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The ebbs and flows of designing
Good news: my Aussie Babies applique collection is complete, and I am 50% of the way through creating all the PDF pattern sheets. Allow...

Monica Poole
Sep 21, 20233 min read


BAGUETTE BAG – FREE PATTERN AND TUTORIAL
I love this bag, it’s so cute and stylish! I just throw in my lipstick, phone and keys, tuck it under my arm and head out for a lunch date with friends. I get so many compliments and people can’t believe that I made it myself. I love how this bag sits up and holds it shape, the secret is the foam interfacing or stabiliser. I prefer a sew-in to a fusible and I show my tips for working with it in the video. From one 18” x 58” pack you’ll be able to make 4 bags. So what are you

Monica Poole
Jul 28, 20231 min read


Quilt as you go, Master Class,
Island Home, a quilt as you go quilt made with six methods of quilt as you go. The perfect master class for those looking to dive into...

Monica Poole
Jun 22, 20231 min read


The Quilt as you go Chronicles
Meet our I, Valentine Quilt. A medallion-style quilt as you go quilt - that doesn't look quilt as you go! The Quilt as you go Chronicles...

Monica Poole
Jun 20, 20231 min read


10 Easy Quilts to Get You Started With Quilt-as-you-go!
Here are 10 quick and easy quilt as you go PDF patterns with FREE YouTube tutorials so you can start quilt as you go today!

Monica Poole
Jun 16, 20234 min read


MAKE THIS BOW BAG
A bag project that isn't made like a typical handbag! Remember making handbags for people out of patchwork fabric, and you would step...

Monica Poole
Jun 9, 20232 min read


My best machine-sewn binding yet, and how you can do it too!
Learn Monica's latest machine-sewn binding method that is so easy, you can do it too!

Monica Poole
May 26, 20235 min read


Free Motion Applique Quilting Made Easy
Learn how to add personal flair to your applique quilts with Monica's free-motion quilting project.

Monica Poole
Feb 23, 20234 min read


FUN PROJECT IDEAS FOR THE NATURE'S CREATURES COLLECTION
One applique collection with endless possibilities! What will you make? The Nature's Creatures applique collection is a range of 16...

Monica Poole
Sep 28, 20223 min read


EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ISLAND HOME!
Our Island Home YouTube series has finished, but this is not the end! Now the course is complete; we can run another sew-along! In this...

Monica Poole
Sep 14, 20227 min read


QUILT AS YOU GO BORDER AND BINDING: Island Home Part 13.
Rewind back to January 2022, and the Island Home Quilt was still in the planning stages. The idea was to design and teach a...

Monica Poole
Aug 31, 20225 min read


JOINING OUR QUILT TOGETHER: Island Home Part 12.
WOW! I can't beleive that we are at part 12! The final applique block and joining our quilted sections together. Interested in the Island...

Monica Poole
Aug 17, 20221 min read


NO WASTE FLYING GEESE: Island Home Part 11.
In this post, we explore the no-waste, four-at-a-time method for making the Flying Geese and then turn them into a Two-Tone Star Block.

Monica Poole
Aug 3, 20221 min read


THE JOINING STRIP METHOD: Island Home Part 10.
Our quilt as you go quilt is growing! Watch the video here: Interested in the Island Home course notes? This is how you get them: Pay as...

Monica Poole
Jul 20, 20221 min read


The Easy Cover Strip Method: What You Need to Know Before Trying This Fully Machine Sewn Method!
Discover the innovative Easy Cover Strip Method for Quilt as You Go by Monica. Break traditional rules and create stunning, fully machine-se

Monica Poole
Jul 6, 202212 min read
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