A Modern Sewist: A Blog of Free Tutorials, Resources & Original Sewing Projects

Yak Blanket Free Tutorial: An Easy Minky & Flannel Blanket You’ll Make Again and Again

Yak Blanket Free Tutorial: An Easy Minky & Flan...

This faux Yak Blanket Free Tutorial is quick, cozy, and perfect for holiday gifting! Learn how to sew an easy flannel and minky blanket with step-by-step tips for beginners.

Yak Blanket Free Tutorial: An Easy Minky & Flan...

This faux Yak Blanket Free Tutorial is quick, cozy, and perfect for holiday gifting! Learn how to sew an easy flannel and minky blanket with step-by-step tips for beginners.

Close up of scrappy black and white snowflake motif at center of quilt.

Scrappy Snowflake Quilt: A Beginner Friendly Qu...

This Scrappy Snowflake Quilt is modern, bold, and made almost entirely from scraps! Learn tips for pattern matching, and finishing your own snowflake quilt pattern.

Scrappy Snowflake Quilt: A Beginner Friendly Qu...

This Scrappy Snowflake Quilt is modern, bold, and made almost entirely from scraps! Learn tips for pattern matching, and finishing your own snowflake quilt pattern.

Crinkled flat lay of a modern linen quilt with bold stripe piecing, daisy print fabric, and dense longarm quilting.

Sewing a Linen Quilt with the Horizon Quilt Pat...

Sewing a linen quilt doesn’t have to be intimidating—this post shares tips for working with linen using the Horizon Quilt Pattern, from fabric selection to longarm quilting. Learn how to...

Sewing a Linen Quilt with the Horizon Quilt Pat...

Sewing a linen quilt doesn’t have to be intimidating—this post shares tips for working with linen using the Horizon Quilt Pattern, from fabric selection to longarm quilting. Learn how to...

Holiday sewing display with a blue snowflake quilt, cozy red buffalo-plaid blanket, festive stocking, candy cane pillowcase and fabric storage basket.

Holiday Sewing Guide: 5 Quick Projects, Free Tu...

Looking for fast, fun, and giftable holiday sewing projects? These five festive makes—complete with free tutorials, quilt patterns, and cozy handmade gift ideas—will spark your creativity and make your holiday...

Holiday Sewing Guide: 5 Quick Projects, Free Tu...

Looking for fast, fun, and giftable holiday sewing projects? These five festive makes—complete with free tutorials, quilt patterns, and cozy handmade gift ideas—will spark your creativity and make your holiday...

Close-up of a modern pastel and green patchwork quilt professionally quilted by Modern Textiles, showing detailed geometric stitching and scrappy prints.

Bauhaus Tiles Panto: Run Wild Quilt

Looking for a fresh modern quilting design? Come see how the Bauhaus Tiles digital quilting pantograph transformed my Run Wild quilt with crisp lines, minimal backtracking, and a bold mid-century...

Bauhaus Tiles Panto: Run Wild Quilt

Looking for a fresh modern quilting design? Come see how the Bauhaus Tiles digital quilting pantograph transformed my Run Wild quilt with crisp lines, minimal backtracking, and a bold mid-century...

Close up of a winter-themed tree quilt with blue and white patchwork trees and longarm quilting.

Northern Night Hike Quilt – Modern Winter Scrap...

Looking for the perfect scrappy winter quilt? See how I transformed leftover blues, whites, and greys into a cozy Northern Night Hike quilt with beautiful longarm quilting. This project is a...

Northern Night Hike Quilt – Modern Winter Scrap...

Looking for the perfect scrappy winter quilt? See how I transformed leftover blues, whites, and greys into a cozy Northern Night Hike quilt with beautiful longarm quilting. This project is a...

Get to Know Katie

I learned to quilt under my grandma’s feet at the ripe age of four. My first project? Digging through her scraps to make an improv cat quilt. Quilt police? Never heard of her—rules aren’t really my style. I believe in diving in feet first and pushing the limits of sewing and quilting…because why not? And, honestly, that’s what seam rippers are made for!

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