How to Quilt a Jelly Roll Race Quilt with Deborah Louie
Deborah Louie shares her domestic quilting advice on how to Quilt a Jelly Roll race Quilt. Dear Deborah, I have made this jelly-roll quilt (160cm x 185cm) for my son, then I sandwiched it but I don’t know how to quilt it. I would love your advice on how I should be quilting this design. […]
Get To Know Homespun Quilters: Jemima Flendt & Claire Turpin
Jemima Flendt (below left) and Claire Turpin (below right) need no introduction to the quilt fraternity – and to Homespun readers generally – since they are regular (and most successful) contributors to the magazine. Their names are synonymous with fun, adventurous design with just enough rule-breaking to keep things interesting and progressive. Both being Western […]
Westalee Ruler Foot & Quilting Templates for Domestic Machines
Michelle Marvig shows how to use Westalee ruler foot and quilting templates for domestic machines. In 2008, Leonie West designed her unique set of Westalee adjustable quilting rulers after becoming frustrated with traditional tools. These rulers went on to be featured on the ABC’s New Inventors in that year and won the Grand Final People’s […]
Free Motion Couching Feet with Michelle Marvig
A visit to any quilt show will demonstrate the wide variety of fabrics, fibres and techniques that can be used when making a quilt. If you wish to add another dimension to your next project, you might consider trying couching. Driven by Michelle Marvig A very old embroidery term, couching describes a method of placing […]
Stepford Stitching – The Singer Sewing Book
First published in the USA in 1949, the Singer Sewing Book was a mighty seller internationally. Apart from being technically excellent, sections of it are also eye-opening and jaw-dropping when read through today’s eyes. By Susan Hurley My, how times have changed. The days of talking down to women as wifely airheads with few capabilities […]
Award-winning Quilting Designer Rachaeldaisy
We catch up with Rachaeldaisy, an award-winning quilting designer who discovered patchwork and quilting in her mid 30s. By Erica Spinks The first question that comes to mind when meeting Rachaeldaisy is how she came to have such a playful name. “Daisy was my beloved pet dog and she was the light of my life. […]
Amanda Daly Shares The Inspiration Behind Her Contemporary Quilts
We catch up with quilt designer Amanda Daly on the inspiration behind her quilt designs. Living on five acres of bushland in Kenthurst on the outskirts of north-west Sydney, with its diversity of bird and animal life, is a constant joy for quilt designer Amanda Daly. It also plays a substantial role in her contemporary, […]
How To: Spring Flowers Free-Motion
What wonderful inspiration for your domestic machine quilting — all those beautiful shapes nature provides for us. I would like to share with you some of my go-to designs for free-motion quilting, sashing and borders for floral quilts. By Deborah Louie These patterns are all continuous, using the free-motion quilting technique. The flowers are soft, […]
