Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Late last year, I had the chance to play with a gorgeous bundle of Japanese themed fabrics – Little Harajuku by Benartex Fabrics. Such a lovely range of prints! I decided that they needed to become a table runner of lanterns, inspired by our time at Japanese summertime festivals, eating delicious festival food underneath long strands of lanterns. Finishing at 16″… Read More
Inspired by the logo of a local Moroccan restaurant, I’m thrilled to finally share my Geode quilt pattern with you all! What’s awesome about this pattern is that each block can use one fat quarter for the print. And with each block finishing at 16″, it means that you can easily use your hoarded fat quarter bundles to quickly make a decent-sized… Read More
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Elisabeth for a few years now, and have loooong admired her mad skillz at fussy cutting and incredible piecing, and I’ve even had the fun experience of being in a quilting bee with her. So it was kinda no surprise that when I found out she was writing a book with her friend Nichole… Read More
For years I had heard of the mythical, magical beasts known as fabric cutters, and had long wanted to try them out. To see if they really were as good as the hype. Last year, I had that chance at Modern Makers Retreat to use an AccuQuilt where I sliced up hundreds of 2.5″ and 4.5″ squares of fabric for a magazine… Read More
I still remember hearing the buzz about Aurifil when it first really started hitting the online world. At first, I thought it was just a lot of PR hype. But then I started using it, and I got it. In fact, it’s been just over five years since I started using Aurifil thread, as it was just before I won a fun… Read More
Welcome back to the Milky Way Sampler! If you’re new to this starry sensation, 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 6 is Capella, and is named for… Read More
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of the year long sampler quilt alongs. I mean, hello The Bee Hive, hello Modern HST Sampler, hello Milky Way Sampler! So when Molli Sparkles asked me to join him for The Honey Pot Bee as a queen bee one month, I was there. And June is my month! As queen, I get to… Read More
Hello, Sunday Stashers! I’m your hostess with the mostess for this week, while Molli swans around Singapore. It was perfect timing to help, because I recently got a big box of goodies come in. A couple of weeks ago, I found out about a fantastic deal happening. Connecting Threads currently has free shipping to Australia on orders over $75, and… Read More
Lately I’ve been having a bit of a love affair with the humble economy block. They’re fun to fussy cut, quick to piece, and look pretty darn adorable! These little blocks are 4″ finished (4 1/2″ unfinished) and perfectly frame the fussy cut square in the middle. I went for a 4″ finished (4.5″ unfinished) block as it allowed me… Read More
There’s some pretty special makes to share that you guys were up to last month! Let’s start off with a bang… Sara from @sewsweetness finished her rainbow Milky Way Sampler quilt and it’s beautiful! She used Alison Glass fabrics to make her quilt, and finished it off with the setting instructions provided in the Bundle for her quilt. Talking of the bundle, @mkjoan.coles… Read More