Modern quilt teacher and patterns
There are so many steps to making a quilt, from choosing the pattern and fabric, through to the last binding stitch (by hand or by machine!). And it often feels like piecing the quilt top and the actual quilting step are two very, very different tasks. Because they are! Sewing some long seams to piece the quilt top together is… Read More
I mentioned in my last blog post about my rainbow free motion quilting sampler quilt that there were two projects you could complete to officially graduate from Free Motion Quilting Academy – the sampler quilt, and a wholecloth mini quilt. And now, I’m ready to share more about the mini quilt that I made, and why this project has been… Read More
Over the past few months, I’ve made one of my most favourite quilts to date – a free motion quilting sampler quilt. Not only do I love the colours, but I also loved the experience of making it! I have some prior experience with free motion quilting. I was self-taught with a dash of Craftsy classes (remember those?!) and played… Read More
Note: Updated August 2021 (prices reflect Fall 2021 enrolment) Last year, I signed up for Free Motion Quilting Academy for the Fall 2020 cohort. I enrolled in this course because I wanted to uplevel my free motion quilting skills, and also, being completely honest – to get the motivation and inspiration to quilt more! And now that Free Motion Quilting… Read More
As many of you know, I took a 3-month hiatus from work obligations and deadlines and it was amazing. During that time, in between supervising home learning and my one hour a day of legally-permitted time outside the house, I was able to work on a special passion project that was to become Women of Advent. I had no idea… Read More
There are times when you want to try something new with quilting and suddenly you find yourself needing a whole range of new supplies – hand sewing needles, templates, paper pieces, tools, rulers, notions, gadgets and gizmos… And sure, that’s probably half the fun, right? You get to go shopping! But if you’re like me, it can also sometimes feel… Read More
When you hear “free motion quilting”, what thoughts immediately pop into your mind? Does the thought of free motion quilting (FMQ) fill you with joy, or terror, or somewhere in between? As I’ve been sharing my experience with Free Motion Quilting Academy, I’ve heard a lot of your thoughts on FMQ and let’s just say many of you are keeping… Read More
Straight line quilting is where most of us start when we begin to quilt our own quilts. After all, it’s essentially the same as piecing the quilt, sewing straight lines through fabric, just with an extra layer to sew through! I have written quite a few posts about quilting over the years, including a big post about how to machine… Read More
For the first few quilts I ever made, I technically didn’t even quilt them. Machine quilting seemed like a daunting step! I mean, I just had a baby Elna 1000, surely I couldn’t quilt at home on my domestic sewing machine? My first couple of (baby) quilts simply had the pieced top and flannel as the backing, which I stitched… 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