Create a new quilt design by mixing and matching your favorite 6"-square blocks. These patterns include traditional piecing and appliqué techniques.

Everything you need to know about half square triangles for quilts and quilt blocks in one post. Click through for TONS of great information.

Fall Sampler Quilt Sew Along - Week 6: Today I'm showing you the Puppy / Dog quilt block and I'm sharing the finishing instructions!

Create a new quilt design by mixing and matching your favorite 6"-square blocks. These patterns include traditional piecing and appliqué techniques.

I added a new category to my Etsy Shop: single quilt block patterns in two sizes. This is the Ladybug quilt block pattern made with Mon Beau Jardin fabric.

Made for Autism Awareness month, this dolphin block makes a wonderful colorful applique block and a perfect block to include in any baby quilt. Easy-to-follow instructions make this block come together in no time at all. Small amounts of fabric for applique8-1/2" - 10-1/2" square of background fabric, batting and backing fabric (or stabilizer ifstitching before layering)Machine embroidery threads to match or contrast applique fabricsSmall amounts of fusible webGeneral sewing supplies including sewing machine

Create a new quilt design by mixing and matching your favorite 6"-square blocks. These patterns include traditional piecing and appliqué techniques.

New fall quilt patterns available! The Puppy / Dog quilt block is one of 9 autumn inspired designs that are perfect to include into your seasonal quilt projects!

One of my most asked questions is: "How do you make animal eyes?" Animal eyes can seem intimidating, but they're actually easier than they look and so fun to make! My method of creating eyes involves what I call a "SAS tracing." A SAS tracing allows you to have total control over the shape you are trying to create w

Create a new quilt design by mixing and matching your favorite 6"-square blocks. These patterns include traditional piecing and appliqué techniques.

Today we’re going to cover a basic quilt block: the Diamond in a Square. The traditional way would have you cut a diamond and four...

This is a gorgeous quilt with thirteen different embroidered and appliqued blocks for the 4x4, 5x5, 6x6 and 7x7 hoops .  This is a machine embroidery design and all sizes are included in your purchase. Full instructions are provided to create your own quilt like the one we have made or decide on your own arrangement. It is quick and easy to sew making them perfect for craft market stalls, gifts or for your own child. Full photo instructions and directions are included with your purchase. It is our intention to offer you the best service always and for our designs to be the highest quality in the market. Designs are provided in 9 different embroidery formats. The formats included are: DST, EXP*, HUS, JEF, PEC, PES, VIP, VP3 and XXX. *BMP and INF files are also provided, these are recommended to be used with the EXP files for Bernina machines.  SVG files are included for cutting machines. Please note the SVG format can be converted to FCM within the Brother Scan n Cut software if required.  Sweet Pea Machine Embroidery Designs Cutting Files Disclaimer - click here    Instructions are included in English and German. We test and review each of our designs to ensure the highest quality. Depending on what hoop, fabric and stabiliser combination you are using, results may differ.

Create a new quilt design by mixing and matching your favorite 6"-square blocks. These patterns include traditional piecing and appliqué techniques.

