Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Hopefully you all have your centre stars and your outer star sections finished because this week we’re talking about piecing the quilt top and backing! The first tip is to measure your star sections – they should measure 16.5″ x 32.5″, but with all the long and diagonal seams and bias stretch happening, it may be out by even as… Read More
For those following along on Instagram (@blossomheartquilts), you would have seen my Wednesday jaunt to Nippori Fabric Town with the fabulous Ms Midge! Midge is one of my Wombat Stew bee gals, and I really love her work. She’s got similar tastes in fabric and design, which made shopping with her so much fun! The first port of call for… Read More
Almost four months ago (wait, what?!), I booked my QuiltCon tickets. It was one of the most nervous nights of my life – all that adrenaline waiting for registration to open and the race to select the classes and lectures and events and pay for them… Only those who experienced it can really understand what it was like! I am… Read More
Today’s beautiful Bright Sky QAL blog hopper is Melissa from My Fabric Relish. Melissa’s beautiful quilts and style have always attracted me, and as tends to happen in the online quilting world, we’ve become friends! So much so, that I’ll be staying with her for a few days around Quilt Con, driving to and from Dallas and Austin together, and… Read More
Happy Tuesday, lovely people!! We’ve just weathered our second typhoon in a week, but fall/autumn has definitely set in – toes are cold at night now! I’ve had a lovely week of sewing and playing with fabric – the biggest achievement being my Bright Sky quilt top is now finished! This week’s task for the Bright Sky QAL are… Read More
Welcome to this week’s instalment for the Bright Sky QAL! It’s definitely not too late to join in if you want to, it’s a quick quilt to piece! Last week we pieced our centre stars, and this week’s Bright Sky quilt task is to piece the outer star sections! These are a little fiddly, but definitely quick and achievable! As… Read More
Over the past couple of months, I’ve slowly worked away at this cushion cover with my son! We started by choosing a backing fabric – the scientist fabric which ended up being the border print – and from that fabric, pulled prints that matched the colours in the print. I pulled a few different prints from each colour, and he… Read More
When my witty and talented friend Laura asked if I’d be willing to help spread the news of her brand new quilt pattern Plum Crazy, I of course said yes! I’ve never met her in person, but she’s one of those people that I know I would have made good friends with even if we didn’t share this quilting passion… Read More
When I had the idea for a Bright Sky quilt along, I thought about asking some quilting friends to quilt along with me too, knowing that these particular friends each have something different to bring to the pattern. The first one immediately to mind was Molli Sparkles, because girl, Joshua brings a certain pizazz to every piece of fabric he… Read More
It’s been a busy week of life and sewing for me! I’ve particularly had a lot of fun making a start on my Bright Sky quilt this week, now that I finally chose my background fabric! The Bright Sky pattern sale ends tomorrow, so don’t miss out on it! It’s a cotton print with a lot of bias stretch, so… Read More