Modern quilt teacher and patterns
I love seeing sneak peeks and hearing the process of how other designers design their quilts… and I’m a quilt designer! I know what it takes! And I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in that… right? So I thought I’d share about my design process as I create the Origami quilt pattern. The Design Process The inspiration for quilt designs… Read More
That’s right, after 5 years and 29 issues of writing the Maths & Methods column for Make Modern, that series has been retired. Can you believe that we found 29 different quilty math topics to cover?! I can’t, ha! If you’d love to have all 29 articles for future reference (plus 200+ modern quilt patterns, 40+ mini quilt patterns, 30+ cushions, 50+ other… Read More
This month, I’ve teamed up with Cotton Cuts to be their Featured Designer for the Classic and Modern Maker subscription boxes. What this means is that subscribers to those boxes will get their choice of one of 5 Blossom Heart Quilts patterns. Here’s a sneak peek at what fabrics are included in the Modern Maker box… they would work for… Read More
Can you believe there’s only one more block left of the Stellar BOM?! Craaaazy town… Or should I say craaaazy solar system?! *knee slap* Oh I so love me a dad joke. Anyhow, block 11 is another sawtooth-esque star, with a twist on the flying geese. Quite literally! Download the free pattern for Block 11 here We can’t wait to… Read More
Another month and another row added to our Sunset Isle quilts and another check in on Instagram on #sunsetislequilt. MONTH 9 The row for this month features quarter-square triangles, or QSTs. You will see in the pattern that QSTs are made from two half-square triangles. I made mine with the same print-HST pairs, but you could easily mix it up… Read More
This month is a book-filled month! First I announce my book, Mini Masterpieces, then I make some blocks from The Seedling Quilts by Jodi Godfrey, and now it’s a Patchwork Picnic kinda day! Patchwork Picnic by Gracey Larson features 30 patchwork blocks that celebrate the outdoors, with instructions for both 6″ and 12″ finished quilt blocks. You can then put… Read More
Have you ever wanted to learn foundation paper piecing? Are you one of those local Melbournians who’ve asked for a class in foundation paper piecing?! Then September is your month! I am teaching at Nuno Nuno in Mont Albert and making a paper crane wall hanging. WHEN: Saturday 21st September TIME: 10.00am – 1.00pm COST: $52 (includes pattern) TO BOOK: 9898… Read More
About two years ago, my dear friend Jodi and I were chatting about writing our quilting books while our kids were mucking around outside in the garden, wondering how we were going to get it all done with families and businesses to take care of too. And now here we are, with our books are about to be released at… Read More
A huge part of getting any quilt pattern ready to launch is sending it off to be tested by other quilters. What this means is that a group of normal, everyday quilters from around the world with a variety of skill levels and fabric tastes put your pattern through its paces. Each of my full quilt patterns are first checked… Read More
When you design quilt patterns, you typically make at least 2 different versions of the quilt just to make sure it’s all working properly. But mostly because you have so many palette and fabric ideas to use for the pattern, ha! For my Double Dash quilt pattern and its two different block sizes, I clearly had to make at least… Read More