Modern quilt teacher and patterns
When signing up for months for my bees earlier this year, I purposely chose August for two of them – summer holidays + toilet training = reduced sewing/blogging time. For Wombat Stew I already knew I wanted kimonos to make a wall hanging for our staircase, but for QCA Bee 1… I only made the final decision Sunday afternoon! I’ve… Read More
Living in Japan, and being in the Greater Tokyo Area, I often get emails asking for tips and recommendations on fabric and craft shopping in Tokyo. I love being able to share my experiences and recommendations, but having lived in Japan for a combined 13 years, Frances Arikawa and Angela Salisbury have much more experience at craft shopping in Tokyo than… Read More
Welcome to the second month of the Easy As ABC quilt along! On the first Friday of each month, I will be sharing the next five block patterns – each in it’s own post to make it easier to navigate. So I apologise for the bulk emails/feed posts on these days! This month we’re doing letters F through J; you… Read More
The first Friday of each month I will be sharing five patterns for five letters! You can find all the other posts for each letter’s pattern here. Read through the pattern thoroughly, use a 1/4″ seam and press all seams open unless otherwise stated. What you will need Print: 1 – 2.5″ square 1 – 2.5″ x 4.5″ 2 –… Read More
The first Friday of each month I will be sharing five patterns for five letters! You can find all the other posts for each letter’s pattern here. Read through the pattern thoroughly, use a 1/4″ seam and press all seams open unless otherwise stated. What you will need Print: 1 – 2.5″ x 4.5″ 2 – 2.5″ x 6.5″ 4… Read More
The first Friday of each month I will be sharing five patterns for five letters! You can find all the other posts for each letter’s pattern here. Read through the pattern thoroughly, use a 1/4″ seam and press all seams open unless otherwise stated. What you will need Print: 1 – 2.5″ square 2 – 2.5″ x 8.5″ 4 –… Read More
The first Friday of each month I will be sharing five patterns for five letters! You can find all the other posts for each letter’s pattern here. Read through the pattern thoroughly, use a 1/4″ seam and press all seams open unless otherwise stated. What you will need Print: 1 – 2.5″ square 2 – 2.5″ x 4.5″ 1 –… Read More
The first Friday of each month I will be sharing five patterns for five letters! You can find all the other posts for each letter’s pattern here. Read through the pattern thoroughly, use a 1/4″ seam and press all seams open unless otherwise stated. What you will need Print: 1 – 2.5″ square 1 – 2.5″ x 4.5″ 1 –… Read More
Over at And Sew We Craft we’re sewing our way through the Modern Blocks* book – we’ve each chosen 2 blocks and we’re sharing the tutorials over the year for the Modern Blocks QAL. This month we’re doing the Quatrefoil quilt block. Note: Use a 1/4″ seam. Press seams according to the instructions. What you’ll need Print A (pink dots):… Read More
It’s been a while since I’ve WIPped it up! But now that the sewing machine is whirring away again, I have some WIPs to share. This week I’m working on July’s Bee blocks, and those following along on Instagram or Facebook will have seen my progress as I go! Gina’s fairytale castle is come along nicely. Each section is quick… Read More