What’s On This Week: 19 – 25 March 2018
My top five cultural, crafty and creative events happening this week in wee Norn Irn. Shirley-Anne McMillan – The Unknowns Thursday...
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- Nov 20, 2017
- 4 min
Visiting Hours: UWS & Maryville House
Hello, friends! I am so happy to be back after a busy old few months over in my other life as a wordsmith-for-hire at Quill Inc NI. It’s...
- Feb 27, 2017
- 2 min
Introducing Sunday #sewingscope
I’m baaaaaaaaack! Yes, after a ridiculously long hiatus, I have picked up my beloved Patchwork Quill again. So where have I been, you...
- Feb 8, 2016
- 3 min
Monday Makes: Sock it to ’em!
Pamela Emerson (AKA The Crafty Historian) needs your help to create The NI Big Sock ! I recently had the pleasure of meeting Pamela...
- Jan 16, 2016
- 4 min
How to declutter for good
It was the 18th November 2015 when I decided it was time that a self-employed woman in her thirties needed to stop living like a student...
- Jan 4, 2016
- 1 min
Vote for me in the UK Blog Awards!
Welcome to 2016, Quillians! A brand new year – and a whole new set of blog awards to get excited about! The Patchwork Quill has entered...
- Nov 11, 2015
- 3 min
Bringing home silver from the brand new #bloggies!
If you follow the PQ on social media, this is old news but… we won silver in the Arts & Culture category of the Blog Awards Ireland 2015!...
- Sep 24, 2015
- 2 min
Thrifty Thursday: Budget boutique with artistic vision
The public realm regeneration in Lisburn’s Market Square finally looks to be drawing to a close, much to the relief of retailers at the...
- Jul 14, 2015
- 3 min
Visiting Hours: Buskfest 2015
I write this post having spent last night reading – in a mixture of horror and despair that is becoming all-too-familiar in Northern...
- Jun 4, 2015
- 2 min
Thrifty Thursday: Market day!
On Sunday 31 May I visited not one, but two markets in Belfast. Both very different, but equal in quality, variety and...
- May 18, 2015
- 2 min
Popping up at #CNL14!
I am delighted to announce that this year The Patchwork Quill will be participating in Culture Night Lisburn!Culture Night is now only...
- Feb 11, 2015
- 2 min
Socially disconnected?
The Patchwork Quill wouldn’t exist without social media. Not in its current form, anyway. From the content of the What’s On Calendar, to...
- Jan 19, 2015
- 1 min
Visiting Hours: ‘Colliding Forms’ at R-Space Lisburn
On Saturday 10 January the R-Space Gallery in Lisburn launched their latest exhibition, Colliding Forms. A collaborative project between...
- Nov 24, 2014
- 2 min
What’s On This Week: 24 – 30 Nov 2014
Art, cinema, marching, dancing – there’s no excuse to be bored this week. Enjoy! Lisnagarvey Art Society Exhibition Island Arts Centre,...
- Nov 16, 2014
- 3 min
What’s On This Week: 17 – 23 Nov 2014
I’ve decided it’s time for a bit of a change at WOTW HQ. The very nature of the creative and cultural world dictates that some weeks...
- Oct 28, 2014
- 3 min
What’s On This Week: 27 Oct – 02 Nov 2014
What better time to bring back What’s On This Week than Hallowe’en? There are loads of spooky goings on, so take your pick. But don’t...
- Oct 21, 2014
- 3 min
I’m feeling Sew Darn Crafty…
I’m really excited to share my latest crafting project with you all! I have recently started a crafting social group in Lisburn called...
- Oct 21, 2014
- 3 min
I’m feeling Sew Darn Crafty…
I’m really excited to share my latest crafting project with you all! I have recently started a crafting social group in Lisburn called...
- Oct 16, 2014
- 3 min
No prizes, but a winning night!
Well, The Patchwork Quill didn’t pick up any gongs at the Blog Awards Ireland bash on 4 October, but it honestly didn’t take the shine...
- Oct 16, 2014
- 3 min
No prizes, but a winning night!
Well, The Patchwork Quill didn’t pick up any gongs at the Blog Awards Ireland bash on 4 October, but it honestly didn’t take the shine...
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