Modern quilt teacher and patterns
At last, I finished month 2’s blocks for my Farmer’s Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt! Thankfully month 3 was only a handful of blocks and a few weeks off, so I was able to catch up and am now up to date. But first, let’s round out month 2… Grandma I was originally thinking about rotary cutting and piecing Grandma, until… Read More
Today I have two blocks to share with you as a part of the Farmer’s Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt QAL! When I sat down and looked at these blocks, I could see why these blocks are being released together. They both involved the same basic nine-patch block structure, they both have four half-square triangles, and they both have economy squares… Read More
Hello hello! I’ve had a wonderful week, finishing off the winter holidays and getting back into school time routine. And also catching up on some sewing that’s not work related, yay! Another Farmer’s Wife quilt block ticked off the list… Meanwhile, I love the story behind Chrissie’s first quilt! And Patty’s quilt is promising to be absolutely stunning! Meanwhile, WOW… Read More
Welcome to the Modern HST Sampler! This year, we will be making 24 modern HST quilt blocks, and by the end of the year, you will not only have a beautiful sampler quilt, but you will have some well-honed HST making skills. If you need more information, you can find out more about: The QAL and fabric requirements Required and… Read More
Second to squares, half square triangles aka HSTs are the most basic building blocks of patchwork. They can also be quite daunting, with points that get lost and fiddly trimming. But oh my dear, how rewarding it is when you conquer them! And that’s the aim of the Modern HST Sampler quilt along – enabling you to sew HSTs with… Read More
With the Modern HST Sampler QAL starting next week, I wanted to share a few tools you might like to have on hand to help you create beautiful and accurate quilt blocks, and especially the HSTs within them. Minimum requirements You’re going to need a ruler that measures at least 4.5″ x 12.5″, and that has a 45 degree line… Read More
Happy New Year!! Who else is excited about what 2016 is to bring?! Me! For starters, next month I am off to QuiltCon again, then in March my son graduates from Japanese preschool, and on April 2, we leave Japan. Woahhh… So maybe it’s a case of excited and a little stressed, haha! To start the year off, I would… Read More
As many of you will know, I write a column for Make Modern entitled Maths & Methods – all about the maths behind quilting. In this month’s issue, I talked about how to strip-piece half-square triangles using jelly roll strips. It is an awesome method to have up your sleeve to get more out of your jelly rolls, as they… Read More
Merry Christmas, from my family to your’s! I hope that you are having a beautiful Christmas wherever you may be, whether it’s with family and loved ones, or a quiet one; whether it’s a summery BBQ outside or a snowed-in one filled with hot chocolate; whether Santa brought you something quilty or not! Thank you from the bottom of my… Read More
The only possible way to end this year off for Blossom Heart Quilts is to share my finished sampler quilt top of all 25 blocks from The Bee Hive quilt block tutorial series! Which ended up too big for my quilt holder to hold, so pinned up on a wall (that’s juuuust too small to hold it properly!) it was…… Read More