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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...
Alaura
Jun 22, 20231 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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EASY COVER STRIP BLOCKS: Island Home Part 9
In part 9 of our Island Home Mystery quilt, we make 3 easy blocks and join them with the Easy Cover Strip QAYG method on the back. This...
Monica Poole
Jul 6, 20221 min read
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BIRDS AND BANKSIA BLOCK: Island Home Part 8
Part 8 is a pretty applique block but there's more to this tutorial than meets the eye! The videos are free for everyone to learn and...
Monica Poole
Jun 22, 20222 min read
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DIAMOND STAR BLOCK: Island Home Part 7
In part 7 we make a Diamond Star patchwork block! Okay, they’re not exactly diamonds but they kind of look like diamonds and it’s a...
Monica Poole
Jun 8, 20222 min read
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THE 1 TO 3 QUILT AS YOU GO METHOD. Island Home Part 5
In episode 5 we make 2 simple 9 patch blocks, set them on point, quilt them and join them to the waratah block with the 1 to 3 quilt as...
Monica Poole
May 11, 20221 min read
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Our top tips for raw edge, fusible machine applique.
In part 4 ouf our Island Home Mystery sewalong we focus on fusible machine applique. The tutorials are FREE for everyone to enjoy on...
Monica Poole
Apr 27, 20224 min read
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QUILT AS YOU GO. NO SASHING. JOINING 4 BLOCKS. Island Home Part 3
A quilt tutorial for you to sample quilt as you go, no sashing.
Monica Poole
Apr 13, 20222 min read
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QUILT AS YOU GO WITH NO SASHING. Island Home Part 2/2.
In this tutorial: The Churn Dash and Ohio Star blocks are joined together using a QAYG technique that does not require sashing. This...
Monica Poole
Apr 6, 20221 min read
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ACCURATE PIECING FOR QUILTING!
Part 2 of our Island Home quilt as you go master class has 2 parts! Why? The end goal for part 2 is showing how to quilt as you go with...
Monica Poole
Mar 31, 20222 min read
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QUILT AS YOU GO WITH SASHING: Island Home Episode 1, QAYG 6 Ways - Sampler Quilt
Island Home is our 2022 mystery quilt as you go six-ways sampler quilt.
Alaura
Mar 16, 20222 min read
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Pattern Poole is a digital media business that specialises in creating PDF patterns, books, and online courses focused on the art of Quilt-as-you-go. With over 30 years of experience, all our materials are authored by Monica, a trained fashion designer who transitioned into quilting. She developed her unique Quilt-as-you-go techniques in the 1990s and early 2000s and has been using and teaching them worldwide ever since.










































