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You’ll Love How Quickly It Goes Together! One super-sized block makes a striking quilt that is sure to be noticed. The eye-catching design will be stunning in your favorite colors. Half-square triangles and a few square patches are used to create the throw-sized design. This is an easy project and a great choice whenever you …

As promised, a tutorial for my Giant Vintage Star Quilt. This quilt takes advantage of a single quilt block, super sized! It takes a traditional block, the Starflower block, and makes for a very modern quilt. Perfect for beginner and advanced quilters alike. For more on my process and the inspiration behind this quilt, see this post: Giant Vintage Star Quilt. If you'd rather have this tutorial in downloadable/printed form, check out the Giant Vintage Star Quilt Pattern. It features a throw quilt (same size as this tutorial!), baby quilt, and quilted pillow. The yardage for all the different color combinations is broken down to make it easy to customize your quilt! Find the pattern in my online shop here: Giant Vintage Star Quilt Pattern. Fabric Shops: If you'd like to teach classes on this design, I ask that you order paper copies of my pattern for each student. You can order patterns wholesale through this form. Please refrain from teaching directly from this tutorial, thanks! I made my quilt entirely from vintage sheets, but you can use any fabric you'd like to make your quilt! There are lots of shops that sell vintage sheet fat quarters* on Etsy, if you want to make one just like mine! If you'd like to learn more about working with vintage sheets, check out my post: How to Identify, Shop for and Sew with Vintage Sheets First, you need to decide what kind of color layout you'd like! You may choose to use as few as two colors or as many as eight. You could also use as few as two fabrics or as many as sixteen! I've drawn out a few options here as examples: This is the layout I used, 8 different colors using 16 different fabrics. A little less busy, 4 different colors. And finally, just 2 colors. However many colors you decide on, you also need to decide on how many fabrics to use. The traditional starflower block uses a single fabric for each 'petal'. In my quilt I used one color in each petal but two different fabrics. You may choose to do whatever you'd like for your quilt! Sewing Level: Beginner Friendly Finished Quilt Size: 68"x68" Finished Block Size: 17" square Giant Vintage Star Quilt Materials: - 8 fat quarters (minimum, use up to 16) - 2 yards of background fabric - 76"x76" piece of quilt batting - 4 1/4 yards of backing fabric (or a Twin bedsheet) - 1/2 yard of binding fabric Giant Vintage Star Quilt Cutting: From each print fat quarter: - Cut (1) 18" square From background fabric: - Cut (4) 18" squares and (4) 17.5" squares Giant Vintage Star Quilt Instructions: Use a 1/4" seam allowance unless otherwise noted. 1. Before cutting, you'll want to decide how much variety you want and what kind of color scheme you'd like. That will determine how much fabric you need and how you'll construct your quilt. If you don't mind prints repeating in your quilt, you can use 8 fat quarters. If you don't want any repeats and want more variety like mine, you will need 16 fat quarters, but you'll only be using half of each fat quarter, or you can make two matching quilts. TIP: It can be helpful when working with large pieces to use spray starch or a starch alternative like Flatter by Soak* to help keep those long seams from getting stretched out. Spray before cutting. 2. Think about how you want to lay out your colors. This will determine which prints you pair up together. I've included this blank quilt diagram that you can print and color in your layout if you'd like! 3a. If you're using 4 or 2 colors AND 8 fat quarters, you'll be constructing your blocks using the traditional half-square triangle (HST) method. You need a total of 8 print + background HSTs and 4 print + print HSTs. So, create 2 pairs of print + print squares, and 4 pairs of print + background squares. You can use my Half-Square Triangle Tutorial if you need help with that! 3b. If you're using 8 colors AND/OR 16 fat quarters, you'll be putting together your half-square triangles a different way. You need to cut your print squares and 18" background squares in half across the diagonal.* You'll end up with a total of 32 print triangles and 8 background triangles. Take half of your print triangles and set them aside for another project, you won't be needing them to create this quilt top. Now, pair up 8 print triangles with your 8 background triangles. Take the remaining 8 print triangles and pair them up with each other. Sew each pair of triangles together to create 12 half-square triangles. To make that diagonal cut, I temporarily taped a 24" ruler and a 6" ruler end to end with masking tape! 4. Once your half-square triangles are finished and pressed, they may need trimming down to 17.5" 5. Lay out your blocks, arranging your half-square triangle blocks like the diagram above to create the starflower petal shapes. Use the 17.5" background squares in the corners. Sew blocks together in each row. Press seams in one direction, alternating direction every other row. Sew rows together. Press seams open. 6. Making Backing: Cut backing yardage in half. Press. Trim off the selvedge and sew your pieces together lengthwise. Press seam open. 7. Basting: Using masking or painter’s tape, tape the backing to a clean, hard surface, right side down. Spread out your batting on top of the backing. Smooth out any wrinkles. Carefully spread out your quilt top on top of the batting, right side up. Pin your top, I like to use curved safety pins, spacing the pins a few inches apart. Make sure that your pins are going through all three layers. 8. Quilting: Quilt as desired, by machine or by hand. Trim away excess batting and backing fabric. 9. Binding: Cut yardage listed for binding into 2.5” strips. Trim off selvedges and sew your strips together to form one long strip, press seams open. Fold in half lengthwise, pressing with your iron as you fold. Attach binding using your preferred method. For a detailed tutorial on attaching your binding to both sides by machine: Machine Quilt Binding Tutorial. I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial! I have lots of other tutorials for everything from quilts, pillows, bags, and holiday items to informational series and techniques. Find all my tutorials here: Tutorials. My online shop is filled with patterns for quilts and bags. Find my patterns here: Jeni Baker Patterns If you make something using one of my tutorials or patterns, I hope you'll tag me @jenib320 and use my hashtag #jenibaker on instagram! More projects made from this tutorial: Liberty Lawn Giant Vintage Star Quilt Looking to experiment more with super sized blocks? Check out the Vast quilt from my book, Patchwork Essentials: The Half-Square Triangle. Photo © 2015 Lauren Hunt for Lucky Spool Media. Happy Quilting! *Note: Any links marked with an asterisk in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click through and buy something, I make a small commission, at no extra cost to you.

