Modern quilt teacher and patterns
I’ve decided I need to make more rainbow quilts. This is my third major rainbow quilt this year, and I’m becoming a little addicted to the colour ordering. It’s pretty darn fun, guys, I tell ya what! This rainbow baby quilt was made for a very special baby – my brother-in-law’s first child. As they were waiting until the birth… Read More
Guys! We’ve made it to the final block of the Milky Way Sampler quilt! By now, you should have this foundation paper piecing business down pat. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, check out this post for all the info on this foundation paper pieced block of the month. And if you do still need to brush up on your… Read More
The Geode QAL has officially finished, and it’s time to announce some winners! I’ll be sharing my finished Geode quilt later this week, and in fabulous news, its recipient was safely born on the weekend and I now have another nephew! A huge thanks to each and every one of you who have sewn along, I’ve been absolutely thrilled to… Read More
After receiving quite a few emails and comments, I’m excited to announce that once again, I am organising quilting bees for The Bee Hive 2018! For those who are new around here, in 2015 I hosted a series called The Bee Hive which featured 25 quilt block designs that each created secondary designs when used in bulk. Which means they… Read More
The suggestions for what flavour a blue donut would be were almost unanimously blueberry! So how about a green one? I’m thinking possibly apple. And would teal/aqua be any different from bright green? Grab the pattern for block 4 here! What I love about this block is that it uses the square on point die, meaning that there’s not trimming… Read More
It’s only 54 days until Christmas… insane! But that’s not what we are here for today, are we?! No, it’s time for block 11 of the Milky Way Sampler! If you have no idea what I’m talking about, check out this post for all the info on this foundation paper pieced block of the month. And if you need to brush up… Read More
Oh my goodness, we are on the home stretch, folks! But first, the final weekly winner of the Geode quilt along for the Aurora pattern iiiiiiiiis… @quiltsewpretty! Congratulations, I’ll DM you on Instagram. Party party! We have reached the final official blog post for the Geode QAL, where it’s now a case of finishing up our quilts before sharing them…. Read More
Hmm, I’m not exactly sure what flavour a blue donut would be… blueberry? Blue Heaven? Fairy floss? Let me know what you think what flavour this block would be in the comments! In fact, talking of donuts, AccuQuilt Australia recently shared a delicious felt donut pillow tutorial. So cute! But anyway, you can now go download the pattern yourself from… Read More
Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you’ve had a wonderful, stitchy weekend; I know I have! Before we get this week started for the Geode quilt along, I had best announce the winner of the October bundle from Ava & Neve… congratulations @the_world_is_my_lobster! I will DM you on Instagram. If you haven’t already, go ahead and grab the pattern – from my… Read More
It’s Monday and that means it is time to kick on with the Geode QAL and begin week 3. But first, let’s announce the winners of a 6 month subscription to Make Modern… Congratulations to @lynnmcindoe and @aggymom78! I’ll DM you each on Instagram. There’s still plenty of time to grab the pattern – from my store and also on Craftsy – and get started,… Read More