Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Good morning, everyone! It was a crazy week of deadlines, including finishing off a project to coordinate with my next Maths & Methods article for Make Modern. Did you guys know that you can save 10% on all issues with the code BHQ10?! Not an affiliate link, just the perks of being a contributor! I’ve also been hard at work… Read More
Hi, I’m Melissa aka Ms Midge, and today is my turn in Alyce’s great quilt block tutorial series. I got to work playing with different shapes, and in the end, was really happy with what I have now coined the “Shine Bright” block. It’s an Aztec inspired design, but truth be told, depending on your fabric choices and how you… Read More
ALL SIGN UPS AFTER 9:30pm JST WILL BE PLACED ON THE WAITLIST UNTIL ALL CURRENT SIGN UPS ARE ASSIGNED, AND I KNOW HOW MANY SPACES ARE REMAINING. At the start of this year, Angie helped me set up a quilting bee to sew along with The Bee Hive tutorials. The response was incredibly overwhelming, and we ended up with over… Read More
I’m so excited to welcome a new partner with Blossom Heart Quilts! Started by two friends, Andrea and Ivete, Gotham Quilts is a quilting store in Manhattan. Manhattan! *New York fangirl moment* Gotham Quilts has a wide range of gorgeous, modern quilt fabrics from the quilting giants like Tula Pink and Heather Ross, to US-homegrown American Made Brand. And it’s… Read More
’tis Tuesday again! And it’s a full on week here, with lots of sewing to be done. One project I finished up was my Christmas Star pillow and tutorial – funny story behind that one! And I also shared a sneak peak of a newsletter subscriber bonus going out on December 1st, so if you want the quilt block pattern… Read More
Funny background story: I mentioned a few weeks ago that I wanted my Quatrefoil block to be the very centre of my sampler quilt for The Bee Hive, and to do so, I needed 25 blocks instead of 24. There was some excited feedback from people at the idea of another bonus block, and so I designed and made this… Read More
This set of blocks from the Farmer’s Wife 1930’s Sampler Quilt saw me use a mixture of techniques, and a new machine thrown into the mix! Why does that matter? Because it means I’m still getting used to where the 1/4″ seam is in relation to the new style foot, as well as adjusting to the machine’s power and finding the… Read More
I want to take a moment first to thank you all for getting involved in My DIY Block Design over the past month. My passion is teaching, with DIY Block Design being the biggest, scariest method of teaching I’ve done yet! But then seeing my teaching come to life through you all has thrilled me to no end. To be… Read More
I’m sure I’m not alone with the fact that I have a big box of fabric scraps, right? Well, I decided to experiment and see what I could come up with, using some leftover Christmas charm pack squares. I don’t tend to use many novelty prints, so I always have quite a few Christmas ones leftover whenever I buy a… Read More
Hello Sew Cute-ers! I’ve had a wonderful week of getting to know my new sewing machine! Oh I am so in love! Having a needle down function, and a thread cutter, and a knee lift… *swoon* I’m yet to decide on a name, but I’m thinking it’s a she… A She-Beast, that’s for sure! She’s been put straight to work… Read More