Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Oh my goodness, guys, we’ve made it!! We’re at the final block of the Modern HST Sampler!! This has been an incredible year, I’ve been so privileged to be a part of seeing you all grow in your skills. Thank you for coming along for the ride! If this is the first time you’re reading this, fear not, you can still… Read More
It’s been so much fun quilting along with you all this year, and it’s been so inspiring seeing you conquer half-square triangles! So I had a good hard think about what we should conquer next, and decided upon foundation paper piecing. When you have foundation paper piecing up your sleeve, it opens a whole new world of quilting. So I’m… 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
You know those moments where you try something new and challenging and then it works and you just want to squeal and shimmy in glee? This English paper pieced Liberty mini quilt is one such moment. Me, English paper piecing, what?! Mercifully, I decided to tackle it again by choosing to use my rapidly growing Liberty stash, because this luscious fabric is a… Read More
This year has been full of firsts for me, and this month, that has included sewing a quilt using a quilt panel. But not just any quilt panel, and not a licensed character in sight 😉 The quilt tops from Pattern Jam are essentially just a giant quilt panel, and while finishing them off as quilts includes most of the… Read More
In the lead up to our leaving Japan, it made sense to stock up on some special things not as readily available in Australia. Certain foods, certain house goods, certain stationery and fabric… Except, I was ok with the level of fabric I had to move back to Australia. But how could I leave without one last little bit of… Read More
I don’t know about you, but when I’m working on a special project (although, what quilt isn’t special?!), I like to think carefully about the quilting designs that I choose. Sometimes an all-over basic design is what the quilt needs, like for a sampler quilt to help unify all the different blocks together. Sometimes a quilt needs some more careful… Read More
When I heard that my good friend, Keera, had designed some fabric, I just had to get some for myself from Spoonflower! The saturated colours of Rose Gold are right up my alley, and pink with navy? Yum! But being Spoonflower, it’s not the cheapest place to buy fabric, so I came up with a plan. Spoonflower fabrics come as… Read More
Time for the third block of the Modern HST Sampler! By the end of the year, you will not only have made 24 blocks in total, and thus 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 recommended… Read More
Time for the second block of the Modern HST Sampler! By the end of the year, you will not only have made 24 blocks in total, and thus 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 recommended… Read More