Category Archives: Quilt

Improv cushion for the Modern Makers Retreat blog tour Prepare for photo overload! A few months ago, I sorta, kinda, maybe started another business with two crazy chicks (you can read all about it over at Modern Makers Retreat). This month we launched the Cushion Palooza competition (terms and conditions here). We decided to have […]

FriXion Pen – a ‘scientific’ test on fabric I’ve been using the Pilot Frixion pens for a while but with my recent foray into the land of quilting (am I a quilter now?), I thought I would conduct a very rigorous scientific experiment to see how they shape up (you can detect the sarcasm there […]

Cotton and Steel Herringbone Quilt … and why I will never make 120 HSTs again! Ms Midge (aka Melissa but seriously everyone calls her Midge!) regularly hosts Charm Swaps and when I saw this one come up for Cotton and Steel – I was in! 56 people buy two fabrics, cut them into 5 inch […]

Easy Weathervane Block Tutorial by Bee in My Bonnet Another week, another block. This time the Easy Weathervane Block by Bee in My Bonnet. While I agree in theory this is easy, I really struggle with the small blocks, much prefer the larger finished size of 10-12″ square. This one finishes at just 6.5″ x […]

Solstice Star Series, Ribbon Star by Fresh Lemon Quilts Another week, another block – this one is from the Solstice Star Series by Fresh Lemon Quilts. This one is called the Ribbon Star. It was a fun one to make. Really need to make some things with all these little (and big blocks). I need […]

Ninja quilt for a new baby boy A friend asked me to make this quilt as a gift for a soon to be born, baby boy. They are obviously into martial arts and would love a quilt made from ninjas with strong colours of black, red, cream and grey. The range is Year of the […]

Tic Tac Toe block by Blossom Heart Quilts I’m still plodding along with lots of different types of block for the Quilt Block Boot Camp. Learning so much each and every time – ironing seams open versus to the dark side and the scant 1/4″ seam versus a 1/4″. I’ve learnt that quilting is WAY […]

Strip baby boy quilt I thought I would share a quilt I made a couple of years ago. I don’t think I took any other photos than this one. I just stumbled across it recently and thought I would share it. Looking back, it is actually a really cool quilt. I know the mum I […]

Flying geese I was very lucky to be asked by Ros (aka my idol – Sew Delicious – go check out her new look blog) to host the Quilt Block Boot Camp while she was on holidays. I selected something pretty basic for my first block – Flying Geese by The Crafty Mummy. I personally […]