Thank you for your interest in our Flora and Fauna blocks! They are no longer free but will be part of a future quilt pattern. February has flown by, and I can't believe that we are already on Block 6! This month's block is the common garden snail, or Schnecke, here in Germany. While I wouldn't want these critters in my garden, they are interesting to look at while hiking in the woods. I saw the two below while walking with the dogs this past summer. At a restaurant in France this past weekend, I was tempted to order the Escargot on the menu, but I wasn't brave enough. In the German bakeries, you can usually find a "Schnecke" pastry, which is definitely more my speed. Stitching a snail is less calories than eating one, so today we offer a calorie-free Schnecke just for you. Cotton Block This block goes together quickly, and you can do as much or as little embroidery as you want. I started by gathering my fabrics, which included a piece of gold shot cotton, and a brown hand-dyed cotton, along with a few threads I thought I might use. You might notice that the brown isn't pictured. Apparently, while I was in France last weekend, the gremlin that lives in my sewing room hid that piece of fabric. I'm sure I will find it someday, but after searching for 20 minutes, its presence eluded me. The body was back-basted and appliquéd first, followed by the shell. Before I finished appliquéing the shell, I left about an inch gap and carefully inserted a small circle of batting and a little stuffing. This gave the shell a little dimension. Once I was pleased with the stuffing, I appliquéd the shell closed. The next step was to stitch the shell swirl. I marked my embroidery lines and used a stem stitch, making sure I brought my needle through the background to help shape the shell swirls. For his antennae, I made two chain-stitched lines and added two French knots at the top. (Only two French knots this month!) I used my Sewline Trio to mark my embroidery line. All stitched, but I felt he needed something more. I thought he looked fine just with the stem stitch, but then I came across some brown straw silk that I thought would add a nice texture on the shell. The finished cotton block Stitches and Threads Used (Cotton Block) Weeks Dyeworks floss, Rust: stem stitch and French knots The Gentle Art floss, Chamomile: chain stitch Silk Road Fibers, straw silk, Whiskey: straight stitch Wool Block The wool block went together quickly as well, and I kept to the same color scheme with a brown and tan wool. With the hand-dyed brown, I tried to find a spot that had a good variety of brown shades. When I cut out my templates for wool appliqué, I print out my pattern, and with a glue stick, I glue the pattern to a piece of freezer paper. Then I cut out the pieces I need, and they are ready to be ironed on to the wool. If you have 8.5" x 11" freezer paper that you can run through the printer, that would save a step. (Make sure you use an ink jet printer if you choose to print the pattern directly onto the freezer paper.) Once my pieces are stitched on to the background, I traced the shell swirl onto a piece of Press and Seal with a white roller ball pen. I then put the Press and Seal onto the shell and used a #12 pearl cotton thread to blanket stitch the swirl. Ready to stitch The seed stitch is one of my favorite stitches to add texture to a flat piece, so I used it on the snail's body with two strands of floss. The antennae are done with a chain stitch, and then topped with two French knots. The finished wool block! Stitches and Threads Used (Wool Block) The Gentle Art floss, Chamomile: chain stitch and seed stitch Weeks Dyeworks #12 pearl cotton, Tiger's Eye: blanket stitch Weeks Dyeworks floss, Rust: stem stitch and French knots As this is posted, I will be in the air, on my way to the states to teach with Teri at the Academy of Appliqué in Williamsburg, Virginia. We wanted to make sure that you had this month's block, so Teri has posted it on my behalf. Hopefully, you will enjoy stitching this simple snail to add to your collection of blocks in this series. Better to stitch him than to find him in your garden!

I’m sorry I’ve been such an awful poster… I’m afraid I’m super intimidated by the blog thing, and I feel like I’ve done it wrong a dozen times… in fact, I know I’ve done it wrong several times because my posts don’t actually show up… SO. I’m writing this in word, and then I’m going to have it saved so I can post until I get it right. I’m sorry IF you get this 11 times. I debated about what I’d do for MY month of the NewBee bee… AGES and ages, and here’s what I’ve come up with. My little boys are 2 and 4 and just getting into dinosaurs and space. Dinosaurs = hard, and I have no interest in ancient reptiles. SPACE, so much fun. So. I want to make a quilt of Space… like this one, only better, of course, since it will be made by YOU. If everyone could make a big hunk of made fabric in Navy Blue/Black, and hopefully also a thing you might see in space a planet (any planet, real or imagined) Perhaps a star, or a spaceship, or an alien craft…. (this should be ideal for made fabric, don’t you think? A firey orange-red sun, a white and gray moon, green and blue earth, blue Neptune red mars) You are all so creative, I can’t wait to see what you’ll come up with. Thank you! http://lehman.shutterfly.com/10283 This is Wesley, he’s four. He is the supreme authority on… all things. He could be talking to Stephen Hawking, and he’d interrupt to voice what he’d be certain is a better idea. http://lehman.shutterfly.com/10303 This is Grant, he’s 2, and also into super heroes right now. What does Krypton look like? That was a planet, right? Or wait… didn’t it get destroyed….? Who knows. (psst... not him)

