In the world of quilting, there are tons of quilts that have Flying Geese blocks. Actually, my quilt pattern, the Framed Folk quilt has a bunch of them so I figured I’d put this flying geese tutorial…

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Click on the image to download a PDF pattern. Most of the patterns are free – a few at the bottom are available for purchase in my Etsy shop, Piecemeal Quilts. Copyright: This is pretty commo…

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One of my favourite things in quilting is hexagon blocks and I just love kaleidoscope blocks. To make a kaleidoscope quilt, you only need fabric with a large print and 6 print repeats. Each block i…

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Since I have begun hand quilting my first WIP finish for 2015, I thought it would be appropriate to post some vintage quilting designs. These were published in late 1930s newspapers by Florence LaGanke, using the Nancy Page pseudonym. Unlike the Nancy Page series quilts which were free patterns appe

Shadow Block Mini Quilt This Shadow Block Mini Quilt designed by Debora of Studio Dragonfly, The Tutorial is available for free. Full Post: How To Make A Shadow Block Quilt

Classic Quilt Blocks have been sewn for centuries, are easy to recognise and are every quilters favorite. Let's celebrate these gorgeous blocks and add them to our quilting projects! Welcome to my first tutorial for the gorgeous Spool block. This week we'll be sewing a basic block using the traditional nine patch arrangement. There are quicker ways to sew this block, but sharing this method will help if you want to adapt the block or make a scrappier block. I've also included a Cutting Chart at the end of the tutorial, so you can sew the Spool block in six different sizes - this will be helpful for future projects. I'm also going to give you some ideas for adapting this block in case you're looking for some inspiration. One quick thing to mention about this tutorial is my method for the HST's. I always cut my pieces larger than required and then trim the units after they are sewn. This helps with inconsistencies and as long as you trim carefully, you'll get perfect HST's every time. The following tutorial will yield a 6" (finished) block and seam allowances have been added and we're sewing with a 1/4" seam. Hopefully you had some time last week to plan some blocks using my free colouring page, so grab your fabrics and let's go sew! From the background fabric cut: 2 x 3" squares cut diagonally to yield 4 triangles (A) 2 x 2 1/2" squares (B) From the print fabric cut: 2 x 3" squares cut diagonally to yield 4 triangles (C) 3 x 2 1/2" squares (D) Sew a background (A) triangle to each of the four print (C) triangles, along the long sides and pressing seams towards the print fabrics. Carefully trim each HST unit to 2 1/2" square, ensuring you don't cut off any points or seam allowances. Arrange the HST's, the remaining background (B) squares and the remaining print (D) squares into three rows of three as shown in the photo above. Ensure correct orientation of the HST units prior to sewing. Sew the squares together into the three rows, pressing seams in alternate directions for nesting. Carefully matching all seams, sew the three rows together and press the long seams open to yield one Spool block which should measure 6 1/2" square. Tada! One gorgeous Spool block all ready for your next project! I hope you had fun sewing this little cutie. It's such a cute block and you can play around with lots of different colour combinations. I've put together a Cutting Chart for six different sizes so you can choose the right size for you. All the blocks go together in exactly the same way, just the cutting requirements are different. Simply click on the link to download the chart or right click on the photo below and save it to your computer: Regardless of the size, the blocks are sewn together in the same way, but the cutting requirements are different for each size. I've also included the trimming size of the HST units to make it easy for you, so have fun! Speaking of fun, how about a little visual inspiration for adapting this block? I thought I'd inspire you by including some cute pieced units in the Spool centres: There are so many ways to add your own personal stamp on the spool block and I hope these examples giving you some motivation. You can use some of the other Classic Quilt Blocks we've already looked at, or design something of your own - it's fun to play! Next week I have another step by step tutorial for you, and this Spool block is a little bit fancy: I love this version and next Friday I'll show you how to sew an 8" block of your own. I've provided a free colouring sheet so you can plan some blocks to sew along with me, so simply click on the link to download and print: Grab some colouring pencils, crayons and markers and get creative! And that's it for this week. I hope your enjoying my Spool Classic Quilt Blocks series so far. There's lots more to come as we celebrate this gorgeous block, and it's going to be fun! Happy sewing :)

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While shopping at the antique mall, one of the things I’ve been noticing re-surge more and more are Victorian Crazy Quilts and all of their lovely styles and forms. Since I cannot begin to to…

