Modern quilt teacher and patterns
In the lead up to this series, I knew that it was important to hear from some businesses themselves about their side of this blog sponsorship equation. Why they sponsor blogs and sewing events, how they choose blogs, what do they expect in return for their investment, why it is valuable for everyone involved. My very first sponsor was the… Read More
This month, Make Modern issue 2 came out! In this issue, you can find the next 3 blocks from the Aurora starry sampler (you can see one block in the bottom right) and also my latest Maths and Methods article. In issue 1, we talked about how to resize quilt blocks, and this time we’re talking about the quilt math… Read More
I have been MADLY quilting as much as my body allows this past week. I have done more pebbles that I have ever done before, and boy do my shoulders know it! They are hard work on big quilts, but so worth it. I had hoped to get my Bright Sky quilt done by yesterday’s linky post, but I want… Read More
Congratulations, everyone! We’ve made it to the end of the Bright Sky quilt along! I have been quilting my butt off over the past week, but alas, I’m enjoying the process so much and doing more FMQ than I have ever done before on a project that it’s not yet finished! Because I want to take the time properly to… Read More
Today marks the 2.5 years mark of our time in Japan. This time last year, we decided to extend our original 3-year plan to four years, and today I am so thankful that we did. It was a decision born mostly out of the desire to postpone having to decide what to do next with our life! But now, one… Read More
It’s no secret that I love blogging. I love telling the stories, I love reading other peoples’ stories. I love learning and engaging and interacting. I love the ability and potential of blogs to help with the “business of quilting”. But blogging takes time, and money. Last year, I moved to WordPress to get access to better blogging tools to… Read More
Guys. Christmas is coming. NEXT MONTH! That’s not an anxious announcement, that’s an excited announcement!! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Japan really throws on a winter party each year – spectacular light displays in particular that last well beyond Christmas itself. And we’re headed to Disney Sea with visiting family, so I’m pretty excited to see Disney… Read More
Welcome back to Sew Cute Tuesday! And thank you so much for all your wonderful comments about my quilt last week – I tried to reply to as many as a I could! I’m happy to report that it is still being well-loved, unlike my daughter who has rejected her quilt because it’s not fluffy… Sigh. Her daddy likes fluffy… Read More
Last week, Gemma from Pretty Bobbins shared her tips and experiences from quilting two Bright Sky quilts this year. This week, I asked one of the other quilters whose I really admire, Jess from The Elven Garden. Gemma is a longarm quilter, but Jess does all her magic on a domestic machine like most of us. So I asked her to share… Read More
Voting opens today for the Blogger’s Quilt Festival! As always, there are some amazing quilts entered! But should you wish to support me, these are my entries: I’ve entered my original Bright Sky quilt in the Large Quilts category. And my Kokka quilt market Lighthearted Geese quilt is in the Original Design category. Don’t forget to vote for your 3 favourite quilts overall from any… Read More