Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Quick shop update – the final sale orders have been shipped this week after being away and then New Year closures. Thanks for your patience! From the very start of my Easy As ABC quilt, I knew I wanted to use this perfect print from PB&J by Basic Grey. It’s a little “muted” compared to the bright rainbow and white… Read More
Welcome back to Sew Cute Tuesday and Happy New Year! I’m not a superstitious person, but the excitement of a fresh calendar definitely helps motivate me to get moving. But not in the exercise sense, the sewing sense! Here’s a to a new and exciting year of more creating, less procrastination online, and no fabric buying. For the first 6… Read More
Of all the quilts I have made, this quilt has been the most challenging and the most personal. Personal in ways I never even thought of until I headed out this evening to get photos at sunset. From the sunrise in the east to the sunset in the west, the name of the Lord is to be praised. This verse… Read More
The fabulous Sweet Pouch Swap is happening again! The delicious swap that combines making pouches/bags/clutches/etc and stuffing them with sweet treats from your area and sending them worldwide. This time the swap is only international – not only does that help cut down a lot of admin work, but it also means you will get international yummies in your mailbox!… Read More
This is the perfect block to use up scraps from your previous Modern Blocks QAL blocks, which is exactly why I chose it! Plus it’s a nice and quick block to piece – just maintain a strict 1/4″ seam allowance (in fact, aim for just a teeny bit under 1/4″) to achieve your 12.5″ unfinished block width. What you will… Read More
Why yes, it’s just another blog post recapping 2013 and looking forward to 2014. Something I wasn’t planning on doing until I woke up this morning and realised that the simple change of date has had a real impact on me already this year. 2013 was the hardest year of my adult life (I don’t know how you can compare… Read More
I finished piecing my quilt top together, and I’m thrilled with how it’s looking! I finished the rows and then decided it needed the white border to add some breathing space, and I’m glad I did. I need to finish my sister’s Ninja quilt before I can tackle quilting this one, and I can tell you now it won’t be… Read More
It is with great pleasure that I get to present the final linky of Sunday Stash for 2013 before it heads on over to be glitter-bombed by Ms Molli Sparkles! I also think it is rather ironic that I am the host of the final linky before I head into a 6-month fabric fast! Although I did realise the other… Read More
I love my Wombat Stew girls – my online paper piecing quilting bee buddies! They inspire many a hyperbole-filled blog post from me with their amazing talents. We are two-thirds of the way through our second round, and December was our yearly Secret Santa month off. Last year, Fiona organised it all so she knew who had who. I made… Read More
After declaring that the first 6 months of 2014 will be a fabric fast, the next task is to make a list of all the UFOs and “future fabric projects” to keep track of what to work on. I have tried to think of everything, but I’m not sure that I have! But it’s a good place to start, and… Read More