Weekend Quilting Bookazine with Jemima Flendt
Looking for a new book to inspire your quiltmaking? We take a look at Weekend Quilting – the first book from Homespun and Quilters Companion contributor, Jemima Flendt. Now available in stores. It’s the eternal struggle for quilters – time. We love trying new techniques, starting on new projects, finishing old ones and finding inspiration, but when […]
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 […]
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 […]
How To: Make Lisa Walton’s Sheer Origami Quilt Pattern!
We speak to Lisa Walton about the crafting process and the inspiration behind her beautiful, award-winning Sheer Origami Quilt pattern. Finished Size: 95cm x 100cm How did you come up with the idea for the quilt pattern? I once did a class with Jeanette DeNicolis Meyer on translucency in fabrics. One of the exercises we did was […]
Sneak Peek! The New Issue of Quilters Companion!
There’s no better time than the beginning of a new year to dive into some fresh quilting inspiration and ideas and the latest issue of Quilters Companion is chock full of great projects and quilts to keep those hands busy after the holiday rush. View our latest subscription deals or buy our current issue In […]