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Welcome to Patch Me, the blog from Mel Storey Patchwork — your boutique source for Liberty Tana Lawn™ fabrics, premium linens, and curated quilt kits.
Quilting Inspiration with Liberty & Linen
Patch Me Blog
This is your space for quilting inspiration, colour confidence, and creative joy.
From the Cutting Table:
It's been quite a week here with bolts of fabric arriving, bundles going out, and exciting developments behind the scenes. I'm thrilled to share that US shipping resumes next week...
Fresh palette, Fresh Start
The wait is almost over! Summer Sweep—my fresh take on the traditional Chimney Sweep block—releases this Thursday, 23 October at 4:00pm AWST. It's calm, colourful, and quietly confident—the kind of...
What Comes Next..
Looking around the store earlier this year had me thinking - Ok.. so what comes next ? Stocking the ultimate fabric - Liberty Tana Lawn - loved by fabric collectors...
Travel Sewing
Train/travel sewing is one of my favourite things to do. Seeing new places, stitching, watching the world go by - the ultimate relaxation.
Washing Quilts
Autumn is not when I usually wash quilts but we’ve had unseasonably warm weather and it seemed as good a time as any. This is my Field of Hexagons quilt...
Why do you Quilt?
Exploring the calm and creativity of quilting through colour, reflection, and community. Join me as I share how 30 years of quilting — from 90’s florals to Liberty favourites —...
How to develop a Colour Palette for your next Quilt
Choosing a Colour Palette is personal There are no right or wrong ways of doing this, ultimately it comes down to choosing colours, patterns and textures that make you smile.
Anatomy of a Quilt Design
Quilt design is not always straightforward. I’d love to say I have a vision for a quilt before I start cutting but that doesn’t always happen. With the exception of...
Tools for Success
Some of the most frequent questions I’m asked about hand piecing are in relation to the tools that I use. And while I do say it’s a personal choice -...
In the Hexagon Zone
I’ve been in the Hexagon Zone lately, bringing together some diamonds of hexagons that have been on the go for a while now. They’re my official ‘travel sewing’ and ‘I...
Give your Quilt the Wow factor
Contrast in Colour, Contrast in Pattern, Contrast in Scale and Contrast in texture
Let's talk templates
When I looked at a way to streamline things - how could I cut in bulk, multiple pieces at a time accurately? Cutting strips across the width of the fabric...
Christmas is coming…
I’m going to immerse myself in all things Christmas this week and see if I can come up with some quick sewing wins. But first some inspiration of Christmas’s past.
Linen and Liberty
Liberty Tana Lawn is just beautiful - you probably don’t need convincing. Add to that a lightweight Linen and the effect is just amazing. The texture of Linen is the...
How do I get the same scrappy look?
Jumpstart your Liberty Collection.. If you are new to Liberty fabrics or would like to get a jumpstart on your Flowering Snowball quilt - the fabrics in this blog post...
4 Tips for Hand Piecing Prep
So, hand piecing.. For me, it’s the best way I know to get a bit of calm in my life and I know I’m not alone in thinking that. For...
