The Market Bag featuring Even More Paper Fabrics

February 2, 2022 Nicole van Gremberghe

The Market Bag has a fun and modern design.

Doing your shopping you want to take a bag with you that is fun and modern. And one that you can use over and over again. Make one yourself with the fabrics from the Even More Paper collection and Spotted line. First, put together your fabric from a bunch of HSTs and then sew your bag. Featuring Noodlehead’s Market Bag pattern.

How to Style Your Living Room with Quilts

September 29, 2021 Nicole van Gremberghe

Decorating your couch and living room becomes easier if you match the colors from your quilts with your interior…

You love to style and decorate your living room with the quilts you make from your favorite collections and patterns. There are a lot of different ways on how to style your quilts on a couch, behind the couch, and even on your ottoman. All People Quilt has made a little video on different ways to do so, which is featured in this post together with Zen Chic’s all-time favorite pattern TWISTED GEESE.

How to Sew a Half-Square Triangle Pillow... in One Afternoon!

April 12, 2019 Laura Nicholls

Using the Day in Paris fabric line Minicharm pack with pre-cut pieces, create this elegant and delightful half-square triangle pillow in as little as one afternoon.

I’m on the Quilter on Fire Podcast!

I recently joined Brandy Maslowski on The Quilter on Fire Podcast for a conversation that starts with a six-year-old girl in Germany waiting for the sewing machine pedal — and travels all the way to Zen Chic, color, simplicity, and modern quilting.

Quilting in the Garden: Fabric, Friendship and an 11/10 Cake

Come along to Nähen im Garten in Siegen for modern quilts, fabric design insights, relaxed hexagon sewing and a wonderful quilting community.

Precision Without the Drama: BERNINA the Zen Chic Way

See how I use the BERNINA 790 ULTRA’s Laser Pinpoint and 3-Point Placement for precise quilting and embroidery on a modern geometric pillow.

From Grandma’s Pfaff to the BERNINA 790 Ultra — and a Little Ampersand Magic

Join Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic for a behind-the-scenes look at the new BERNINA 790 Ultra, the FreeSpirit Live recording, Ampersand and WHISP fabrics, and the Between the Lines auction quilt winner.

One Hour, One Glasses Case — and the Second One Practically Sews Itself

Sew a chic quilted glasses case in about an hour using Mira scraps—no zipper, no fuss. A modern, giftable mini project with links to patterns + free tutorials.