The Card Trick quilt pattern is a nine patch format that is made from half square triangles, and two formats of quarter square triangles.

The Card Trick quilt pattern is a nine patch format that is made from half square triangles, and two formats of quarter square triangles.

Learn how to sew a fun Card Trick Quilt Block during week 12 of our Spring Block of the Week! I’m been so excited to share this block!!

I finished quilting this family tree panel which I blogged about here. The panel comes without the borders, but it is still available along with coordinating fabrics from The Fat Quarter Shop. Still trying to figure out what to bind it in. This green is darling. Notice how the edges on this quilt are wavy? This happens because the quilting on the inside of the quilt is tighter than on the outside. I added echoing to the flowers in the border but the edges still wave. SOLUTION: Definitely use bias binding. I'm also going to go gather the edges ever so slightly before I put the binding on, to bring in that extra fabric.

Card Trick Quilt This Card Trick Quilt designed by Cara's Quilt Barn, The Tutorial by Jenny of Missouri Star Quilt Company, The Tutorial is available for free. Jenny demonstrates an easy way to sew a

Learn how to sew a fun Card Trick Quilt Block during week 12 of our Spring Block of the Week! I’m been so excited to share this block!!

No Triangles Just Add A Rectangle A super easy Card Trick quilt block is easy with squares. Try Debbies method using clever color placement of squares and rectangles! A Card trick blo…

As I've mentioned in previous posts, my local quilt shop (A Nimble Thimble) has a once a month event called Saturday Sampler. Part of...

Looking for an interesting quilt pattern to make? Try this card trick quilt! It's easy and not as tricky as it looks.

An alternate method of construction for the Card Trick block uses rectangles and squares rather than half square and quarter square triangles.

The Card Trick quilt pattern is a nine patch format that is made from half square triangles, and two formats of quarter square triangles.

When I joined the 4 x 5 Modern Quilt Bee I wanted to find a new block that had not been used much before. I'm always on the search for fun n...

Join the Sew Much Fun Tour as we stitch a "Fabric Pull" Card Trick quilt block. Collect all 52 blocks on this fun blog hop.

It's my turn to come up with an idea for the month of May for Imagine @ do.Good Stitches charity bee. I have loved the card trick block ever since I first started quilting 16 years ago. I actually pulled out my Singer's Quilting Bible (circa 1997...whew...getting old here) and lo and behold? I still had the quilt block marked! However, I have different sizes planned then the ones in the book. One 12" block and one 9" block! Hopefully, my bee friends won't curse me like they were when they were paper piecing their blocks for Imagination! I plan to share it as a free quilt pattern in the very near future. In the meantime, I will share the tutorial for both blocks. Shuffle The Deck Quilt Free Quilt Pattern .pdf download will come in the near future. Hopefully, I can replace the image below with the real thing in June with all the blocks my bee comrades have won! 12" Card Trick Block {Tutorial} Unfinished 12.5" blocks IMPORTANT: Fabric Choices. I recommend high contrast or value fabrics for this block. Each “card” will stand out more effectively while overlapping. Too low of contrast will cause them to blend more. For the sake of the bee quilt, I am requesting white backgrounds, but I think this would be an amazing quilt with a low volume background print! 1. Cut one 5 1/4" square fabric each of background and four "card" fabrics. A total of five squares. 2. Cut two 4 7/8" square fabric of background and one of each four "card" fabrics. A total of six squares. 3. Cut through the larger squares (5 1/4") twice diagonally to make four sets of triangles. 4. Cut through the smaller squares (4 7/8") once diagonally to make two sets of triangles. Note: the photo below is missing the second background triangle. It fell on the floor when I was taking photos *blush* 5. Layout your triangle to create the overlapping square effect. Use this photo as a guide. Note: You will have two small triangles of each card fabric leftover. Keep them for a future project. I'm planning on using these on the back of the quilt (flying geese?) Stitch your triangles together. Chain-stitching can be your friend. 6. Start with the larger triangles in the corners. Stitch the background triangles to the card triangles. 7. Stitch the marked triangles. Stitch the smaller triangles first. Then stitch the pieced triangle to the larger triangle. 8. Stitch the center block. Stitch two small blocks and then the piece triangles together. 9. Press your triangles and trim off your points. 10. Assemble each row. Then each row to each other. 11. Press block. 9" Card Trick Block {Tutorial} Unfinished 9.5" block Optional sashed block for an unfinished 12.5" block Note: Fabric Choices. I decided to do blocks to show that sometimes your fabric choices might be similar. The pink in this selection has orange and can read orange when cut into triangles. In this case, make sure that the two fabrics are not adjacent to each other and use your other fabrics to have your high contrast! 1. Cut one 4 1/4" square fabric each of background fabric and four "card" fabrics. A total of five squares. 2. Cut two 3 7/8" square fabric of background fabric and one of each four "card" fabrics. A total of six squares Optional Sashing: For the purpose of my quilt design there is sashing to take the 9" block to 12" 3. Cut two 2" x 9.5" strips from background fabric. 4. Cut two 2" x 12.5" from background fabric. 5. Repeat steps 3 through 11 from the 12" block tutorial to have a complete 9" block. The layout is the exact same, just smaller pieces! Optional: Once you have pressed the block, add the 2 short background strips (2"x 9.5") to each side of the 9" card block. Press the seams. Add the 2 longer background strips (2" x 12.5") to the top and bottom. Press block. Hope this tutorial is helpful! Stay tuned for the entire free quilt pattern!

