Patchwork quilt blocks - 5" x 5" from the Fat Quarter Shop
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This month for Quilt Block Mania, we're going Traditional with a Twist. I've taken the prompt literally this time and have created this Twisted Log Cabin block, which does exactly what it says on the tin :-) It's a traditional log cabin block, but turned on point to make a fun-looking block that can be used for bigger
The Yankee Puzzle Quilt block is such a quick and easy quilt block to make and it looks great. You can see some variations on putting this block together at the end of the post. The block is made entirely of half-square triangles so as long as you can make those, you won't have any problems making this quilt block. If you don't know how to do this we do have a tutorial on how to make half-square triangles that will help you. Watch the video tutorial below or scroll down for the written instructions What You Need: Tools Used
Block 11 - Buttons and Spools This week’s block from the Patchsmith’s Sampler pattern book is the Block 11 – “Buttons and Spools”. It looks a little unbalanced when made due to the seam allowances but don't worry - once it is stitched into a project or quilt it will look perfect. I would rate this block as 'difficult' and suitable for experienced patchers as you are dealing with small pieces of fabric. However, if you are new to patchwork I have two larger blocks to share with you - either of which can be used in place of the trickier Block 11. If ‘Spools’ are your thing then you can substitute a Large Spool Block for Block 11. Large Spools are easier and you can have fun with the thread section To make a Large Spool block you will need to cut the pattern pieces as follows: A – Two 6½” x 2” rectangles (spool fabric) B – One 3½” square (thread fabric) C – Two 2 x 3½” background rectangles D – Four 2” background squares. You can add an extra touch by constructing the thread square (piece B) from three 3½” x 1½” strips of fabric as I did for the large yellow spool. Create a fun three-thread middle for the Large Spool Block Or you could go one step further and stitch six 3½” x 1” strips together to create a more detailed thread square (piece B). It really is quite simple to add interest to the Large Spool block. Whichever thread option you choose, just follow the ‘Spool Block’ instructions for Block 11 and you should end up with a Large Spool block measuring 6½” square. When it comes to the ‘Buttons’ for Block 11 you will find that the construction is made a tad easier using my stitch-and-slice method for making the buttonholes. Even so, the small buttonholes finish at just ¼” each. Those small buttonholes measure just ¼” each! So if you are new to patchwork or your ¼” seams are not quite there yet I would recommend making a Large Button Block instead. The Large Button Block measures 6½" when completed To make the Large Button Block you will need to cut your pieces as follows: E – Two 1¼” x 2½” black (buttonhole) rectangles F – Two 1” x 2½” rectangles (button fabric) G – Two 2½” squares (button fabric) H – Two 6½” x 2½” rectangles (button fabric) J – Four 2¼” background squares. Follow step 4 of the pattern to create a buttonhole unit measuring 2½” square. Cut this unit in half to create two buttonhole units each measuring 1¼” x 2½”. Follow step 5 to create the middle buttonhole section measuring 2½” square. The 'large' buttonhole unit should measure 2½" square Continue with the pattern to make a Large Button Block which measures 6½" square once step 8 is completed. And as an extra bonus if you make two Large Spool and two Large Button blocks..... Four Large Blocks come together .....you can stitch them together to create one big 12" (finished size) Buttons and Spools block. Now that really is an awful lot of fun to be had from one little block pattern. A 12" Buttons and Spools Block. You can find all the blocks from the book HERE or by clicking on the tab at the top of the page. UntiI next time I look forward to seeing your blocks on Instagram (block11buttonsandspools) or in the Flickr Group.
These simple pattern blocks are easy to make, and they have been a huge hit with my kids! There are so many ways to learn and discover with this fun hands-on STEM toy. Every time we think that we have found all the patterns we find another one! Make these blocks with wooden cubes, paint, […]
Learn How to Make a Perfect Economy Quilt Block with these simple instructions. Free downloadable tutorial instructions included.
How to Make Wooden MineCraft Toys: This will be a tutorial on how to make your very own wooden Minecraft toys, including Steve, the horse, Enderman, and a creeper. Throw in a few wooden blocks and it’s great toy set. As a stay-at-home mother of six, I’m always being called upon to ma…
Today let's look at this fun traditional quilt block called Loop the Loop. I can imagine it pays homage to the old-time barnstormers! After making the block, I can see that I could have it done it differently - be on the look out for version 2.0.
