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  • Stitching Stronger Bonds: Building a Supportive Quilting Community for Individuals and Groups

    07/03/2026

    This guide offers practical tips to build a welcoming, inclusive quilting community through warm welcomes, skill-sharing, regular activities, and blending online and in-person events.

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  • How to connect with expert quilting tutors: a beginner’s guide

    03/03/2026

    This guide helps beginners find expert UK quilting tutors via SHQA's free resources, including tutor directories, workshops, and local classes, while emphasizing evaluating expertise and joining supportive quilting communities.

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  • Scrap Happy: 15 Creative Ways to Use Fabric Scraps and Elevate Your Quilts

    19/02/2026

    Discover 15 creative ways to use fabric scraps in quilting, including stash-busting techniques, colour theory, and methods like string piecing and English Paper Piecing. Join SHQA for events, resources, and community support.

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  • From Offcuts to Heirlooms: Clever Ways to Turn Fabric Scraps into Beautiful Quilts

    01/02/2026

    Discover creative quilting techniques like crumb quilting, improv patchwork, and English Paper Piecing to transform fabric scraps into heirloom quilts while joining supportive UK quilting communities and events.

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