Capturing the world of quilting ~ in knitting. The world of fabric quilting is a rich wellspring of inspiration with many traditional and modern designs that speak to our hearts and creative minds. Translating these for knitting needles provides so many creative opportunities for personal expression and a chance to create your own treasured heirloom. All elements of this 12-block quilt are joined as you knit. Center L-shaped modules and corner squares are knit flat; the block border is knit in the round. Once all 12 blocks have been completed, they are joined using a 3-needle bind off and the outer edge is finished with an I-cord bind off. The only sewing required is a couple of stitches to join the ends of the I-cord edging. As shown, two blocks are created in each colour combination. The pattern includes a colouring page that can be printed out and crayons or paints can be used to try out different colour combination. Size 36.5 x 48.5” / 92.5 x 123cm Each block: 12 x 12” / 30.5 x 30.5cm Yarn 2086yds / 1907m worsted-weight yarn. This pattern was specifically designed to be used with: Knit Picks Brava Mini Pack (worsted weight, 100% Premium Acrylic; 54yds/25g mini skein): Rainbow 46553, 1 pack of 24 mini skeins; AND Brava 500 (worsted weight, 100% Premium Acrylic; 1090yds/500g): White 25694, 1 skein. Needles 4mm / US6 circular needle 24” / 60cm long or size required to obtain gauge. Two circular needles 60” / 152cm, same size as gauge needle or smaller (for bind offs). 4mm / US6 one DPN or same size as gauge needle (for bind offs). 2-2.5mm / US0-US1.5 one DPN (for picking up stitches). The two longer circular needles will be used as LH needles during the 3-needle bind off and the I-cord bind off; size is not crucial as the RH needle determines gauge. Notions 4 Stitch markers 4 Removable stitch markers (A) 1 Removable stitch marker (B) Waste yarn Yarn needle Helpful Links • 3-Needle Bind Off • Knitted Cast On Yarn Notes Colours included in the Knit Picks Brava Mini Pack (Rainbow): Alfalfa 26139, Black 25693, Blush 26122, Canary 25706, Caution 26133, Celestial 26130, Clarity 26362, Cobblestone Heather 25697, Cornflower 25708, Cotton Candy 26135, Custard 26134, Dove Heather 25696, Fairy Tale 25711, Lady Slipper 26136, Marina 26131, Mint 26120, Orange 25705, Red 25712, Rouge 25709, Seraphim 26364, Sky 26137, Tranquil 25710, White 25694 and Wine 25701. Colour Reference List All corner squares: C5 White 25694 Blocks 1 and 2 Module 1: C1 Alfalfa 26139 Module 2: C2 Custard 26134 Module 3: C3 Orange 25705 Module 4: C4 Canary 25706 Blocks 3 and 4 Module 1: C6 Rouge 25709 Module 2: C7 Mint 26120 Module 3: C8 Marina 26131 Module 4: C9 Cornflower 25708 Blocks 5 and 6 Module 1: C10 Tranquil 25710 Module 2: C11 Blush 26122 Module 3: C12 Red 25712 Module 4: C13 Cotton Candy 26135 Blocks 7 and 8 Module 1: C14 Caution 26133 Module 2: C15 Clarity 26362 Module 3: C16 Celestial 26130 Module 4: C17 Sky 26137 Blocks 9 and 10 Module 1: C18 Fairy Tale 25711 Module 2: C5 White 25694 Module 3: C19 Black 25693 Module 4: C20 Dove Heather 25696 Blocks 11 and 12 Module 1: C21 Lady Slipper 26136 Module 2: C22 Seraphim 26364 Module 3: C23 Wine 25701 Module 4: C24 Cobblestone Heather 25697 Approximate yardages required for each block: • Each individual coloured module: 16yds / 14.5m; • Four C5 (White) mitred corner squares: 20.5yds / 18.5m; • Two coloured rounds of border: 8.5yds / 8m; • Eight C5 (White) border rounds: 34.5yds / 31.5m; • 3-Needle Bind Off: 31.5yds / 29m; • I-cord Bind Off: 60.5yds / 55.5m. Credits Tech Editing: RedSquirrel; FirSprite. This pattern is also available from the Knit Picks website: https://www.knitpicks.com/card-trick-quilt/p/15501D

