Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Happy new year, lovely quilters! We made it through 2020… Let’s kick 2021’s booty, hey?! This month also marks the start of the final section of Mini Masterpieces – Piecing. We’ll be conquering applique, English paper piecing, and foundation paper piecing. We got this! BUY THE BOOK I have currently sold out of signed copies of Mini Masterpieces, but you… Read More
In my pursuit of handmade this year, I jumped at the chance to sew some blocks from the Dutch Tulips pattern by Fat Quarter Shop. It’s such a fantastic block that whips up in no time, and not only looks great, but allows for some super fun colour play too. I made three blocks, as I will turn them into a table runner ready… Read More
Last year at my needle turn applique class with Carolyn Friedlander, I started a Hesperides pillow top for my daughter. I chose my fabrics starting with the Heather Ross mice and unicorns, and then chose fabrics that pulled out the colours in those prints and kept to the fairy tale theme – a purple castle from Lizzy House’s 1001 Peeps, some more Heather… Read More
Having fallen in love with needle-turn applique thanks to my class with Carolyn Friedlander last month, I decided to act on the momentum and start a new project to take away with me on holidays. I grabbed my leftover Essex linen in Natural, my stash of Liberty, filled my Fat Quarter Shop tin with a rainbow of 50w Aurifil thread,… Read More
Well, hasn’t this year has been the year of learning some new skills… English paper piecing, crochet, and now I can add needle-turn applique to my basket of handiwork. And it’s all thanks to the incredible Carolyn Friedlander (pardon the poor lighting, downlights are not camera friendly!). Yes, yes, this technique has been around for years. But to be honest,… Read More