Step-by-step quilt block tutorials with clear photos and diagrams. Learn quilting techniques and make free quilt blocks in many sizes.
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…
I decided to go into my stash of antique quilts and blocks to show you a temperance quilt block. I haven’t found one yet, but give me time! Meanwhile, here are some others to share with you. Before I tell you about the Temperance Movement, I have to give you a very generalized view of…
Give your fabric scraps a new life! This Super Simple Scrappy block will make a cute little Spring wallhanging or table topper. Make as many blocks as your heart desires! This is a free pattern for subscribers. The form is at the bottom of the tutorial. If you don’t want to subscribe, just click on…
This is a free pattern for subscribers. The form is at the bottom of the tutorial. If you don’t want to subscribe, just click on the large green Print Friendly button at the bottom of this page above the comments. The Apple Blossom Block Fabric Requirements Not Required, but if you have them, you will…
When Joan first announced the Polar Bear Plunge Blog Hop, I was so excited! I had a perfect idea, since hubby and I had participated in a Polar Bear Plunge for New Years Day 2020. The water was exceptionally warm because we were in Florida at the time. Here’s a picture I took: So, of…
This pattern is designed to take advantage of a fussy cut block from Northcott’s Cafe Culture panel. If you just want the pattern, you can order it here. Here are the fabrics you will need to make the table runner: Here is the Good Morning Block Used on the Front How to Make a Shaded…
How to Make the Hourglass Quilt Block Other items you might like to have Here are my fabrics: Hourglass Quilt Block Cutting and Piecing Directions Place the two large blocks right sides together. Draw a line on the diagonal and sew 1/4″ on either side of the diagonal. Cut on the line. Open the squares…
This free mug rug pattern is my gift to you. It can be used to make a mug rug, along the side of a placemat, or even in a table runner. It’s fast, fun, and easy to make! To get the free pattern, fill out the form below. To print this entire page, use the…
This was the Super Sunday mystery quilt of 2013. It’s a very easy block, with a lot of great variations! It makes a fast and easy baby quilt or a quick charity quilt. Use up your scraps! There is a free pattern link for subscribers at the bottom of this page, or you can use…
The Faux Log Cabin Quilt Block Just like a traditional Log Cabin Quilt Block, the Faux Log Cabin Quit Block is made from strips. But those strips don’t revolve around a central square in a faux log cabin. They start out small and increase in size so the design isn’t actually created until you put…
Here’s the Cat Quilt Block for the Orange You Glad Blog Hop. The rules were to create something inspired by the color orange. My orange block is inspired by my daughter’s cat, Harvey. How did he come by that name? I am glad you asked! The pattern is available for free to subscribers at the…
The Bigfoot Legend In August 1958, a bored bulldozer operator decided to stomp giant black bear prints in the mud where he was working with loggers in Northern California. He excitedly rushed back to camp to report these prints. Fueled by the myth of a giant Sasquatch in British Columbia and the Yeti of the…