Shoo Fly and Churn Dash quilts are so much fun. It's amazing how many variations are possible with this simple Amish pattern. Other names ...

This week is the lovely Garden Party Friday Bundle Batch with Fort Worth Fabric Studio! I just love all those pink fabrics together! This Star Quilt Tutorial is my favorite as it uses the entire 8 fat quarters plus one yard of background fabric to make the quilt top and scrappy binding for a lap size quilt!!!! Keep reading for the Star Quilt Tutorial. Garden Party Fat Quarter Bundle in Pink You'll receive 1 Fat Quarter of each: Dainty Darling Pink Squares - Riley Blake Finger Painted Flowers Pink Dots - Windham Sew & Sew Floral Garden Strawberry/Whipped Cream - Moda Marble Swirls Raspberry - Moda Sevenberry Classiques Mini Baby Pink Hearts - Robert kaufman Wonderland Two Floral Pink - Riley Blake Sevenberry Petite Dots Hot Pink - Robert Kaufman Carousel Tonal Pink Flowers - P&B Textiles Tutorial for Garden Party Star Quilt (53" x 53") Supplies 1. Garden Party Fat Quarter Bundle 2. Riley Blake Swiss Dot Pink- 1 yard (1.5 yard if cutting oops) -Riley Blake Swiss Dots is my favorite background fabric...it is always the right choice :) 3. Flutter & Float by Ana Davis for Blend Fabrics in Pink - 3.5 yards- This is the perfect backing for this quilt! 4. Aurifil thread Cutting -Be careful cutting as you will use almost the entire fat quarter. Star Points - 4 Fat Quarters (cut from each fat quarter): (1) 12" Square - cut on diagonal to make 2 triangles (2) 4.5" x 11.5" Rectangles (2) 2.5 x 18" Binding *Hint for cutting for fat quarters. Cut (1) 12" x 21" rectangle. Then subcut the (1) 12" square. This will leave you with (1) 9" x 12" rectangle- subcut into (2) 4.5" x 11.5"rectangles. Star Center - 4 Fat Quarters (cut from each fat quarter): (1) 11.5" square (2) 4.5" x 11.5" Rectangles (2) 2.5 x 18" Binding Background - Riley Blake Swiss Dots in Pink (4) 12" Squares- cut on diagonal to make 2 triangles from each square (total of 8) (4) 11.5" Squares Corner 4-patches (16) 2.5" squares (I cut these from my binding strips above) Sewing 1. Sew (1) Star Point Triangle to (1) Background triangle to create a 11.5" half-square triangle. Make 8 total. 2. Sew (4) four-patch blocks to create corner blocks 3. Layout squares as shown below and sew together. 4. Quilt. I chose to stipple-meander my quilt. I "might" be addicted to stippling....I just can't stop! :) 5. Bind. I just love a scrappy binding! Plus the backing matches perfectly!!! A bit more about the backing fabric: Flutter & Float Flower Crown Pink by Blend Fabrics This fabric is a perfect match for your quilt. I even tried something new...matching up the pattern for the backing seam! This fabric is perfect for seam matching as the pattern repeat is small so not much fabric waste!!! I will definitely do this again! The color is a off in this picture, but the seam almost hidden :) I just love this Garden Party Star Quilt!!! I'm so excited to give this quilt to a very special teacher!!! Thank you again to Fort Worth Fabric Studio for having me sew this quilt with this fabulous Garden Party Fat Quarter Bundle!!! Be sure to grab your bundle here before it sells out. Tag your projects on social media with #sewingwithfwfabricstudio and @fwfabricstudio and me @mellierc Happy Friday!!! Melanie

