Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Welcome to the Modern HST Sampler! This year, we will be making 24 modern HST quilt blocks, and by the end of the year, you will not only have a beautiful sampler quilt, but you will have some well-honed HST making skills. If you need more information, you can find out more about: The QAL and fabric requirements Required and… Read More
Second to squares, half square triangles aka HSTs are the most basic building blocks of patchwork. They can also be quite daunting, with points that get lost and fiddly trimming. But oh my dear, how rewarding it is when you conquer them! And that’s the aim of the Modern HST Sampler quilt along – enabling you to sew HSTs with… Read More
With the Modern HST Sampler QAL starting next week, I wanted to share a few tools you might like to have on hand to help you create beautiful and accurate quilt blocks, and especially the HSTs within them. Minimum requirements You’re going to need a ruler that measures at least 4.5″ x 12.5″, and that has a 45 degree line… Read More
Merry Christmas, from my family to your’s! I hope that you are having a beautiful Christmas wherever you may be, whether it’s with family and loved ones, or a quiet one; whether it’s a summery BBQ outside or a snowed-in one filled with hot chocolate; whether Santa brought you something quilty or not! Thank you from the bottom of my… Read More
Once you’ve worked out how you’re finishing a sampler quilt, the next step is to quilt the thing… but where do you start on how to quilt a sampler quilt?! Sampler quilts are often a variety of colours, definitely a range of designs across the quilt top, all of which make for a quilt top that makes it hard to… Read More
A few weeks ago, I finally got a new machine – a Brother Nouvelle 470. That’s the Japanese model name, I’ve also seen it referred to as the Brother Nouvelle 1500S or PQ1500SL in the USA, and the Brother PQ-1500S in Australia. Whatever you call it, it’s got the same amaaaazing features, some of which I hadn’t realised until unpacking… Read More
With the Farmer’s Wife 1930s Quilt Sampler Sew Along starting next month, there’s been a large flurry of activity as everyone gets their gear together – the Facebook group has been buzzing all month! I will be paper piecing most of the blocks, those that aren’t as easily pieced by normal machine piecing. If you’re planning on doing the same,… Read More
When the Fat Quarter Shop announced their new Aurifil thread club, I pounced fast! Each month, you get 4 small spools (220 yards) in 50w, and these are the first three months from the outside in. As an international purchaser, it works out to be about $6 per spool, which is a great price to build up a stash of… Read More
Guys, I’m so excited. And nervous. But mostly excited! As I think you all now know very well, I love quilt maths. I love teaching quilt maths. I am a quilt nerd! But do you want to know a secret? Even though I have done several HST tutorials and maths charts, plus writing about maths for Make Modern, I still… Read More
Half square triangles are incredibly popular blocks in quilting, as you have seen in The Bee Hive! This week, we’re having a look at a few different ways to make half square triangles, or HSTs, to help you improve your skills, your confidence and your accuracy! Today we’re looking at HST triangle papers – this is the best, most accurate… Read More