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Classic Quilt Blocks have been sewn for centuries, are easy to recognise and are every quilters favorite. Let's celebrate these gorgeous blocks and add them to our quilting projects! The Friendship Star block is such a fun block to play with, whether you adapt the colour values, the layouts or the block design. There are so many variations of this block and you'll notice that some of them are referred to by different names, such as the Ribbon Star block or Water Wheel block etc. Today I'm going to share a few of the variations I played with to inspire you. Hopefully they will illustrate the gorgeous secondary patterns you can create with this block when it's used in a quilt. Please note these diagrams are for inspirational purposes only, they are not patterns. Let's start with the most basic Friendship Star block like we sewed in last week's tutorial: In either a straight setting or an on point setting, these gorgeous blocks dance and float around the quilt like ballerinas. The block may be simple, but doesn't it make a sweet and pretty quilt? Each example is all about the blocks and I love that! If I had to choose, I think my favorite is the on point setting. If you wanted to add a little more visual interest, then add some sashings and cornerstones. Perfection! Adding a third colour to the block not only changes the look of the quilt but it adds an extra element. An extra colour in the HST units anchors the floating stars together and creates a pretty layout with very little effort. Adding a third colour to the corners, adds warmth to the quilt and creates large blocks of colour. You could make these corners as scrappy as you want to inject more colour into the quilt, or only add colour to two corners to create a diagonal chain between the blocks. So, layout and colour are fun to play with, now let's have a look at variations of the block design: Replacing the square corner blocks with HST units creates a gorgeous secondary pinwheel (my absolute favorite) to the quilt. The pinwheels pop in the one colour but scrappy would work as well. This is such a simple variation with lots of possibilities. Switching the orientation of the HST corner units creates a lovely woven pattern connecting the star blocks into a gorgeous quilt. This one is so fun and looks way more complicated than it actually is. Stunning! Adding a simple four patch to the corners of the block, and some sashings and cornerstones to the layout creates a wonderful secondary chain pattern linking all the star blocks together. This one is really pretty, don't you think? It would make a great scrappy pattern. Adding an extra strip of colour to the corner HST's creates a two toned secondary square pattern. This gives the quilt a modern feel and adds something fun to the design. You could really play around with this variation, and it would be quick and easy to sew. Dividing the outer HST triangles into two creates another gorgeous secondary pinwheel pattern which also floats in the quilt. I love this one! The pinwheels are smaller and softer than the other example and it doesn't overpower the Friendship Star blocks. So cute! And I love this variation as well. I'd keep each star in the same fabric but use a mix of fabrics in the corners to make the secondary pattern scrappy and fun. This one could be a fun one to try! Maybe we could do something like this for the Scrappy Sew Along I want to run later in the year. So, that's just a few variations of the Friendship Star block to inspire you to create some gorgeous quilts of your own. It's a block that shines in any setting and even in its most basic form you're guaranteed an eye catching quilt. Which one's your favorite? I hope these examples give you the confidence to play with colour, layout and design to adapt the Friendship Star block in your future quilts. Next week I have a mini quilt pattern for you, and it's the perfect example of two is better than one. Stay tuned! Happy quilting :)

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While checking out one of the blogs I follow, Civil War Quilts, I follow this blog so I can draw the blocks in EQ 7. While there I saw a quilt with this wonderful Double Flying Geese border. Scroll to the bottom of that post. The quilter is Lois O and this is her link. Of course this border intrigued me. When I saw her drawing I thought I can draw this in EQ 7. I did but to be honest I had to draw it first on graph paper, and then it was easy! Shape Tool So here is a little tutorial to draw it in EQ 7. I made the block lay out, twice as long as it is wide. There are 6 geese, so I divided the length into 6 even segments. To make drawing easier I made my block 6" x 12". Each line I drew across the block I divided into thirds. To do this you need to use the shape tool, the second tool from the top on left is the tool you use to divide lines in half or thirds. This is on an Easy Draw block. This is a very handy tool for drawing complex blocks. Be sure to click on the little red square to open the menu. Menu and lines divided into thirds These dots for the thirds helped me line up the points for each goose. On the right is the menu for the shape tool, which allows lines to be divided. Here is a close up of the triangles for the geese. There are some extra lines that need to be removed to make the sky larger around the geese. The same area with the extra lines removed. To delete the lines, use the Pick tool, the top left hand side tool, click on the line, it will be bold, and use the delete key on your key board to remove the lines. Here is the completed and colored block, be sure to add your dimensions to the Notecard so you remember the correct size of your block. Remember EQ 7 default size for all blocks is 6'' x 6". You can draw this block in easy round numbers like I did and then change the size to print your paper piecing paper to fit your quilt. And here is the paper piecing pattern. Now wasn't that fun! I think I even know the quilt I might use this one. If it isn't too busy. Happy Stitching and Happy EQing!