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Hello & happy Monday! This summer is flying by so quickly -- August, already?! Today I am sharing a quilt that was actually finished earlier this Spring. Some of you may recognize it from Instagram or even this sneak peek progress post. This Giant Starburst quilt is a larger, one block design from March's Fresh Mini Quilt Club. Here's a look at the mini quilt! For the Giant Starburst quilt I used a vibrant selection of Pure Element solids from Art Gallery Fabrics -- Cherry Lipgloss, Lemonade, Cozumel Blue, and Verve Violet. The color saturation just "pops" against the crisp, clean white background fabric. I quilted this lap size quilt using my favorite straight-line quilting technique, my BERNINA walking foot, & of course, Aurifil thread (50 wt., color 2024). I did play around with the straight-line quilting pattern -- three close lines & then a larger gap -- which really makes an interesting texture! The backing fabric is a text print from Ikea -- one of my favorites! I chose one of my all time favorite black & white binding fabrics to finish off the design. Unfortunately it's an out of print Moda fabric, but there are plenty of stripped fabric alternatives from several different fabric manufacturers. The finished quilt size is 60" x 60". Find the fabric here: Pink Castle Fabrics Fat Quarter Shop Have you experimented with block size before? Feel free to share your projects below, I'd love to see! xo, Megan

I started this quilt way back in April, I think. I had been wanting to try this pattern since I first saw Jeni's version of it and sub...

Fun and fast giant star quilt, made using fat quarters. Comes together quickly and perfect for busting through fabric stash.

Made this giant log cabin quilt using Anna Maria Horner flannels and velveteens for the front. Corgis had to photo bomb!

Create a simple and graphic baby quilt with our free Giant Bear Paw Baby Quilt Pattern. It's created using 10" Pre-Cut squares of fabric.

I'm back :) With a quilt to share. I made this quilt top back in January using Jeni's fantasic giant star quilt tutorial. The best thing about this pattern is that it actually makes enough HST blocks for two star quilts, so this quilt has a twin. The twin top is still in the WIP pile and will probably be staying with me, but this Star is a present for my sister. She's currently living in a tiny mouldy flat in Rathmines, Dublin, so the quilt is still living with it's buddies in my quilt pile. But she finally got to meet the finished quilt this weekend. (She is the black booted pair of quilt legs in the pictures!) I hand quilted my Giant Star using both perle cotton and Aurifil 12wt (which I prefer to the perle cotton, though they look very similar and can happily be combined in any hand stitched project). I marked lines echoing in from the edges of the star at half inch intervals and stitched them in rainbow colours. The background space was filled in with baptist fans in turquoise thread. The quilt back is a red cotton Ikea sheet which shows off the rainbow quilting nicely. The individual colours don't show up very well here but the yellow bands look particularly well with the bright yellow binding. I've been labelling all my new quilts with the Spoonflower labels my brother designed. Makes them feel properly finished. I also have smaller labels for pillows and other smaller things.

