Modern quilt teacher and patterns
I love to set a public deadline for a pattern release, as I’m the kind of person who thrives on having a deadline to work towards… so when it came time to get Double Dash happening, well, what better day than my birthday to set as release day! (does this mean I get double the cake?!) Double Dash is a… Read More
Another month and another row added to our Sunset Isle quilts! There’s been a fun flurry of activity on Instagram on #sunsetislequilt (see below). Not to mention being able to take this gorgeous photo of three Sunset Isle quilts together while on quilting retreat a couple of weeks ago. From left to right: Kara who’s making a scrappy rainbow with… Read More
Thank you all so much for all your love and support and excitement about my book announcement! This month is super exciting in so many ways, and finally being able to share Mini Masterpieces with you all was just the start. Because up next is another desire that has come to fruition – hosting local sewing days to create a… Read More
It is with such excitement and much chuffed-ness (chuffed informal British adj. very pleased) that I would like to introduce you to my quilting book – Mini Masterpieces! Order a signed copy here I like to think of Mini Masterpieces as Alyce Blyth in a book. It is me teaching a range of different quilting techniques through easy-to-achieve projects that… Read More
In September 2017, I took a class with Denyse Schmidt at Amitie and began to make the Cog + Wheel quilt pattern. At the time, it was a bit of a challenge for my quilting skills – templates, curves, inset blocks… Perhaps “challenge” isn’t quite the right word, but more of a slight fear-inducing pattern. But I was up for… Read More
Whirling and twirling, this quilt block is a fun one using the parallelogram die from the AccuQuilt QUBE set. These ones always trick me at first with how to orient them when piecing the half-square triangle pieces to the ends, but thankfully I didn’t need to pull out the seam ripper on this one. Download the free pattern for Block… Read More
Baby Sunset doo doo doo do doo… #sorrynotsorry for that ear worm! Anyway, moving on, Baby Sunset is my newest quilt pattern coming out on July 1st. It’s a bonus pattern exclusively available to the Sunset Isle BOM subscribers, and uses the blocks from the first six months of the pattern. You see, the rows for months 6 and 7… Read More
The classic sawtooth star quilt block is a big favourite of mine. In fact, did you know that waaay back in the day it was my first blog header logo?! This month’s block for the Stellar BOM that I have designed for AccuQuilt Australia is a cute little twist by adding an extra little detail in the centre. It would… Read More
Last month, I had the opportunity to receive some fat quarters of Anna Maria Horner’s Passionflower fabric and a coordinating spool of Aurifil thread and have a play. Of course I said yes! Here’s the prints I received, along with a spool of Aurifil 4173. Around the same time, Sarah of Sarah Ashford Studio asked if I would like to… Read More
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of playing with Pat Bravo’s latest line for Art Gallery Fabrics – Matchmade. With some added snippets of Pat’s other range, Legendary, and some Sun Kissed by Maureen Cracknell, I paired the prints with Pure Elements Snow to create a jewel-toned modern flower quilt pattern that’s now out in Love Patchwork & Quilting… Read More