Sew Many Blocks

I love pattern weights, they have so many uses. They’re sold to hold pattern pieces in place when making clothing, but they come in handy for quilting as well.Dritz Fabric Pattern Weights come in sets of four and can be purchased at many quilt shops, Joann’s and Amazon. I’m sure there are many other places to buy them as well. They come in purple, pink and green to add some color to your sewing ro..

Half square triangles are a basic quilt block unit so it is good to have some quick and accurate techniques to make them. Working with triangles can be tricky since one or more of the edges will be cut on the bias, which is a 45 degree angle to the fabric's crosswise and lengthwise grain. The bias edge will be very stretchy which could easily distort the shape.Accurate cutting, an accurate scant 1..

Partial Seams are used when you need to join pieces around a center square. Basically you are going to sew a partial seam on one piece of fabric and come back to it later. The partial seam helps you line up the subsequent pieces of fabric without having to do a set-in seam.If you'd like to follow along with this tutorial. Cut four light green 4 1/2" x 1 1/2" strips and one dark green 4 1/2" x 4 1/..

Back-to-Front binding is a quick binding technique where you make the quilt backing big enough to fold over to the front of the quilt and become your binding.Quick Tips Before We BeginMake sure your backing is at least 2" bigger than your quilt top before you start quilting. This will leave enough for the Back-to-Front binding.Avoid quilting off of your quilt top into the extra batting and backing..

DefinitionBatting is the filling used in quilts and quilted projects. It is composed of many different fibers and comes in the shape of batts, mats, or sheets which is where it gets its name. It can be bought in pre-cut sizes or by-the-yard. Sometimes it is also called padding or wadding. It serves to give your quilting definition, adds dimension/thickness to your quilted project and determines ho..

It's finally spring, but it's snowing here today. I thought a sunny block would help keep me in the springtime mood. While designing this block the sun design revealed itself first, but then when I put the block into the example quilt layout I notice there were also fun little butterflies. Perfect for spring!Fabric Fabric A - YellowFabric B - Dark BlueFabric C - Medium BlueFabric D - Light Blu..

Puss in the Corner was published in the Kansas City Star in 1930. This block was also called Puss in Boots. The example quilt layout shows how the blocks interact with each other. There are so many geometric combinations within this quilt creating movement and interest. AccuQuilt GO! Dies and rotary cutting instructions are provided.FabricFabric A - Light BlueFabric B - Dark BlueFabric C - TanFabr..

Hearts and flowers for Valentine's Day! I call this block design Playful Hearts. The example quilt shows the block in two different color options. The cuts listed below are for the dark heart on the light block shown here. Enjoy!FabricFabric A - WhiteFabric B - Red AccuQuilt GO! Dies6" BlockCut 18 - 1 1/2" squares from Fabric A - Cut 1 1/2" strips with GO! Strip Cutter-1 1/2" (55024 or 55075), the..

It was short notice. I had three days to prepare and pack, but I wasn't going to miss this trip. Two weeks in Hawaii in Frebruary, who could resist. I gave some thought to bringing my sewing machine but decided to soak up the sun and culture instead.Quilting is a way of life, so one of my first stops was at The Calico Cat quilt shop. The owner, Carol Y.O. Kuniyoshi is friendly, welcoming and very ..

It's snowing here today, so I felt like we needed a cheerful bright block for this week. The Spinning Flower block is my original design. Just having some fun with rectangles and squares. The example quilt layout shows how the blocks interact with each other.FabricFabric A - GreenFabric B - YellowFabric C - BlueFabric D - PurpleFabric E - Pink AccuQuilt GO! Dies6" BlockCut 4 - 1 1/2" squares from ..

The pattern for the Dutchman's Puzzle block was first published in 1895. Dutchman's Puzzle is also known as Dutchman's Wheel or Windmill. This is one of my favorites. The example quilt layout shows how the blocks interact with each other. Both AccuQuilt GO! Dies and rotary cutting instructions are provided.FabricFabric A - Light Blue fabricFabric B - Purple fabric AccuQuilt GO! Dies8" BlockCut 16 ..

The Free Trade Pattern was published in the Kansas City Star in 1933. The example quilt layout shows how the blocks interact with each other. I especially like the diamonds that appear as the points of the stars come together. AccuQuilt GO! Dies and rotary cutting instructions are provided.FabricFabric A - Cream or Tan fabricFabric B - Green fabric AccuQuilt GO! Dies8" BlockCut 6 Fabric A Squares ..