When I first started quilting I always found it really hard to find quilt patterns that were for true beginners. So, here I compiled five quilt patterns that I feel are perfect for beginner quilters. A few of these patterns I actually still love to use because, well, honestly they are just a lot of... Continue Reading →
Today I am going to be sharing with you two of my favorite block patterns. Why are they among my favorite? Well, because they both come together really fast and they are so versatile. They are great stand alone blocks, meaning they can individually be used to make a beautiful quilt, and then combined, they... Continue Reading →
Completing the quilt-a-long quilt top We are at the home stretch! I am providing a diagram to show how I sewed my quilt top together, but you can, of course, sew yours together however you feel comfortable! Layout I sewed my quilt top together in rows, then I sewed all the rows together. I used... Continue Reading →
Wow! We are already here on the fifth block and these final few blocks come together quickly since they are border pieces. They come together so fast I actually thought about posting them all together, however, I figured spacing them out would give everyone a chance to catch up if needed. As a side note,... Continue Reading →
This week we will be making Block Four for the Spinning Flower Bed quilt. This block will be the four flower corners of the quilt. Again, make four block fours. Materials Here are my materials for Block Four. Prep This block has the most prep work. You will need to cut a lot of tiny... Continue Reading →
Block three will be very easy for you to complete. It is simply the left side of your heart block from last week. The cuts and assembly will be very easy to complete since you are likely now a pro at half square triangles! Materials Prep Note: you may have half square triangles leftover from... Continue Reading →
I don't know about you, but I am a horrible planner. Holidays sneak up on me... birthdays too. I am just not good at dates. So, when holidays approach I am pretty much never ready for them. So, if you are like me and didn't realize that July is right around the corner, but would... Continue Reading →
Free quilt block for a week of Quilt Blocks.... Quilt-a-long.
This Saturday block is going to depend a lot on paying close attention to layout. Because of this, I made a pdf file for you to download so you can print it if needed and keep it close by. The downloadable file will be linked at the bottom of this post. So, let's get started.... Continue Reading →
I can't believe it is already Friday! I hope you all had a wonderful week so far. This has been so much fun, and I am already thinking about more blocks I could create tutorials for! Before we get started, I want to let you know that I did design some of the squares to... Continue Reading →