Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Don’t you just hate it when a blogger you follow just seems to have dropped off the face of the planet?! Ahem… Yep, it’s been nine months since I last posted on this ol’ website. And over a year since I posted anything other than a quilt block tutorial. Hello, again! But spoiler alert – it’s also goodbye-ish. If you… Read More
*tip toes in to the room*… Um, hi? It’s, uh, been a while… But that’s what total burnout will do to you. I’ve barely been in my sewing room, I have had below zero motivation for any BHQ work, and have just kept up with some external obligations like the Scrap Buster Blocks with AccuQuilt Australia, and my Make Modern articles…. Read More
The bits and pieces I’ve been making, creating, reading, and doing – stitchy or otherwise… and this month, it’s all “otherwise”. This past month has been… interesting. To say the least. You might like to grab a cuppa, as there’s a bit of back story that I feel it’s now time to share. We’re gonna get real and raw, but… Read More
The bits and pieces I’ve been making, creating, reading, and doing – stitchy or otherwise. Well, to add to the fun and games that is being a Melburnian this year, we’ve now added a decent earthquake to the mix. Just this morning, we had a 5.8mag (10km deep) earthquake about 200km to the east. I’ve certainly experienced worse while living… Read More
The bits and pieces I’ve been making, creating, reading, and doing – stitchy or otherwise. Well, here we are back in lockdown again – number 6 for Melbourne. And Thursday marks the point of 200 days (total) in lockdown – apparently London is the only other place to have been in lockdown for longer. If lockdown ends as currently expected… Read More
The bits and pieces I’ve been making, creating, reading, and doing – stitchy or otherwise. Back in the day, (or as my kids used to say, “Back in the ages”!) I used to write fairly in-depth newsletters, sharing more “behind the scenes” bits and pieces, things I’ve been reading or buying or making or admiring. While I am an introvert,… Read More
When a pondering Instagram caption becomes too long and wordy, and instead, you ponder aloud in a blog post… In life, in all areas of life, there are a lot of shoulds that swirl around. In parenting, in friendships, in relationships, in faith, in work, in play, in self-care… You should have a daily routine and schedule. You should spend time creating… Read More
When I first designed the Japanese foundation paper piecing quilt blocks, Hinamatsuri, Kokeshi, Tsuru, and Kimono, it was purely out of a desire to honour an important time my family’s life and our time in Japan. We did not live the stereotypical “expat life” that many people might imagine of living in a foreigner-dominant area and accessing as many English… Read More
We have seen all the 2020 memes. We have had the jokes and the tears and the chocolate and the naps. We’ve supervised home learning, while continuing on with all other jobs in life, whether it’s running a household or working from home or a combination of both. The relentless global events, with the bushfires here in my country and… Read More
Welcome back to part two of how to design a quilt pattern! In part one, I shared about how the Origami design came to be, and working out the fabric to use, so that means that it’s time to run the numbers. That is, work out the quilt maths* so that it’s a good quality pattern that is fun to… Read More