These pictures were taken Sept 14, 2009, and show how a boat lock works. A lock is a system used for raising and lowering watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. First, the boat goes into the upper lock, heading east. The upper lock gates close behind it. The water drops…
How many different ways are there to make a square-in-a-square quilt block? So far, I have found 10 different methods for making this versatile block, also known as the diamond-in-a-square quilt block. Set it on point a second time and it becomes the economy quilt block. Here are the first three. Just a quick note: …
The Summer Storm Mystery Quilt presents weekly free quilt and block tutorials. This clue teaches how to piece a quilt on the diagonal to set it on point. Setting a quilt top or block on point is a great way to make a quilt larger and add interest. It can be tricky to do, but…
It’s time to prepare the place for little creatures to hide during a summer storm. This is a bramble border is made from QSTs and is full of twists and turns and surprises. It will look quite ordinary when you create it, but wait until you add it to the quilt top! If you just…
Hourglass Quilt Block Tutorial If you are new to piecing, one of the most important things you need to do is to figure out how to cut along the straight of grain. Cutting along the straight of grain means that you are cutting parallel to the selvedge (sometimes spelled selvage.) It is the most stable…
Wednesday Whimsey An Irishman, by the name of O’Malley proposed to his girl on St. Patrick’s Day. He gave her a ring with a synthetic diamond. The excited young lass showed it to her father, a jeweler. He took one look at it and saw it wasn’t real. The young lass on learning it wasn’t…
Let me tell you about a class I once created called the No Whining Quilt. This was in the mid 90’s when the internet was in its infancy and quilters still drew inspiration from each other in classes and workshops. In this class, I encouraged students to think outside the box – to come up…
Here is a tutorial for making the quilt Linen Stories. This quilt is also known as Spring Linens. It’s the same quilt, just a different colorway. The idea for this quilt came from the tutorial I was working on for a Log Cabin quilt. I was trying to use a lot of colors, varying the…
Thanks for joining our Black and White challenge! Here for your perusal today is a tutorial for a black and white log cabin quilt block. To print this page, click the green Print button under the tutorial. If that doesn’t work, try Ctrl + P (or Flower + P) to bring up the printer dialog…
If you missed the mystery, you can still purchase the pattern! Just click on the Buy Now button below. Here are the Mystery Quilt Pictures: check out the butterfly border by PJ From Jo R Kathy L What’s Black, White and Red all over? You will see on Jan 21! (Ok, it’s only a red…
Do you remember the Swing Your Partner Quilt that I made a few months ago? I did a Snail Trail block tutorial here. The pattern was picked up by Connecting Threads (you can see a picture below.) If you like that quilt, you can purchase the pattern here. I did make a sample and…
Spinning Stars Table Runner This 23″ x 46″ table runner was inspired by a class on the various ways to make Flying Geese blocks. All you need is a 6-1/2″ square ruler! Please note that the rectangles are cut slightly oversize in the pattern below. That’s to give you a chance to experiment and make…
