Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Welcome back to the Milky Way Sampler! If you’re new to this starry sensation, and want to find out more about this foundation paper pieced sampler, you can check out this post for all the info. And if you need to brush up on your foundation paper piecing skills, I’ve got a tutorial for that! Block 6 is Capella, and is named for… Read More
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of the year long sampler quilt alongs. I mean, hello The Bee Hive, hello Modern HST Sampler, hello Milky Way Sampler! So when Molli Sparkles asked me to join him for The Honey Pot Bee as a queen bee one month, I was there. And June is my month! As queen, I get to… Read More
Hello, Sunday Stashers! I’m your hostess with the mostess for this week, while Molli swans around Singapore. It was perfect timing to help, because I recently got a big box of goodies come in. A couple of weeks ago, I found out about a fantastic deal happening. Connecting Threads currently has free shipping to Australia on orders over $75, and… Read More
Lately I’ve been having a bit of a love affair with the humble economy block. They’re fun to fussy cut, quick to piece, and look pretty darn adorable! These little blocks are 4″ finished (4 1/2″ unfinished) and perfectly frame the fussy cut square in the middle. I went for a 4″ finished (4.5″ unfinished) block as it allowed me… Read More
There’s some pretty special makes to share that you guys were up to last month! Let’s start off with a bang… Sara from @sewsweetness finished her rainbow Milky Way Sampler quilt and it’s beautiful! She used Alison Glass fabrics to make her quilt, and finished it off with the setting instructions provided in the Bundle for her quilt. Talking of the bundle, @mkjoan.coles… Read More
Ha! Take that, schedule! I actually got my mini Milky Way Sampler block done in the first week of the month! So that’s what being organised feels like… #nonewsletterthisweekoops And yes, as always, I reduced the pattern to 40%, so these blocks now measure 4 1/2″ instead of the full 10 1/2″ as normal. Now, as for the Liberty prints… Read More
When Lauren from Molly And Mama messaged me and asked if I’d like to make her Hettie Hexie Mini pattern, I won’t lie, I kinda stared wide-eyed at the cover showing a whole lotta English paper pieced hexies… and then said yes. And now, I’m glad I did, because I’m in love! I ordered my papers from Tales Of Cloth,… Read More
Last month, I finally bought some of my favourite print from Les Fleurs by Rifle Paper Co for Cotton + Steel and a fat eighth bundle of their latest range, Wonderland. I soon added a few more fat quarters bought at AQC, and that night, started sewing with it all. Unheard of around here, for “just because” fabric purchases to… Read More
In every issue of Make Modern, from the very start, you can find my Maths And Methods column, talking about all things quilty maths. Yes, that’s now 16 articles on quilt maths. With plenty more to come! And sometimes I get to design a project to coordinate with the article as a way of encouraging you to put those newly-learned skills… Read More
I’ve been in quite a few quilting bees, and the best ones are always those with people who share the same taste in fabrics as you. Because it means you get to crack out your good stuff that’s fun to play with! My main quilting bee this year is no exception to that rule – my Miss B Haven group… Read More