Modern quilt teacher and patterns
We are now a third of the way through the Tula Pink City Sampler quilt along on Instagram! It’s been so much fun making this quilt, and last week I laid out all the blocks I’d sewn so far and I’m thrilled with how it’s coming along. I’m needing to have another big sit-and-cut session so that I can have another… Read More
In the lead up to our leaving Japan, it made sense to stock up on some special things not as readily available in Australia. Certain foods, certain house goods, certain stationery and fabric… Except, I was ok with the level of fabric I had to move back to Australia. But how could I leave without one last little bit of… Read More
In 2012-2013, I signed up for the Fat Quarter Shop’s Designer Mystery BOM. It used Vintage Modern fabric, so why wouldn’t I?! And I enjoyed the program – you got plenty of extra fabric, and the blocks were sweet*. I signed up for the next one, but the fabric just didn’t enthuse me and, uh, I think I made 2… Read More
At last, I finished month 2’s blocks for my Farmer’s Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt! Thankfully month 3 was only a handful of blocks and a few weeks off, so I was able to catch up and am now up to date. But first, let’s round out month 2… Grandma I was originally thinking about rotary cutting and piecing Grandma, until… Read More
I’m a little behind, which I’m sure won’t be the first time! But I’ve got four more blocks to show off today from month 2 of the Farmer’s Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt sew along. Aimee Pretty little Aimee! In Year 8 French, we had to choose a French name for ourselves, and then we celebrated our Name Day throughout the… Read More
Old Maid I love this block! The pieces were the perfect size to show off the Horizon prints and this block will fit in beautifully into my quilt! Kate Spain: Horizon Hello Kitty: Hiroshima Aurifil: 1243 Katherine It’s hard to make anything red lower in volume, so adding some white and grey is my attempt to do so! I think… Read More
And that’s week 2, done and dusted! Betty and Caroline are this week’s blocks, and my first official blog post for the sew along was posted this week – how to make the Betty block with normal HSTs! Caroline Oooh, definitely one of most favourite blocks… because it’s my favourite colour of fabric to use! And once again, I pieced… Read More
I’ve never been the kind of quilter who just plows through one project at a time and churning out finishes – I’m always dabbling here and there… the pile of WIPs can attest to that! Likewise, I’m not the kind of blogger who shares regular lists of WIPs, which means sometimes I look back and feel like I haven’t been… Read More
The final task I needed to tick off my sewing list this year was my Disney Quilt Swap mini. My partner didn’t provide loads of information to go on, other than that she’s obsessed with Disney and visits Disneyland every year for Valentines Day. Once I got over the stress/pressure of trying to work out what to make with such… Read More
Three months ago, I was sent my bee block pattern for Jane for her month as Wombat Stew queen… And I finished it on Friday. Um, oops?! I detest being late for anything, especially this late! But I finally did it, and of course it didn’t take that long, and it was so much fun to choose my own colours… Read More