Here is what's on my design wall for this week. I pulled this quilt out of my UFO pile today. It's next on the list for quilting, althoug...

Irene Roderick was an oil painter from a young child and has discovered the joy and creativity of creating improvisational quilts.

As I've mentioned in previous posts, my local quilt shop (A Nimble Thimble) has a once a month event called Saturday Sampler. Part of the event is participating in the BOM that the quilt shop is doing. Each month we bring in our completed block from the prior month and we get our instructions and fabric for the next month's block. By the end of the year, we will have 12 completed 12 inch blocks - enough to make a quilt and it only costs $5 for the whole year. What a deal!!! However, the instructions that we're given are very basic and really only include what size blocks to cut along with a diagram. So for me, part of the challenge is figuring out how to make it. Our May block is called Card Trick. Since I'm new to quilting, most of these blocks are new to me but so far, they have all been pretty straight forward. But Card Trick was a bit tricky. So to find a good tutorial, I headed to the internet. And that's where I got stuck. Our instructions said to cut 2 different size blocks but all the good tutorials I found that made any sense all used the same size blocks. Plus there was a lot of "take color option 1 and color option 2 and blah blah. Use color option 3 and color option 2 and blah blah." So, I'm going to blame this on my fibro and lupus. Instructions have to be really simple for me now. If they aren't, I have trouble following them. Also, if too many things are thrown at me at once, I can't follow. They have to be simple, straightforward and not all muddled up with blah blahs. Before I got sick, my thought processes were much faster - lightning speed :). Now they are much slower and I have to think about how to do even very simple things. I decided to sit down and write my own tutorial. It has taken me a while to get it finished but I hope that someone will find it useful. Please let me know if you find any mistakes in it. Also, I would love for you to leave me a comment if you have a better (easier) way of doing it. Here goes. Card Trick Quilt Block Tutorial For this tutorial, I am using 2 fabrics for the "cards". A purple batik and an orange batik. The white muslin fabric is the background fabric. Step 1. From each fabric, cut one square that is 5 1/4" by 5 1/4". From each fabric, cut two squares that are 4 7/8" by 4 7/8". Step 2. Use of the 4 7/8 purple squares, one orange 4 7/8 square and the 2 white 4 7/8 squares to make half square triangles. After cutting the squares into the HST's, you will have 2 orange and 2 purple. Iron them flat. Square up each HST and cut off the dog ears. You should have one purple 4 7/8 inch square left and one orange 4 7/8 inch square left. Cut each one in half diagonally. Take your 3 squares that are 5 1/4 inch and cut each one in half diagonally and then in half again so that each square is quartered. You will each up with 4 small orange triangles, 4 small purple triangles, 4 small white triangles, 2 large purple and 2 large white triangle plus the HST's you already made. Using the 3 piles of smaller triangles, sew 2 white's to 2 purples. Sew 2 whites to 2 oranges. Sew 2 purples to 2 oranges. When you sew these small triangles together, start at the square end, not the pointy end. (that's a little tip I picked up in quilting class - thanks Sandy!!) Iron them flat with seam to dark side (or wherever you want it). Here are all of my little triangles. Now sew the orange/purple triangle to the other orange/purple triangle. Ta da! Sew the purple/white triangles to the large orange triangles. Sew the orange/white triangles to the large purple triangles. You should have this. Square up each small block and cute off any dog ears. Lastly, follow the block diagram to put each small block where it goes. It should turn out looking like this. And there you have it. Clear as mud. Good luck and please comment to let me know how yours turned out! ***I'm linking this blog post to the Sew Darn Crafty Linky Party.**

Card trick quilt is a bit difficult and complicated for others, that's why Missouri Star Quilt Company on YouTube is here to help make things easier. Through this technique, you will learn how to achieve

The Card Trick quilt pattern is a nine patch format that is made from half square triangles, and two formats of quarter square triangles.