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I've taken a lot of pictures of vintage Crazy Quilts, but not very many modern day interpretations. I was especially happy to see 2 contemporary CQ versions at the Arizona Quilters Guild show. All Creatures Large and Small by Gerlinde Hruzek won First Place in the "Other" category. This artist used so many mediums in the making of her quilt: Needlepoint, embroidery, applique, crochet and ribbon work to name a few. The far away picture just does not give justice to how wonderful this quilt really is. The close up shots give a much better visual. Look at the imagination and variety! Someday I would really like to make a Crazy Quilt. (Maybe it's because I'm a little crazy?) These pictures bring wonderful inspiration. I could have stared for hours to visually absorb all there was to see. It almost felt a little bit like an I-Spy quilt. Do you spy 3 cats? Or a fish? Imagination made and quilted by Sheila Groman Sheila wrote "Imagination is a fanciful Crazy Quilt created with applique, standard and silk embroidery, ribbon, lace, heirloom gloves, needlepoint, crewel, beads, cross-stitch, and tatting." Whew! Yes, I'd say Imagination is a perfect title.

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Hello and happy Thursday! While doing a little cleaning in my sewing room this week I happened upon my stash of orphan blocks. Orphan blocks are extra blocks made to test block patterns or blocks that were made for quilts or projects that never got used. As I was sorting through my found “treasures” I […]

Not all curves are created equal! Today, we're looking at quilts that feature quilt blocks incorporating wheels in some way. Plus, some technique tips!

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This next block is another cream toned block for my next crazy quilt the Lace quilt. This block has sat around for a little while as I was slow working it but this week I finnished it off for Work in Progress Wednesday I am featuring it. This block has some great …

Di Ford était l'une des invitées du week end à Wilwerwitz, et elle est venue avec une sélection de sa collection de patchworks, installée dans une salle un peu sombre, difficile de prendre les patchworks en entier... alors j'ai pioché quelques détails...

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"BLOOMING ART NOUVEAU FLOWERS - IRIS"- QUILT BLOCK HAS 1 DESIGN ON 12" X 14" COTTON FABRIC 1 ""BLOOMING ART NOUVEAU FLOWERS - IRIS" 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 beautiful Art Nouveau flower panel in redwork. Wonderful for quilts, and wall hangings! 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 12" X 14" 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: ""BLOOMING ART NOUVEAU FLOWERS - IRIS"--5.96" X 11.78"(stitched embroidery size) 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

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Here is another Star Fling quilt, pattern by Atkinson Designs, that was made by our guild and this time they used Kansas Troubles fabrics. The other Star Fling quilt they made was pieced using bright coloured fabrics and had a totally different look. You can see that one here. This quilt is going to be donated to the Respite Room at the Personal Care Home in Flin Flon. The panto used on this one is called Wildflower and looks nice with all the tiny floral prints in the fabrics. I used a light brown So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting. Woke up to more snow this morning but the temperature got up to +3’c today so I enjoyed watching it melt!!! Looks like spring might finally be making its way up north!

On this block, the part I made is the wool embroidery (crewel embroidery): the big flower at the left bottom, the small pink, the leave and acorns and the light pink curls. --------------------------- Sur ce bloc, j'ai fait la broderie en laine sur la gauche (broderie crewel): la grande fleur rose, la petite rose claire au-dessus, les glands et la feuille de chêne, et la petite guirlande rose.

Okan Arts Quilting & Textile Tours to Japan are open for booking. To learn more +click here By Patricia Belyea TOKYO JP Three days after a traffic-stopping snowstorm hit the most populated city in the world, the Tokyo Quilt Festival opened its doors. Here are oodles of photos from Opening Day so you can vicariously tour the show floor. NOTE: This is only a thimbleful of the quilts exhibited! Most of the credits were listed in Japanese. I have included the artists’ names when they were available in English. original design category—a sampling original design category—the winners Detail: First Place—Jim Hay Detail: 2nd Place—Emiko Yakushiji Detail: 3rd Place— Hiroko Ouchi wa (the essence of Japan) category—a sampling wa category—the winners First Place—Yasuko Anai Second Place—Momoe Kashihara Third Place—Tamiko Mawatari traditional design category—the winners First Place— Rieko Hasegawa Second Place—Emiko Kobayashi Third Place—Kyo Saito invitational category—a sampling Quilt Artist: Sachiko Yoshida Quilt Artist: Mitsuyo Akita Quilt Artist: Keiko Miyauchi Quilt Artist: Toshie Shinohara Quilt Artist: Etsuko Ishitobi show winners Friendship Award—Chikako Akashi Hand Making Award—Toshiko Imai Japan Quilt Grand Prix Second Place—Chiharu Katsuragawa Japan Quilt Grand Prix First Place—Masako Sanada To take a look at the SPECIAL EXHIBITS at 2018 Tokyo Quilt Festival +click here To examine UP-CLOSE PHOTOS of the quilts at 2018 Tokyo Quilt Festival +click here # # # # # ABOUT US: Okan Arts, a petite family business, is co-owned by mother-daughter duo Patricia Belyea and Victoria Stone. Patricia and Victoria sell Japanese textiles online, host creative quilting experiences, and lead quilting & textile tours to Japan. FOLLOW OKAN ARTS ON INSTAGRAM @okanarts