Modern quilt teacher and patterns
It’s no secret that I love blogging. I love telling the stories, I love reading other peoples’ stories. I love learning and engaging and interacting. I love the ability and potential of blogs to help with the “business of quilting”. But blogging takes time, and money. Last year, I moved to WordPress to get access to better blogging tools to… Read More
Guys. Christmas is coming. NEXT MONTH! That’s not an anxious announcement, that’s an excited announcement!! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Japan really throws on a winter party each year – spectacular light displays in particular that last well beyond Christmas itself. And we’re headed to Disney Sea with visiting family, so I’m pretty excited to see Disney… Read More
Welcome back to Sew Cute Tuesday! And thank you so much for all your wonderful comments about my quilt last week – I tried to reply to as many as a I could! I’m happy to report that it is still being well-loved, unlike my daughter who has rejected her quilt because it’s not fluffy… Sigh. Her daddy likes fluffy… Read More
Last week, Gemma from Pretty Bobbins shared her tips and experiences from quilting two Bright Sky quilts this year. This week, I asked one of the other quilters whose I really admire, Jess from The Elven Garden. Gemma is a longarm quilter, but Jess does all her magic on a domestic machine like most of us. So I asked her to share… Read More
Voting opens today for the Blogger’s Quilt Festival! As always, there are some amazing quilts entered! But should you wish to support me, these are my entries: I’ve entered my original Bright Sky quilt in the Large Quilts category. And my Kokka quilt market Lighthearted Geese quilt is in the Original Design category. Don’t forget to vote for your 3 favourite quilts overall from any… Read More
This month sees the return of a new Saturday-ly blogging series, talking about the ever hot-topic of blog sponsorship. There are those who do it, those who want to do it, those who are confused by it and, in all honesty, those who hate it. A complete spectrum of responses and actions, and you know what? That’s ok! That’s what… Read More
Today’s special blog hopper has already made TWO Bright Sky quilts. Alisa from A Stitch In Between was one of the pattern testers and completed this pretty blues version. She’s also made a mini, and has another one in the works for this quiltalong! So go check out her latest version and her special tips for the Bright Sky quilt!
This a bit of a special Sew Cute Tuesday! For those who follow me on Instagram (@blossomheartquilts), you will have seen my busy weekend of quilting in all its stages from basting on Friday to binding on Monday. And now I can finally share the whole quilt with you! Ladies and gentlemen, may I present After The Rain – a… Read More
For the next two weeks, I’ve asked some talented quilting friends to share the tips and tricks and processes for quilting your Bright Sky quilt. Today, we have Gemma from Pretty Bobbins who quilted my first Bright Sky quilt. She is a longarm quilter in Canberra and a very talented one at that! Back at the beginning of this year… Read More
After we had a very fun and successful first round of our paper piecing Wombat Stew bee, we decided to expand our group a little more and welcomed Midge and Gina. Last year, Gina took it upon herself to make each of us a special birthday present, and I was also the lucky recipient of her Secret Santa present! Not… Read More