Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Once you’ve worked out how you’re finishing a sampler quilt, the next step is to quilt the thing… but where do you start on how to quilt a sampler quilt?! Sampler quilts are often a variety of colours, definitely a range of designs across the quilt top, all of which make for a quilt top that makes it hard to… Read More
It seems that Blossom Heart Quilts is currently all about the sampler quilts at the moment! I’m currently working on finishing my quilt top with all the blocks from The Bee Hive tutorial series, I’m (very slowly) working on my 1930s Farmer’s Wife sampler quilt, and next year I’m hosting the Modern HST Sampler quilt along! So when thinking about… Read More
The only sewing thing I got done this week was receiving my first ever Spoonflower order, thanks to busy family time and germs germs germs. This beautiful fabric is designed by the incredibly talented Keera from Live Love Sew! It’s destined to become a cushion cover for myself, because that’s what you do when you buy your friend’s fabric –… Read More
Thank you so much for your incredible response to my announcement of the Modern HST Sampler quilt along! Wow, it seems like 2016 is going to be so super fun sewing along with you all! There’s been some great questions pop up already that I wanted to make sure you’re all on the same page with, just in case you… Read More
I sewed ONE thing this week… and a ton of sashing cutting to sash up my quilt sampler of blocks from The Bee Hive! So let’s look at some pretty things you guys have been making… like Teje’s beautiful North Star quilt top. And this Liberty hexie Christmas card! Or how about this adorable Christmas sampler quilt from Tanya?! Ok… Read More
Guys! This is the final quilt block tutorial for The Bee Hive! Wow, what an incredible year this has been. Thank you so much for joining me in this journey! The final and 25th block for The Bee Hive is Treasure Hunt. A super quick paper-pieced pattern (because who wants to cut strips at sixteenths of an inch?!) that you… Read More
A few weeks ago, I finally got a new machine – a Brother Nouvelle 470. That’s the Japanese model name, I’ve also seen it referred to as the Brother Nouvelle 1500S or PQ1500SL in the USA, and the Brother PQ-1500S in Australia. Whatever you call it, it’s got the same amaaaazing features, some of which I hadn’t realised until unpacking… Read More
Having gotten into quite a rhythm designing, making and sharing quilt block tutorials, I wanted to keep up the momentum in 2016. And what better topic to focus on than a modern HST sampler, and make it into a proper quilt along! The Modern HST Sampler quilt along uses 24 half-square triangle block designs from myself and select Australian guest… Read More
Hands up who cannot believe it’s December already?! Where did 2015 go?! In a couple of months, I’ll be flying off to QuiltCon again, and shortly after that moving back to Australia… say what?! But first, CHRISTMAS TIME!! It’s my most favourite time of the year for sure. I’m definitely one of those “I just love everything!” kinda Christmas people… Read More
I’m a little behind, which I’m sure won’t be the first time! But I’ve got four more blocks to show off today from month 2 of the Farmer’s Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt sew along. Aimee Pretty little Aimee! In Year 8 French, we had to choose a French name for ourselves, and then we celebrated our Name Day throughout the… Read More