Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Welcome to the Happy Scrappy quilt along! This is your low-key, casual, creative therapy, quilty distraction from what’s going on in the world this year. For all the details, you can read yesterday’s blog post that provides more info on how this QAL is being run, but here’s the quick rundown: The Happy Scrappy QAL will be run right here… Read More
So. This is quite the time going on, hey?! Never has this world felt so small than when we are globally dealing with the same crisis that is COVID-19. We are all dealing with the cancellation of big things in life – school, trips, birthday parties, concerts, etc. Life feels full of The Unknown, not quite sure what’s happening next… Read More
Bloom-pow! Pulled in a bit more blue for this month’s Petals block… I’m using Liberty fabric from Ava & Neve – from past Liberty Society bundles, and a few other bits and pieces from her store. You can find the tutorial for the third block on the AccuQuilt Australia blog here. We can’t wait to see your quilts! Feel free to share… Read More
Last year, I had great fun designing some exclusive quilt patterns for Connecting Threads, and the first one is now out! Party Pie is a 24″ mini quilt that uses a charm pack and a couple of fat quarters of background to create a fun checkered pattern with a sprinkling of pies… I mean, circles. Quartered circles. For those outside… Read More
Welcome to March, and month three of the Mini Masterpieces QAL! Thanks for your patience at the small delay of officially starting this month. I have been so touched with the support at the loss of Susanne Woods, the founder of my publisher, Lucky Spool. I can assure you that Mini Masterpieces (and all other Lucky Spool books) will continue… Read More
Each month this year for the Mini Masterpieces QAL, I am remaking each mini quilt from my book in one range of fabric. The quilts in Mini Masterpieces are all scrappy, so I’m enjoying the opportunity to grab a bundle of fun fabric and go… and to show off my friends’ fabrics too! For February’s quilt, I used Paradigm and the… Read More
There are some designers out there that have a wonderful eye for modern quilt design that make me a tad envious of their aesthetic… They design the kind of art I would love to have in my house as wall art, or on a mug, or as wrapping paper! And the quilts in Quilt Modern Curves & Bold Stripes by… Read More
The fun continues as I explore this bright and bold colour palette I’ve chosen for the Petals BOM! I dipped more into the purple Liberty fabrics for this block. I’m using Liberty fabric from Ava & Neve – from past Liberty Society bundles, and a few other bits and pieces from her store. You can find the tutorial for the second block… Read More
High on my list of things to do once my book, Mini Masterpieces, was out in the world was to host a book release party. Why should all that fun be just for fiction books?! And now that the holidays are done and the kids are back to school, it’s time to party! *cue the confetti* UPDATE – I had… Read More
Fun fact: Did you know that in Japan (and in other countries in Asia, too) they have two days to celebrate love? Valentines Day on February 14, and another a month later on March 14 called White Day. Traditionally, the girls give the guys little chocolates, candies or cakes (especially the homemade variety) on Valentines Day, and on White Day, the… Read More