Modern quilt teacher and patterns
The Homebase quilt block is a simple block made from a repeating unit, just rotated a quarter turn each time. This is also one of those blocks that also look gorgeous on their own, so it would resize to a pillow size beautifully! My favourite part of this block as a quilt are the unfinished squares around the outside edge!… Read More
While some people describe it as a fun puzzle and others may describe it as a necessary evil, there’s no escaping the fact that maths is an integral part of designing quilts. For me, I love the puzzle! And when you add in the other fact that as a trained school teacher, I love teaching, you get my first book… Read More
One of the things that really excites me is seeing you guys go after your dreams, and Alicia from Dinkydoo is no exception! Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Blog After having been a craft-addict all her life, and dabbling in a variety of quilts, it wasn’t until after she had her children that she found her forever love in… Read More
This ended up being quite the long post, but please be sure to at least check out the end – some important destashing questions I need you to answer! With The Big Move back to Australia looming on the horizon early next year some time, the need to start preparing has hit with urgency earlier than one might have expected…. Read More
Hey hey, guys! I’ve been snatching moments of time over the past week to work on my Make Your Planner Cute Swap items. Having made my own fauxdori cover, I’m using the same techniques to make one for my partner using this adorable fabric. It’s another mystery Japanese cotton/linen blend found at the local craft store, I need to add… Read More
When Melissa asked me to curate a bundle of Aurifil for her Aussie Aurifil Club, I was honoured, excited… and overwhelmed – where to start choosing the colours?! Enter Pinterest, and this is your result: Kilim Me Softly was inspired by my love of kilim rugs and designs. The rich colours and gorgeous geometrics were just calling out to me!… Read More
Did you know that at least once a month, you can find me writing blog posts for Craftsy?! I love writing about quilting, as evidenced by this blog and my Make Modern column too, and I love being able to stretch my typing fingers over there too. In fact last month, my How To Make A Queen-Size Quilt post was… Read More
As I mentioned last week, it’s the summer holidays here and when we’re home for the day, the kids have my undivided attention in the mornings. One of the activities they’re keen to do is to sew with me! Which makes me so happy that they want to create like mummy 🙂 First of the list was to sew bags… Read More
This week has been all about getting into a good routine for summer holidays, and just a little bit of sewing to get yesterday’s Checker block done! There was a little bit more sewing done with the kids, which I’ll share later this week, by when I hope to have gotten a decent photo of the two monkeys with their… Read More
Hi, my name is Jess (aka Elven Garden Quilts). When Alyce asked if I’d like to design a block for her Bee Hive series I immediately said yes – I loved the concept of creating bee blocks that create an interesting secondary design. From the outset, I wanted to design a really simple but effective block, that would be achievable… Read More