Double Pinwheel & Peeping Cats Quilt Blocks. Free Pattern and Tutorial

From the American Folk Art Museum Blogged here: On The Design Wall

Over the weekend I started to add "borders" (if you can call them that) onto my 'oh my stars' quilt. My goal is to add setting blocks in order to straighten out the sides. I want to be able to add binding to the quilt without chopping off any star points. What I did: Using the quilt top as my guide, I drew up templates for the two different blocks. I added 2" to the width of each block so there will be plenty of white space to work with. It also creates a faux border, if you will. The top and bottom of the quilt will require yet another template (with an additional 2" added for a border) in order to make those sides straight. The corners will probably need special treatment as well. Phew! The top two setting blocks in the photo above still have the card stock inside. The bottom two have already had the card stock removed. (Thus the wrinkles!) I thread basted the first few blocks, but that was quite cumbersome, especially on the larger pieces. I dug up a glue stick and tried that. It was SO much easier!! Just a quick zip of the glue stick around the perimeter and then fold the edges of the fabric down. When it was time to remove the card stock, I just ran my needle between the paper and the fabric and it came unglued easily. I could have used that trick many moons ago! I am so excited that the borders are well on their way now! I will feel better once all the setting pieces are attached. Some of those poor stars have had plenty of stress from being handled so much. Many thanks to my friend Mary for helping me figure out how to get the sides straight. She was patient enough to talk through it with me....a few times. (I have a thick head!) Thanks Mary! Here's a little behind the scenes peek at my "work space". It's a messy endeavor fueled by plenty of chocolate! Happy Monday to you!

Log Cabin Variation - Scrappy Half Log Cabin or Quarter Log Cabin Block Tutorial susies-scraps.com

Assemble a 12" Mother's Favorite block.

The Downton Abbey Garden Party quilt, named for the fabric line and the quilt pattern by Laura Heine. You’ve seen the pattern, the one made of bright colors in a 20+ inch quilt block? I bough…

Our Striped Tumbling Blocks Quilt is a story of seeming simplicity coming from seeming complexity.…

It's autumn already, but I have the spring back in my living/sewing room with the finally finished magnolia quilt! The idea was born in spring, obviously, when magnolias were in full bloom all around Dublin and it was still cold. Although I started the quilt in summer, I think the chilly spring air and the cold grey stone are there)) The top was machine-pieced using a freezer paper pattern, I showed the pieced flimsy here. The more quilts I make using curve piecing, the more I like this technique: once you think through your pattern, you just have to follow the numbers and put together piece after piece until it's all assembled. Supersizing is also helpful: it's easier to work with larger parts and the resulting image has a greater impact. At about 1 by 1.5 meters this one is my largest wall quilt so far! Quilting was, of course, the trickiest part. The flowers were quilted minimally, with kind of veins in variegated pinks, to make them pop up from the background. I tried dense freestyle quilting in the background and I think in some parts the attempt was rather successful. However, in other parts I got carried away and the result is not as good. Thankfully, the dark grey quilting thread blends in with darker areas of the background as well as with the busy prints in the upper left corner. By the way, I used up a whole 800 meter spool of Gutermann machine quilting cotton for the background (both for the needle and the bobbin)! The binding was also tricky, as I quickly discovered that none of my greys would go all the way around - the dark and even middle greys are too dark for the upper part, the bottom part wouldn't "accept" anything lighter than it was itself. I considered making a facing, but didn't look right in the upper part either. Finally, I settled on a pieced binding, though I'm still not sure I pieced it the best way. I'm open to critical remarks and advice, as it's not too late to change something! With this project off my shoulders, it's time to set new goals. I had been planning to try quilt-as-you-go (connecting the blocks, that is), but I don't have enough blocks to decide anything about the layout so far. So I was thinking about another challenge for the OMG and Brave Quilter, and remembered (or rather was reminded in FB) about the upcoming AGM of the Irish Patchwork Society, for which there is a challenge topic "Witches and Castles". I played with it and made a sketch which calls for rather intricate appliqué. So I want to try making it using the "crafted appliqué" technique I've heard a lot about. I'm really eager to find out what all the buzz is about. I've bought the book and supplies and am ready to start! So, my #Brave Quilter challenge and One Monthly Goal for September is to make a mini quilt using the Crafted Appliqué method. Also linking up to Freemotion Mavericks at Lizzie Lenard Vintage Sewing Linky Tuesday at Freemotion by the River Let's be Social at Sew Fresh Quilts

As last year, I am the lucky one, who present first block in our QAL. I hope you will like blocks we've prepared and you will join Forest QA...

