Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Guys! This is the final quilt block tutorial for The Bee Hive! Wow, what an incredible year this has been. Thank you so much for joining me in this journey! The final and 25th block for The Bee Hive is Treasure Hunt. A super quick paper-pieced pattern (because who wants to cut strips at sixteenths of an inch?!) that you… Read More
A few weeks ago, I finally got a new machine – a Brother Nouvelle 470. That’s the Japanese model name, I’ve also seen it referred to as the Brother Nouvelle 1500S or PQ1500SL in the USA, and the Brother PQ-1500S in Australia. Whatever you call it, it’s got the same amaaaazing features, some of which I hadn’t realised until unpacking… Read More
Having gotten into quite a rhythm designing, making and sharing quilt block tutorials, I wanted to keep up the momentum in 2016. And what better topic to focus on than a modern HST sampler, and make it into a proper quilt along! The Modern HST Sampler quilt along uses 24 half-square triangle block designs from myself and select Australian guest… Read More
Hands up who cannot believe it’s December already?! Where did 2015 go?! In a couple of months, I’ll be flying off to QuiltCon again, and shortly after that moving back to Australia… say what?! But first, CHRISTMAS TIME!! It’s my most favourite time of the year for sure. I’m definitely one of those “I just love everything!” kinda Christmas people… Read More
I’m a little behind, which I’m sure won’t be the first time! But I’ve got four more blocks to show off today from month 2 of the Farmer’s Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt sew along. Aimee Pretty little Aimee! In Year 8 French, we had to choose a French name for ourselves, and then we celebrated our Name Day throughout the… Read More
Every year, I’m slightly in awe of just how insane this weekend is for US sales! But they are perfect timing for stocking up on gifts for quilters, amiright?! So here’s a few ideas from my blog sponsors and elsewhere that are sure to please your quilty friends and family… or let’s be honest, to treat yourself with 😉 Quilting… Read More
Originally designed and published in Fat Quarterly as Christmas ornament gift tags, these quilted Christmas ornaments could certainly double as ornaments to hang in your tree! Finishing at 3″ x 3″, they’re pretty darn cute no matter how you use them. Adding the sewn initial personalises them for your recipient, but you could just as easily replace the centre square… Read More
I have been in quite the flurry this past week to get as much done as I can before my sister and her family (including my 3.5mo baby niece!!) arrived on Saturday, squeeee! Which meant getting some sewing done for another November Noel tutorial coming out later this week, and finishing up this Shimmer Sundance Dresden pillow. Tanya shared her… Read More
What do you get when you mix a line of fabric you’ve been dying to play with, and the chance to learn some new techniques? This pillow. I had the opportunity to have some #fqsfun and make their new Sundance Dresden pillow pattern using Shimmer 2 by Jennifer Sampou. The teal and feathers and metallic have been calling my name… Read More
Let me tell you a tale, of stars and space and quilt design, and lying on a futon at night in a traditional Japanese tatami room… Many, many moons ago, I literally couldn’t sleep at night sometimes because my mind was just whirling with quilt designs. So I took to taking my graph book upstairs with me, so that when… Read More