Modern quilt teacher and patterns
I believe this is my second-to-last set of Japanese preschool bags! This order included 2 massive bags with 4cm gussets, which I interpreted to mean boxed corners measuring 4cm from the corner. The finished size is 40cm x 58cm! One for my friend’s daughter, another for her son. I got to go shopping for these fabrics, which certainly adds more… Read More
I’m in the midst of finishing off my final Japanese preschool orders, which includes another futon (doona) cover. Hence the snaps! After these, I’ve only got my daughter’s bags to do. The end is near! Voting is now open for the Viewers’ Choice award in the Radiant Orchid Quilt Challenge – I’m #27 in the Quilts category if you feel… Read More
Welcome to Sew Cute Tuesday, the place to show off your latest sewing and stitching and yarning projects! I’ve been bogged down in Japanese preschool sewing for friends, with the last set due this Wednesday. Then it will finally be my daughter’s turn for her bags! Cora is hosting a Super Mario BOM and it starts off with the centre… Read More
This is the modern age of quilting, yo! We love blogging, sharing on Instagram, and don’t forget fabric shopping online! But there are also techy stuff to help you actually quilt! And while I love my Electric Quilt 7, these are three free quilt technology resources that anyone can use! Play Crafts Palette Builder I love Anne’s Palette Builder for… Read More
Just wanted to remind you that there’s less than 24 hours to get Bright Sky for the introductory sale price. Thank you so much to those who have already bought it, I can’t wait to see your quilts!!
A few online quilting buddies and I were having a little moan about lack of sewjo and/or general motivation, when I was ironically hit with 2 important deadlines for the end of the month. That certainly provides a kick in the now-thread-covered pants to get back onto the machine! Not to mention getting this month’s Japanese Colour Club bundles out…. Read More
It seems that the Pantone Quilt Challenge really did bring around spring, at least, here in Japan it has! My Instagram feed will have one American celebrating beautiful spring weather with the next complaining of yet more snow… hopefully spring spreads wide this week! Talking of the Pantone Quilt Challenge, this week also brought my Bright Sky quilt reveal and… Read More
For each of my patterns, I have a pool of pattern testers working hard to iron out all the wrinkles in the pattern. They certainly earned their keep helping out with improving the math and techniques in this quilt – no half-sqaure or quarter-square triangle piecing makes for a great quilt top and some fine math work. You’ve seen my… Read More
I’m so thrilled to finally share my latest quilt finish – Bright Sky! This quilt has been quite the creative journey, beginning late last year with three catalysts: – my desire to make a big one-block star quilt – my desire to enter the Pantone Quilt Challenge (now open!) – an email asking if a block pattern in Fat Quarterly… Read More
Dear fellow northern-hemisphereans, does anyone else feel like maybe spring is coming? Here in Japan we’re starting to get just a liiiitle bit warmer, and I can see on Instagram that the sun is starting to make his appearance on the other continents too. I think it’s very poignant that this Friday is the beginning of the Pantone Quilt Challenge… Read More