Modern quilt teacher and patterns
I’m very proud to announce my latest blog sponsor, The Loopy Ewe – the perfect one-stop shop for all you quilter/knitters!! Sheri comes from a long line of knitters, and started The Loopy Ewe in her basement so that she could knit her socks with fun and interesting yarn. Since then, her shop has grown and grown and is now… Read More
Wow, did you guys make it hard to pick just 3 star projects to share or what?! And as per a few requests, I will let you know on the final Tuesday of the month what the next month’s theme will be! Lisa paper-pieced this beautiful star block and made it into a tote bag. I just love the colours,… Read More
Alisa was one of my Bright Sky quilt testers and made this beautiful full-size quilt. Living in Taiwan, she can only get quilt rulers and such in centimetres, meaning she had to do a fair bit of math to make her quilt! So she decided to give it another go, this time using the inch measurements and literally using centimetres… Read More
I’m in the midst of finishing off my final Japanese preschool orders, which includes another futon (doona) cover. Hence the snaps! After these, I’ve only got my daughter’s bags to do. The end is near! Voting is now open for the Viewers’ Choice award in the Radiant Orchid Quilt Challenge – I’m #27 in the Quilts category if you feel… Read More
This is the modern age of quilting, yo! We love blogging, sharing on Instagram, and don’t forget fabric shopping online! But there are also techy stuff to help you actually quilt! And while I love my Electric Quilt 7, these are three free quilt technology resources that anyone can use! Play Crafts Palette Builder I love Anne’s Palette Builder for… Read More
Just wanted to remind you that there’s less than 24 hours to get Bright Sky for the introductory sale price. Thank you so much to those who have already bought it, I can’t wait to see your quilts!!
For each of my patterns, I have a pool of pattern testers working hard to iron out all the wrinkles in the pattern. They certainly earned their keep helping out with improving the math and techniques in this quilt – no half-sqaure or quarter-square triangle piecing makes for a great quilt top and some fine math work. You’ve seen my… Read More
Dear fellow northern-hemisphereans, does anyone else feel like maybe spring is coming? Here in Japan we’re starting to get just a liiiitle bit warmer, and I can see on Instagram that the sun is starting to make his appearance on the other continents too. I think it’s very poignant that this Friday is the beginning of the Pantone Quilt Challenge… Read More
No matter how adept and efficient I get at sewing or how much better my 1/4″ seam gets, I still have to refer back to some tutorials or information a lot of the time. And that includes the ones I’ve written myself, too! These are the three tutorials I keep coming back to regularly, some a little embarrassingly so… Making… Read More
I am the worst procrastinator, so of course I finally started my quilt for the Lala Salama 100 Quilts For Kenya project last week. I had already made a plan, but only began cutting last week. Friday saw the first half laid out on an improvised design wall (aka a big piece of batting hanging from skirt hangers), Sunday saw… Read More