Over the past year, we’ve made a scrap buster block each month. On the AccuQuilt Australia blog, I shared different quilt layout options for each block to provide inspiration for how you could make a quilt from just the one block pattern – check those out here. But if you were sewing along to make a sampler quilt like me…… Read More
How to Free Motion Quilt a Sampler Quilt
As many of you know, I took a 3-month hiatus from work obligations and deadlines and it was amazing. During that time, in between supervising home learning and my one hour a day of legally-permitted time outside the house, I was able to work on a special passion project that was to become Women of Advent. I had no idea… Read More
Mini Masterpieces QAL: Strip Piecing
Welcome to February, and month two of the Mini Masterpieces QAL! I have been blown away by the amazing blocks and minis that you creative folk made last month for the Simple Squares lesson. You can find out the winners here, but here’s a quick snapshot of just some of the gorgeous makes shared on Instagram using #MiniMasterpiecesQAL: You can… Read More
Mini Masterpieces: Triangles
The second section of Mini Masterpieces is all about triangles – half-square triangles, flying geese, and half-rectangle triangles. It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of triangles and what they add to a quilt design with the dynamic angles they create! Preorder Mini Masterpieces from these stockists Half-Square Triangles It’s no secret that I love half-square triangles! *coughModernHSTsamplercough* I… Read More
Mini Masterpieces: Squares and Strips
With 24 amazing friends joining in on the Mini Masterpieces blog hop, I am breaking down the sharing of their work into the sections of the book. Starting with the first three lessons – Squares, Strips and Snowballs! Preorder Mini Masterpieces from these stockists Simple Squares The first lesson in Mini Masterpieces covers working with Simple Squares. Whether you’re practising… Read More
Sunset Isle QAL – Month 1: Let’s Begin!
Happy New Year! I’m excited what 2019 has in store for me and for my business, and there’s no better way to start it all off than with the official Month One post for the Sunset Isle quilt along – the row of the month sampler quilt that we’re making this year in collaboration with Ava & Neve. If you… Read More
BOMs and QALs for 2019
When it comes to thinking about your quilty plans and goals for 2019, one option to consider is signing up and committing to a block of the month (BOM) or a quilt along (QAL) or something similar to give you something to slowly on over the year. A small bit of progress each month will build up to something big… Read More
Aurora Sampler Quilt – Month 2
Hands up who else is feeling the rapid increase of time lately?! And no, I’m not talking about the new season of Doctor Who starting (although, how awesome was that first episode?! I’m excited about where this season is heading!). Which is why I’m secretly a little chuffed that I’ve already sewn up this month’s blocks for the Aurora BOM…. Read More
Patisserie – An AccuQuilt Block of the Month
As an unashamed lover of sampler quilts and block of the month programs, it should come as no surprise that it’s a block of the month quilt along that I’ve created in partnership with AccuQuilt. I’m so excited to share it with you! I love the GO! Qubes that AccuQuilt have – all the basic shapes regularly used in quilt… Read More