Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Over the past year, we’ve made a scrap buster block each month. On the AccuQuilt Australia blog, I shared different quilt layout options for each block to provide inspiration for how you could make a quilt from just the one block pattern – check those out here. But if you were sewing along to make a sampler quilt like me…… Read More
My latest pattern, Origami, is just perfect for layer cakes! Especially the small bed sized quilt – it has 42 blocks, which is the exact same number as pieces in a Moda layer cake. And I had one of those lying around – Voyager by Kate Spain. So I added in a couple of fat quarters of coordinating solids for the… Read More
In September 2017, I took a class with Denyse Schmidt at Amitie and began to make the Cog + Wheel quilt pattern. At the time, it was a bit of a challenge for my quilting skills – templates, curves, inset blocks… Perhaps “challenge” isn’t quite the right word, but more of a slight fear-inducing pattern. But I was up for… Read More
It’s amazing what you dig up when you go through every. single. thing in your sewing room and are determined to either use it/store it properly, or get rid of it! Orphan quilt blocks, old quilt projects, fabric that you would never use anymore… None of it is terrible, it’s just not you anymore! And that’s ok. These kinds of… Read More
What a great way to start the new month than with getting to share about the new book by my friend and fellow Aussie quilt designer, Jemima Flendt from Tied With A Ribbon. Her second book, Quilt Big, is all about supersizing quilt blocks for faster finishes… with style! The photography in this book is just stunning. When I first… Read More
Well, here we are in month 3 of the Year Of Finishing, and I’ve successfully finished off two UFOs (yes, I still need to photograph my finished Modern HST Sampler… this weekend!). Can I make it 3 in a row?! This month, I’ve got a liiittle more space than the past two months, so I’ve decided to finish off a… Read More
Dude, there’s nothing like smashing out a goal to motivate you to do more! This month, I’m off to QuiltCon for a week, so I’m taking another more realistic goal of finishing off my Modern HST Sampler quilt. This top was finished in January last year, and after having been sent to a longarmer, also just needs binding. And as… Read More
Yeah, so I think it’s safe to say that I’m well and truly head over heels in working with Liberty fabrics. The designs and colours just really inspire me! Not to mention the luscious feels. Which means I keep finding myself saying yes to Liberty swaps and bees! One I joined in earlier this year was a rainbow postage stamp… Read More
Sometimes opportunities come along when working with sponsors to get involved in a really cool project… For aaages I’ve loved the patterns they’ve been making in collaborationg with Art Gallery Fabrics – AGF Stitched – so I was really excited when they asked if I’d like to make their newest quilt pattern, Symphony. I had been lusting after Charleston by Amy Sinibaldi… 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