How to Make the Forest Tree Quilt Block You will need: The “Magic Eight” Method of Making Half Square Triangle Blocks This method works well when you need to make a lot of identically colored HST blocks. Here is an overview of the method. Make a test block first. (My personal preference is to cut…
OK, I know you can’t sew an adventure. But there are two recipes and an appropriate quilt block after the adventure. To visit the others, see the list at the bottom of the page. Here is a cranberry bread recipe: Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Mix together flour,…
How to Make an Economy Quilt Block An Economy Quilt Block as we know it now is a block that is basically a Square-in-a-Square set on point again – and maybe again! It’s an old block, designed to use up scraps during the Depression. Here is a Kansas City Star clipping from August 1933. It’s…
Use the Print Friendly button at the bottom of this tutorial to print this page. If that doesn’t work, try Ctrl-P or Flower-P. That should bring up the printer dialog box. . How to fussy cut a monster quilt block Today I thought I would show you how to fussy cut a monster into a…
Three Dimensional Attic Window. Here’s the easiest way ever to make an attic window quilt block. Wouldn’t this make a cool Halloween pattern? Just put spiders in the window! The easiest way ever to make Attic Windows quilt blocks A Three Dimensional Attic Window handout, from our Piecing in the Third Dimension class. Have you ever…
The Bookworm Block This is a great block to place on the front of a bookbag! You could personalize the book titles with a name or a favorite book, too. Here’s the Cauldron Quilt Block for the Out of the Dark Blog Hop. Be sure to check out the full list of designers at the…
I love my new puppy but she is not leash trained! I walk her every day and she is getting better, but there is no question that she occasionally drags me Hither, Thither, and Yon. That’s why I thought this block would be great for the It’s a Dogs Life Blog Hop. To Make the…
There is a free pattern for newsletter subscribers at the bottom of the page. If you don’t want to sign up for the newsletter, you can use the Print Friendly button under the subscription box to print this page. If that doesn’t work, try Ctrl-P or Flower-P. Sunflower Table Runner Quilt Pattern Fabric Requirements Make…
This is a Quilt-Block-of-the-Month Mystery series. It starts today! Clues will be presented every Sunday from 6/4/23 until Labor Day. It is a two color (plus background) quilt that finishes about 90″ x 90″. Look for a list of clues at the bottom of this page. To print this clue, use the green Print Friendly…
This tutorial was part of a blog hop called Call Me Crazy. Last time the theme was “Crazy”, I did a Stack N Slash quilt. This time around I thought I would show a quilt that made ME crazy. The pattern is available for free to subscribers at the bottom of the page. If you’d…
This is a Quilt-Block-of-the-Month Mystery series. It starts today! Clues will be presented every Sunday from 6/4/23 until Labor Day. It is a two color (plus background) quilt that finishes about 90″ x 90″. Look for a list of clues at the bottom of this page. To print this clue, use the green Print Friendly…
This is a Quilt-Block-of-the-Month Mystery series. Clues are presented every Sunday until Labor Day. It is a two color (plus background) quilt that finishes about 90″ x 90″. Look for a list of clues at the bottom of this page. To print this clue, use the green Print Friendly button below those clues. Just a…
