Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Inspired by the logo of a local Moroccan restaurant, I’m thrilled to finally share my Geode quilt pattern with you all! What’s awesome about this pattern is that each block can use one fat quarter for the print. And with each block finishing at 16″, it means that you can easily use your hoarded fat quarter bundles to quickly make a decent-sized… Read More
This past Easter weekend here in Australia was a 4-day long weekend. Practically everything is shut on Good Friday, and Easter Monday is also a public holiday (although a lot of retail is open). While many people go away, we had the most wonderful, relaxed weekend at home. Also, after a week with us, my mother-in-law left on Saturday. So… Read More
Yes indeed, I’m running the Aurora BOM again this year! I heard your interest when I was teaching the Aurora sampler quilt locally, mixed with the disappointment that you weren’t living nearby. But now you can sew along! This year’s Aurora BOM program is neatly timed so that the final email is sent out October 1st, giving you plenty of time… Read More
I knew heading into designing Girt By Sea that I needed to make this quilt for myself (as opposed to just my border for the pattern sample!), but that I needed to make it in the colours of Australia. From a sunburnt desert centre through to the oceans that surround my island home, and deeply inspired by the poem My… Read More
Late last year, some friends approached me with an idea – to collaborate with five other Australian quilt designers to create a new and exciting medallion quilt pattern inspired by our beautiful country. My heart leapt at the concept! I’ve always said that upon my return to Australia, I wanted to dig deep and get involved in the Aussie quilting industry…. Read More
This week as I was doing some of my BHQ admin things, I noticed that the Milky Way Sampler patterns have collectively been downloaded over 3500 times. Um, what?! Mind. BLOWN! So I decided that I’d say a little thank you by putting the Bundle on sale for the rest of this week. The Bundle includes all 12 patterns, plus… Read More
This month, I’m the guest designer for a fun project – the International Association of Quilters! And for my month, I’m (finally) sharing the pattern for my Rapt quilt. No, not “raptor” as I kept accidentally typing, although using dinosaur fabric for this would be super fun… This quilt was in part inspired by Laurie Wisbrun’s beautiful fabrics, but also… Read More
Last year, I had the challenge of creating something applique for the Handmade magazine. So I collaborated with Ava & Neve to showcase the Little Land Of Rhyme Liberty collection together with some Essex linen to create a play mat. It features eight different prints, fussy cut where possible, to create world of imagination – eight different lands connected by stepping stones. There’s animals… Read More
The day that I have been waiting months for has finally arrived! The idea for this quilt design has been in my head for over a year, and I had the chance to make it earlier this year. Alas, magazine publishing schedules means that you have to wait and wait to share the finished product. But at last, that day has arrived,… Read More
It has been quite a big couple of months around here for me, ticking off a lot of big items on my when-in-Australia bucket list. Two of the biggest items on that list of things to do once we’d moved back to Australia was to teach quilting classes (TICK) and get my patterns printed (TICK). And it turns out that… Read More