Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Well, hasn’t 2020 been a year already?! December and January have been some rough months for Australia. And with school now back, well, I don’t about you, but I feel a little dazed and like getting back into regular routine is a little harder this year. My friend, Jane, and I have been talking for a couple of months now… Read More
Welcome to February, and month two of the Mini Masterpieces QAL! I have been blown away by the amazing blocks and minis that you creative folk made last month for the Simple Squares lesson. You can find out the winners here, but here’s a quick snapshot of just some of the gorgeous makes shared on Instagram using #MiniMasterpiecesQAL: You can… Read More
Each month this year for the Mini Masterpieces QAL, I am remaking each mini quilt from my book in one range of fabric. The quilts in Mini Masterpieces are all scrappy, so I’m enjoying the opportunity to grab a bundle of fun fabric and go… and to show off my friends’ fabrics too! For the Simple Squares mini quilt, Building… Read More
With the Stellar BOM now wrapped up, that means that I’ve been working with AccuQuilt Australia for over two years… what?! Time flies when you’re having fun! It also means that it’s time for a new block of the month using the AccuQuilt Qube system. The first BOM series was Patisserie, and inspired by all sorts of yummy pastries. The… Read More
Hands up who else gifted handmade this Christmas?? This Christmas saw 3 quilts find new homes, including the quilt that inspired the Origami quilt pattern in the first place – the Japanese Origami quilt. This quilt (and the resulting quilt pattern) was inspired by the Japanese fabrics that my mother-in-law purchased in Japan earlier this year. I was stuck on… Read More
Another year, and another AccuQuilt block of the month! This is my third BOM quilt that I’ve designed for AccuQuilt Australia using the AccuQuilt Qubes, and don’t tell Patisserie or Stellar, but this one’s my most favourite so far. Petals is different from the previous two BOM quilts I designed. Why? Previously, I’ve used the Qubes as-is, that is, the… Read More
Well folks, it’s 2020! Happy New Year! I am so excited about this year, and the Mini Masterpieces quilt along. I don’t know about you, but I am so ready to dig in and play and grow and cultivate my creativity through quilting. Are you ready too?! First up this month is the Simple Squares lesson. If you are newer… Read More
What to do when your quilt rows don’t line up? When you’re working on a long-term project like Sunset Isle, where there’s an array of techniques and a variety of how many blocks per row is included, it’s not unusual to get to the end and find that your rows don’t quite all match up in length. Perhaps it’s that… Read More
As a recovering perfectionist, I have let the quilt police AKA my inner critic win far too many times in my quilty journey. That fearful voice that said, “You can’t sew curves”. That worried voice that said, “You NEED a ruler”. That sneering voice that said, “The quilt is not good enough to finish”. Hands up who else has heard… Read More
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