It's my turn to come up with an idea for the month of May for Imagine @ do.Good Stitches charity bee. I have loved the card trick block ever since I first started quilting 16 years ago. I actually pulled out my Singer's Quilting Bible (circa 1997...whew...getting old here) and lo and behold? I still had the quilt block marked! However, I have different sizes planned then the ones in the book. One 12" block and one 9" block! Hopefully, my bee friends won't curse me like they were when they were paper piecing their blocks for Imagination! I plan to share it as a free quilt pattern in the very near future. In the meantime, I will share the tutorial for both blocks. Shuffle The Deck Quilt Free Quilt Pattern .pdf download will come in the near future. Hopefully, I can replace the image below with the real thing in June with all the blocks my bee comrades have won! 12" Card Trick Block {Tutorial} Unfinished 12.5" blocks IMPORTANT: Fabric Choices. I recommend high contrast or value fabrics for this block. Each “card” will stand out more effectively while overlapping. Too low of contrast will cause them to blend more. For the sake of the bee quilt, I am requesting white backgrounds, but I think this would be an amazing quilt with a low volume background print! 1. Cut one 5 1/4" square fabric each of background and four "card" fabrics. A total of five squares. 2. Cut two 4 7/8" square fabric of background and one of each four "card" fabrics. A total of six squares. 3. Cut through the larger squares (5 1/4") twice diagonally to make four sets of triangles. 4. Cut through the smaller squares (4 7/8") once diagonally to make two sets of triangles. Note: the photo below is missing the second background triangle. It fell on the floor when I was taking photos *blush* 5. Layout your triangle to create the overlapping square effect. Use this photo as a guide. Note: You will have two small triangles of each card fabric leftover. Keep them for a future project. I'm planning on using these on the back of the quilt (flying geese?) Stitch your triangles together. Chain-stitching can be your friend. 6. Start with the larger triangles in the corners. Stitch the background triangles to the card triangles. 7. Stitch the marked triangles. Stitch the smaller triangles first. Then stitch the pieced triangle to the larger triangle. 8. Stitch the center block. Stitch two small blocks and then the piece triangles together. 9. Press your triangles and trim off your points. 10. Assemble each row. Then each row to each other. 11. Press block. 9" Card Trick Block {Tutorial} Unfinished 9.5" block Optional sashed block for an unfinished 12.5" block Note: Fabric Choices. I decided to do blocks to show that sometimes your fabric choices might be similar. The pink in this selection has orange and can read orange when cut into triangles. In this case, make sure that the two fabrics are not adjacent to each other and use your other fabrics to have your high contrast! 1. Cut one 4 1/4" square fabric each of background fabric and four "card" fabrics. A total of five squares. 2. Cut two 3 7/8" square fabric of background fabric and one of each four "card" fabrics. A total of six squares Optional Sashing: For the purpose of my quilt design there is sashing to take the 9" block to 12" 3. Cut two 2" x 9.5" strips from background fabric. 4. Cut two 2" x 12.5" from background fabric. 5. Repeat steps 3 through 11 from the 12" block tutorial to have a complete 9" block. The layout is the exact same, just smaller pieces! Optional: Once you have pressed the block, add the 2 short background strips (2"x 9.5") to each side of the 9" card block. Press the seams. Add the 2 longer background strips (2" x 12.5") to the top and bottom. Press block. Hope this tutorial is helpful! Stay tuned for the entire free quilt pattern!

Join the Sew Much Fun Tour as we stitch a "Fabric Pull" Card Trick quilt block. Collect all 52 blocks on this fun blog hop.

The photo above © Starwood Quilter I found the pattern for this Card Trick quilt block free on Pinterest. Very good use of the fabrics. Full Post: Card Trick Quilt Block

The Card Trick quilt pattern is a nine patch format that is made from half square triangles, and two formats of quarter square triangles.

The Card Trick quilt pattern is a nine patch format that is made from half square triangles, and two formats of quarter square triangles.

When I joined the 4 x 5 Modern Quilt Bee I wanted to find a new block that had not been used much before. I'm always on the search for fun n...

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This is the first block in the Mysteries Down Under quilt. Card trick is a classic and popular block. It’s usually made with triangles but this version uses mainly squares and rectangles. How…

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