As many of you will know, I write a column for Make Modern entitled Maths & Methods – all about the maths behind quilting. In this month’s issue, I talked about how to strip-piece half-square triangles using jelly roll strips. It is an awesome method to have up your sleeve to get more out of your jelly rolls, as they… Read More
What I’ve Been Writing: Craftsy
Did you know that at least once a month, you can find me writing blog posts for Craftsy?! I love writing about quilting, as evidenced by this blog and my Make Modern column too, and I love being able to stretch my typing fingers over there too. In fact last month, my How To Make A Queen-Size Quilt post was… Read More
Down Under Quilts Magazine Feature: Meet Me!
If you’re in Australia, and want to learn some more about me, head to your local newsagent and grab a copy of the latest Down Under Quilts (issue 171)! And for those internationally, you can order your own copy here! This month’s ‘Meet The Blogger’ article is moi! And it’s such a thrill to see some of my most favourite… Read More
A New Feather For My Writing Cap
Way back when I first started mummy blogging, over 5 years ago now, I never foresaw myself ending up on the path I am now. Loving Blogging (capital B to indicate the whole thing, not just writing), loving writing, and loving writing about quilting! But here I am. Blogging regularly, writing for a magazine, and now… I have been a… Read More
In The Presses: Stars and Christmas
This month, Make Modern issue 2 came out! In this issue, you can find the next 3 blocks from the Aurora starry sampler (you can see one block in the bottom right) and also my latest Maths and Methods article. In issue 1, we talked about how to resize quilt blocks, and this time we’re talking about the quilt math… Read More
Make Modern Magazine: Behind The Scenes
I’ve been sharing some progress pictures of this pillow cover on Instagram over the past week, as I’ve has some fun experimenting and trying out some new free motion quilting. It is seriously so much fun gettin’ my FMQ on for a small project like this! No giant roll of quilt to drag around… But that’s not the point of… Read More
Make Modern Magazine
Today is the day, that very exciting day, when the first issue of Make Modern comes out!! Three of my wonderful Wombat Stew paper-piecing bee girls are the creators of Make Modern – Australia’s first digital modern quilting magazine – and I know they have worked so hard to get it all together. I am also rather excited to share… Read More