Fiona Johnstone, Modern Quilts

So excited to have my pair of quilted sneakers done!! We were at a wedding in Crail this weekend and I got my husband to take a few photos of me in my shoes at the harbour before we left this morning! I got the soles from @sneakerkit who also have patterns online that go with the soles and all I had to do was adapt it slightly to work with a quilted panel! I based the design of the piecing on the #FlukeQuilt by @eyecandyquilts because it's one of my favourites that came out of my #RubyCurvelets project! I used half clamshells that are in-between #curvelets and #curvelitos at a 3/4" quarter circle. All the curves are hand pieced and the blocks were then machine pieced together to make the panels. I added 'handmade' @kylieandthemachine labels from last year's advent calendar to hold the laces on the tongue. All the fabric is @rubystarsociety and the #StarryFabric with the multi stars was a perfect background for these rainbow shoes!! The lining is the skates from the recent Darlings 2 and it goes perfectly with the @sneakerkit soles! #QuiltedShoes #QuiltingFabric #QuiltedThings #SewTheRainbow #RubyStarSociety #RubyStarSocietyFabric #DarlingsFabric #Darlings2Fabric #crail #rainbow #RainbowShoes #TasteTheRainbow #YoungAndMillennialQuilters #millennials #SkinnyJeans #SkinnyJeansAndHeels #KoiPondFabric #CamelliaFabric #ModernTraditionalQuilting #ModernQuilter #ModernQuiltPattern #ModernQuilting #SneakerKit #HandMadeSneakers #SlowFashion

Happy Halloween!! I love Halloween, but haven't gotten to do much costume stuff the past few years, maybe next year I'll throw a big party! This quilt and some accompanying pillows might be finished by then too 🤣 I'm going to try to get a "here's how I did it" tutorial out soon so keep an eye here on my Instagram, or sign up to my newsletter to find out when that's ready! I made this by adapting the tutorial by @loandbeholdstitchery for hexagons. The #FoundationPaperPiecing patterns are my own design based on the #SpookyAndSweeterFabric All fabrics are @artgalleryfabrics from their #AGFSpookyAndSweeter and #AGFPureSolids collections (with one or two from last year's #AGFSpookyAndSweet too!) #quilting #PuffQuilt #BubbleQuilt #LoAndBeholdPatterns #LoAndBeholdStitchery #LoisQuiltCollection #PuffQuiltsAreCoolNow #HexiePuffQuilt #Hexies #HexiePuffs #ModernQuilts #ModernQuilter #ModernTraditionalQuilt #OmbreQuilt #OmbrePuffQuilt #QuiltersGonnaQuilt #HalloweenSewing #spookyseptembersewalong #FoundationPaperPiecingPattern #eq8 #ElectricQuilt #SpookyAndSweeterFPP #SpookySeason #SpookyAndSweeter

Over 5,000 pieces of fabric and over 300 hours of work over the past 2 years and one month. Thanks so much for following along with my #RubyCurvelets project!! Can't believe I have enough to make a sizeable wall hanging! These 42 blocks make a 56"x48" wall hanging. Each block measures at 8" and all the curves are hand pieced then sewn together into blocks on my machine. I also want to thank Jen from @bettycrockerass for being so lovely and so supportive of all the wacky things I've done with her templates!! Don't worry though, the curvelets will continue in various forms and I still need to back and quilt this so you'll see it a few more times before it's in its final place on my wall!! #curvelets templates from @bettycrockerass All fabrics are @rubystarsociety from nearly all their lines that have been released to date. #ModernQuilts #ModernQuilter #TinyPiecing #SewSmaller #SewAllTheCurves #SewCurvy #RubyStarSociety #RubyStarSocietyFabric #DarlingsFabric #FloridaFabric #WarpAndWeftFabric #QuiltsOfInstagram #QuiltFabric #Patchwork #HandPiecing #HandQuilting #MadeInScotland #DrunkardsPath #curvelitos #ForeverProject #YoungAndMillennialQuilters

A little behind the scenes look at my illusion quilt that joined the Quiltcon Rejects this year! All my notions were pretty coordinated with the challenge fabrics and I didn't even have to try 🤣 Swipe to see a view of the back before I ironed it. I don't think I got an after ironing photo unfortunately.. There's an inset star in-between each set of 4 squares so there were lots of partial seams - like all of them - and that made the ironing take a WHILE. I mean the sewing took plenty long too! #modernquiltdesign #ModernQuilter #modernquiltguild #sewfinethreadgloss #spunstrawmakes #aurifilartisan2024 #aurifilthread #rubyandbeesolids