The Star Flower quilt block is a fairly easy block to make using half square triangles. Some people refer to this as a Lemoyne Star but that's not really correct as this one is constructed differently and as stated above, is made with HST's. The unfinished size of this block is 10½', finished size 10'. What You Need: 4 x 3' squares of the main fabric 2 x 5' squares of the main fabric 2 x 5' squares of contrasting fabric - no 1 2 x 5' squares of contrasting fabric - no 2 Tools We Used in this Tutorial
Make these simple watercolor wood blocks. You'll need unfinished wood blocks, liquid watercolors and a clear sealant. Great for gifts and decoration.
It is easy to make the Hidden Wells Quilt Block made with 4 fabric strips of 2½" quilt fabrics. Follow this easy tutorial.
Lazy day around the house yesterday. I finished a few more Barn Stars. Eight done, eight more to go. These little blocks are so cute and fun to make. That tiny darker square in the center of each block is...
Welcome to finish it up Friday! When making this quilt, I had visions of a larger lap size quilt or a pillow cover, but then I did a reality check. If I put that much time and effort into something that size, no one would be allowed to use it. Ever! So, a mini it is! I absolutely love how it turned out! The measurements are here, if you'd like to make one of your own. It's a great way to use up some teeny tiny scraps! The quilt measures about 13 1/2" x 16 1/2". Speaking of teeny tiny scraps....I was in Duluth earlier this week and I had a chance to meet up with my friend Sue for lunch and shopping. She made the sweetest little pin cushion for me! Thanks so much, Sue! The scrappy patchwork above the pin cushion is her work as well. There was more than a little squealing going on at the table. I feel the need to dive into my scrap bins again--surprise, surprise! (The blocks were made using Victoria's technique.) Now it's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week. Thanks for joining me for finish it up Friday!
The weekend is coming (yay!) It’s time to fun family times. How about building a fort? Maybe you prefer make a memory game or create an instrument. Here are 5 fun DiY for kids made from common materials. Compose a sequence with wooden building blocks (via) Memory game with nuts (via) Fun drum (via) Another beautiful […]
Ever fell in love with a quilt pattern that seems too complex? For your next project, consider these easy quilt blocks that look difficult.
Let's sew up this traditional Box Quilt block today. It is beginner-friendly and you could dig into your stash and/or scraps to make a beautiful quilt. This pattern is a little different than other Box Quilt blocks you can find online and is attributed to Nancy Page. Using only squares and rectangles, the block goes together fast! Let's check it out!
A scrappy quilt block pattern by Monika Henry. Grab your scrap basket and let's put those scraps to work! Star Gems is a fun, easy to sew quilt block pattern that lets you turn your scrap pile into a beautiful quilt, pillow, table runner, or whatever quilted project you would like to make. Star Gems is a quilt block pattern that includes instructions to make the block in 3 sizes so you can pick the size that fits your project and your scraps. It includes plenty of diagrams, and step-by-step instructions to make your block, as well as colouring sheets for trying out your favourite fabric combinations and links to all the relevant tutorials on my blog, should you need some extra help. For colour inspiration, check out the blog post here. PATTERN FEATURES 3 block sizes: 12.5" x 12.5" 9 18.5" x 18.5" / 24.5" x 24.5" Skill level: beginner Technique: traditional piecing Includes colouring sheets to help keep track of your colour choices With links to relevant online tutorials Easy to read with detailed assembly instructions & diagrams Fabric requirements: this is a block pattern designed for scraps and as such contains a cutting chart for the fabrics needed per block, but does not specify yardage amounts for making larger quilts. IMPORTANT DETAILS This is a PDF instant download at checkout The download link will also be emailed to you, make sure you enter a valid email address at checkout PDF can be viewed on your device or printed at 8.5in x 11in (will also fit A4 paper) Limited number of downloads, please save it to your device Pattern is one person use Do not copy, sell or distribute without written consent License to sell: You may sell items made from this pattern as a small, independent business. Please credit Penny Spool Quilts as the pattern designer. CONNECT Share photos of your Penny Spool Quilts projects on Instagram with the hashtags #psqstargems and #psqpatterns, or tag me @pennyspoolquilts
3 dimensional quilt blocks are a lot of fun. They add a lot of dimension to the quilt and even though they might be a bit confusing to begin with, once you get the hang of it, they are super simple.
