Here’s the January Block of the Month. The pattern is available for free to subscribers at the bottom of the page. If you’d rather just print, click the green Print Friendly button under the designer list. If that doesn’t work, try Ctrl + P (or Flower + P) to bring up the printer dialog box….
These Half Star Quilt Blocks are made from HSTs and solid squares. Remember the Half Square Triangles blocks you made in Month One? Well, you get to make more! I’ve made a wish list of notions that will help you – and books that use HST blocks – all from Amazon. Download Color Me Creative…
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…
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…
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…
This is the last group of Flying Goose Blocks you will need to make, I promise:-)) Might as well learn a new technique — the Wing Clipper Ruler. Here is a tutorial. (This tutorial also works for the No Math ruler by Lazy Girl.) These blocks are made with the 5-1/2″ scrap squares and the…
The Player Piano Quilt Block is a 12 inch quilt block that would make a great table runner or border. This free pattern is available to subscribers at the bottom of this page. If you would prefer not to subscribe, just use the Print Friendly button under that form to print this page. If that…
Have you ever caught a bug and kept it in a jar? It’s fun to see a lightning bug flash or a caterpillar turn into a butterfly! But then you have to let them go. Here is a quilt block pattern so you can keep it forever. I need to tell you a little story…
