Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Every year, I’m slightly in awe of just how insane this weekend is for US sales! But they are perfect timing for stocking up on gifts for quilters, amiright?! So here’s a few ideas from my blog sponsors and elsewhere that are sure to please your quilty friends and family… or let’s be honest, to treat yourself with 😉 Quilting… Read More
Originally designed and published in Fat Quarterly as Christmas ornament gift tags, these quilted Christmas ornaments could certainly double as ornaments to hang in your tree! Finishing at 3″ x 3″, they’re pretty darn cute no matter how you use them. Adding the sewn initial personalises them for your recipient, but you could just as easily replace the centre square… Read More
I have been in quite the flurry this past week to get as much done as I can before my sister and her family (including my 3.5mo baby niece!!) arrived on Saturday, squeeee! Which meant getting some sewing done for another November Noel tutorial coming out later this week, and finishing up this Shimmer Sundance Dresden pillow. Tanya shared her… Read More
What do you get when you mix a line of fabric you’ve been dying to play with, and the chance to learn some new techniques? This pillow. I had the opportunity to have some #fqsfun and make their new Sundance Dresden pillow pattern using Shimmer 2 by Jennifer Sampou. The teal and feathers and metallic have been calling my name… Read More
Let me tell you a tale, of stars and space and quilt design, and lying on a futon at night in a traditional Japanese tatami room… Many, many moons ago, I literally couldn’t sleep at night sometimes because my mind was just whirling with quilt designs. So I took to taking my graph book upstairs with me, so that when… Read More
Good morning, everyone! It was a crazy week of deadlines, including finishing off a project to coordinate with my next Maths & Methods article for Make Modern. Did you guys know that you can save 10% on all issues with the code BHQ10?! Not an affiliate link, just the perks of being a contributor! I’ve also been hard at work… Read More
Hi, I’m Melissa aka Ms Midge, and today is my turn in Alyce’s great quilt block tutorial series. I got to work playing with different shapes, and in the end, was really happy with what I have now coined the “Shine Bright” block. It’s an Aztec inspired design, but truth be told, depending on your fabric choices and how you… Read More
ALL SIGN UPS AFTER 9:30pm JST WILL BE PLACED ON THE WAITLIST UNTIL ALL CURRENT SIGN UPS ARE ASSIGNED, AND I KNOW HOW MANY SPACES ARE REMAINING. At the start of this year, Angie helped me set up a quilting bee to sew along with The Bee Hive tutorials. The response was incredibly overwhelming, and we ended up with over… Read More
I’m so excited to welcome a new partner with Blossom Heart Quilts! Started by two friends, Andrea and Ivete, Gotham Quilts is a quilting store in Manhattan. Manhattan! *New York fangirl moment* Gotham Quilts has a wide range of gorgeous, modern quilt fabrics from the quilting giants like Tula Pink and Heather Ross, to US-homegrown American Made Brand. And it’s… Read More
’tis Tuesday again! And it’s a full on week here, with lots of sewing to be done. One project I finished up was my Christmas Star pillow and tutorial – funny story behind that one! And I also shared a sneak peak of a newsletter subscriber bonus going out on December 1st, so if you want the quilt block pattern… Read More