Quilting

Welcome back to Fall into a Quilt Along! I hope you're having fun sewing with us. If you've fallen behind, you can find links to all of the past blocks on my quilt along page . This week, we have a patchwork turkey designed by Karen at Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats . Head on over to her post

Holy cow, I like this one from Pinterest (Russian sewist). Do you save photos of quilts you'd like to try? This one would be great for reducing my scrap bin overflow. 95% of my scraps are 2.5" wide strips. Smaller strips I give to my friend Jerry, the rug guy. This Russian artist's quilt I like the variety of color and pattern, "fits me to a T". (Where did that expression come from, I'd like to know). The Light and dark cornerstones are deliberate--and that is something that peaks my interest. I especially like the skinny sashing, even though its medium to light value is almost LOST. Above, is one of my quilts. Simple, fun to make. Designing quilts on the fly . . . my design idea here was to join Four (10.5") scrappy strip blocks with a light color sashing and orange corner stone. I couldn't decided in the first place if I wanted orange corner stones or turquoise corner stones . . . . so I framed the quadrant block in a dark blue small paisley print accented with turquoise corner stones. Other Bits: A couple years ago I was waiting, waiting, waiting, for Anita Solomon Grossman to come out with her simple cuts technique for "her Wonky Star" block, but it never materialized online. I experimented on my own to build her wonky star block (trying to think it through like Anita would). That experiment resulted in 8 wonky star blocks sitting in my scrap bin, (4) red stars on a teal background and (4) teal stars on a red background. Having no better use for them, I threw them into this quilt for interest.

When I first saw wheel chair quilts on Pinterest, I got very excited. What a great idea and how well it fits into the Hospice quilts effort! This is the basic pattern I’m going by: With a hug…

When it comes to making your quilt top perfectly square, this How to Square Up a Quilt Block video tutorial is exactly what you need. There is nothing worse than going to finish combining your quilt blocks to make your quilt top and realized you rectangled some of them.<br /> <br /> This quilt video not only shows you how to square your block, but it also gives you great tips and tricks for how to avoid making any mistakes. Plus, this how-to video makes it super easy to visualize what you are supposed to do so you don't have to deal with confusing instructions!

Another panel quilt by Susan!!! Quilt Info: Maker: Susan Fabric: "Timber Gnomies" by Henry Glass & Co. Size: 64" X 74" Batting: Warm & Natural Thread: Glide--Medium Brown Quilting: Mahogany from Intelligent Quilter Interesting Info: Gnomes are the thing! This super cute quilt includes gnomes and beavers as lumber jacks, plus snowflakes and snowmen! A look at the "Mahogany" quilting: ⤵️ A close-up of the gnome and beaver lumberjacks! ⤵️ Super fun quilt, Susan!!! Grace and peace!! ~Nancy Linking up with Colour & Inspiration, Midweek Makers, Wednesday Wait Loss, Stitch & Sew, N&TT.

This quilt pattern is all about the fabric. Coordinating Fat Quarters make it a snap. If you want an easy, quick and stunning pattern, you have just found one! Use 7 Fat Quarters to make this pattern! Finished size: 53" x 71"

We're bringing you a free pattern and video series called Jelly Snowflake Mystery Quilt to celebrate Christmas in July. It's a good time to start

Learn how to machine quilt Matrix with Leah Day. Watch Leah quilt the design in a big square and follow along quilting a new design each week. At the end we'll put the squares together with an easy quilt-as-you-go technique to make the Marvelous Mosaic Quilt.

Hi friends! Today I'm excited to share with you a quilt I finished up over the weekend. It's a new favorite and for sure one of the easiest quilts I've ever made! From the moment I saw the line Urban Cottage by Urban Chiks for Moda, I knew I had to have some! It goes with my sewing room perfectly! I ordered a fat quarter bundle plus some yardage and now I have two projects made with this line. [Click HERE to see the other project, my Urban Cottage Tied Blanket.] Here's my Giant Star Quilt pre-border. It only took 2-3 hours to cut, piece and press the whole thing. I didn't use a pattern for this quilt but I had seen it floating around the internet several years ago and always thought it was cute. Jeni Baker has a similar (and slightly scrappier pattern for it with multiple size options and no border). Click HERE for the link to her pattern. I just made 17" (unfinished) half-square triangle blocks from 8 fat quarters and added on 4 1/2" (unfinished) border strips once they were all sewn together. Denae Hansen of Plain Jane Quilting in American Fork, Utah quilted it for me with a classic, cross-hatch design. She always does a fantastic job! Look at that texture! I like that it's a simple design keeping the focus on the cute fabrics and the star. My quilt finished at 74 1/2". Luckily, there was some 108" wide fabric available in this line so I didn't have to piece my back! Yay! A seamless back is always a win! Usually, I like to finish off my quilts with a dark binding. I feel like that frames things nicely. But I liked the subtle stripe feeling of this Urban Ticking fabric in ivory. Again, it kept the focus on the center of the quilt while adding a playful touch to the edge. I'm seriously so in love with this veeeery simple quilt, you guys! Sometimes all you need are some cute fabrics and a really simple pattern and you'll have yourself a winner! I think this one is going to get used a lot. I'm going to wash it soon. Can't wait to get it out of the dryer so it's all soft and crinkly. I don't always wash my quilts first thing, but I think this quilt will be perfect with that worn look. Do you wash your quilts right away or wait till they need it? Well, if you made it through that very long post and all those photos, you get a gold star! Thanks so much for stopping by today friends! If you have any questions or just want to let me know what you think of this super simple quilt, I'd love it if you left a comment below and I'll get back to you! Have a great day!