Include these animal themed pattern block puzzles in your preschool unit study! This listing is for 49 printable animal themed patterns that you can use the available cutout tangram to make the animals. 1 page of tangram shapes to cutout and if you like laminating would make them very nice and reusable. There is also 3 pages that have the solutions to all 49 animals. If you have the wooden blocks in tangram shape those are also very fun to make all these awesome animals. To make your puzzles more durable, I suggest you print on card stock and laminate them. Block pattern puzzles are a classic math manipulative and learning activity. Great for spatial awareness, hand-eye coordination, and problem solving. They also teach children three and older matching and sorting skills, color recognition, geometric shapes, counting, and beginning math skills. Fitting the pieces onto the puzzles helps develop fine motor skills, concentration, and memory. Animals that are included are camel, swan, bird, cat, pig, dog, penguin and a lot more that your child can have fun making. Blacked out animals are how the puzzle looks . The colored animals are the solved version of the puzzle. Blacked out and Colored animals are for reference and are not the same size as the puzzle pieces. Shapes include triangles, trapezoids, and squares. Also included is my newest version of the animal tangrams that are in black and white so printing will be a lot friendlier and tangram pieces that are closer to size of the animals. Print as many times as you'd like!
Scrapwood Creatures: My wife always tells me I keep too much stuff that we don't need. Cardboard boxes, paper, left-over pieces of wood. In my mind there is always some creative future purpose for these items and I can't bring myself to throw them away. Although this i…
Let's sew up this traditional Box Quilt block today. It is beginner-friendly and you could dig into your stash and/or scraps to make a beautiful quilt. This pattern is a little different than other Box Quilt blocks you can find online and is attributed to Nancy Page. Using only squares and rectangles, the block goes together fast! Let's check it out!
Hello hello! I've been lucky enough to have had the chance to play with Tilda's new fabric range Harvest over the past few weeks. It's such a pretty collection of colours and prints and today's the day I get to share what I've been making as part of the Blog Hop 2 Green
Earlier this week I shared my latest quilt finish, a Shadow Block Mini Quilt. Today, you can make one, too. One very important thing to keep in mind with this project is that the smaller the project, the more important it is to be accurate. Be extra careful with your cutting and check to make sure your seam allowance is an accurate 1/4". If you do those two things, your project will come together perfectly. Fabric requirements: Focus fabric - Twenty 3" squares A charm pack (an assortment of 5" squares from a single fabric collection) is a good way to bring variety to the squares, or, if you have been quilting for a while, you can probably find a nice assortment in your fabric stash. If you wanted to cut the focus squares out of the same fabric, you need a quarter yard or fat quarter. Shadow fabric - 1/4 yard or fat quarter This fabric should be a solid, medium value neutral. The finished quilt shown uses a tan, but a gray, or even khaki green would work for this. As long as there is contrast with the background, it should provide the right effect. Background fabric - 3/8 yard light solid fabric Backing fabric - 5/8 yard Binding fabric - 1/4 yard Cutting for the quilt top: Focus squares Cut twenty 3" squares Shadow Cut twenty 1" x 2 1/2" rectangles. Cut twenty 1" x 3" rectangles. Background Cut forty 1" squares. Cut twenty 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" rectangles. Cut five 19 1/2" x 1 1/2" strips. These strips form the sashing between each row of blocks. You may want to wait until your rows are sewn together before cutting these strips. That way if your seam allowance is off a little, you can cut these strips to the length of your rows. Cut two 17 1/2" x 1 1/2" strips. These two strips will go on either side of the quilt top once everything is sewn together. Again, it might be a good idea to wait and check the width of your quilt for greater cutting accuracy. Make the blocks: Each block needs one 3" square of focus fabric, two 1" squares of background fabric, one 1" x 2 1/2" rectangle of shadow fabric, and one 1" x 3" rectangle of shadow fabric. First, stitch the background squares to the shadow fabric. Press the seam toward the shadow fabric. Next, stitch the shorter shadow fabric and background strip to the side of the focus block. Press toward the focus block. Then stitch the remaining shadow and background strip to the top of the block. Press toward the focus block. Your finished block should measure 3 1/2" square. Check each block and trim it to size if needed. Or, adjust your seam allowance if the resulting block is too small. Once you have made a couple of test blocks and are pleased with the result, you might want to try chain piecing some of the parts to make it go together faster. Chain piecing is when you have lots of similar piecing to do so rather