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I am really enjoying making these 16 patch/postage stamp blocks for the BAMQG Charity Quilt project.The beneficiary of our quilts is the Lucille Packard NICU. Apparently, they use the quilts (and other kinds of blankets) to cover the incubators and … Continue reading
Stepping Stones Well Underway
The Stepping Stones top is done. It is quite large and my quilt hanger was not able to hold it to its full width. I am pleased with how it came out, though I think I will add a quilting … Continue reading
Stepping Stones Progress on BDSI
Monday was the Boxing Day Sew-in, which was organized by Sandy and contributed to by various other podcasters and quiltmakers. I have to say that I jollied myself along to get involved and am glad I did, because I had … Continue reading
Hexagon Progress
As you may have inferred, I got two quilts back from the stand-in longarm quilter last week, so I had two quilts to trim and bind. I don’t enjoy these steps in the process, probably because I don’t have a … Continue reading
Block-a-Long #25: Bunkbeds
This block will take you 5 minutes. It is one seam. Who cannot cut two strips and sew one seam? Here the very simple Bunkbeds #25 Directions If you have made blocks or a quilt from these patterns, please post … Continue reading
Tutorial: LeMoyne Star
This is a tutorial on making a LeMoyne Star. This block is also called an Eight Pointed Star. This is one of the ways that I make it. There are many methods and I encourage you to try different techniques. … Continue reading
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Block-a-Long #24: Sideways Rectangle 4 Patch
This looks similar to the block from last week, Off Center 4 Patch Rectangle. There are some differences in the cutting, but you could make a second version of last week’s block and use that instead. Here the very simple … Continue reading
Block-a-Long #23: Off Center 4 Patch Rectangle
This blocks is similar to the four patch and the other rectangle block I have posted, which I called Rectangle Four Patch. This blocks is slightly off center, so the squares and rectangle are slightly different sizes than what you … Continue reading
Triangle Technique
The other night I caught a new episode of Love of Quilting and Jo Morton was a guest again. She was showing another technique for making half square triangles. I first became aware of Jo last year when I watched … Continue reading
Sampler Quilt: LeMoyne Star
I worked on the LeMoyne Star today. I had some work, which languished while I was out of town,so I had to do that as well, but it was great to get back to sewing a bit. The LeMoyne Star … Continue reading
WIP Wednesday
Some of the blogs do a feature every week called WIP Wednesday where they show a work in progress. I don’t want to do that every week, but somehow this week it seems appropriate. This is the project that started … Continue reading
Food Quilt, part 2
As I mentioned in a previous post, back in July, this quilt is all about the fabric. I got down to it over Labor Day weekend and made the top. I still need to add borders, but the top is … Continue reading
ABC Challenge: ‘C’ Block
I am a sucker for basket blocks. Cake Stand is a classic. Even though I said I was going to use Around the Block Again and Once More Around the Block, I took a quick peek at Around the Block … Continue reading
Block-a-Long #16: Bow Block
Somehow I got it into my mind that this looked like a gift. Not sure why, thus the name. To make this block, please print or look at the rotary cutting guide (see below). Piece the 3 small squares and … Continue reading
Sampler Class: Making a Dresden Plate
The next block is the Dresden Plate, which we are making using templates. If you would like to see a wide variety of Dresden Plates, you can do a Flickr search to see what others are doing. Supply list: pen … Continue reading