Have you ever wanted to make shoelaces?? These are made using #TeddyAndTheBearsFabric designed by @wattsalot for @rubystarsociety but you can use whatever you want! They'd be a fun quick Christmas present too, and a quick Google will tell you how long your shoelaces need to be! Machine is an #Opal690Q on loan from @husqvarnavikinguk #ModernQuilter #quiltedshoes #quiltedsneakers #shoelaces #customshoes #sewing #quilting #christmassewing #husqvarnaopal690q #HusqvarnaVikingUk #HusqvarnaAmbassador #rubystarmakers2024 #rubystarmakers

One to add to the #QuiltconReject gallery.. But I did get one in, so I'm excited about that! "There are four lights!" This is based on an optical illusion by Akiyoshi Kitaoka that I modified a bit to make it sorta half square triangle like. Because of the partial seams it's all handsewn so was pretty intense to finish! I was too worried that much quilting would distract from the illusion, but I probably could have done something more interesting if I'd finished earlier.. Congratulations to everyone that has a quilt accepted, I can't wait to see them! And I'm sorry to everyone that had theirs rejected, it's a hard thing to do to put your art into the world. Just remember not getting into a show doesn't mean your quilt sucks! I can't wait to look through all the Quiltcon Rejects, it's always filled with beautiful quilts!! #QuiltCon2025 #modernquiltguild #quiltconreject2025 #ModernQuilter #spunstrawmakes #modernquiltdesign #opticalillusion #AkiyoshiKitaoka

A video is the best way to show off my #TeddyAndTheBearsFabric high top sneakers! I posted images of the panels if you're curious to see them flat. The soles are from @sneakerkit the pattern is based on theirs, but then self drafted to add the extra height. The fabric is all @rubystarsociety and the #TeddyAndTheBearsFabric by @wattsalot was gifted to me by @rubystarsociety as part of their #rubystarmakers2024 program #quiltedsneakers #modernquiltfabric #ModernQuilter #spunstrawmakes #sneakerkit #rubystarsociety #rubystarfabric #rocknroll #rubystarmakers

We are flying into the end of the year! How is Christmas tomorrow?! (It's not, but certainly feels like it is!) Anyone have any fun plans this December? My parents are visiting for a week so we have fun fun things lined up! #december #monthmarker

Here's what my shoe panels looked like before they had eyelets added and were sewn to the soles. Fabric is #TeddyAndTheBearsFabric designed by @wattsalot for @rubystarsociety #ModernQuilter #quilting #patchwork #modernpatchwork #quiltedshoes #patchworkshoes #foundationpaperpiecing #bearfabric

Making Christmas ornament needle minders! This is the third part of my festive #aurifilartisan2024 project for @aurifilthread I used a couple different 50wt colours to do some fun stitches on the felt, then cut out circles to use as the ornament! (The Aurifil spool was a perfect size!) I got this idea from seeing the #AurifilArtisan project by @sew.miss.viv and thought it would be super adorable as a little needle minder! Machine is #Opal690Q on loan from @husqvarnavikinguk #needleminderobsession #quilting #modernquilter #aurifilthread #sewing #embroidery #crossstitch #modernembroidery

Christmas pudding needle minders! Another part of my @aurifilthread festive project as an #aurifilartisan2024 I used matching threads to sew on the white icing, and sew up around the edges in 40wt and 50wt. I also used a 12wt in red to add the holly berries and sew on the holly leaf decorations! Machine: #Opal690Q on loan from @husqvarnavikinguk #needleminders #quilting #christmassewing #christmaspudding #modernsewing #embroiderylove #woolfelt #feltsewing

Making a Christmas tree needle minder! Using @aurifilthread for my November #aurifilartisan2024 project! I used a combination of 40wt and 50wt in greens to create some texture on the tree itself, then added in some red ornaments with 12wt! Machine: #Opal690Q on loan from @HusqvarnavikingUK #aurifilthread #needleminders #needleminderobsession #embroidery #sewing #spunstrawmakes #quilting #modernquilting #woolfelt #HusqvarnaVikingUk #HusqvarnaAmbassador #husqvarnaopal690q