than starting and stopping for each one, you stitch one right after another without cutting threads. It can also help with pressing. I chain pieced all the squares to the shadow rectangles. The connecting parts helped my pieces stay flat and secure on the pressing surface. It's hard to wrangle a tiny one-inch square for pressing. Once I had them all pressed, I cut the units apart and continued to the next step. Arrange Blocks and Add Sashing: Once you have twenty blocks made, lay them out in four rows of five blocks, switching them around until you are happy with the arrangement. I tried to do the arranging at the beginning but discovered it was too hard to keep them in order while the blocks were being assembled. You can see where I had already made two blocks to check my accuracy before playing around with the layout. I ended up arranging them again after all the blocks were made. When you arrange your blocks, make sure the shadows are all facing the same direction. The next step is to add sashing between the blocks. Each row of five blocks will need four 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" background rectangles sewn between. Press the seams toward the sashing strip. If your seam allowance has been accurate throughout the project, each row will measure 19 1/2" long. It is okay if it doesn't. Just make sure to adjust the length of the long sashing strips as needed. Now stitch long sashing strips (the 1 1/2" x 19 1/2" background strips) between each row, then to the top and bottom of the quilt top. The last step is to add the remaining two background strips (1 1/2" x 17 1/2") to each side of the quilt top. Your top is finished! Cut your backing fabric a few inches bigger than the quilt top. Layer the top, some batting, and the backing fabric and get ready to quilt. There are a million ways this top could be quilted, but I really wanted to emphasize the shadow on mine. It is heavily quilted with free motion straight(ish) lines sewn on each one. The only other quilting is straight lines along the edges of each block, both horizontally and vertically. There is no quilting on the focus blocks so they will stand up just a little more than the rest of the quilt top. Once the quilting is completed, trim and square up the edges and add some binding. I am finally getting the hang of machine binding so that is how the sample quilt is finished. This quilt is fast and fun to make. If you make this quilt, I would love to see how yours turns out. Please leave a comment or drop me an email if you have any questions.
I'm always amazed at the patience of so many quilters who make those amazing quilts out of tiny bits of fabric. I don't think I will ever get to that stage but I sincerely admire those who have that ability to spend hours on their creations. Personally, I am a fan of quick quilts and I love trying to speed up the process of what I am creating hence why I love this method of creating a 4-patch quilt block. It is quick and easy to put together without having to cut up tiny blocks and piece them all together
Has this ever happened to you where a quilty friend shares a link to a really cool technique and you "think" you've committed it to memory until you didn't? Yep, that's exactly what happened in this situation. I "thought" I had the technique all locked down in my memory and I was in my sewing room making a block when my block did NOT look like the block I had remembered. What happened?!!! Preface it to say, "my mistake" turned out to be better than the original!! Why? Because "my way" requires NO TRIMMING when the block is all done. How's that! NO CUTTING and NO TRIMMING - whose interested now?!! Let me show you "my way" in creating the NO CUT - NO TRIM Block-in-a-Block Quilt. Grab (1) EACH of your favorite 5" and 10" Stackers. I used my NEW Midnight Garden Stackers available here! Press BOTH the 5" and 10" squares in half vertically AND horizontally with a hot iron to create the crease. Place the 5" PRESSED square (right side up) on top of a 10" PRESSED square (right side up) aligning the pressed lines so the 5" square is centered on the 10" square. Using the cardboard stock found in your 10" Stacker pack, lay it on top of the layered fabrics so the edge of the cardboard lines up with the edge of the 5" square. Using a hot iron, press the fabric onto the cardboard stock, slide the cardboard stock out and pin. Repeat the SAME steps on the other side. Sew a 1/4" from each edge. Press open. Rotate your block and REPEAT the exact steps above to the other two sides. To create a NO CUT - NO TRIM Block-in-a-Block finishing 9" square! Lay your blocks out in a pleasing fashion of 6 blocks across x 7 blocks down. Sew the rows together, quilt, bind and DONE!!! Isn't she so pretty?! The perfect lap size coming in at 51" x 59"! And perfect to make EASILY in a weekend or ONE dedicated day to quilting! Whose RUNNING to their sewing room and grabbing their favorite 5" and 10" Stackers to make their very own NO CUT - NO TRIM Block-in-a-Block quilt? I see quite a few hands raised. You're Welcome! Happy NO CUT - NO TRIM Quilting! Gerri
Wondering how to make a tradtional Manx Quilt Block? Top US quilting blog, Diary of a Quilter, features their step by step guide. Click here now!!
