quilted by Gaynor:



Liam F's quilt (Music and musical instruments) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Libby S's quilt (Disney Princesses) - quilted by Leanda:



Maisie C's quilt (Dancing & Butterflies) - quilted by Heather:



Maisie M's quilt (Enchanted World) - quilted by Alison and Janine:



Noah S's quilt (African Wild Animals) - quilted by Heather:



Oliver J's quilt (Various) - quilted by Heather:



Reuben S's quilt (Constellations etc) - quilted by Alison and Janine:



Sadie S's quilt (Princesses and Hearts) - quilted by Leanda:



Sofia C's quilt (Moana/Encanto characters) - quilted by Tracey E:



Theodore S's quilt (Fairy Tales/Traditional Book Characters) - quilted by Jill:



Toby Y's quilt (Dinosaurs) - quilted by Leanda:



Yasmin's quilt (Birds Of Prey And Snakes) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Thank you all very much indeed for helping with the creation of these quilts!


LQUK Calendar 2024
Thank you to everyone for your contributions of photographs for our calendar for 2024. The deadline for submissions has now passed and Clare will be starting to put it all together very soon. The calendar will be on sale in the autumn - we'll announce here and on our Facebook group when it is available for order.


Copyright character permissions
Clare has been working on securing permissions to use children's favourite characters and has recently managed to arrange limited permissions for SpongeBob and Paw Patrol. This has involved lengthy correspondence and we would like to extend our grateful thanks to Clare for sorting this out. Thank you also to Gemma, Merete and Beth for putting these great patterns together.



AC Squares
We have a lot of AC squares at the moment that we are struggling to place on quilts. We'd like to remind stitchers that low priority categories are ones that we don't have requests from children for - please stick to the "Normal Priority" and particularly the "High Priority" categories.


Fundraising
Thank you very much to those who have been making items for sale to raise money (and those who have bought them, of course!) We are very grateful for your efforts - they help us very much. There are a few examples of items below, and even more on our Fundraising for LQUK Facebook page.





Cross Stitch Magazines for sale
Elaine Martin is currently selling back issues of Cross Stitching magazines with all proceeds to LQUK. Please see our Facebook group for details, or check out her eBay page directly here.


Drying squares
Thanks to everyone for their efforts with washing their squares before posting which is really important for streamlining the process of getting quilt packs out to quilters. Please could you make sure that the squares are completely dry before posting - we've had a few instances lately (particularly during the hot weather) of mildew spots developing on damp squares in transit.


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

Quilt Squares were received from:

