Typical design boards for quilters cover a hefty part of a wall. But Margie, at Nannycraft4u, discovered the advantages of small while working on her Farmer’s Wife quilt blocks. With a 12″ x 12″ board she says it’s a breeze … Read More ...
Make a modern Fence Rail quilt
New sewists, this one’s for you. Kelly, at Adventures of a Hobbyist, is making her first quilt, and hopes you’ll join the fun. First the top. She’s keeping the construction easy, smartly choosing a non-fussy quilt block design, the Rail … Read More ...
Chatelaine Sampler Quilt blocks | free patterns
Rose Johnston, of Threadbare Creations, sets the standard for generosity among quilters who blog. She is sharing free-to-download quilt block patterns, one every week. A few days ago, she published number 46, Old Windmill. Each block is a different … Read More ...
Baby boy quilt and free pattern
Tender as butterfly wings, the black hearts skip across a white ground. Dots and solids join the queue in triangles positioned side-by-side, some up, some down. This well-designed baby quilt, a part you see here, is the work of Ashley … Read More ...
8 Patterns For Paper Pieced Quilt Blocks
There are many different techniques for quilt making and paper piecing is one. You either love it or you hate it. Either way, it produces amazing and beautiful results and these 8 ideas are just a few that you can … Read More ...
Newsy: Epic Sampler BOM starts soon
Come October, Elizabeth (Don’t Call me Betsy) kicks off her third BOM event, calling it the “Epic Sampler”. There are two types of Block of the Months. In one, the host provides fabric along with the pattern; in the other, … Read More ...
Dog Gone Cute pattern and launch activities
It’s true, dogs and quilts portray a scene less typical than cats and quilts. However, many a quilter is also a dog lover or just a dog lover. Lorna, of Sew Fresh Quilts, addresses this gap with her latest … Read More ...
Free pattern: Sewing room applique blocks
The best invention ever made is the sewing machine. In my circles at least, we get that it’s the one must-have item that declares to the world, we sew and/or *quilt. Sindy of FatCat Patterns gets it too, as she … Read More ...
0 NYB block + free pattern
This is a brilliant example of a New York Beauty (NYB) quilt block, made by Cindy, of Fluffy Sheep Quilting. She mixed whimsical fabric motifs with pink and green solids. It works!
Quilters refer to this simple block as Block … Read More ...
Free pattern: Cherries Applique
Quilters, this project would be a great introduction to Sue Spargo’s q-world view. She uses a felted wool ground for her applique shapes and finishes them with pretty embroidery stitches.
Kimara of Wee Folk Art shares this cherries applique pattern … Read More ...
9 Free Robot Applique Templates
Pam of Threading My Way shares on her blog nine robots-at-work applique templates F-R-E-E for you to download. Squee! The Fireman, shown here, joins Artist, Bricklayer, Chef and many more. She adds,
… Read More ...I’m planning on incorporating my robots into a
Union Blues fabric and project
This quilt showcases Barbara Brackman’s 19th-century reproduction line, Union Blues, for Moda. You can download the project sheet to make your own quilt from sites like fat quarter Shop and Hancock’s of Paducah for a nominal fee of $0.99. … Read More ...
Giveaway: All Points Patchwork
Hello sewists. Storey Publishing is giving away a free copy of Diane Gillehand’s latest book, All Points Patchwork. To get a chance to win, just leave a comment on this post, (not the review post), and tell me what … Read More ...
Gemology by SarahRose Quilts
Why are sewists leaving current projects behind to make this quilt block? It’s simple…sparkly is fun. Just ask Susanne Woods of CraftyEditor, who admits she’s addicted to making these. I’m glad, because one of hers is my favorite. You can … Read More ...
Two quilts same design decision
This crosses quilt made by Carla of Grace and Favour, and the one I found at Perfection Not Included called “Funky Wrench Quilt” provides me a way to show you new quilters out there, a basic design technique that … Read More ...