Modern quilt teacher and patterns
My love affair with the navy, coral, golden mustard, and teal colour palette goes back a long way. I think this churn dash quilt is the first evidence of it, and that’s from 6 years ago! So when it came time to pick the colours for a new quilt for our couch, I headed straight to my favourite palette. For… Read More
Last month, I had the honour of co-hosting a retreat with Caitlin Polden. We first connected through making our Pollinate quilts, and the friendship blossomed from there as we bonded over Lauren Daigle, Christy Nockels, and Handmade Getaway – a beautiful book by Jacqueline Sava Clarke and Karyn Valino – and which was the spark for our idea of hosting… Read More
No April Fools pranks around here, just a new row of our Sunset Isle quilts to share. Fun story – my daughter’s due date could have been April 1 or 2… we went with April 2nd just to avoid the April Fools jokes! She came early anyway, on March 28th, and we like to joke it was the only time… Read More
Today is my daughter’s 8th birthday, and I could’ve sworn she was already at least 10 years old… She is such one clever, cheeky, strong, creative, sassy, little independent young woman, and she never fails to make us laugh! One of her presents today, at a long last, is a quilt for her bed. Warning: this post is long, and… Read More
Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles I’m feeling very still And I think my spaceship knows which way to go Download the free pattern for block 7 here Block 7 is quite possibly one of my favourite non-star blocks… It’s a bit fun! A spaceship taking off into the sky, zooming through the stars and planetary bodies. Like block… Read More
Happy first day of spring, to all my northern hemisphere friends!! And to my fellow-down-unders, here’s hoping for no more hot spells… goodness knows this country is desparate for rain. But regardless of what your local weather is doing, if you’re wanting to freshen up, here’s five ways to spring clean your sewing room! 1. Refresh your fabric stash Clear… Read More
UPDATE 2021: Most of these patterns have been discontinued – you can read why here. The cherry blossom block has been renamed to Blossom and you can find it here. However, I have left this post as-is so as to not erase my mistakes but to show how you can change and grow as a person. It’s been so wonderful… Read More
The world is all a flutter today, as Instagram and Facebook are having major outages and glitches. How are we supposed to procrastinate now?! I imagine everyone’s Screen Time reports will be markedly lower today, ha. I discovered this problem when I complained to my husband that I couldn’t upload a picture to Instagram. Being an avid reader of the… Read More
It’s amazing what you dig up when you go through every. single. thing in your sewing room and are determined to either use it/store it properly, or get rid of it! Orphan quilt blocks, old quilt projects, fabric that you would never use anymore… None of it is terrible, it’s just not you anymore! And that’s ok. These kinds of… Read More
Today is International Women’s Day, and what better way to celebrate it than by reading the latest issue of Make Modern – a digital magazine run by three kickass, Aussie women?! When I grow up, I’d love to have the incredible passion and persistence that Lara, Kristy and Jane have demonstrated in starting and running this magazine! Three women spread… Read More