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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 who’s just survived freshers’ week. Ladies and gentlemen – my bedroom: Or, as my boyfriend aptly dubbed it, ‘The Floordrobe’. Enough was enough. My office and sewing room were in similar states and the physical chaos was beginning to feel suffocating. I don’t know about you, but I can’t relax or be productive and creative in messy surround
Heather McGarrigle
Jan 16, 2016
Creativity
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 who’s just survived freshers’ week. Ladies and gentlemen – my bedroom: Or, as my boyfriend aptly dubbed it, ‘The Floordrobe’. Enough was enough. My office and sewing room were in similar states and the physical chaos was beginning to feel suffocating. I don’t know about you, but I can’t relax or be productive and creative in messy surround
Jan 16, 20164 min read
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 two categories of the amazing UK Blog Awards – and you can help us win! There’s a public vote to decide the finalists – and it is open NOW! If you click the button below you’ll be taken to The Patchwork Quill’s UK Blog Awards profile page. Here, you’ll be able to vote for us in the Arts & Culture or Lifestyle categories – or both if you like.
Jan 4, 20161 min read
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! To say I am delighted is an understatement. I’ve engaged with the ‘bloggies’ since they launched in 2012, almost exactly a year after The Patchwork Quill did. I was shortlisted that first year in the Best Craft Blog category, shortlisted again in 2013 in the Best Designed Blog Category, and was a finalist in 2014 for Best Craft Blog and Be
Nov 11, 20153 min read
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 top of the town. Business owners have been vocal about the delay in completing the extensive building work, which has significantly restricted pedestrian access in the Square. Perhaps this is why the Action Cancer boutique, which opened on Valentine’s Day this year, has yet to see the outpouring of love it so richly deserves. I discovered thi
Sep 24, 20152 min read
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 the people, places and projects I write about in the posts – most of what you see here has come to my attention, directly or indirectly, through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest or Vine. It even helped me source the first proper logo for this blog! Event invitations, status updates, tags and shares on Facebook; tweets, retweets, direc
Feb 11, 20152 min read
PQ Profile: AGR Moore
AGR Moore is a Belfast author who has self-published his first two books, both in electronic and paperback formats. The Unseen...
Sep 13, 2013
PQ Profiles
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 top of the town. Business owners have been vocal about the delay in completing the extensive building work, which has significantly restricted pedestrian access in the Square. Perhaps this is why the Action Cancer boutique, which opened on Valentine’s Day this year, has yet to see the outpouring of love it so richly deserves. I discovered thi
Sep 24, 2015
Thursday thrifting
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