Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Over the weekend, I had the incredible opportunity to attend a class with Denyse Schmidt. A friend had to back out after the cancellation period had passed, so she asked if anyone could take her place. This was just before my birthday, so I not so subtly suggested to my husband that this would be a great birthday present! He… Read More
Every now and then, I get to design a pattern to accompany my Maths & Methods column in Make Modern. Issue 18 is now out, my column is all about make four flying geese at a time, aka no-waste flying geese. It’s such a quick method to make lots of flying geese that it meant I whipped up this baby… Read More
Welcome back to the Milky Way Sampler, where we are on the final stretch – just three more blocks to go! If you’re new to this starry sampler quilt, and want to find out more about this foundation paper pieced sampler, you can check out this post for all the info. And if you need to brush up on your foundation paper piecing… Read More
If a blog post could be summed up in one action, it would be me pumping my fists with a loud “Yeah, baby!” And that’s because I got all caught up on my Girt By Sea quilt, making three borders in one month. Amidst flu-ridden kids (and one’s resulting ear infection) that kept me on nursemaid duty for almost two… Read More
When school holidays and life happens, you combine two months of BHQ By You into one post! But that just means double the eye candy of amazing projects made by you guys using Blossom Heart Quilts patterns and tutorials. So sit back and get ready to drool at the pretties… #milkywaysampler Milky Way Sampler block 6 for June was Capella,… Read More
Well, sorta finished… It’s quilted, bound, and on our bed, but the journey isn’t over juuuust yet… I am BEYOND thrilled with this quilt. I started out making Tula Pink’s City Sampler quilt with a grand plan of having my blocks making a dark grey-white-dark blue ombre as well as paying tribute to a variety of my family’s favourite bits… Read More
Did you know that one of my biggest quilty regrets is not getting ADDICTED into Liberty while in Japan? Mercifully, I did buy Hello Kitty Liberty relatively regularly, but I most certainly did not do the Japanese Liberty supply justice whilst living there. And boy oh boy have I made up for that now… One of my favourite happy mail… Read More
As an unashamed lover of sampler quilts and block of the month programs, it should come as no surprise that it’s a block of the month quilt along that I’ve created in partnership with AccuQuilt. I’m so excited to share it with you! I love the GO! Qubes that AccuQuilt have – all the basic shapes regularly used in quilt… Read More
Welcome back to the Milky Way Sampler! If you’re new to this starry sampler quilt, and want to find out more about this foundation paper pieced sampler, you can check out this post for all the info. And if you need to brush up on your foundation paper piecing skills, I’ve got a tutorial for that! Block 8 for the Milky Way Sampler is Polaris. AKA… Read More
Now is the moment when I pause and look at the calendar in shock. It’s nearly the end of July already. As my kids say, “What the crazy?!” But indeed, it is July 25, and it’s time for the next round of the Girt By Sea quilt along – the log cabin blocks. All the designers of this quilt took… Read More