Block 16 - Jigsaw You may have come across this week’s block before as I introduced it a year ago as a free block pattern to highlight Autism awareness month. The free block pattern includes cutting instructions for both a 6” and 12” Jigsaw block so be sure to download it even if you already have the book. Just click on the link below. FREE JIGSAW BLOCK This week’s Jigsaw block is a perfect beginner block as it doesn’t really matter if your seams don’t match or they are not exactly ¼”. Pastel Jigsaw Block It is aslo perfect ‘blender’ block in so far as you can use offcuts of fabric used elsewhere in the quilt or you can use a limited colourway. Two-tone Jigsaw Block It reminds me of my Jigsaw mug rug pattern which is also a great for beginners. Jigsaw Mug Rug Next week we tackle ‘skinny triangles’ for the first time when we make Block 17 – London Roads. In the meantime I look forward to seeing your block photos over on Instagram (#block16jigsaw). Until then …….
Thank you so much for the lovely messages after my last post, I really did appreciate all your kind words and messages of sympathy. My trip ...
Free Box Quilt block tutorial that is fast and easy to make, I'll be sharing a table topper that can easily be made with a couple blocks.
The Star Flower quilt block is a fairly easy block to make using half square triangles. Some people refer to this as a Lemoyne Star but that's not really correct as this one is constructed differently and as stated above, is made with HST's. The unfinished size of this block is 10½', finished size 10'. What You Need: 4 x 3' squares of the main fabric 2 x 5' squares of the main fabric 2 x 5' squares of contrasting fabric - no 1 2 x 5' squares of contrasting fabric - no 2 Tools We Used in this Tutorial
Hello Everyone, If you've been wondering where I've been, this explains it all. This quilt contains 81 Courthouse Step blocks, and ...
If you've ever wanted to know how to make Bitty Blocks, then this oh-sew fun and simiple tutorial is exactly what you need!
Minecraft Play Scene: ok so this is what I have been working on for most of my free time pease comment and rate! to make the creeper see my latest instructable: https://www.instructables.com/id/The-boxcraft-Creeper-From-MineCraft/ you will need: 1.…
I found the pattern for this Card Trick quilt block free on-line at Quilter's Cache: http://www.quilterscache.com/C/CardTrickB...
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The Pinwheel Quilt Block is easy and versatile. It can be used to make numerous quilts. The secret to this block is half square triangles.
Choose your favorite 5" charm squares to make you own cute and scrappy My Town quilt!
Find lots of EASY quilt block tutorials that are perfect for beginners. These blocks might look hard to make, but they're perfect for the new quilter.
This is a lovely quilt block and really easy to make. You will be cutting triangles with this method but don't run off as this is simple using a quilting ruler that has a 60° line. If you don't have a quilting ruler with a 60° line then you can use your cutting mat and we have a tutorial for that if you need it. This block is made using strips of fabric and we use 2½' strips so if you have a fabric jelly roll then this would be ideal. However, bear in mind that this block looks its
This tutorial is for making tumbling blocks using strips sewn together – no Y seams. This technique, developed in 1987 by Marci Baker, is available in the book ABC 3-D Tumbling Blocks ……
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It’s time to snuggle up under a new quilt. Once you dive into these exciting, easy quilt blocks patterns, you’ll be a quilt expert in no time.
