Modern quilt teacher and patterns
No matter how adept and efficient I get at sewing or how much better my 1/4″ seam gets, I still have to refer back to some tutorials or information a lot of the time. And that includes the ones I’ve written myself, too! These are the three tutorials I keep coming back to regularly, some a little embarrassingly so… Making… Read More
This has been the state of my sewing desk this week, as I’ve slowly plodded through Gemma’s New York Beauty block for Wombat Stew (February… not that anyone’s keep count?!). Thankfully each arc is easily chain pieced, and I even tested out sewing a centre segment to the first arc with much success! The pink and yellow arcs are nice… Read More
I am the worst procrastinator, so of course I finally started my quilt for the Lala Salama 100 Quilts For Kenya project last week. I had already made a plan, but only began cutting last week. Friday saw the first half laid out on an improvised design wall (aka a big piece of batting hanging from skirt hangers), Sunday saw… Read More
Happy Tuesday! Connie made this beautiful spring pillow – it’s been a long, cold winter everywhere it seems, and this is certainly a happy reminder of what is hopefully just around the corner! Jo shared her newly-tidied up craft room, and you know how much a sucker I am for checking out where other people sew! And Lorna finished this… Read More
Now, we all love our notions fairly equally. Rulers, rotary cutters, little gadgets and gizmos, everything that helps make our sewing just that little bit easier that we can’t really narrow down to just a select few favourites. So I’ve cheated a little and narrowed it down to my favourite brand, because it appears I am partial to the Clover… Read More
Oh yes, more Japanese preschool bags! I really actually enjoy making these – each set is different in sizes and requirements. For example, this set also needed an apron, a cooking hat and a mask! I was scared of this apron. At first I thought I was going to have to make an “art smock” type, but then I saw… Read More
Hello my Sew Cutesters, it’s Tuesday again! Things are returning to normal, as is my sewing, hurrah! This week was all about finishing up my Charm Pack Cherry quilt all ready to share yesterday. I’m still in love with that coral stripe binding! Such a find! Seriously you guys have been getting productive – choosing just 3 projects to share… Read More
You know how you have piles of precuts lying around, just waiting for a quick and fun project one day? Well the Fat Quarter Shop can help solve that, with their latest free charm pack quilt pattern. Charm Pack Cherry is available as a free quilt pattern and with a Youtube quilting tutorial, helping to guide you through every step…. Read More
I must admit, I feel a little guilty getting these gorgeous bundles each month. But hey, I was already signed up before the Fabric Fast began! So it’s not my fault… Yet another fabulous Color Me Happy bundle from Sew Lux Fabric! These pinks are just beautiful and have a nice variety of shades to work with. Although in total… Read More
Lori Holt together with the Fat Quarter Shop is releasing her next book on Monday – Great Granny Squared. When this quilt-along first came out about 18 months ago, I used the pattern to make a table runner for a friend. Now the quilt has expanded to 2 quilt patterns, a table runner and a pillow, plus bonus quilt label… Read More