From labels to whole-cloths: Volume one
What’s a girl to do when she creates too many quilting designs? Share them with the rest of the world, of course! From labels to whole-cloths: Volume…
Starting a new quilt
Do you need a challenge for your next quilt but don’t know how where to start? Over the years I’ve discovered that writing a list of…
How far have you gone for a quilting design?
When you see quilting designs everywhere, you get to a point where you just can’t turn off you quilt radar. This can lead to some embarrassing…
Dawn in Venice quilt
Dawn in Venice was made from a photo my sister Genevieve Broun took of the Rialto Bridge at 5am. There was no one around and the…
Abstract quilt idea with Photoshop
Today’s Photoshop idea uses a tree trunk that can be made into an abstract quilt, a fabric or create a really interesting quilting design. First I used…
Colour scheme #2
This mix of earthy colours has become a favourite of late. It may look like a medium to dark colour scheme, but try using light and dark…
Colour scheme #1
Welcome to the first of many colour schemes to be posted. I’ve made up my own colour chips in Photoshop using a photo of a stained…
Hunting for that pattern piece…
I’m pretty sure we’ve all been there. You go to sew the next two patches and one has mysteriously gone missing! You let out a scream…
How do I quilt a pictorial quilt? Part one
This little series will show you a different way to get ideas for quilting pictorial quilts. In Photoshop there is a wonderful filter called oil paint. Once…
Art Deco Table runner 1
In 2010, I realised that I had not yet made a table runner, so set my mind to it. I wanted something to go with wood…
Fiona Schiffl 