quilting, quilt teacher
5-patch quilts | 1000+ images about Four patch posie on Pinterest | Cotton fabric ...
My online quilting guild went nuts over the Four Patch Posie quilt pattern recently and for good reason! Now the author has come out with a Four Patch Posie Supreme. When I saw Ruthie's last year at my annual retreat I fell in LOVE! Judy made a nice one too. The pattern is a variation on the Stack and Whack craze but w
Pictures - Four Patch Posie- Quilted by Harriet - Another customer quilt. I love the setting of the blocks.
Are you interested in learning how to create a four patch quilt kaleidoscope block? This guide shows you the step-by-step instructions for making one.
Several weeks ago some of the gals in my local quilt group and I explored the 4 patch stacked posie technique. I didn't get pictures at the...
Main - Could you help me on a 4-patch posie? - I really want to make a 4-patch posie, but I am having trouble understanding just how to cut the strips of fabric first before you line them up. I realize the fabric has to be one thickness, but then do you cut the entire length, or do you cut the fabric in half, like at
It seems I haven't posted photos of this quilt, one of my favorites, made about a year ago. It's about 40" square, and I've it hung in a place where I see it every day. This is about the 7th quilt I've made from the "Four-Patch Stacked Posie" pattern, which is basically a method of cutting up one central fabric so that each block is made from four identical segments of the fabric. Most people do this quilt from floral fabrics, and I've done some like that, but I also like what happens with a geometric or other kinds of abstract prints. Here's a close-up, so that you can see how the block is constructed. I am very happy with the quilting I did on this piece--in-the-ditch quilting around and through the center lines of each block, and then loose, overlapping squares in the white sashing. The black border was left unquilted, to emphasize its role as a frame. I think the narrow striped binding also works well; it was cut from an unevenly-striped fabric. (As always, click on the photo for a larger view.) Here's the fabric, before it was cut up: Added July 21--This was actually the second 4-patch quilt I made with the red/white/black fabric. Here's another, which I also like, but not as much as the one with white sashing. Some of the individual blocks are especially nice; my favorites are the bottom right corner and the left hand column, two center blocks. And here are some other 4-patch quilts I've made. I think the multi-color sashing is a big plus in this one, which went to my sister. I made this one for my friend Kay. There's a photo of the fabric before cutting at the end of this post. The next one won a prize in the local quilt show a few years ago. I was surprised, because it's a pretty straightforward rendering of a simple pattern. I think the judge had seen so many of these in floral prints, that she rewarded the use of a different type of fabric. And I do think the black and white sashing was a good choice. I originally tried out various bright colors, but the predominantly white fabric works well with the multi-color blocks. Here's a photo of the original fabric (on the right) and some of the blocks: Here's one from a more traditional fabric. I like this color combination very much--it introduced me to the pleasure of magenta. This quilt is on our bed. The next one was made as a high school graduation present for a good friend. The sashing is some of my hand-dyed fabric. And here's the first one I made, as a wedding present for another young friend. This one was done without the narrow frame around each block, as I was aiming for a more overall look to the pattern.
Pictures - My 4 Patch Posy is Quilted and Done - This is a donation quilt that I stacked and whacked into 4 patch posies. There weren't enough so I used a cool alternate block that I saw online (maybe here...). Hope it brings joy to someone. I was rather fond of it myself, but you can't keep them all. The original
Sunday morning I got up to a dry (and very cold – brrrrr) house. (Enough of these single digits - Spring can’t come soon enough.) The humi...
Have you heard that the Granny Patch Quilt pattern is finally in the shop?? I shared about the cover quilt yesterday in this blog post, so be sure to click through and read about that one and all of the pattern details if you haven't yet! . . I knew that I wanted an olive mossy green version of the quilt from the very
A couple of years ago, Mary Lou Hallenbeck was the speaker at the Pieces and Patches Quilt Guild in Jackson, Michigan. She had written a pat...
This nine patch block can be made scrappy or coordinated. I prefer it as an on point block but it looks great either way. Get some layout suggestions at the end of the video. https://youtu.be/ii08wYzd6zo Cutting directions 4 squares, 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" in pink 4 squares,1 3/4" x 1 3/4" in yellow 2…
One of the blogs that I read on a regular basis is Joyce's blog over at J's Quilting Blog: http://jdebreuilsartandquilts.blogspot.com/2008/0...
I found my sewing room again! And I finally finished the triangles for the Stay at Home Round Robin. (I wouldn't blame Sunny if she t...
This quilt was made up using the Blank Quilting Magnolia collection and the Four Patch Posie pattern - it turned out great!
I couldn't get motivated to finish anything yesterday so I cut another 4 patch posy/posey/posie. Yes you will find it spelled all 3 ways ...
Pictures - 4 Patch Posie with cornerstones - Well, I tried the pink cornerstones and got 3 rows done before deciding that it didn't work. Of course my camera battery died at that point. Totally re-did the rows and ended up with the yellow (the DH said I told you so). Hopefully here is the finished top and next the