"MOUNTAIN GORILLA" - QUILT BLOCK HAS 1 DESIGN ON 14" X 16" COTTON FABRIC 1 - "MOUNTAIN GORILLA" QUILT BLOCK is machine embroidered on pre-shrunk, 100% Cotton fabric that is high quality and a perfect weight for quilting or any quilting project that you might want to do. A noble mountain gorilla sits quietly in his natural habitat. There is stabilizer on the back of the quilt blocks and you can leave it on or you can cut it away, it will not affect your quilt block in any way if you leave it on. The 14" X 16" blocks are ready to be cut to your personal block size. These are perfect for a quilt, a pillow, a lap quilt, or a wall hanging, and many other creative ideas. 1 - EMBROIDERED QUILT BLOCK in the size listed below: "MOUNTAIN GORILLA"-- 6.99" X 8.17" (stitched size of embroidery) SHIPPING:THE QUILT BLOCKS WILL BE MAILED BY USPS TO THE BUYER WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, SINCE THESE ARE CUSTOM DESIGNS MADE TO ORDER, PLEASE ALLOW TIME FOR ME TO STITCH THEM OUT FOR YOU. PLEASE ALLOW 4-7 DAYS FOR DELIVERY OF QUILT BLOCKS IMAGE PROVIDED BY EMBROIDERY LIBRARY THIS BLOCK IS A STITCHED QUILT BLOCK

