News 15 Feb 2020 - 01 Mar 2020

Quilt Squares were received from:

Alisha, Birmingham, UK
Alison, Oldham, UK
Ann, Spain
Ann Woods, Crimplesham, England (2)
Anne, Sandefjord, Norway (3)
Anthea, Northampton, UK
Barbara, Midhurst , UK
Comfort Pillow Group, Poland
Debbie May, Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Deborah, Leeds, UK
Diana, Sussex, UK (2)
Ellie, London, UK (2)
Emma, Stevenage, UK (2)
Emma Bottrell, Par, UK
Emma Edwards, Hawkesbury Upton, UK (2)
Emma Robson, Doncaster, England (4)
Emma Swainston, Chalfont St Peter, England (2)
Emma Swift, Aberdeen, UK (3)
Erin, Neath, Wales
Gloria, Sallanches , France (2)
Hannah, Wirral, UK
Heather, Littleborough, England (3)
Helen, Swindon, UK
Jan G, Hull, UK (3)
Jan S, Enid, Oklahoma, USA (3)
Jane Senior, Morecambe, UK
Janet T, South Wales, UK (3)
Jennie, Dundee, UK (2)
Jennie, Worcester, England
Jennifer Urquhart, Glasgow, Scotland (3)
Jenny, Rushden, UK (3)
Jenny Elkington, Boston, UK (2)
Jessica, Cambridge, ON, Canada (2)
Jill, Spain (2)
Joanne Heap, Liverpool, UK
Jodi Maple, Niagara Park, Australia (2)
Jodie Balaam,
Jodie Balaam, Lawshall, England (4)
Julie, Anglesey, Wales (2)
Karen Stephenson, Cambridgeshire, UK (3)
Kelli, Neath, Wales
Leanda Vickers, Oldham , England
Louise B, Surrey, UK
Marie, Yeovil, UK
Marion, Coventry, UK (3)
Merete, Allerød, Denmark (2)
Michelle Beckett, Prestwood, UK
Miss Debbie Elkington, Boston, Lincs, UK (2)
Moira Anne Jeffcoat, Birmingham, England (3)
Nicola, St Albans, UK (4)
Nisha Chauhan, Leicester, UK (5)
Pippa, Surrey, UK (6)
Rachael Skinner, Southampton , UK
Rebecca, Kettering, Northants, UK
Roberta H, King's Lynn, England
Ruth Horn, Co Durham, UK (2)
Sam Casey, Maidenhead, England (2)
Sandra, Shefford, England
Sarah, Gosport, UK (2)
Sue P, Birmingham, England (5)
Val Gilbert, Coningsby, UK (5)
Yvonne, Devon, UK


Donations
Thank you very much to everyone who has sent in donations since our last update! :)

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News 26 Jan 2020 - 15 Feb 2020

Hello everyone. As we write this, Storm Dennis is currently lashing the UK. Hope you are all keeping safe and dry indoors, perhaps with a bit of stitching or quilting - a good weekend for it!

Quilt News

8 quilts have been delivered since our last update:

Aniello D's quilt (Vehicles) - quilted by Ann:



Charlie G's quilt (Vehicles) - quilted by Pat:



Esmé L's quilt (Pink cute animals) - quilted by Heather:



Grace's quilt (Flowers and Butterflies) - quilted by Heather:



Jaine S's quilt (Unicorns) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Kian S's quilt (Superheroes) - quilted by Gaynor:



Lillie-Ann A's quilt (Princesses) - quilted by Tracey E:



Micah C's quilt (Dinosaurs) - quilted by Seren:



Thank you very much to everyone who contributed to these quilts!


Calendar 2021
Clare Bray is once again creating the LoveQuilts Calendar for 2021!

