by andrea | Feb 2, 2018 | Blog, Tutorials
You know that moment when you’ve cut all your pieces for a project and you’re ready to sew, sew, sew? It’s the go-time moment. I think we all love this part – when we can just feed that beautiful fabric through the machine in one long chain. We...
by andrea | Jan 11, 2018 | Art, Blog, Quilts
American Patchwork and Quilting’s Challenge for QuiltCon 2018 was Flying Geese. The prompt asked participants to modernize a traditional flying geese block with any variation, and make it into a modern quilt using modern quilting elements. Finished quilts could...
by andrea | Jan 4, 2018 | Blog, Canada, Quilts
I had the opportunity to develop another pattern from a commission (first one was the Sleepy Fox pattern) and this time, I went underwater. When my son’s preschool teacher approached me about making a wall hanging for the classroom, I had in mind to try this...
by andrea | Jan 1, 2018 | Blog
In March 2016, 3rd Story Workshop was born. It was born out of a need to carve out my own creative space that was separate from my two young kids. 2017 looked completely different from that. To start off the year, my guiding word was “GIVE.” I wanted to...
by andrea | Dec 8, 2017 | Blog, Quilts, Tutorials
Have you ever made a quilt full of half square triangles (HSTs), looked at your pretty pile of confetti trimmings, and thought, “These are too pretty to throw out!” Here’s a simple way to use them in a festive / decorative way. I used 1.7″ (45...
by andrea | Dec 8, 2017 | Blog, Colour
Round 3 of the Stash Fabrics Design Star Challenge is on, and I picked a relatively personal subject this time. Beth at Stash Fabrics gave us the prompt of “Man Quilt.” What immediately came to mind was plaid, navy, forest green, taupe and brown. Totally...
