Here’s the quilt we are making. I’m calling it Bean There because it is created using the Corn and Beans block. Although that block can be made entirely of HSTs, I am not going to do that in this sew along. Although I suppose you could. I wasn’t going to put those instructions in this…
Girl Wrestlers Quilt Block. This month’s blog hop theme for #QuiltBlockMania is Sports. The sport that I follow the most is my granddaughter’s career as a girl wrestler. Be sure to visit the other designers at the bottom of this page to see their sports blocks. When I saw the theme of this months #QuiltBlockMania,…
Make the DinoRoars! Quilt. This quilt was designed to take advantage of QT Fabrics Dinoroars line of fabric. Get ready for a super fun dinosaur adventure with the “Dino Rocks!” quilt pattern! Designed for QT Fabrics Dinoroars Collection, this awesome quilt is full of cute and silly dinosaurs who look like they’re ready to play….
This is the first in a series of block patterns that can be used in a row-by-row quilt or as a table runner. Making the November Winds Quilt Block Electric Quilt was kind enough to give me an Evaluation copy of their Mix & Match Plus Corners and Angles GO QUBE software for Accuquilt so…
When I first heard about this blog hop, all I could think of was the Randy Newman theme song for Monk “It’s a Jungle Out There”. I wanted to make some sort of urban block, so I looked through my collection of old blocks for inspiration. I came up with City Streets by Nancy Page….
Here is the classic men’s accessory – a bow tie! As it turns out, there are LOTS of different ways to make this block, and even more ways to use it in quilts, table runners and other bags. Of course, I had to make my sample using men’s ties! Yes, there is a free printable….
When the theme for this month’s QuiltBlockMania was announced as “book”, I immediately thought of The Book Block, a pattern by the late Christine Thresh. Be sure to see the blocks presented by the other designers at the bottom of this page. The Library Quilt The basic “Library Shelf” book block was designed in 1994…
(Also known as Dimensional Flying Geese) It’s for the Birds Blog Hop! Of course I had to show you how to make dimensional Flying Geese Quilt Blocks that look like they can take off at any moment. To print this page, go to the 3D Flying Geese Quilt Blocks page and use the green Print…
Looking for a Fat Quarter quilt? You can make 3 of these blocks from just one 18″ x 21″ fat quarter. Well, two, actually. One for the color and one for the background. I am using the No Math/ Wing Clipper Method of making flying geese in this tutorial. Other methods are listed below. Cut…
The theme for this blog hop is Call Me Crazy. Last time the theme was “Crazy”, I did a Stack N Slash quilt. This time around I thought I would show a quilt that made ME crazy. The Inspiration Every year my friend Laurie and I make a raffle quilt to benefit Foreverly House. That…
It’s time to make those PIGS fly! What are PIGS? Why, they are PhDs or PIPS. They might even be WHIMs, WIPs or WHISPS. Either way, don’t let FOB scare you! Here is how to say, “TGIF!” Bias Binding I started this tutorial last year, meaning to plan for a series of posts on bias…
I admit that I am known for seeing the word through Rose Colored Glasses. Here is a pretty pink mini-quilt called A Box of Roses with a rose colored border just to celebrate the season. Fabric Requirements and Cutting Instructions Making the Half Square Triangle (HST) Blocks As you can see, this block is basically…
