Canadian Rocky Mountains Quilting Tour
The Canadian Rocky Mountains are majestic, awe-inspiring wonders of nature and on most people’s bucket list. But among the snow-capped peaks are other wonders for quilters. By Sue Dennis, Photography by Bob Dennis Most of the popular tourist towns in the Canadian Rockies have a quilting shop tucked away in a side street, not too […]
Learn To Use Metallic Threads For Machine Applique
Designer Deborah Louie explains how to use metallic threads for machine applique and play around with decorative stitches. Written by Deborah Louie I love machine applique and playing with my decorative stitches. I use the stitches with both their default settings and also adjust them to really push the pattern to its limits for special […]
Carolyn Sullivan Tells Us About the Inspiration behind her Quilts
Carolyn Sullivan is the author of many books documenting embroidery and textile designs from all over the world. Carolyn Sullivan’s embroidered and quilted works are inspired by these textiles. In this blog post she tells us more about her inspiration. By Carolyn Sullivan. I have always loved cultural textiles and a lot of my work has been based on […]
Six Questions With Award Winning Eden Quilt Designer Rebecca Stewart-Bartell
We catch up with designer Rebecca Stewart-Bartell and discuss her award winning Eden Quilt design. How did you come up with the idea for the Eden Quilt? The theme of this year’s West Australian Quilters Association annual competition QuiltWest was “I Remember When” and to me that meant childhood memories. Most of my childhood memories […]
Road Test: The Add-A-Miter Binding Template
Have you considered using the Add-A-Miter binding template, but been unsure if the product would be right for you and your projects? You can now make an informed decision, as the talented Michelle Marvig has road tested it for you! There are several steps in making any quilt before applying an Add-A-Miter template. First, you must […]
Take a Look Inside Sue Reid’s Quilting Studio
We visit Sue Reid at her home in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley and see how her studio facilitates her creative activity, and her passion for the colour orange and textured quilts. Written by Erica Spinks. Sue Reid’s love of original textile work is obvious when you enter her studio. It is a large room with plenty of storage cupboards, […]
Quilting Advice from Deborah Louie: Free-Motion, Straight Line Quilting
Far too exhausting to to have straight lines running vertically and horizontally in the same pattern? Free-motion, straight line quilting is the answer. Written by Deborah Louie. Straight Line Quilting Techniques Sample 1 Start on a scrap of fabric and batting just to warm up. Start by moving the needle down, then up, and draw […]
Stunning Stripe Fabrics: Pattern & Palette Play
Horizontal or vertical, fine or bold, monochromatic or multi-coloured. Whatever their form, stripe fabrics are a design perennial. Top L – R Clockwise: 1. Art Gallery Fabrics ‘Avantgarde’ Steps Above Prism AVG-28900, designed by Katarina Roccella. Distributed by Craft Project – Charles Parsons. 2. Ella Blue Fabrics ‘Ella’s Basics’ Ticking Kingfisher stripes TE2007T, designed by Emma […]
Gorgeous Floral Fabrics: Pattern & Palette Play
Fresh greens and posies of pink – it’s a soothingly cool summer combo that’s hard to beat. Take dainty new buds and surround them with leaf colour, just as nature intended. Check out these gorgeous floral fabrics! Top L – R Clockwise: 1. Northcott ‘Peony Passion’ 21289-72, designed by Lynnea Washburn. Distributed by Lloyd Curzon Textiles. 2. […]
Sewing Secrets From the Biggest Names in Craft: Part 2
Last week we revealed 38 must-read secrets from some of the world’s best quilters. Afterwards we felt much better about ourselves and our own quilting shortcuts… And now in Part 2 we share a few more sewing secrets to comfort you even further! As well as inspire to keep going with these tricks from the trade. […]