Alison, South Gloucestershire, UK (2)
Alison, Ormskirk, UK (6)
Alison, UK (2)
Alison Forsyth, Aberdeen , UK (3)
Ann, Billericay, UK (5)
Anne, Sandefjord, Norway (3)
Anne Hanley, Edinburgh, Scotland
Brenda, Sheffield, UK
C McDonald, Altrincham, UK (5)
Cairine, Grantown on Spey, UK (2)
Carol Ayling, Copthorne, UK
CGH, Edinburgh, Scotland (3)
Christine Mennie, Aberdeen, UK
Claire Dickie, Aldershot, England
Claire Haydon-Jones, Lee on Solent, UK
Debbie May, Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Deborah, Leeds, UK (2)
Deborah Found-Bloodworth, Uxbridge, Middx, UK
Diana Lettice, Spalding, UK (3)
EE(Beth)Filmer, Adelaide, Australia (7)
Eileen, Newcastle, UK (4)
Elaine Martin, Birkenhead, Wirral, UK
Elizabeth, Shipley, UK (3)
Ellie, London, UK (3)
Emma, Crediton, UK (2)
Emma, Stevenage, UK (3)
Emma Robson, Doncaster, England (5)
Emma Swift, Aberdeen, UK (6)
Frankie, Nottingham, UK
Gabriele Pearson, Cromarty, UK (2)
Gail, Lochgelly, Scotland (3)
Gill, Taunton, UK
Grace, Caldicot, UK
Hattie Allen, Bristol, England (2)
Heather, Littleborough, England (12)
Heather C, London, UK (3)
Helen, Swindon, UK (5)
Helen Cheape, Sunderland, UK (2)
Helen Irwin, Hull, UK (3)
Jackie, York, England
Jan G, Hull, UK (19)
Jane Ashley, Littleborough, UK (4)
Jannine Hall, Stourbridge, England (3)
Jean, Buckinghamshire, England (2)
Jeanne, Pennsylvania, USA (3)
Jenny, Rushden, UK (4)
Jenny Elkington, Boston, UK (2)
Jessica, Cambridge, ON, Canada (2)
Jill Smith, Taunton, England (2)
Joanna Ebert, East Grinstead, England
Jodi Maple, Niagara Park, Australia (2)
Jodie Balaam, Lawshall, England (20)
Judith Chamberlain, Welwyn Garden City, UK
Julie, Anglesey, Wales (4)
Julie Robbins, Bromsgrove , UK (8)
Karen Burton, Peterborough, UK (2)
Karen Hockin, Southampton, England
Karen Stephenson, Cambridgeshire, UK (3)
Kath, Spain
Kay, Doncaster, UK (8)
Kaz Bowen, Wakefield, UK (5)
Kelli, Neath, Wales
Laura, Thetford, UK (2)
Lauren Tandy, Havant, UK
Leanda Vickers, Oldham , England (8)
Leanne Malcolmson, Romsey, UK (4)
Lilian, Alleroed, Denmark (2)
Linda Cropper, Atherstone, England (4)
Lindsay, Northwich, UK
Lorna Simpson, Southampton, UK (10)
Luisa Evans, Gateshead, England
Lyn, Doncaster, UK
Lynn fletcher, Leeds, Uk
Marie, Yeovil, UK (4)
Marilyn Foyle, Biggleswade, UK (5)
Marion, South Wales, UK (7)
Mary, IL, USA (3)
Merete, Allerød, Denmark (4)
Miss Debbie Elkington, Boston, Lincs, UK (10)
Nic C, Lincoln, UK (2)
Nicky, Mytchett, UK (4)
Nicola, St Albans, UK (10)
Nicola, Elland, UK (9)
Nicola Dove, Barnsley, UK
Nicola Fisher, Redbourn, UK
Nicola Hargreaves, Barnsley , UK
Pat Brown, Warminster, England (6)
Paula Dewar, Glasgow, Scotland (5)
Pauline, Broughton, UK (2)
Pippa, Surrey, UK (8)
Pru, Les Adjots, France (8)
Rachel, London, UK
Rebecca, Kettering, Northants, UK
Roberta H, King's Lynn, England
Roisin, Amersham, England (5)
Rosemary Binnie, Macclesfield, UK (4)
Ruth Horn, Co Durham, UK (6)
Sally, Hull, UK (4)
Samantha, Bournemouth, England (2)
Sandra, Shefford, England (19)
Seren Senior, Derby, UK (3)
Sharon, Doncaster, UK (4)
Sharon, Kenilworth, UK (2)
Sharon Hill, Billinge, Wigan, UK (3)
Sonda, USA (3)
Sue, Cambridge, UK (5)
Sue Torode, Long Buckby, UK (2)
Sylvia, Clacton, England (15)
Val Gilbert, Coningsby, UK (13)
Verity, Manchester, England (7)


Donations
Thank you so much to everyone who has donated to us, and also those who continue to use Easyfundraising for us - it really helps us to stay afloat financially!

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News 01 Jan 2022 - 26 Mar 2023

Quilt News

Hello everyone!

The weeks are flying by and here we are at nearly April! Following the postal strikes in December, we had a lot of quilts to send out in the New Year, so a huge 63 quilts have already gone out this year. Thank you so much for the continued support of stitchers and quilters to our organisation :)

Let's have a look at the 63 quilts which have been delivered since our last update:

Alfie C's quilt (Gaming) - quilted by Leanda:



Amelia T's quilt (Flowers with Butterflies) - quilted by Leanda:



Anthony C's quilt (Teddy Bears and Woody) - quilted by Heather:



Archie B's quilt (Colourful Jungle Animals) - quilted by Leanda:



Billy L's quilt (Cars) - quilted by Seren:



Charlie M's quilt (Space) - quilted by Heather:



Cody S's quilt (Animals mixture) - quilted by Jill:



Cooper's quilt (Lion King) - quilted by Jill:



Daisy G's quilt (Mermaids and Unicorns) - quilted by Ann:



Dottie J's quilt (Princesses) - quilted by Mary:



Dylan B's quilt (Thomas the Tank and friends/Fireman Sam) - quilted by Heather:



Edward F's quilt (Dogs) - quilted by Tracey E:



Ellè S's quilt (Princesses) - quilted by Mary:



Faye B's quilt (Minnie and Mickey Mouse) - quilted by Katie:



Florence C's quilt (Fairies, Angels And Flowers) - quilted by Heather:



Frankie's quilt (Various Characters) - quilted by Katie:



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



Harley D's quilt (Sealife) - quilted by Heather:



Harry S's quilt (Thomas the Tank and friends) - quilted by Mary:



Hayden H's quilt (Star Wars) - quilted by Heather:



Imogen S's quilt (Fairy Tales) - quilted by Heather:



Isabel P's quilt (Fairies and Flamingos) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



J A's quilt (Angels and Fairies) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Jackson L's quilt (Emergency vehicles) - quilted by Mary:



Jacob H's quilt (Stars) - quilted by Mary:



Jamie's quilt (Stars & Rainbows) - quilted by Alison and Janine:



Jason's quilt (Music and musical instruments) - quilted by Leanda:



Jessica G's quilt (Disney) - quilted by Tracey E:



