
New Year, New Goals – Let’s Make them SMART!
With the brand new year comes a new sense of purpose, hope and positivity for the year ahead. There's always so much talk about setting goals, aiming high, making plans and living your best life. Yet it can be hard to know what goals to set, how to set them and how to...

How to Create A Vision Board
As we start to look ahead to the new year, it's time to think about what we'd like to achieve and the goals we'd like to set. One way of having a bit of fun with this while helping us focus in on our goals is to create a vision board. What is a Vision Board? A...

5 Tips for Finding Peace in the Busy Holiday Season
Moments of peace and calm can seem elusive in December. The holidays are speeding towards us, we are closing out our year and trying to ‘catch up’ on missed goals, and many of us are starting to think about our goals and visions for the following year. Often,...

The Ultimate Christmas Stocking Gift Guide for Quilters – Part 2
There's still a few weeks until Christmas so we're back with Part 2 of our Ultimate Christmas Stocking Gift Guide for Quilters! In case you missed it, you can read Part 1 here. We have come up with lots of ideas for gifting to your quilt loving friends and family....

The Ultimate Christmas Stocking Gift Guide for Quilters – Part 1
For us quilters, our favourite pastime is patchwork, closely followed by collecting fabric and quilting related notions. It's often joked that it's two separate hobbies! If you have a quilting friend you're looking to gift for this festive season, then look no...

Stress-Free Thanksgiving Planning
Thanksgiving is a week away, and somehow it managed to sneak up on me. As my household attempts to slow down our busy lives for a sustainable and joyful holiday season, it can be overwhelming to think of all the things that ‘need’ to be done in the next 6 weeks....

Happy Holidays Pattern Roundup 2022
We've had Halloween, Thanksgiving is around the corner and the seasonal preparations are well underway. The count to December is on, and so if you've not started already, now is a good time to get going with some seasonal makes! It's a great opportunity make hand made...

7 Tips to Finish Your WIPs
It’s hard making time to make. Often, it seems like our pile of WIPs (Works in Progress) far outweighs our Finished Objects. Quilt tops linger in closets and stray blocks crowd our design walls. But taming the beast is possible! Here are 7 tips to finish your WIPs...

Get Started with the Quilter’s Planner 2023
So your Quilter's Planner has landed on the doorstep, you've excitedly unwrapped it and flicked through the contents. You may even have posted an unboxing video on Instagram. (Do it! Don't forget to tag us @quiltersplanner !) Now it's time sit down with a cup of tea...

Stand Out Quilting with Aurifil Threads
You don't have to follow The Quilter's Planner for long to know how much we love Aurifil thread! Over the years, spools of Aurifil have featured in our planner pages, on our blog posts, and in our social media. They have kindly provided thread for countless giveaways,...