Here's a few words from Clare:

The calendar has pictures of squares, quilting and children with their quilts and is sold in the autumn with all profits going to LQ. So please send in photos of your favourite squares, of your children with their quilts, of making the quilts, and any imaginative shots eg with pets, stitching outside/on a zipwire/in a submarine, etc. You can send in as many photos as you like and everyone is in with a chance of getting in as it's no more than one main photo per person. You don't need to be an amazing photographer to enter and you are helping LQUK by entering! Parents, I usually get all the kids entered in, on the back page if they don’t get onto the main pages, so please do enter your childrens’ pictures as we love to have them on the calendar :-)

Rules:

- Photos must be emailed to lovequiltscalendar@gmail.com By emailing pictures of your children or squares to this address you are giving permission for them to be used in the calendar. You can't enter on Facebook and please don't copy pictures back from Facebook then email them - I need the originals.

- Photos from cameras or mobile phones are fine, try and have the file size as large as possible (within reason!). To photograph squares, ideally do them on a light day away from direct sunlight. Photograph from above so that the stitching is straight on in the picture, rather than at an angle. Please leave a decent margin of unstitched white fabric in the photo around the stitched image as this makes it much easier to use. Don't worry about having too much fabric in the photo as I can crop it, whereas I can't add in fabric if the stitching goes right to the edge of the photo. And please make sure the squares are washed and IRONED first. Creased squares really don't look good in photos and it isn't extra work since we do this to send in squares to LQ anyway :)

- No labels unless in a context shot (stitching with a dog etc)

- Beware of scanners. I've only had one person send in good quality scanned images; the others have all been very bleached and "flattened", and when I've tried scanning my own stitching I've had the same effect. Cameras and phones generally seem to give better results.

- I will reply to all emails received so you know I've got them, but give me a fair amount of time to do this.

- If everyone could help out saying about the calendar and giving the email address on any kids' photos which would be good for it, or any other particularly eye catching photos, that would be very helpful.

- Deadline is 30th June but it helps if everything isn't left till the last minute so you can email in photos from now.




Email problems
We've had a few email problems over the last two weeks with Hotmail and Yahoo over-aggressively filtering for spam. If you have not received the confirmation email for your signups, please have a look on the child's page on our website and you should see "In Progress" next to your square. Gaynor has also produced this page where you can see all your signups quickly: See My Signups


Merete's Stitch-a-long
Merete released a LQ Superhero Stitch-a-long on our Facebook group lately. It has been very popular and we have had to cap numbers to 25 so that we don't get too many squares of the same design! Watch out for more stitch-a-longs from Merete in the future, and hope the lucky 25 are enjoying the current one!



Square News
We have received 156 squares since our last update! Many thanks to all those who stitched them!

Quilt Squares were received from:

Angie, Belper, UK (5)
Ann, Billericay, UK (5)
Barbara, Midhurst , UK
C McDonald, Altrincham, UK (5)
Cairine, Grantown on Spey, UK
Carol Ayling, Copthorne, UK
Claire A, Fife, Scotland
Claire Dickie, Aldershot, England
Clare, Basildon , UK
Clare Brunyee, Rotherham, S.Yorks, UK
Comfort Pillow Group, Poland (3)
Debbie May, Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Diane Wallman, Oldham, UK
Eileen, Newcastle, UK (2)
Ellie, London, UK
Emily Jones, Swansea, UK
Emma Robson, Doncaster, England (6)
Erica Turner, Penarth, Wales (2)
Erin, Neath, Wales
Gail, Lochgelly, Scotland (2)
Gemma.H, Glos, UK (2)
Heather, Littleborough, England (5)
Jackie, Corby, UK (3)
Jackie, York, England (2)
Jackie Billington, Birmingham , UK (5)
Jan G, Hull, UK (5)
Jan S, Enid, Oklahoma, USA (4)
Jane Ashley, Littleborough, UK
Jane Senior, Morecambe, UK
Jeanne, Texas, USA (3)
Jill Smith, Taunton, England (2)
Jo, Eastleigh, Hampshire , UK (3)
Jodie Balaam, Lawshall, England (5)
Julie Robbins, Bromsgrove , UK
Karen Hockin, Southampton, England (2)
Katrina, Basingstoke, UK (7)
Kaye S, Bangor, Northern Ireland (2)
Kelli, Neath, Wales
Laura, Thetford, UK (2)
Leanda Vickers, Oldham , England (4)
Leanne Malcolmson, Romsey, UK (2)
Linda Cropper, Atherstone, England
Lyn, Doncaster, UK
Marie, Yeovil, UK
Martha O, London, UK (3)
Michele, Derby, Connecticut , USA (2)
Michelle, Warrington, UK
Miss Debbie Elkington, Boston, Lincs, UK (4)
Moira Anne Jeffcoat, Birmingham, England (2)
Natasha, Norfolk, UK
Nicola, St Albans, UK (3)
Pat Brown, Warminster, England (4)
Patricia, Northern Ireland, UK
Roisin, Amersham, England (3)
Rosemary Binnie, Macclesfield, UK (2)
Ruth Horn, Co Durham, UK (5)
Sally, Hull, UK
Sandra, Shefford, England (2)
Sarah, Gosport, UK (2)
Shirley, Worthing, Sussex, England
Stephanie Rose, Bo'ness, Scotland (2)
Sue Dickie, Aldershot, England
Sue Torode, Farnborough, UK
Sylvia, Clacton, England (7)


