Modern quilt teacher and patterns
As an unashamed lover of sampler quilts and block of the month programs, it should come as no surprise that it’s a block of the month quilt along that I’ve created in partnership with AccuQuilt. I’m so excited to share it with you! I love the GO! Qubes that AccuQuilt have – all the basic shapes regularly used in quilt… Read More
Welcome back to the Milky Way Sampler! If you’re new to this starry sampler quilt, and want to find out more about this foundation paper pieced sampler, you can check out this post for all the info. And if you need to brush up on your foundation paper piecing skills, I’ve got a tutorial for that! Block 8 for the Milky Way Sampler is Polaris. AKA… Read More
Now is the moment when I pause and look at the calendar in shock. It’s nearly the end of July already. As my kids say, “What the crazy?!” But indeed, it is July 25, and it’s time for the next round of the Girt By Sea quilt along – the log cabin blocks. All the designers of this quilt took… Read More
Welcome back to the Milky Way Sampler! If you’re new to this starry sensation, and want to find out more about this foundation paper pieced sampler, you can check out this post for all the info. And if you need to brush up on your foundation paper piecing skills, I’ve got a tutorial for that! Block 7 for the Milky Way Sampler is… Read More
Welcome back to the Milky Way Sampler! If you’re new to this starry sensation, and want to find out more about this foundation paper pieced sampler, you can check out this post for all the info. And if you need to brush up on your foundation paper piecing skills, I’ve got a tutorial for that! Block 6 is Capella, and is named for… Read More
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of the year long sampler quilt alongs. I mean, hello The Bee Hive, hello Modern HST Sampler, hello Milky Way Sampler! So when Molli Sparkles asked me to join him for The Honey Pot Bee as a queen bee one month, I was there. And June is my month! As queen, I get to… Read More
Ha! Take that, schedule! I actually got my mini Milky Way Sampler block done in the first week of the month! So that’s what being organised feels like… #nonewsletterthisweekoops And yes, as always, I reduced the pattern to 40%, so these blocks now measure 4 1/2″ instead of the full 10 1/2″ as normal. Now, as for the Liberty prints… Read More
Don’t forget, if you want find out more about this foundation paper pieced sampler, you can check out this post for all the info. And if you need to brush up on your foundation paper piecing skills, I’ve got a post for that too! I got you covered on all bases! Vega is block number five, and yes, you guessed it, it’s the fifth… Read More
Uh, excuse me, how is it nearly the end of April?! We’re a third of the way through 2017, guys. So I’m just scraping it in with my mini Arcturus block for the month! This month, I cut into some larger pieces – some fat sixteenths from Ava & Neve. The latest bundle had some perfect prints that were still pink-based but… Read More
The Girt By Sea quilt along has begun! I’ve shared before about this modern medallion quilt pattern, and my plans for my own version of the quilt. But now the official community fun has started, and there’s quite a lot of amazing quilts being made! From top, L-R: @thebaronessdesigns, @talesofcloth, @coleandtaffy @quiltbystarlight, @nightquilter, @laura_procter_makes @sharingthegoodstuff, @jackiegillies, @ladybugquilting I am in total awe of… Read More