This easy Poinsettia block goes together quickly. It’s great for a Christmas project or two! If you can snowball a corner, you’re good to go! Let’s get started. Fabric Requirements for an 8″ Finished Poinsettia…
This scrappy version of the Sunny Lanes quilt block is easy to sew together and creates great graphic interest in a quilt! Plus it uses of a ton of 2″ squares. Let’s get started! Fabric…
This delightful Winged Square block is simple to create with just eight Flying Geese blocks. Not your standard Winged Square, but lovely anyway! Let’s get sewing! Fabric Requirements for a 12″ Finished Winged Square…
Mrs. Keller is a variation of the beloved Nine Patch quilt block. This scrappy version is a stash buster for sure. The traditional design is made with just a light and a dark colored fabric…
The Love in a Mist quilt block is an easy block for beginners with only half square triangles, square in a square and square patches. This traditional style block was originally done with only a…
This variation of the traditional Churn Dash block keeps the simplicity and charm of the original while adding a bit more interest. It could also be a variation of the Shoo Fly and/or Monkey Wrench…
This Sunday Best quilt block was designed by Judy Martin. With just squares and rectangles, it’s an easy block to stitch together. Let’s get started! Fabric Requirements for a 10″ Finished Sunday Best Quilt Block:…
The Mill Wheel quilt block is one of those timeless traditional quilt blocks and is quick and easy to sew together. There are lots of quilt blocks with names that relate to mills or water…
This Sun Rays block is a lovely, simple block that uses the triangle in a square unit to make the star points. This is a great block to practice on that unit! Let’s get sewing!…
At some point, we quilters need some ideas for projects and quilts using orphan quilt blocks. Here are some ideas for making a small table topper. Often orphan blocks are the result of starting a…
The Triangle in a Square block can be constructed a few different ways. While simple, the block can be tricky so let’s learn how to successfully piece it together. This block is also called Peaky…
This lovely traditional pieced block is really fun and easy to sew together. Use your favorite colors to create your Summer Blooms! Let’s get sewing! Fabric Requirements for a 14″ Finished Summer Blooms Quilt Block:…
Today let’s sew together this easy traditional quilt block called Uncle Sam’s Hourglass. It goes together fast and can showcase that larger scale print you don’t want to cut into little pieces. Let’s get started!…
The Merry Kite is a lovely traditional quilt block that uses just flying geese and squares to sew together – perfect for the confident beginner and experienced quilter alike. I can imagine a mother designing…
The Yankee Charm is a traditional quilt block that is easy to create and it’s a good block to use up skinny strips for a scrappy look. With only Half Square Triangles, squares and rectangles,…
Today let’s sew together this traditional quilt block called Broken Window. Usually only two colors are used (a dark and a light) to create this block but I had to do my own thing and…
Today let’s take a look at the traditional quilt block called Housewife. The name probably refers more to the chores of running a household rather than the person doing those chores. The block has a…
Today let’s take a look at the Dutchman’s Puzzle variation quilt block. This interesting variation has a star shape appear in the center, is made almost entirely of Flying Geese units, and uses partial seam…
The Indian Puzzle quilt block is a striking traditional design that offers endless creative possibilities. Made with classic units like flying geese, half-square triangles, and simple squares, this 3-color block combines familiar techniques in a…
Today let’s look at this traditional quilt block called Blocks and Stars – a bold and versatile 12″ design that brings classic elements together with striking results. Centered around a braced star motif, this block…
Diagonally striped binding looks great on a quilt but unless you have diagonally striped fabric, bias binding is in order. Today we’ll look at how I made my striped bias binding for a recent quilt.…