The Independence Block is a traditional block used as a barn block. Here is a tutorial on how to make it, along with pictures of it in use. There is a pattern is available for free to subscribers at the bottom of the page. If you’d like to print this one, click the green Print…
Now, I had an accordion as a child. And I *just* watched the Weird: the Al Yankovic Story on Roku. (Roku is half-price on Amazon as I type this!) And, of course, could could forget: But that didn’t help as much as looking through Pinterest and various other sites for accordions. Click on the caption…
The Controlled Scrapy Star is Block Eight in this Block-of-the-Month quilt. This month you will be making (4) “controlled scrappy” blocks. Instead of using random scraps, you will be using specific colors next to each other. You will be making the center star of the quilt. You are in the home stretch now! Download Color…
Boo!-ti-ful Halloween Wall Hanging An original pattern by Christine Schnaufer © Traditionally Yours, 1991 Use the Print Friendly button under that list to print this page. If that doesn’t work, try Ctrl-P or Flower-P. That should bring up the Printer Dialog box. Christine Schnaufer (now Christine Wilson Vincent) offered this pattern to me when she…
The Churn Dash Quilt Block is this month’s block. What is a churn dash? It is the cross pieces on the bottom of the pole that is used in a butter churn. As you pull the churn up and down, the cream flows around the churn dash and becomes butter. The Churn Dash Quilt Block…
This Farmers Daughter is celebrating the harvest On the Farm. To make this block, you will need: Here are the Fabrics I am using PLEASE NOTE: This block finishes to 12-1/2″. Make the center nine-patch by sewing the 3″ red and 3″ background squares in (3) rows of three each. Press to the dark. Sew…
Why do I think the Stripology Ruler is a queen of gadgets? If you have followed this blog for a while, you have seen me use this ruler many times. I think it is the fastest and most accurate way of cutting strips. Here is why If you are new to piecing, one of the…
The Traditional HST Quilt Block is one of the most basic of all blocks – the Half Square Triangle Block or HST. HSTs are squares made up of two triangles. Each triangle occupies half of the square’s space. As you might expect, there are many, many different methods to make those blocks. In this month’s…
Tooth Fairy Quilt Block Thi block is meant to represent the fairy as flies her way to a child’s home and appears in the window. Fabric Requirements For this block You will need two HSTs. Following the above directions, make the first one using the (1) 4″ light brown square(1) 4″ dark brown square. You…
Twin Sisters Mystery Quilt Like any two siblings, these twins wrestle for space! Use your favorite fabrics or make it a planned scrappy—it’s up to you. Fabric requirements are shown in yardage, but you can substitute fat quarters as long as the strips are at least 20″ long. Just double the number of strips shown….
This month we are going to cut ahead a little bit while making the strips for the Log Cabin Quilt Block. The secret for making a perfect log cabin block is to precut the logs to exact lengths. As you sew them around the center, use pins to make sure the logs line up exactly. …
This Jungle Quilt Block is another easy block – but I sure do like the effect you get when it is repeated! I think this would make a grand scrappy quilt with a little bit of planning. Here is the basic block: But Wait! It needs a partner to reproduce. If you are going to…
