A Stack N Slash quilt is the easiest way ever to make a quilt of many colors. Gather a coordinated set of fat quarters, or just use scraps. Stack, Slash, Shuffle, and Stitch! It’s fun and easy. It gives a great improvisational look without cutting lots of individual strips, wasting fabric, fussy cutting, or sewing…
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 four more ideas. How many variations can YOU…
I am delighted to be part of the Nifty Novelties blog hop. Novelty fabrics can be a challenge to use in a project – or they can be an inspiration! The bloggers that are part of this blog hop have created new ideas for using these fabrics. I have made an easy table topper pattern…
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 four more ideas. How many variations can YOU…
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: …
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…
Creating the Three Dimensional Center and Finishing Options You should have four of the Latte blocks. Now it’s time to add the dimensional center. Remember the Three Dimensional Bow Tie? This is the same idea, just on a larger scale. I call it the Faux Cathedral Window. If you watched the 2008 video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvXUvKIzYZY&t=66s,…
