Modern quilt teacher and patterns
When I first designed the Stellar quilt for AccuQuilt, I just knew that the background needed to be scrappy so as to give that night sky feel with darker and lighter patches of sky. I used a variety of solid blues with one marbled blue print to give some extra dimension and texture in each of the quilt blocks. Block 10… Read More
The final block of the Stellar BOM has arrived! It’s times like this that makes me wide-eyed at how time has flown by… 12 blocks = 12 blocks! Block 12 is a fun one to sew, as it involves Download the free pattern for Block 12 here We can’t wait to see your blocks! Feel free to share them with… Read More
Can you believe there’s only one more block left of the Stellar BOM?! Craaaazy town… Or should I say craaaazy solar system?! *knee slap* Oh I so love me a dad joke. Anyhow, block 11 is another sawtooth-esque star, with a twist on the flying geese. Quite literally! Download the free pattern for Block 11 here We can’t wait to… Read More
Whirling and twirling, this quilt block is a fun one using the parallelogram die from the AccuQuilt QUBE set. These ones always trick me at first with how to orient them when piecing the half-square triangle pieces to the ends, but thankfully I didn’t need to pull out the seam ripper on this one. Download the free pattern for Block… Read More
The classic sawtooth star quilt block is a big favourite of mine. In fact, did you know that waaay back in the day it was my first blog header logo?! This month’s block for the Stellar BOM that I have designed for AccuQuilt Australia is a cute little twist by adding an extra little detail in the centre. It would… Read More
Is it a supernova? Or Saturn? I’m not 100% sure! Saturn was my original inspiration, but in bright, sunny yellow, I’m now thinking perhaps it’s more a supernova… Download the free pattern for block 8 here If you’re making this kind of block design for multiple blocks, it is so perfect for chain piecing – log-cabin style of sewing the… Read More
Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles I’m feeling very still And I think my spaceship knows which way to go Download the free pattern for block 7 here Block 7 is quite possibly one of my favourite non-star blocks… It’s a bit fun! A spaceship taking off into the sky, zooming through the stars and planetary bodies. Like block… Read More
The latest AccuQuilt BOM block has been released for the Stellar quilt. Which made me realise that in the midst of moving last month, I forgot to share block 3 with you too! Block 3 uses the triangle in a square dies from the Angles companion set, and this is one pair of dies that I’m really itching to play… Read More
The pattern for the second quilt block for the Stellar BOM is now out! This one is a fun, basic sawtooth star quilt block, and is open for plenty of fun opportunities. My version continues my monochromatic scrappy prints and solids combo. Download the pattern from AccuQuilt Australia here But you could quite easily fussy cut something for that centre square,… Read More
It’s time that I finally get to start sharing the new AccuQuilt BOM! Over the next 12 months, we’re making some space-inspired blocks. Now, I’m famous for loving a good star quilt block… And yes, I am definitely a big fan of star quilt blocks, but this time, I decided to step outside the comfort zone and make a space-inspired… Read More