Joel W's quilt (Superheroes) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Kane R's quilt (Star Wars) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Khadijah's quilt (Butterflies) - quilted by Heather:



Layla B's quilt (Hearts, Flowers Butterflies) - quilted by Heather:



Lennie S 2's quilt (Music) - quilted by Alison and Janine:



Leon W's quilt (Superheroes and Music) - quilted by Sarah:



Lewis W's quilt (Vehicles) - quilted by Linda:



Liberty W's quilt (Flowers with Butterflies and Dragonflies) - quilted by Heather:



Lily D's quilt (Princesses) - quilted by Ann:



Lily G's quilt (Flowers Butterflies Hearts) - quilted by Heather:



Lily-Faye's quilt (Birds) - quilted by Heather:



Lola A's quilt (Space) - quilted by Gaynor:



Luca G's quilt (Football) - quilted by Tracey E:



Maisy G's quilt (Female Disney Characters) - quilted by Leanda:



Maisy-Leigh's quilt (Princesses (Minnie Mouse on Label)) - quilted by Carol:



Mary A's quilt (Sealife/Beach scenes) - quilted by Leanda:



Mia M's quilt (Mickey and Friends + Postman Pat) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Milo R's quilt (Cars) - quilted by Seren:



Mirren H's quilt (Princesses, Mermaids and Unicorns) - quilted by Tracey E:



Musa's quilt (Football) - quilted by Leanda:



Neve T's quilt (Unicorns) - quilted by Carol:



Nial M's quilt (Sealife) - quilted by Jill:



Owain C's quilt (Mixture) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Reuben C's quilt (Monkeys and cartoon characters) - quilted by Leanda:



Rhiannon C's quilt (Cats and Kittens) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



S E's quilt (Princesses and Angels) - quilted by Mary:



Sapphire R's quilt (Mixed) - quilted by Leanda:



Scarlett L's quilt (Cats) - quilted by Jill:



Scott A's quilt (Mickey Mouse) - quilted by Leanda:



Shifa T's quilt (Unicorns, Fairies) - quilted by Ann:



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



Thomas M's quilt (Sea life) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Tia C's quilt (Princesses) - quilted by Tracey E:



Tia T's quilt (Disney specific) - quilted by Alison and Janine:



William T's quilt (Christmas) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):




Fundraising
Thank you very much for those who voted for us on the recent MyGivingCircle "Give Back" Weekend. Each vote was worth 50p to us and we received a fantastic £71.98.

Jan S has been very busy on making and selling bags for us and raised an excellent £75. Thank you Jan for your efforts!

Thank you very much to Krystie who fundraised by selling Christmas cards for us and we received her donation in January - well done, Krystie :)


Spongebob
Clare Bray has been communicating with the copyright holders for Spongebob Squarepants in the hope of securing permission. Clare has managed to secure limited permission for Charlie F's forthcoming quilt, and we hope to extend this in the future. Thank you, Clare!


LoveQuiltsUK 2024 Calendar
Clare Bray has started collecting photos for our 2024 calendar!

Here are the details:

I'm now taking entries for the next LQUK calendar! We do these every other year and 100% of the profits go to LQUK. Please send in photos of your children with their quilts, your stitching and/or your quilting - can't wait to see them!

Rules:

1) Please email photographs to lovequiltscalendar@gmail.com Photos must be emailed to that address to enter, not posted on Facebook (and please don't download them from fb and then email as it shrinks the file size). **IMPORTANT** By emailing photos to this address you are giving permission for them to be published in the calendar and used in any social media posts promoting the calendar, including on my own shop website and social media.

2) You can enter as many pictures as you like (I don't feature more than one major picture per person so everyone has a good chance). It's helpful for me for people to send in lots of photos (of good quality, see below) as then I can match themes together.

3) Parents - we love pictures of the children with their quilts - I usually get all the kids entered into the calendar (with any not on the main pages on the back page). So please do enter pictures of your child if you'd like to. You only can't enter the child if they've had a main page photo in the calendar before.

4) Please take pictures of your stitched squares straight on, ironed, in good lighting and with a reasonable border of blank fabric around the stitched area. I'm a designer not a magician and if you send in a picture of a crumpled square in half light at a weird angle I can't make it look good ? Photos don't have to be professional quality, anyone can take the time to make a nice snap of their stitching ?

5) As well as straight photos of stitched squares, get imaginative with shots of your stitching in the garden, on a submarine, or in the international space station (I guarantee a slot to anyone who does this), or with your pets, plus pictures of quilting.

6) Deadline for photos is 30 June 2023.

7) I reply to all emails so if you haven't heard anything back in a week, give me a shout (but do give it that long as I'm fitting it round work).

8 ) As always the judge is entirely open to bribery, particularly in the form of chocolate.




Square News
We have received 553 squares since our last update! Many thanks to all those who stitched them!

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