Re-imagine traditional quilt blocks in a new way when you learn how to supersize quilt blocks to celebrate a single block in one large quilt design.

I’ve had a Big Cartel shop for many years, but it has been seen by very few people and I’ve never had a sale there. In fact, it’s been on maintenance mode most of the time. However, I’ve recently been debating a switch from Etsy to another platform and Big Cartel is one that works for many artists

As promised, a tutorial for my Giant Vintage Star Quilt. This quilt takes advantage of a single quilt block, super sized! It takes a traditional block, the Starflower block, and makes for a very modern quilt. Perfect for beginner and advanced quilters alike. For more on my process and the inspiration behind this quilt, see this post: Giant Vintage Star Quilt. If you'd rather have this tutorial in downloadable/printed form, check out the Giant Vintage Star Quilt Pattern. It features a throw quilt (same size as this tutorial!), baby quilt, and quilted pillow. The yardage for all the different color combinations is broken down to make it easy to customize your quilt! Find the pattern in my online shop here: Giant Vintage Star Quilt Pattern. Fabric Shops: If you'd like to teach classes on this design, I ask that you order paper copies of my pattern for each student. You can order patterns wholesale through this form. Please refrain from teaching directly from this tutorial, thanks! I made my quilt entirely from vintage sheets, but you can use any fabric you'd like to make your quilt! There are lots of shops that sell vintage sheet fat quarters* on Etsy, if you want to make one just like mine! If you'd like to learn more about working with vintage sheets, check out my post: How to Identify, Shop for and Sew with Vintage Sheets First, you need to decide what kind of color layout you'd like! You may choose to use as few as two colors or as many as eight. You could also use as few as two fabrics or as many as sixteen! I've drawn out a few options here as examples: This is the layout I used, 8 different colors using 16 different fabrics. A little less busy, 4 different colors. And finally, just 2 colors. However many colors you decide on, you also need to decide on how many fabrics to use. The traditional starflower block uses a single fabric for each 'petal'. In my quilt I used one color in each petal but two different fabrics. You may choose to do whatever you'd like for your quilt! Sewing Level: Beginner Friendly Finished Quilt Size: 68"x68" Finished Block Size: 17" square Giant Vintage Star Quilt Materials: - 8 fat quarters (minimum, use up to 16) - 2 yards of background fabric - 76"x76" piece of quilt batting - 4 1/4 yards of backing fabric (or a Twin bedsheet) - 1/2 yard of binding fabric Giant Vintage Star Quilt Cutting: From each print fat quarter: - Cut (1) 18" square From background fabric: - Cut (4) 18" squares and (4) 17.5" squares Giant Vintage Star Quilt Instructions: Use a 1/4" seam allowance unless otherwise noted. 1. Before cutting, you'll want to decide how much variety you want and what kind of color scheme you'd like. That will determine how much fabric you need and how you'll construct your quilt. If you don't mind prints repeating in your quilt, you can use 8 fat quarters. If you don't want any repeats and want more variety like mine, you will need 16 fat quarters, but you'll only be using half of each fat quarter, or you can make two matching quilts. TIP: It can be helpful when working with large pieces to use spray starch or a starch alternative like Flatter by Soak* to help keep those long seams from getting stretched out. Spray before cutting. 2. Think about how you want to lay out your colors. This will determine which prints you pair up together. I've included this blank quilt diagram that you can print and color in your layout if you'd like! 3a. If you're using 4 or 2 colors AND 8 fat quarters, you'll be constructing your blocks using the traditional half-square triangle (HST) method. You need a total of 8 print + background HSTs and 4 print + print HSTs. So, create 2 pairs of print + print squares, and 4 pairs of print + background squares. You can use my Half-Square Triangle Tutorial if you need help with that! 3b. If you're using 8 colors AND/OR 16 fat quarters, you'll be putting together your half-square triangles a different way. You need to cut your print squares and 18" background squares in half across the diagonal.* You'll end up with a total of 32 print triangles and 8 background triangles. Take half of your print triangles and set them aside for another project, you won't be needing them to create this quilt top. Now, pair up 8 print triangles with your 8 background triangles. Take the remaining 8 print triangles and pair them up with each other. Sew each pair of triangles together to create 12 half-square triangles. To make that diagonal cut, I temporarily taped a 24" ruler and a 6" ruler end to end with masking tape! 4. Once your half-square triangles are finished and pressed, they may need trimming down to 17.5" 5. Lay out your blocks, arranging your half-square triangle blocks like the diagram above to create the starflower petal shapes. Use the 17.5" background squares in the corners. Sew blocks together in each row. Press seams in one direction, alternating direction every other row. Sew rows together. Press seams open. 6. Making Backing: Cut backing yardage in half. Press. Trim off the selvedge and sew your pieces together lengthwise. Press seam open. 7. Basting: Using masking or painter’s tape, tape the backing to a clean, hard surface, right side down. Spread out your batting on top of the backing. Smooth out any wrinkles. Carefully spread out your quilt top on top of the batting, right side up. Pin your top, I like to use curved safety pins, spacing the pins a few inches apart. Make sure that your pins are going through all three layers. 8. Quilting: Quilt as desired, by machine or by hand. Trim away excess batting and backing fabric. 9. Binding: Cut yardage listed for binding into 2.5” strips. Trim off selvedges and sew your strips together to form one long strip, press seams open. Fold in half lengthwise, pressing with your iron as you fold. Attach binding using your preferred method. For a detailed tutorial on attaching your binding to both sides by machine: Machine Quilt Binding Tutorial. I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial! I have lots of other tutorials for everything from quilts, pillows, bags, and holiday items to informational series and techniques. Find all my tutorials here: Tutorials. My online shop is filled with patterns for quilts and bags. Find my patterns here: Jeni Baker Patterns If you make something using one of my tutorials or patterns, I hope you'll tag me @jenib320 and use my hashtag #jenibaker on instagram! More projects made from this tutorial: Liberty Lawn Giant Vintage Star Quilt Looking to experiment more with super sized blocks? Check out the Vast quilt from my book, Patchwork Essentials: The Half-Square Triangle. Photo © 2015 Lauren Hunt for Lucky Spool Media. Happy Quilting! *Note: Any links marked with an asterisk in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click through and buy something, I make a small commission, at no extra cost to you.

