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 block. Here are the first three. Stay tuned for more tutorials! …
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…
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. One of the most traditional quilt designs there is, the log cabin block has its roots in antiquity. There is a mummy of a cat wrapped in a log cabin…
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…
What is a mug rug? It’s an oversize coaster that you put on the table to hold your beverage and a small snack. It’s not quite as big as a placemat – it can range from 4″ to 10″ and any shape that suits your creativity. Its primary job is to look cute and provide…
There are two basic types of quilt binding, straight grain binding (which includes cross grain binding) and bias binding. Straight grain binding is binding that is cut in strips along the grain line of a piece of fabric parallel to the selvedge. Crossgrain binding is also cut in strips along the grain line but it is…
The snail trail quilt block swirls around a central four-patch to make a square-in-a-square design. Here is the tutorial on how to create the Snail Trail and the QST blocks that make up the Swing Your Partner pattern. I’ve included information on how to square up a block, too, and what to do when your…