Donations
Thank you very much to everyone who has donated to us or used easyfundraising.org.uk for us. An increasing amount is coming in from Facebook fundraisers also. Our grateful thanks to everyone who has donated - you keep LoveQuiltsUK afloat!

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News 1 January 2020 - 26 Jan 2020

Quilt News
We have certainly got the new decade off to a good start with a lot going on in January 2020!

23 quilts have been delivered since our last update:

Abbie-Leigh S's quilt (Female Disney Characters) - quilted by Julie E:



Brodie F's quilt (Superheroes and Dumbo) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Chloe A's quilt (Disney Characters) - quilted by Tracey E:



Connor C's quilt (Dogs) - quilted by Jan S (Lincs):



Emre G's quilt (Harry Potter) - quilted by Sarah:



Evelyn's quilt (Princesses) - quilted by Leanda:



Faith F's quilt (Winnie-the-Pooh and Friends) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Felicity G's quilt (Minnie Mouse and Friends) - quilted by Heather:



Freddie's quilt (Farm Animals) - quilted by Heather:



Henry N's quilt (Space) - quilted by Jill:



Hunter's quilt (Teddies) - quilted by Heather:



Jacob S's quilt (Dinosaurs) - quilted by Jan S (Lincs):



Jayden T's quilt (World Landmarks) - quilted by Jan S (Lincs):



Jessie C's quilt (Dogs and Puppies) - quilted by Mary:



Kobi B's quilt (Animals) - quilted by Julie E:



Lucas's quilt (Soft Animals) - quilted by Carol:



Lucie B's quilt (Unicorns) - quilted by Jill:



Maddie G's quilt (Mermaids) - quilted by Leanda:



Matthew B's quilt (Football) - quilted by Leanda:



Phoebie T's quilt (Zebras) - quilted by Leanda:



Rowan C's quilt (Postman Pat and buses/trains/cars) - quilted by Tracey E:



Stefan B's quilt (Football) - quilted by Leanda:



William C's quilt (Emergency Services and People) - quilted by Sandra (Beds):



Thank you very much indeed to everyone who has contributed to these quilts!


Easyfundraising - £500 prize!
We were very lucky earlier this month to be a winner in the EasyFundraising Getaway Giveaway. This was an extra competition run by easyfundraising. Thank you to everyone who clicked on the link, and well done to Sandra whose click was the winner! A very welcome boost to funds! :)


Don't forget that you can raise money for us through easyfundraising every time you shop online - for free. Please see this link: Easyfundraising


Christmas cards
Thank you very much to Krystie Driver who raised £38.81 for us from making and selling Christmas cards. Also many thanks to those who bought Christmas cards!


Lap Quilts
Thank you very much to Jan S who made some lap-quilts out of leftover fabric and raised £55 pounds. Thank you, Jan!


Stamp Album
Thank you to Nicola Bailey who recently sold a stamp album and donated the proceeds to LQUK. She raised a fab £30!


Square News
We have received an amazing 218 squares since our last update! Many thanks to all those who stitched them! Your needles have certainly been on fire lately!

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