Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Hopefully you all have your centre stars and your outer star sections finished because this week we’re talking about piecing the quilt top and backing! The first tip is to measure your star sections – they should measure 16.5″ x 32.5″, but with all the long and diagonal seams and bias stretch happening, it may be out by even as… Read More
Today’s beautiful Bright Sky QAL blog hopper is Melissa from My Fabric Relish. Melissa’s beautiful quilts and style have always attracted me, and as tends to happen in the online quilting world, we’ve become friends! So much so, that I’ll be staying with her for a few days around Quilt Con, driving to and from Dallas and Austin together, and… Read More
Welcome to this week’s instalment for the Bright Sky QAL! It’s definitely not too late to join in if you want to, it’s a quick quilt to piece! Last week we pieced our centre stars, and this week’s Bright Sky quilt task is to piece the outer star sections! These are a little fiddly, but definitely quick and achievable! As… Read More
When I had the idea for a Bright Sky quilt along, I thought about asking some quilting friends to quilt along with me too, knowing that these particular friends each have something different to bring to the pattern. The first one immediately to mind was Molli Sparkles, because girl, Joshua brings a certain pizazz to every piece of fabric he… Read More
Alright folks, let’s get this Bright Sky quilting par-tay started! If you haven’t grabbed it already, the pattern is on sale for only 2 more days (sale ends Wednesday October 8th 11:59pm JST), and once you’ve got it, this week’s task is to get your centre star done. And I want to encourage you to have some fun with it!… Read More
A very special Sunday Stash this week – my Bright Sky t-shirt from Patchwork Threads arrived this week!! Along with my Christmas shopping for the family so the mums and sisters will also be branded with my designs. I wore it yesterday to our preschool sports day (hence the kids’ uniforms) and it’s so comfy! And looks fabulous, of course… Read More
As always, feel completely free to choose whatever fabric you like! Should you wish for some points and tips, read on… There are 4 main “zones” of fabric: the centre square, the inner star points, the outer star diamonds and the outer star points. For each zone, the minimum fabric requirements are fat quarters – 1 fat quarter for the… Read More
When I released my Bright Sky quilt pattern earlier this year, several people mentioned how they would love to do a QAL of the pattern because it’s a quick, fun quilt to piece and produces a great lap size of 64″ square. Well, your wish is my command! I’m very happy to announce that the Bright Sky quilt along will… Read More
October is going to be one bright, starry month with the Bright Sky quilt along! We’re talking giveaways and blog hops and fabulous linky prizes… I’ll be sharing all the details next week, and I hope you’ll be as excited as I am to hear all the news! So start pulling out your favourite fat quarters, because this is going… Read More
Wow, what a fun few months this has been for the Easy As ABC quilt along! It’s been an absolute thrill seeing you all sew along making your alphabet quilts, especially seeing the different interpretations you’ve made through your fabric choices. You can find all the Easy As ABC blocks here. I have my quilt top and back all ready… Read More