You’ll Love How Quickly It Goes Together! One super-sized block makes a striking quilt that is sure to be noticed. The eye-catching design will be stunning in your favorite colors. Half-square triangles and a few square patches are used to create the throw-sized design. This is an easy project and a great choice whenever you …

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!

The Blue Giant Quilt pattern is available to download automatically as a zip file after your payment is processed. Zip files must be opened on a computer first (either Mac or PC) but I follow up with individual pdfs after every purchase. Due to the size of the pieces, this pattern works more like a dress pdf pattern than a typical quilt pattern, with pattern pieces printed and pasted together before being cut from fabric. It is made up of 6 separate pdf files zipped into one: - Copy shop print with seam allowance. - Home print with seam allowance. - Copy shop print for resizing. - Home print for resizing. - Cushion cover templates. - The pattern itself (inc piecing plan) Inspired by a children's block toy, the giant star quilt front is made entirely from upcycled jeans. The quilt top comes together in no time as the pieces are large. The original quilt size is 85" (216 cm), but the pattern includes instructions and pattern pieces for resizing smaller according to your preference or the jeans you have available, it also includes templates to make the Blue Giant cushion. Included in the instructions are suggestions for back and binding, detailed diagrams for piecing your quilt, as well as tips and hints for undoing jean seams, choosing which jeans to use and spinning your seams for the star centre. Happy quilting! Instagram hashtag: #bluegiantquilt +++++ This pattern is not intended for commercial use – that is, items cannot be made from the pattern for resale. Copying this pattern for commercial use is also not permitted unless prior consent has been given in writing. In purchasing this pattern you agree to abide by these conditions.

The dahlia quilt shows versatility as well for it suits almost any decor. This pattern has been around for years but still got its impeccable look that stands out! Make your own this FREE Giant Dahlia Quilt Pattern tutorial.

As a beginner quilter, the patterns you find online can be intimidating. In this post, learn these big block quilt patterns for beginners you can try.

Pattern Giant Dahlia Quilt - Hello my reader friends, welcome to another post here on our website, as I said I separated many beautiful patterns for everyone..

