Modern quilt teacher and patterns
My husband has been prompting me for a while to try out some of my quilting designs onto other products, like notebooks or cards. It took me a while, but last week I finally sat down and had a play. I tried a few different designs – new and existing – and ordered some products to test out their quality…. Read More
One thing that has surprised me about being in the quilt pattern business is the number of emails I get from people asking for opinions on what to choose for a quilt backing. As someone for whom the backing is almost an after thought, something I usually decide towards the end (and preferably something I don’t have to piece!), offering… Read More
It’s only 54 days until Christmas… insane! But that’s not what we are here for today, are we?! No, it’s time for block 11 of the Milky Way Sampler! If you have no idea what I’m talking about, check out this post for all the info on this foundation paper pieced block of the month. And if you need to brush up… Read More
Oh my goodness, we are on the home stretch, folks! But first, the final weekly winner of the Geode quilt along for the Aurora pattern iiiiiiiiis… @quiltsewpretty! Congratulations, I’ll DM you on Instagram. Party party! We have reached the final official blog post for the Geode QAL, where it’s now a case of finishing up our quilts before sharing them…. Read More
Yeah, so I think it’s safe to say that I’m well and truly head over heels in working with Liberty fabrics. The designs and colours just really inspire me! Not to mention the luscious feels. Which means I keep finding myself saying yes to Liberty swaps and bees! One I joined in earlier this year was a rainbow postage stamp… Read More
Hmm, I’m not exactly sure what flavour a blue donut would be… blueberry? Blue Heaven? Fairy floss? Let me know what you think what flavour this block would be in the comments! In fact, talking of donuts, AccuQuilt Australia recently shared a delicious felt donut pillow tutorial. So cute! But anyway, you can now go download the pattern yourself from… Read More
Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you’ve had a wonderful, stitchy weekend; I know I have! Before we get this week started for the Geode quilt along, I had best announce the winner of the October bundle from Ava & Neve… congratulations @the_world_is_my_lobster! I will DM you on Instagram. If you haven’t already, go ahead and grab the pattern – from my… Read More
Oh Alyce, back at it with the HSTs… I’m sorry, I just have a bit of a love affair for the shapes that they create! This time, creating a Wreath mini quilt (and not ‘wrath’ as I keep typing, ha!) for issue 53 of Love Patchwork & Quilting – their Christmas issue. I used a range of scraps in grassy… Read More
For the next year, the team at Blessington, the Australian distributors for Pfaff, AccuQuilt, Singer, Husqvarna Viking, and Handiquilter, are supporting the McGrath Foundation. As October is also Breast Cancer Awareness month, they asked the brand ambassadors to come up with a pink project to share as a tutorial, with the aim that you guys would consider making one to donate… Read More
It’s Monday and that means it is time to kick on with the Geode QAL and begin week 3. But first, let’s announce the winners of a 6 month subscription to Make Modern… Congratulations to @lynnmcindoe and @aggymom78! I’ll DM you each on Instagram. There’s still plenty of time to grab the pattern – from my store and also on Craftsy – and get started,… Read More