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Guest Frances Newcombe Nested Churn Dash and Tips/Hints 5
I think I found my lost sister whenI first met Frances at Quilt market. Frances has such a warm and kind heart with a flair for colour and design. I love the Safari Moon and Cherie collections and cannot wait…
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Kimberly Jolly’s Nested Churn Dash
We all know Kimberly from from the Fat Quarter Shop. Kimberly is brimming with creativity and continually exciting us with new and innovative projects. I am a fan of their Fat Quarter Shop Youtueb channel, where Kimberly and guests take you through…
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Guest Lissa Alexander – Nested Churn Dash and Tips/Hints 4
Lissa Alexander aka Modalissa was one of my first contacts in Moda. Lissa has always been welcoming, bubbly and bursting with creativity. Lissa was the genius behind the recent ‘Tone it Down QAL’ with APQ and made this divine quilt. When…
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Guest Pat Sloan and Tips/Hints 3 Nested Churn Dash
It is no secret that Pat Sloan loves to join in on a blog hop and I was so excited when Pat said, “Yes” to the nested churn dash QAL. Pat has always been a big part of my quilting…
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Go Go Kim’s Summertime Nested Churn Dash and Tips/Hints 2
I met the vivacious Kim through the blogging world and finally met at Quilt market. I wish I had 1/100 th of the energy and talent Kim has. Affectionately named by me as the Queen of the Go Go quilt…
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Aurifil Designer Block 2014 – May
May is already here and that means I get to make the next Aurifil block. This block was designed by Amy Smart from A Diary of a Quilter blog. You can download a copy of the pattern found in the…
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APQ Quilt-a-long ‘Tone it Down’ Finish
Ta Da! Finally bound and photographed (in 36C weather with no chance of rain), my Tone it Down Burgoyne Surrounded quilt by Lissa Alexander as part of the American Patchwork and Quilting QAL. This has been a wonderful QAL and…
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A purpose, shot cottons and a weekend
This weekend I pulled out my collection of shot cottons from Oakshott and Kaffe Fassett and made a very quick and simple quilt for a friend. FInished size 72″ x 86″ Aurifil 5002 50wt cotton thread. Sunflower digital design. Backing:…
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Riley Blake MQG Challenge
Challenge : Make a 24″ finished mini quilt from 6 F8’s from the Riley Blake Basic Collection. Design : DAYG ( design as you go ) . Affectionally named, ‘Splat’. Fabrics : Basic Collections – Aqua Chevron, White / Yellow…
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Jack
Riley Blake Designs released the Union Jack Cottons collection. I was curious to see how large the panels were so I bought one ( and wished I had bought many more ) and did some fancy smancy machine quilting using…
