EDIT May 4, 2022: Since releasing the Layer Cake Coin Quilt pattern I have given away more than 30,000 copies for free. That’s a lot of free patterns and it got me thinking that it’s probably time to start charging for it. If you’d like a copy please head to my shop where you can grab a copy for just $1.00. Cheaper than a cup of coffee and many more hours of enjoyment! If you’re after something for free please head to my tutorials page where you will find heaps of free patterns and ideas :). For a while now I have wanted to make a new version of my Layer Cake Coin quilt. I made the first one ..read more

I received an unexpected email a few weeks ago and it was a wonderful surprise. The editors of Love Patchwork & Quilting Magazine have published a book filled with their favourite flying geese quilts. The book is called Love Flying Geese and it is available now from C&T Publishing. Inside you’ll find two of my designs along with 25 other quilts! Love Flying Geese includes 27 quilt projects from amazing quilters you already know and love including; Karen Lewis, Amanda Castor, Minki Kim, Jemima Flendt and Moira de Carvalho. The quilts are as varied as they are beautiful and in true Lov ..read more

I’m super excited to be sharing the relaunch of my Welcome Home Quilt pattern today! This super cute beginner friendly quilt pattern now comes in three handy sizes. And, it’s layer cake, fat eighth (and fat quarter) friendly. The new quilt I made uses fabrics from my stash along with these sweet Serendipity fabrics by Minki Kim. I love adding a few stash fabrics to precut bundles to personalise the quilt I’m making. The new scrappy house blocks are crazy cute! They sew up in just a couple of easy steps which make this quilt really quick to get done. The Welcome Home Quilt is perfect as a gi ..read more

Way back in February 2016 I wrote a post talking about how I was going to quilt through a book. The book I chose was Amber Johnson’s book Vintage Vibe. I had thought I would be further along with the quilts but I definitely haven’t given up. My latest project is a mini quilt I made recently using Amber’s Skipper quilt pattern. Amber has been hosting a sew along for the Skipper quilt over on Instagram. It would have been awesome fun to join in and make a larger quilt but I knew I didn’t have time. My compromise was to make a mini quilt. My friend Amy Sinibaldi designs beautiful fabric. Her c ..read more

Do you buy themed fabrics? I can’t resist a good bunny, halloween or Christmas print and I definitely have a few stashed away so that when the mood takes hold I can sew up some holiday projects like this sweet little Easter basket without making a special trip to the shop. I’ve been doing a little bit of easter sewing this week including this Easy Easter Pillow. Click here if you missed it and want to check it out. Today’s tutorial is all about fabric baskets! Although, they are particularly tricky to photograph so I will get straight to the information you need… Materials Needed: 1 fat qu ..read more

I looked at my calendar on the weekend and realised it is just over a month until Easter. Perfect time for some Easter sewing! I have a remake of my Wool Felt Easter Basket tutorial to share later in the week so stay tuned for that one. Today though I’m sharing a new tutorial for an easy Easter egg themed throw pillow. It’s scrap friendly and quite quick to make because it has a flanged edge rather than traditional binding or piping. The pillow uses reverse appliqué to make the Easter egg shape. It’s a method I shared a few years ago in an Easter table runner over on the Sew Mama Sew blog. Th ..read more

I had lunch with my lovely friend Kirsty from Bonjour Quilts recently and while we were in the area we couldn’t resist a trip to Ikea. Like a moth to a flame we wandered mesmerised into the hallowed halls of bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms and living areas. Like all good Ikea shops I just needed one thing.… serviettes. I figure you’ve already guessed that’s not all I left with! Quite apart from the other gazillion things I all of a sudden ‘needed’ I picked up this denim Ormkaktus pillow cover. They seriously cost just $5.00! As soon as I saw it I knew it would be brilliant for a quick and easy ..read more

I’m so happy to be sharing a tutorial for my Pinwheel Baby Quilt. The Pinwheel Baby Quilt is a super simple, beginner friendly quilt pattern that can be made with yardage or, with squares of fabric from a layer cake. It works for gender specific fabric, solids and also cute prints. Before you dive in to making your quilt you might want to check out the video tutorial I shared earlier this week. It provides a whole heap of information for making your pinwheel blocks perfect. You can access that post and the video by clicking here. There is also a downloadable cheat sheet you can save for late ..read more

Last week I shared a sweet little pinwheel quilt I had made with Gnomes & Garden fabric. Thank you for all the sweet comments I’ve received about that quilt. It really is very much appreciated. Today, I’m sharing my method of making pinwheel quilt blocks with a video tutorial and PDF cheat sheet. Gnomes & Garden Pinwheel Baby Quilt I figured a tutorial to help make sure your pinwheels always have nice pointy centres was a good idea! And you might even like to practice a few before jumping in to making the Pinwheel Baby Quilt. You can view the video right here… To go with the video ..read more

Log Cabin quilts are certainly doing the rounds at the moment. There’s been quilt a few sew-alongs happening on Instagram which is always fun and, making one has been on my quilting bucket list for way too long. Log Cabin quilts are just the type of quilt I love. They are steeped in tradition, perfect for scraps and so so pretty! I can’t believe I hadn’t made one before now! I hadn’t put away this pile of coral, peachy, pink fabric scraps after making over an Ikea cushion. I thought they’d look great in a quilt to match my daughters bedroom. Just a few days later I saw that Camille ..read more