Modern quilt teacher and patterns
October is a very kind month to include four full weeks, Monday to Sunday. Why? Because that lends itself so nicely to some Instagram fun for My DIY Block Design: four weekly challenges, four winners, four charm packs each week! Inspiration This week is all about sharing your inspiration photos – maybe it’s a tile design you’ve seen, or a bus… Read More
Hurray! Time to reveal the blocks I made for the first week of the Farmer’s Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt sew along! This week, we’re making Becky, Bonnie and Aunt and here’s how mine turned out. Aunt This one’s my favourite from this week, look at that fussy cutting! I used the rotary cutting instructions for this block, except that I… Read More
I don’t know about you, but I love reading about the behind the scenes info of my favourite quilters and designers. So I asked some experienced designers to share about their design process and favourite tips and tricks for quilt designing. Each Friday, there will be 3 experienced designers sharing on their blogs! Today’s line up is Christa Watson, Angie… Read More
Let the games begin! This October is going to be full of My DIY Block Design – helping you guys to design and make your own quilt blocks and projects. I am so excited to see what this month brings! You guys know how much I love teaching and sharing, and this blog hop is pretty much the exact reason… Read More
This month we have a second guest host, because I’m currently enjoying some beautiful family time with visitors! Hey y’all! I’m Joy, Alyce’s guest blogger for Sew Cute Tuesday. I’m regularly blogging at quilty joyjoy about my misadventures in homemaking, quilting, and living with multiple sclerosis. My mama taught me how to make a quilt on an old Singer Featherweight… Read More
At last, the Farmer’s Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt sew along (try saying that 10 times fast!) begins! There has been so much excitement and chatter in the Facebook group, it’s so nice to officially start things off. Although I must admit, I’ve been secretly sewing a few random blocks from the book over the past month or so anyway, because… Read More
One of the most popular questions I get asked in regards to The Bee Hive is, “How much fabric do I need for a whole quilt?” Well, for the first 3 blocks, now you can find out! I’ve done all the maths and worked out the fabric requirements for FIVE different sizes of finished quilts: baby, lap, single (twin), queen… Read More
With My DIY Block Design starting next week, I know some people are starting to wonder how to best go about designing their quilts, so allow me to be of assistance by sharing the pros and cons about these various quilt design tool options. Free The cheapest, easiest method of designing quilts is with a good ol’ pencil and paper… Read More
Yes, this is another slightly later Sew Cute Tuesday. There’s just so much going on here lately, my blog calendar is filling up fast! Last week I had a blog hop post to share first, and this week it was announcing the My DIY Block Design challenge to coincide with my interview with Pat Sloan! Right, now on to Sew… Read More
A huge welcome and hello to those who have stopped by after hearing my interview on Pat Sloan’s show – you’ve got impeccable timing, because today I’m launching a huge challenge and blog hop happening in October! What’s it about My DIY Block Design is a month-long challenge, designed to get you designing*! All throughout October, I will be working… Read More