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What’s On This Week: 31st March – 6th April 2014
Art, music, TV tributes and Titanic running efforts – all in this week’s What’s On guide. And with British Summertime kicking in, we may...
Apr 1, 20143 min read


What’s On This Week 24th March – 30th March 2014
Look – it’s everybody’s favourite not-so-regular regular post! As mentioned in this week’s Monday Makes , The Quill has indeed been...
Mar 24, 20142 min read
What’s On This Week: 10th – 15th December
This What’s On This Week comes tiptoeing online, in the hope you won’t notice it is two days late… It hopes to make up for it with an...
Dec 10, 20133 min read


ReFound Makes: The Loving Spoonful’s handcrafted jewellery from spoons
In the latest of The Patchwork Quill’s series on ReFound ‘s talented artists, John Bird of Loving Spoonful takes us through his...
Dec 2, 20131 min read
What’s On This Week: 2nd to 8th December
Now that December is here, it’s no surprise to see more and more Christmas events on the schedule, but there is also music, art and...
Dec 2, 20134 min read
What’s On This Week: 25th November – 1st December
Can you believe it will be December by the end of the week?! No longer will we be able to roll our eyes about people getting excited...
Nov 24, 20134 min read
What’s On This Week 4th – 10th November
Art, music, theatre and cultural meetings – another packed week of arts and entertainment in Northern Ireland! Monday 4th November...
Nov 4, 20133 min read
What’s On This Week: 21st – 28th October 2013
There’s a definite Hallowe’en flavour to this week’s event listing, but still a lot of variety – from drawing monsters to doing the...
Oct 18, 20134 min read
What’s On This Week: 21st – 28th October 2013
There’s a definite Hallowe’en flavour to this week’s event listing, but still a lot of variety – from drawing monsters to doing the...
Oct 18, 20134 min read


Thrifty Thursday: Habitat Restore
Another new regular post, I really am spoiling you… Welcome to Thrifty Thursdays, a fortnightly post bringing you great ways to live for...
Oct 17, 20132 min read
What’s On This Week: 14th – 20th October
A great week ahead – plenty of music, but also art, comedy and even conferences. If I’ve missed anything you think should be here, get in...
Oct 13, 20133 min read


ReFound Makes: Mandie Lowry’s record stool
Mandie Lowry is an illustrative artist from Belfast who has created some stunning items of upcycled furniture for ReFound . Her...
Oct 10, 20134 min read
What’s on this week: 7th – 13th October
Another new post! Every Sunday I’ll be bringing you my pick of cultural, crafty and creative happenings in Northern Ireland during the...
Oct 7, 20133 min read


#CNLisburn: Time to get Lisburn trending
Belfast is an exciting place to be these days. Year-round, the city is buzzing with arts and entertainment and barely a month goes by...
Sep 19, 20137 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, 20138 min read


ReFound Makes: Nuala Maguire
This month’s ReFound Makes gives a glimpse into the work of Nuala Maguire, a Belfast-based artist who specialises in upcycling and...
Sep 2, 20132 min read


Mela 2013: Celebrating seven in style.
This time on Saturday, the seventh annual Belfast Mela will officially be underway, bringing a little extra multicultural sparkle to...
Aug 19, 20134 min read


The PQ Q&A: Melanie Bond Jewellery
Keeping with the theme of August Craft Month, the second PQ Q&A brings you the bold, colourful, larger-than-life creations of Co. Down...
Aug 9, 20136 min read


ReFound Makes: Anastasija’s upcycled telephone table
Huge apologies for the tumbleweed blowing across the barren landscape of the blog this week, but that is all set to change – this is set...
Aug 5, 20135 min read


Monday(!) Makes: Handy fold-up shopping bag
Better late than never, that’s what I always say. I do have my reasons… on Monday, my lovely boyfriend surprised me with a lovely meal in...
Jul 26, 20134 min read
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