Archive for category : Moda fabric

Moda Block Heads 4

‘Shiny Bauble’ Hello and welcome to my week on Moda’s free ‘Block Heads 4’ quilt-along. I’ve been designing fabric for Moda for over 10 years now and my latest collection ‘To the Sea’ should be in a quilt shop near you! If you’re a fan of the seaside like me you’ll love my new book […]

Moda Blockheads 3

January 20th, 2021 | Moda fabric, Other | 14 Comments

Hello and welcome to my last week as a Moda blockheads 3 designer. It’s been so much fun sewing along with you all and a great distraction from the ugly real world out there! I grew up on the Kent coast not too far from the White Cliffs of Dover and we spent a lot […]

Zig-Zags

It’s my turn to be Head Blockhead this week! And we’re going to be making zig-zag blocks. I’ve kept the pieces small because it’s important to have a variety of sizes and scales in a sampler quilt so it’s interesting to make and also to look at. Our zig-zag blocks will add energy and a […]

Block Heads 3

Join in the fun with Moda Fabrics free weekly block of the month Moda Block Heads 3. This week features Janet Clare’s ‘Hampshire Star’ block which is number 12 in the series.

Archive Quilt

One day I had the brilliant idea of making an ‘archive quilt’ with my Moda fabrics. I thought traditional English paper piecing would be the easiest and most enjoyable method for this long time in the making quilt. One hexagon in every print in every colourway of every fabric collection I ever design.  And so […]

All in a Row

Welcome to my stop on the Moda all Stars ‘All in a Row’ blog hop! Lissa Alexander had the brilliant idea of a creating a book full of individual rows designed by the Moda designers which you can use to make your own unique quilts. There truly is a row for everyone here. All the […]

Pride and Prejudice

October 11th, 2015 | Books, Moda fabric, The Wordsmith | 5 Comments

As you know, my next fabric line for Moda (due in shops Spring 2016) is based on my ‘The Wordsmith’ book which is all about pressed flowers from a precious bouquet, saved letters and little notes, collecting memories and stitching them into cloth to make quilts to snuggle under and tell your stories with.   […]

Gypsophila

October 9th, 2015 | Moda fabric, Sewing, The Wordsmith | 2 Comments

This dainty Gypsophila print from my ‘The Wordsmith’ fabric collection is a particular favourite of mine. As ever I drew and painted from life and sent Moda the original drawings and the resulting fabric is as close to looking at my original painting as it’s possible to achieve. I have a glamorous vintage dress with […]

The Wordsmith

October 1st, 2015 | Moda fabric, The Wordsmith | 1 Comment

Wordsmith (n.) one who creates with words ‘The Wordsmith’ is about cherishing the simple things in life. It’s about love letters, little notes and finding pressed flowers in favourite books. Now’s the time to quieten your mind, gather your memories and slowly piece them together with beautiful fabrics to create a lasting cloth to be […]

Midnight Quilt

September 1st, 2015 | Moda fabric, Patchwork and quilting | 1 Comment

My next fabric collection for Moda, ‘Nocturne’ should be in a quilt shop near you (if you live in the USA) or very nearly there (if you live in the UK). Nocturne is my first fabric collection to have it’s own special quilt patterns which you can order from your quilt shop too. Sadly, despite […]