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Back to school blog hop 2019
It’s back ….. a whole month of tips and tricks from your crafty peers. Join Sam Hunter and friends from September 1. Day 1 – September 1 – Sam Hunter: Sewing Long Seams Without Stretching – huntersdesignstudio.com Day 2 – September…
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Lined Draw String Bags
Every year I go away with my school friend of 40+ years. Over the past few years I have given each one of my friends a quilt. This year I have made my travel buddies some handy drawstring bags for…
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Spice up your binding
There are so many great fabrics and techniques out there that can be used to make interesting bindings. I wanted to reflect the splashes of colour in my almost monochrome quilt so I cut an assortment of fabrics and…
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Back to school blog hop – Making multiple scrappy HSTs
Today is my day for the ‘Back to School Blog Hop – 2017’ hosted by the very talented Sam Hunter from Hunter Design Studio. There are so many patterns that use the humble half square triangle (HST) and I am…
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Liberty Gift Box Ornament
Yesterday, while I was tinkering in my studio, I decided to put my Liberty scraps to good use and make a English Paper Pieced ornament that also doubles as a tiny gift box. The little 2″ sided box could house…
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How to make a Dresden Angel block
The delightful duo – Mary and Barb from Me and My Sister Designs stock this fabulous Dresden ruler and new patterns in their e-store. Being a big fan of Dresdens and not having a 36 degree wedge, I simply had to get one. Christmas…
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Making 4 and 6 HST at a time
I am writing a new pattern and the block involved 4 of the same 3″ x 3″ finished HST’s. I could have made 2 at a time but I thought wouldn’t it be easier to cut two pieces, mark…
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The Splendid Sampler™ – Block 2 Wings
Block 2 of the Splendid Sampler™ has arrived. 10 – 1 1/2″ half square triangle (HST) butterflies nesting amongst a garden of 26 – 1″ finished squares. This is what we would call a 6-patch block configuration. It’s a great…
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Hexagon Star Flower – No ‘Y’ Seams tutorial
Finished Size : 8″ x 9 1/2 “ 5″ sided hexagon The hexagon star flower block has always been one of my favourites. Traditionally pieced with ‘Y’ seams it can be challenging block to make. Recently, I had the…
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Splat Block Tutorial
These are the cutting instructions for the 24″ block I designed for the MQG Riley Blake challenge. My version had a 2 ½” circle and ‘Splat’ appliquéd in the centre but you can place your own 6 ½” finished block…