Welcome to week 4 in the Dog Gone Cute quilt along blog hop! Today I will be sharing the instructions for piecing Block 5 & Block 6. Keep up to date with all the details as they are added to the Dog Gone Cute quilt along blog hop page tab found just below the blog header. All these posts will be available on that page and the live links will be added as each post is published. Hope you are quilting along! Dog Five Dog Five Piece Small Block Large Block Background A 6 - 1.5” x 1.5” 6 - 2.5” x 2.5” B 1 - 1.5” x 3.5” 1 - 2.5” x 6.5” C 2 - 2.5” x 4.5” 2 - 4.5” x 8.5” D 2 - 1” x 1” 2 - 1.5” x 1.5” E 2 - 2.5” x 2.5” 2 - 4.5” x 4.5” Brown Face or Print F 2 - 2.5” x 3.5” 2 - 4.5” x 6.5” G 2 - 2” x 2.5” 2 - 3.5” x 4.5” H 2 - 1” x 1.5” 2 - 1.5” x 2.5” I 2 - 1” x 1” 2 - 1.5” x 1.5” J 2 - 1.5” x 2.5” 2 - 2.5” x 4.5” K 1 - 1.5” x 3.5” 1 - 2.5” x 6.5” White Face P 1 - 1.5” x 2.5” 1 - 2.5” x 4.5” Q 1 - 1.5” x 3.5” 1 - 2.5” x 6.5” R 2 - 1.5” x 1.5” 2 - 2.5” x 2.5” S 1 - 1” x 1.5” 1 - 1.5” x 2.5” Black Y 2 - 1” x 1” 2 - 1.5” x 1.5” Z 1 - 1” x 1.5” 1 - 1.5” x 2.5” Assembly Instructions DOG FIVE: Wrong side of fabric is depicted by grey. Sew all pieces with right sides together. Step 1: Draw a diagonal line across wrong side of the (A) and (E) squares, place them right sides together on the corners of the (F) rectangles and sew along the diagonal lines, as shown in red. Trim a 1/4" seam and press open. Step 2: Sew (B) and (K) together. Sew the (BK) between the pieces made in the previous step. Step 3: Sew (H), (Y) and (I) together AND (I), (Y) and (H) together. Sew the (G) rectangles on top of (HYI) and (IYH). Sew the (P) rectangle between the pieces. Step 4: Draw a diagonal line across wrong side of the (A) squares, place them right sides together on the ends of the (J) rectangles and sew along the diagonal lines, as shown in red. Trim a 1/4" seam and press open. Step 5: Draw a diagonal line across wrong side of the two (AJ) pieces made in the previous step, place them right sides together on the ends of the (Q) rectangle and sew along the diagonal lines, as shown in red. Trim a 1/4" seam and press open. Step 6: Draw a diagonal line across wrong side of the (D) squares, place them right sides together on the corners of the (R) squares and sew along the diagonal lines, as shown in red. Trim a 1/4" seam and press open. Step 7: Sew (Z) and (S) together. Sew the (ZS) between the (RD) pieces made in the previous step. Sew the (A) squares on the ends. Step 8: Sew the pieces made in the previous steps together as shown. Dog Six Dog Six Piece Small Block Large Block Background A 6 - 1.5” x 1.5” 6 - 2.5” x 2.5” B 1 - 1.5” x 3.5” 1 - 2.5” x 6.5” C 2 - 2.5” x 4.5” 2 - 4.5” x 8.5” D 2 - 1” x 1” 2 - 1.5” x 1.5” E 2 - 2.5” x 2.5” 2 - 4.5” x 4.5” Brown Face or Print G 2 - 2” x 2.5” 2 - 3.5” x 4.5” H 2 - 1” x 1.5” 2 - 1.5” x 2.5” I 2 - 1” x 1” 2 - 1.5” x 1.5” J 2 - 1.5” x 2.5” 2 - 2.5” x 4.5” K 1 - 1.5” x 3.5” 1 - 2.5” x 6.5” L 2 - 1.5” x 1.5” 2 - 2.5” x 2.5” White Face M 2 - 2.5” x 3.5” 2 - 4.5” x 6.5” P 1 - 1.5” x 2.5” 1 - 2.5” x 4.5” Q 1 - 1.5” x 3.5” 1 - 2.5” x 6.5” R 2 - 1.5” x 1.5” 2 - 2.5” x 2.5” S 1 - 1” x 1.5” 1 - 1.5” x 2.5” Black Y 2 - 1” x 1” 2 - 1.5” x 1.5” Z 1 - 1” x 1.5” 1 - 1.5” x 2.5” Assembly Instructions DOG SIX: Wrong side of fabric is depicted by grey. Sew all pieces with right sides together. Step 1: Draw a diagonal line across wrong side of the (A) and (E) squares, place them right sides together on the corners of the (M) rectangles and sew along the diagonal lines, as shown in red. Trim a 1/4" seam and press open. Draw a diagonal line across wrong side of the (L) squares, place them right sides together on the corners of the (M) rectangles and sew along the diagonal lines, as shown in red. Trim a 1/4" seam and press open. Step 2: Sew (B) and (K) together. Sew the (BK) between the pieces made in the previous step. Step 3: Sew (H), (Y) and (I) together AND (I), (Y) and (H) together. Sew the (G) rectangles on top of (HYI) and (IYH). Sew the (P) rectangle between the pieces. Step 4: Draw a diagonal line across wrong side of the (A) squares, place them right sides together on the ends of the (J) rectangles and sew along the diagonal lines, as shown in red. Trim a 1/4" seam and press open. Step 5: Draw a diagonal line across wrong side of the two (AJ) pieces made in the previous step, place them right sides together on the ends of the (Q) rectangle and sew along the diagonal lines, as shown in red. Trim a 1/4" seam and press open. Step 6: Draw a diagonal line across wrong side of the (D) squares, place them right sides together on the corners of the (R) squares and sew along the diagonal lines, as shown in red. Trim a 1/4" seam and press open. Step 7: Sew (Z) and (S) together. Sew the (ZS) between the (DR) pieces made in the previous step. Sew the (A) squares on the ends. Step 8: Sew the pieces made in the previous steps together as shown. See you next week for the instructions for Blocks 7 & 8. Share photos of your progress using the hashtag #dgcqal or #doggonecuteqal Grab the button below and share it on your blog! By the way.... This is Week 4 of the EQ7: Seasons Row-A-Long! This fun hop has been sponsored by Northcott Fabrics and is hosted by our friend Marian of Seams to Be Sew. She has been working hard all summer organizing this fabulous hop and drumming up sponsors for some fantastic giveaways. Each week, on Tuesdays, a new group of quilters will be sharing their row. In their post they will include a tutorial for the row of their "season of choice", the free pattern for their row, and every single participant will be hosting a giveaway! If you missed it last week, please visit the EQ7 Row-A-Long page tab below my blog header to see the full schedule for the hop. And please check out all of this week's participants listed below. Visit this great lineup of quilting bloggers to see what wonderful creations they have come up with.... And enter their giveaways for your chance to win! Spring - Nancy of Patchwork Breeze Winter - Patti of Patti's Patchwork Summer - Carla of Creatin' in the Sticks Fall - Marian of Seams to Be Sew Filler Row - Linda of Linda Franz Filler Row - Anneke of Stof Genoeg Keep On {Dog Gone} Quilting On! Follow To follow Sew Fresh Quilts by email.... Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner

