Oswego’s Harborfest commemorates the “Battle of Fort Oswego”, which was fought on land and by tall ships in the Harbor of Oswego, NY, during the War of 1812. The festival is normally held the last weekend in July. This 18″ block honors the Tall Ships that took part in that event. To make the block,…
I decided to compare quarter-inch feet for my sewing machine while making the HSTs for a broken dishes quilt block. To print these instructions, click the green Print Friendly button at the bottom of the page. If that doesn’t work, try Ctrl + P (or Flower + P) to bring up the printer dialog box….
Are you ready to finish your Midnight Star Table Topper? Here is how I did it with no batting. This kind of finish is sometimes called a knife-edge finish and the quilt it makes is a summer quilt. That’s because there is no batting in it. This is a Four-Part Series of Tutorials Assemble: Sew…
Do you struggle with Triangle-in-a-Square quilt blocks? They do make wonderful patterns, like Storm at Sea, but it can be tricky to make them in different sizes and square them up. Sewing those angles has always seemed to be a problem for me. Then I discovered the V Block Ruler. Here’s a tutorial for the…
A square block sent on point can be colored in a lot of different ways to add visual interest to a quilt. In the case of the Midnight Star Table Topper pattern, it is used in the center of the quilt, with the star points reaching out from there. This is a Four-Part Series of…
Have you ever needed to make a lot of identical Half Square Triangle Blocks (HSTs) for a quilt or other quilting project? It can be daunting, but not if you use Magic! Here is a way to make 8 at a time, quickly and easily. [A quick note from Kris: I ended up making a…
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…
