If you love modern quilting, particularly foundation paper piecing, this is the newsletter for you! You'll find a dose of rainbow, a little creative shenanigans and a bunch of quilty chatter coming your way each week.
Spring has arrived here in Australia and all the flowers are starting to bloom. Near where I live in Toowoomba, each year they have the Carnival of Flowers. Toowoomba is known as the Garden City, but it's next level when it's Carnival! It's a huge event with the stunning gardens and flowers as the centrepiece.
With this happening, I figured it was an excellent time to get my Tilda Embroidery Flower quilt finished so that I could take it to one of the many gardens and get some photos. That's on the to do list for this coming week. But I thought you might like to see how it's progressing! The piecing is complete! You can see it on my design wall (along with a sneak peek of something fun coming soon!), and then have a look at all of those seams!
I've really enjoyed this being my "slow sew" project this year. I've just worked on a few rows here and there, and enjoyed watching it grow across the design wall. I used a pre-cut kit from Elsie Grays. All the squares were laser cut so there's very little fraying, and it was beautifully organised into all the colours!
I popped it on the longarm and quilted it with a sweet hummingbird E2E design by Megan Best for Prostitcher. This is a quilt I'm keeping for me so I couldn't resist the hummingbirds!
Wish me luck finishing up the binding and getting the perfect photo to share the finished quilt with you - hopefully next newsletter!
Speaking of Flowers...
We need to chat about A Year of Flowers! It's the current Block of the Month here at Quiet Play and we are three quarters of the way through. I am loving seeing the beautiful makes from our clever quilters.
The version on the aqua background is by Annette, and the low volume version is by Kim. I'm in love with them both!
Our newest flower block arrives today with October's birth flower - the Cosmos!
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While we're getting down to the last few blooms in our Block of the Month, there's still time to join us. You'll get all of the patterns released so far so that you can catch up!
Apparently I really love flowers, and gardens, and all things botanical - but the fabric versions. Don't ask me to name any flowers or attempt gardening. I'm rubbish at that part, best to admire from afar. However including them in quilts? Yes please!
So when Julia Wachs invited me to be a part of the Modern Botanical Sampler, it was an easy yes. I went with my favourite wreath style of pattern with a bunch of leaves. I made my original version in rainbow, but also love Julia's in the sampler colourway.
This is just one of 16 blocks you get when you purchase the Modern Botanical sampler! Designed by amazing makers, using a variety of techniques, you won't want to miss out on this limited time bundle.
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It's only available during September, so if you're keen, jump on in now and make it yours.
In a complete departure from the flower theme... I've been getting quite a few requests for this little guy to appear in the pattern shop. So for those who've been waiting... the lil puffin has arrived, and brought his lunch with him!
This little cute is ready for you to stitch up and create a cute cushion/pillow, or a mini quilt, or maybe even a tote bag! It comes in three sizes - 15", 16" and 18". Make it yours by clicking that button!
Oh and... I've extended the birthday sale. So if you want to save on your shopping spree, make sure you pop the code bday in at the checkout to save 15% on all PDF patterns!
Need a lil more quilty inspiration? Here's a couple of fun things happening in the quiltaverse that you might be interested in!
Ever thought about learning how to free motion quilt? Make 2026 the year you learn. Jo from The Crafty Nomad is running her Confident & Joyful Free Motion Quilting course soon. It's perfect for complete beginners in free motion quilting, and also for those who've tried before but it didn't quite click the first time!
Cotton Cuts has partnered with 9 incredible quilters to help raise money for the Social Justice Sewing Academy, a non-profit founded in 2017, which aims to empower people to use textile art for personal transformation, community cohesion, and as a framework for activism and social change.
Each month a new block is sewn - and you can win the finished, autographed quilt!
Righto, that binding is calling my name. It's time to get the Embroidery Flower quilt finished and photographed while all those flowers are still blooming!
Hope you have a wonderful week and find a bit of time to indulge in some sewing. You deserve it ;)
Happy sewing!
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Kristy Lea
Mama, Designer, Quilter, Lover of Rainbows, Foundation Paper Piecing Fanatic, Crazy Cat Lady, Part-time Chicken Wrangler
If you love modern quilting, particularly foundation paper piecing, this is the newsletter for you! You'll find a dose of rainbow, a little creative shenanigans and a bunch of quilty chatter coming your way each week.
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Click here to view this email in your web browser Hey Reader! Carnival of Flowers has arrived here in Toowoomba - so September is all about the blossoms and the blooms. It seems I have absorbed that, perhaps somewhat subconsciously, or maybe I just really like sewing flowers ;) But I have some flowery goodness to share! First up - I got the binding on my Tilda Embroidery Flower quilt and it's complete! We even popped down to one of the local gardens for some photos. The gardens were full of...
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