Modern quilt teacher and patterns
Last year, my son and I sewed a pillow together. He was involved in almost every step, from drawing out a design, to choosing what exact prints to use, to helping me do the backstitch lever and lifting the foot! The interest wore off when it came to sewing so many pieces together towards the end, but I didn’t mind…. Read More
Happy Tuesday, folks! We’ve got a typhoon headed our way, so we’re enjoying a sudden drop in summer temperatures, which means it’s fabulous timing for quilting a quilt due at the end of the month. Normally, it’s far too hot and sweaty to be quilting! I’ll be sharing that quilt next month, but here’s a quick Instagram snap of something… Read More
Welcome to Molli Sparkles, full of his sass and pizzazz and style! Hello my most fabulous Bee Hivers! Guess what time it is? It’s time to make some sweet honey with The Bee Hive block I contributed for August. I’m calling it Jagged Little Pill not because I’m a pissed off 90s alt-chick, but because the pieced segments remind me… Read More
My therapist suggested I share my experience as the husband of quilter, and who knows, it might help someone else who is struggling? So, here goes. My wife has gone Batique. That is to say, she suffers from a condition known as BATIQuE which stands for ‘Brain Always Trapped In Quilting Environment’. Of course, it has a different spelling in… Read More
With the Farmer’s Wife 1930s Quilt Sampler Sew Along starting next month, there’s been a large flurry of activity as everyone gets their gear together – the Facebook group has been buzzing all month! I will be paper piecing most of the blocks, those that aren’t as easily pieced by normal machine piecing. If you’re planning on doing the same,… Read More
I’ve been doing some peaceful hand stitching this week, a respite from the crazy of summer holidays! I think I’ve just about finished my little Alyce-chanrio, with my big hazel eyes one of my favourite features. Debbie’s All Inclusive quilt is one to drool over for sure! While Rachel’s use of solids in her Sparkler quilt is to die for…. Read More
Yikes, it’s been a while since I’ve shared some of the blocks and quilts from #thebeehivequilts feed on Instagram! This week let’s have a look at the Busy quilt block and Ripples quilt block. This Busy block by @nwpatchwork focuses on the swirling star, while @patinwa55 did the flowers layout. Johanna used the opportunity of a messed up bee block… Read More
Today is the day, not just my birthday, but the day where we’re live, folks! DIY Block Design is now available for purchase and immediate download and all preorders should have now received their emails with download instructions! I shared a lot of information about DIY Block Design last week, and the response I’ve had so far has been… Read More
I’m using Gumroad to sell my eBook, DIY Block Design. It might seem odd considering that I already have a pattern store built into this website, but I chose to use Gumroad after I was introduced it as an eBook customer myself. I was so impressed with how easy it was to use to buy a product! Which is one… Read More
Welcome to Sew Cute Tuesday – the coolest, funnest quilting and sewing linky party around! If I may say so myself… Well, I’ve barely touched the sewing machine this week, other than finishing off a swap item, because I’ve been practically chained to my desk working on my DIY Block Design ebook!! A “labour of love” is very applicable –… Read More