I had a lot of fun making my Giant Block Quilt this month.I knew that I wanted to do a quick, single block quilt (this is the 24" block) and I knew that (after recently making this quilt) I wanted to

The dahlia quilt shows versatility as well for it suits almost any decor. This pattern has been around for years but still got its impeccable look that stands out! Make your own this FREE Giant Dahlia Quilt Pattern tutorial.

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!

I'm excited to share this tutorial with you today. If you follow my blog you might have noticed that I have a fondness for quilts with a woven look to them (see here, here, and here); this block is a

started out with 10.5" blocks, finished out at 40x40. Perfect for a baby quilt and maybe even better for the scale of those prints. Next up: mini version! blogged: www.amylouwhosews.com

Ahhh.... my first real finish of 2014! It's the Giant Starburst from the QAL at Canoe Ridge Creations. It features four bright Konas (Persimmon, Wasabi, Punch and Capri) from the new 2013 Kona colours... I just couldn't resist. The grey is Kona Coal. Wanna read more about the process of making this little lovely? Check out this, this, this, and this! Thread selection was a real sticking point. I deliberated for a long time before choosing, well, all the options! Coloured thread for the Coal and grey thread for the colours. I decided to experiment by using the quilting stitch on my machine which resulted in a longer stitch length than usual. Overall, I'm pretty pleased with the result. I'm in love with the Riley Blake extra wide backing! I wish I had more large quilts on the go so I could justify buying more! I opted to bind it in the Coal Kona. Even Himself commented that I didn't use my usual eye catching binding. It was a conscious choice to keep the colours balanced and not distract from the quilt top. And now, the gratuitous shots of one of my favourite local spaces. Point Pleasant Park is a 190 acre park just minutes from my workplace and from our city's downtown core. It's enjoyed by more that 1.4 million visitors a year. It's got wooded walking trails, a beach, a couple of forts, something for everyone. The Prince of Wales Martello tower is just one of it's jewels. And in the summer, you can go out on the roof and get a top notch view of the harbour. Historic details! Nothing like blue bird skies and tromping around in the snow to end the work day on a high note! Love the snow covered trees! I know, I know, I was there to take quilt pics, but I couldn't resist! And.... back to the quilt! I love this one so much that it's going to be my new couch quilt. Once I get it back indoors! Quilts and the great outdoors... love it! I'm linking up with Thank Goodness it's Finished Friday at Riddle and Whimsy! J P.S. Big kudos to my quilt-y photo assistant, Miss K.V. She's always up for an adventure!

I started this quilt way back in April, I think. I had been wanting to try this pattern since I first saw Jeni's version of it and sub...

Ahhh.... my first real finish of 2014! It's the Giant Starburst from the QAL at Canoe Ridge Creations. It features four bright Konas (Persimmon, Wasabi, Punch and Capri) from the new 2013 Kona colours... I just couldn't resist. The grey is Kona Coal. Wanna read more about the process of making this little lovely? Check out this, this, this, and this! Thread selection was a real sticking point. I deliberated for a long time before choosing, well, all the options! Coloured thread for the Coal and grey thread for the colours. I decided to experiment by using the quilting stitch on my machine which resulted in a longer stitch length than usual. Overall, I'm pretty pleased with the result. I'm in love with the Riley Blake extra wide backing! I wish I had more large quilts on the go so I could justify buying more! I opted to bind it in the Coal Kona. Even Himself commented that I didn't use my usual eye catching binding. It was a conscious choice to keep the colours balanced and not distract from the quilt top. And now, the gratuitous shots of one of my favourite local spaces. Point Pleasant Park is a 190 acre park just minutes from my workplace and from our city's downtown core. It's enjoyed by more that 1.4 million visitors a year. It's got wooded walking trails, a beach, a couple of forts, something for everyone. The Prince of Wales Martello tower is just one of it's jewels. And in the summer, you can go out on the roof and get a top notch view of the harbour. Historic details! Nothing like blue bird skies and tromping around in the snow to end the work day on a high note! Love the snow covered trees! I know, I know, I was there to take quilt pics, but I couldn't resist! And.... back to the quilt! I love this one so much that it's going to be my new couch quilt. Once I get it back indoors! Quilts and the great outdoors... love it! I'm linking up with Thank Goodness it's Finished Friday at Riddle and Whimsy! J P.S. Big kudos to my quilt-y photo assistant, Miss K.V. She's always up for an adventure!

