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 →
Here is the last block for the quilt-a-long! Next week we will piece the quilt together. Just like last week this weeks block is a very simple border piece! Materials Prep Layout Sew the border strips together and press your seams. Again, make sure you make four of these blocks! Gather all of your blocks... Continue Reading →
We are almost at the final block! There is just one more block after this one! Materials Prep Layout Again, Make sure you complete four of these blocks! Bye for now.
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 →
Week one Quilt-A-Long It's week one and today we will start on block one for our quilt. This block comes together easily. You will start by cutting one large block for the center and then create some half square triangles with your background fabric and the fat quarters you selected for your diamond fabric. Materials... Continue Reading →
I can't believe it! I have finished so many quilts so far this year and I just finished three more! Completing the finishing quilting and binding has been my least favorite part of quilting! I love love love planning and piecing quilts together. But quilting the layers together I typically found very daunting. It is... 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 →
In my April Sew Sampler monthly quilt box I received the most beautiful fabric! If you don't already know, this curated quilt box is a subscription through the Fat Quarter shop and you can see my unboxing in the post HERE. At first I was going to use the pattern that came with that box,... Continue Reading →
Creating a fun quilt pattern project.