About

 

Welcome! 

I’m Monika, the designer and teacher behind Penny Spool Quilts, based near Ottawa, Canada.

If you love bright designs and modern quilts, you’ve come to the right place! I'll help you find modern quilt inspiration, tutorials, and fuss-free quilt patterns to build your quilting confidence, one (paper) piece at a time, no matter where you are in your quilting journey.

My own quilting journey started over 25 years ago, when I was at university in Switzerland, with traditional patterns done the traditional way. And while I call myself a modern quilter now, I still take inspiration from traditional blocks and designs and tweak them to suit my taste for modern fabrics, colours, and bold shapes.

PSQ patterns are fun and bright, sometimes minimalist, often fairly quick quilts, and always with a nod to tradition. 

I'd like to invite you to follow me on Instagram or Facebook, and to sign up to get my newsletter with all the updates from the studio, new blog posts, and subscriber-only goodies. And there’s a free table runner pattern to try out in your first email, too.

Happy Quilting!

Cheers,
Monika

PS: Curious about where "Penny Spool" came from? It's paraphrased from the first line in a verse of the children's song "Pop! goes the weasel"

“A penny for a spool of thread,
a penny for a needle,
that’s the way the money goes,
pop! goes the weasel.”

Supporting local shops

Local quilt shops are the backbone of this wonderful hobby, stocking the fabrics and patterns you love, teaching classes for all skill levels, and helping you when you're stuck finding the perfect fabric pull or adapting a pattern to suit your fabrics. 

I love working with and supporting local shops, and PSQ patterns are already on shelves across Canada and the USA. Don't see them at your local shop yet? Have them get in touch with me, and we'll get some patterns over there!

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