Riley Blake had a fantastic wall of minis at Quilt Markter to highlight their new Hashtag collection. The following quilts show off the Confetti Cottons wonderfully. Color Play Berry Sweet Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet has brought forth her characteristic cuteness and designed Sewing Scissors. Moda had some fun collections. You may remember Thicket by Stacie Bloomfield of Gingiber (which is having an amazing Black Friday sale). Get ready for some holiday spirit with her Merrily collection. Sugar Pie by Lella Boutique is too sweet! Spring Bunny Fun by Stacy Iest Hsu is completely adorable, and even has a panel to make bunny dolls. Brigitte Heitland unveiled True Blue, a denim-shaded modern collection. Sweetwater's latest is Treehouse Club. Jen Kingwell had a booth chock-full of scrappy beauties. Her Long Time Gone sampler was particularly eye-catching. Up for grabs today is a heap load of mini charms from Moda's yet-to-be-released collections and a pair of cute snippers. I'll pick a winner Nov. 30. I have a few stipulations for this one: 1. Follow the Quilting Mod blog (Bloglovin', Feedly, E-mail, etc.). 2. Tell me how you follow in a comment below. 3. Have a U.S. mailing address. Sorry, but shipping can be scary for lumpy things going overseas. Update: Donna is the winner! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great Thanksgiving. SaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave

Create a new quilt design by mixing and matching your favorite 6"-square blocks. These patterns include traditional piecing and appliqué techniques.

Check out this Applique Orange Peel Quilt Block Tutorial! With step-by-step instructions and detailed photos, you'll be able to create stunning orange peel quilt blocks in no time.

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Difficulty Level: BEGINNER - INTERMEDIATE From Emily's "Take Flight" book, comes the downloadable version of the Raven!  Perfect for use in a pillow or as a quilt block.  Included in the download: -6 pages, including a gray tone template to guide your fabric placement and collage instructions. (Free with purchase of the book) Additional Supplies Required:  -Wide variety of fabric. -Lite Steam a Seam 2 (or adhesive of your choice) -Fabric Scissors -Parchment Paper Size: Raven is 12.5" x 13" *Downloadable patterns are non-refundable

YaY!!! I'm sew excited to announce four new patterns!!! They are from my Farm Girl Vintage and Scrappy Project ...

Printed pattern for the second block of the In the Deep quilt. The panel measures as 10 by 12". The quilt background is pieced with a scrappy effect of graduated blues. The block has an whale and a narwhale. The full quilt consists of 6 blocks and will be 24" high and 38" with a dark centre and paler towards the edge. This pattern contains the templates along with plenty of colour photographs through each step. I don't teach you how to do free motion embroidery in this pattern, other than my own hints and tips, neither do I tell you how to set your machine up for free motion embroidery but I do give you all the stages for you to make your own embroidery. Please don't redistribute or make my items to sell. thank you. Any question please do ask. ​ The quilt itself is in my usual style, so it is a patchwork background with raw edge applique sewn with free motion embroidery. You don't need a fancy machine to sew it but your machine needs to be able to do free motion embroidery. The pattern contains basic instructions for the patchwork. I don't go into a lot of detail on patchwork as I am assuming that you know the basics but other than the odd half square triangle, it is all pretty simple. Hopefully that all makes sense, but please don't hesitate to ask if anything is unclear.

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies I have been sewing along with Lori Holt and the Fat Quarter Shop using her Sewing Bee book (on sale!) AND the sew along part is almost done. This is my 2nd time on the tour to share the Number 6... If you have been CRAZY good and sewed the blocks assigned each week, today is 6 & 7. I'm using the 6" size blocks. I've made one of each letter and number and some of the images to put into a quilt. Is the quilt ready to show you? mmmmm.... I had GREAT...