Lighthearted Quilt Block The Lighthearted Quilt Block is the first addition to this quilt that is outside of the free pattern offered by Fat Quarter Shop. This quilt block comes from The Bonnie and Camille Quilt Bee Book. The best part is that the size of this block doesn’t need to be altered to fit […]
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For the next several months I will go over the things that I wished I had understood as a beginner quilter. This will hopefully keep you from making the same mistakes I made when I first started sewing. What is the absolute number one thing all quilters should do is….join the large and growing
The Capital T Quilt Block for me was a lesson in color. I changed so much in this quilt block. Most of the changes were made to make the assembly easy. As you can see I also discovered something about color. Tips and Tricks When I saw this quilt block I knew I was going
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Conquering the Mountain Setting yourself up to finish the quilt and find what is stopping you. There are so many names for the unfinished quilt tops we have. UFOs – Unfinished Objects WIPs – Works In Progress PIG – Project In Grocery bag PHD – Projects Half Done So many ways to say that I
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Buttercup Quilt Block The Buttercup Quilt Block is a block that comes together very easily. Most of this quilt block is assembled with straight seams. So even though the pattern calls for you to make 5 blocks these will all come together quickly. Alterations In the previous blog post, I mentioned that I was making
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There are so many opportunities to make quilts for charity. Quilts are used to support, comfort, and help those who have or are going through hardship. Quilts are also used to celebrate milestones and bring hope to those in need. 8 Quilting Charities 1. Around this time every year, I ask my local friends to
The Album Block is an adorable and simple quilt block. I was asked by my local quilt guild to teach tips and tricks on the Summer Moon book.
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Do you see all those half-square triangles (HSTs for short)? Yikes! Half-square triangles by themselves are straightforward. Put 36 of them together however and now it gets a bit harder. Tips and Tricks 1. With all the HSTs I cut the fabric 1/8” bigger than the pattern suggests. This is important because it will allow
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The buzzard’s roost quilt block is just so fun. I knew when I saw this block I was going to add something cute to the center of these blocks. The Lollipop Garden fabric line from Lella Boutique comes with sweet quotes. Tips and Tricks 1. In order to make this happen, you will have to
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Block 1: Beloved Quilt Block The Heartfelt Charity Quilt Along is hosted by Fat Quarter Shop (FQS for short). They host a charity quilt along every year to benefit the Make a Wish Foundation of Central and South Texas. Corey Yoder is the designer for this year’s charity quilt. Fat Quarter Shop is making this
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