Quilting Modern by Jacquie Gering and Katie Pedersen Review by Nicki Collins Being a long time traditional quilter it is with some trepidation that I chose to review this book – as a traditionalist I love perfect points and and structure – and I was about to venture into something completely daunting to me –…
For those of you playing along, or wanting to join in, this is the tutorial for my modern block from this book. So…drum roll…it’s… Diamond Ripples! Argh! I hear some of you say. Never fear – this is the perfect opportunity to either show off your great talent at making half square triangles or a…
Christmas is coming! We’ve put together a Pinterest Board of quick Christmas gift ideas for you to browse, and to get our Christmas gift making into gear, we asked Gina to review one of the patterns we’ve suggested as a Secret Santa gift – the Fabric Basket Tutorial by Ayumi Mills of Pink Penguin. Over…
Book Review When we were asked to do a book review, I jumped at the chance to review this one. I have most of the other Lintott books in my craft library and was keen to see whether this one is as good as the others. My answer? Well, read on …. Firstly, for those who…
It’s getting closer… We have extended sewing time this Sunday – from 2pm – 6pm at the South Perth hall, and super-extended sewing time in November – an all day sew-in! Make sure you have signed up on the mailing list for details! This Sunday, Kate will be showing the final Block of the Month…
I really like this book – it has a collection of simple projects that are modern, colourful and a bit different. I recommend it for beginners as well as seasoned quilters. The quilting detail of many of the projects is great, not that complicated but it definitely enhances the items. For example, Nate’s Quilt on…
Our August PMQG meet up was extra special. Not because of the amazing apricot balls and cupcakes, although they were very tasty… No, we were very fortunate to welcome our guest speaker Trish Wykman from Quilting Matters. Trish offers a wide variety of modern and contemporary quilt classes from her beautiful studio in the Perth…
We wanted to know what techniques our members are interested in learning more about … So we sent a little survey out to help committee make plans for the coming year. This is what came in. FMQ topped the list, followed equally by foundation paper piecing, needleturn applique, and quick piecing techniques. Colour theory, fabric…
** sorry – date for this is 25th August 2013 ** Our next meeting is back at the South Perth EJ Scout Hall from 2pm – 6pm. You are free to rock up whenever you like and stay as long as you like, but… our exciting guest speaker for the meeting is Trish Wykman from Quilting…
Welcome to the next installment in our Block of the Month series. This time we’re being frugal and using up long thin scraps and selvedges (or selvages if you prefer that spelling – trust me, they are both valid). I have a bit of a thing about hoarding collecting offcuts of fabric. I’ve seen so…