Modern quilt teacher and patterns
While it may not be spring in these here parts of Japan, back in good ole Australia Spring Has Sprung! And I’m joining a fabulous bunch Aussie bloggers bringing you some spring inspired creations. If you’re new here, welcome! I’m an Aussie ex-pat halfway through 3 years in Japan for my husband’s job, and loving the life, the food and… Read More
The first Friday of each month I will be sharing five patterns for five letters! You can find all the other posts for each letter’s pattern here. Read through the pattern thoroughly, use a 1/4″ seam and press all seams open unless otherwise stated. What you will need Print: 3 – 2.5″ x 8.5″ 4 – 1.5″ x 12.5″ Background:… Read More
The first Friday of each month I will be sharing five patterns for five letters! You can find all the other posts for each letter’s pattern here. Read through the pattern thoroughly, use a 1/4″ seam and press all seams open unless otherwise stated. What you will need Print: 1 – 6.5″ x 8.5″ 4 – 1.5″ x 12.5″ Background:… Read More
The first Friday of each month I will be sharing five patterns for five letters! You can find all the other posts for each letter’s pattern here. Read through the pattern thoroughly, use a 1/4″ seam and press all seams open unless otherwise stated. What you will need Print: 2 – 2.5″ square 1 – 2.5″ x 4.5″ 2 –… Read More
The first Friday of each month I will be sharing five patterns for five letters! You can find all the other posts for each letter’s pattern here. Read through the pattern thoroughly, use a 1/4″ seam and press all seams open unless otherwise stated. What you will need Print: 2 – 2.5″ x 6.5″ 4 – 1.5″ x 12.5″ Background:… Read More
The first Friday of each month I will be sharing five patterns for five letters! You can find all the other posts for each letter’s pattern here. Read through the pattern thoroughly, use a 1/4″ seam and press all seams open unless otherwise stated. What you will need Print: 2 – 4.5″ x 6.5″ 4 – 1.5″ x 12.5″… Read More
Welcome to the third month of the Easy As ABC quilt along! On the first Friday of each month, I will be sharing the next five block patterns – each in it’s own post to make it easier to navigate. So I apologise for the bulk emails/feed posts on these days! This month we’re doing letters K through O; you… Read More
Dear Tonja, Thank you for such a thoughtful comment! I am touched that you were so moved by my post about Fandango – Kate Spain’s fabric has a way of doing that to me too! I do sometimes worry about my readers as well. Like all quilters they can often be overwhelmed by fabric, and in this instance, I think… Read More
This week’s theme is black and white, and I thought we’d do something a little different and look at some Craftsy* patterns that would work well in black and white prints and solids only! The key is looking for patterns that provide a good contrast between the background and the prints like these do: Sparkler Quilt by Freshly Pieced… Read More
I received a very exciting email on Wednesday – Ms Molli Sparkles was coming to Tokyo on Friday and would I like to go fabric shopping on Saturday? Would I?! We arranged a time and place at Shibuya, and where else but the world’s busiest scramble crossing! Nice and iconic and easy to find, but at 10am on a Saturday… Read More