I am excited to share the block with you this month - it is a little quirky and creates some fun secondary patterns. This is the sixth block in the Giant Block Tutorial Series. This block, and all of

Photos above © QuiltsByAmishSpiritWhat beautiful quilting (Free tutorials)! I found it on Pinterest...This quilt is one of the most requested by simple craftsmen for the most experienced and a little

Hi, all! It's Friday! Hooray! It's time to do a little whooping, and a little dancing! Are you ready? Sunshine! I rushed outside to take pics of this week's quilt, but I was afraid I'd have a hard time with the wind! Fortunately, it died down a bit and I was able to get some pretty pics! Isn't this a pretty quilt? Bright and sunshine-y, just like the day! Lots and lots and lots (and lots and lots) of straight line quilting on this one. Probably nine hours sitting at my Juki pushing the quilt through... But look at that texture! It was so worth it! Here's the back - and no, it's not pink. That's just the sun (yes, that strange yellow ball in the sky) peeking through! And even though there's a ton of quilting on this quilt, it's so-o-o-o soft and drapey! Definitely a cuddler! And here's one more picture, just because it's so stinkin' pretty! This one really makes me smile! As you may already know, we're having another quilt raffle/giveaway to raise money for my daughter's adoption fund. There's still time to enter - it ends Thursday, February 5th at 5 pm CST. I will be adding a quilt each time we reach a $500 increment, and if we get that far, this will be the third quilt added! You can read more about the quilt raffle/giveaway here. Help us #bringNathanaelhome! AND… Have you seen Christina Cameli's new book, Step-By-Step Free Motion Quilting? I'm giving away a copy! I've reviewed the book and given a few sneak peeks, too. Click here to get to the post so you can enter. Entries will close Monday February 2nd at noon CST, and I'll announce the winner in my Make-A-List post later that day! So…. Can I get a whoop whoop?? *&*&*&*&*&*&* Now it's your turn! What's got you dancing the happy dance this week? What's making you whoop it up? Share - we want to dance right along with you! And it's always more fun to dance with friends! The party will stay open until Sunday at midnight - Hope to see you here! Hugs! Sarah PS! Want to know how to make this quilt for yourself? Check back on Sunday - this will be the next quilt featured on the Sweet Sixteen Quilt Along!

Join our quilt-along to make the Union Square Big Block quilt and learn great tips and tricks for large-scale quilt piecing.

Using Large fabric pieces in your quilts will help you finish them up quickly, How to arrange the pieces is another problem that can be solved by using the Big Block Quilts Pattern Book.

You’re going to love this quilt because it’s so modern and striking and surprisingly simple The large blocks make this quilt go together quickly even though it’s a large quilt. I always love a great black and white fabric collection, so I loved playing with the Black and White Urban Scandinavian line by Kirstyn Cogan for P and B Textiles and pairing them with the slightly textured color of the Color Weave fabrics from P and B Textiles. You can find these fabrics at many fabric stores online, but all of the Urban Scandinavian fabrics are available in Kirstyn Cogan’s shop here. I wanted a generously sized quilt for my queen-sized bed so it would drape to the floor and cover the pillows well, so this quilt measures 108″ x 93″, which would be considered king-sized. You an make a smaller quilt using the same pattern, but by reducing the block size from 16″ to 15″. This pattern was designed using EQ7.

I had an absolute blast working on my MQG fabric challenge quilt, and I received a lot of inquiries about a tutorial related to the design. I spent quite a bit of time putting together what I thoug…

I had a lot of fun making my Giant Block Quilt this month.I knew that I wanted to do a quick, single block quilt (this is the 24" block) and I knew that (after recently making this quilt) I wanted to

I made this quilt for an auction raising money for our friend's little boy, Silas, to get an Autism service dog. Made from my stash of fabrics with a gray background fabric.

Re-imagine traditional quilt blocks in a new way when you learn how to supersize quilt blocks to celebrate a single block in one large quilt design.

Fun and fast giant star quilt, made using fat quarters. Comes together quickly and perfect for busting through fabric stash.