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July is my month in the Red & Aqua Bee. I decided to go with a Liberated Wedding Ring block–you’ll remember I mentioned this block in a previous post. I was finally able…
The Double Wedding Ring is the most popular pattern in the history of quilting. The 1928 pattern explains the origin of the design: "When so...
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Set of 8 patterns designed to quilt a pieced Double Wedding ring quilt
Looking for an alternative to the Double Wedding Ring quilt? Try out this easy Wedding Rings pattern instead using just Half Square Triangles and squares!
The Double Wedding Ring is the most popular pattern in the history of quilting. The 1928 pattern explains the origin of the design: "When so...
Wishing you a Very Happy New Year! Have you not always wanted to make a double wedding ring block? A whole quilt would be too much, but just one block? We have a comparatively complicated block l…
Continue reading for our top 10 modern double wedding ring quilt patterns and our favorite hacks for making them easy at any skill level.
Update: I have added the paper piecing pattern for two sizes. The 6 inch block pattern will require four to make a finished 12 inch wedding star block. The 8 inch block pattern will require four to make a 16 inch wedding star block. To print the patterns, place mouse over the image, right click and pick "copy image". Paste image in a word document or any other program that offers printing. You may have to adjust to get the gauge to match the actual measurement. This is the 6 inch pattern, page 1 of 2. I placed a measuring gauge on the page to help with accuracy. Print 4 for each block. This is the 6 inch pattern, page 2 of 2. I placed a measuring gauge on the page to help with accuracy. Print 4 for each block. This is the 8 inch pattern, page 1 of 4. Gauge included for accuracy. Print 4 for each block. This is the 8 inch pattern, page 2 of 4. Gauge included for accuracy. Print 4 for each block. This is the 8 inch pattern, page 3 of 4. Gauge included for accuracy. Print 4 for each block. This is the 8 inch pattern, page 4 of 4. Gauge included for accuracy. Print 4 for each block. *** end of update, original blog below*** I have seen some wonderful wedding star projects. I haven't had the time to do one, yet, but I hope to do so soon. I did figure out how to make the pattern for it, though. I plan to use four of the paper pieced sections (8X8 inches) above to create a full block. This is a version of a dark background quilt. This is a version of a light background quilt. I plan to make my quilts bigger than four full stars. My quilts will have eight to ten full stars wide by eight to ten full stars tall.
Star Gazing is an intriguing patchwork quilt design from Judy Laquidara of the popular Patchwork Times blog.
How to assemble the block...the first timer way! I've been quilting for years, but I've never sewn the double wedding block. It was a learning experience, but with some researching online and some trial and error, I came up with this. Double Wedding Ring Block... You can cut your pieces from a template, but I used the AccuQuilt Go Big cutter from this post. The cutting was so fast and easy with their new die! Lay out all the pieces in a specific color order or in a scrappy look. I picked scrappy. The post is filled with lots of pictures, so come in and see the steps. I sewed one section of the circle at a time...I'm calling these sections the "football shape". I started sewing the top row of the football shape from the purple to the gray piece. I'm writing these instructions with all the details, so if you are an experienced quilter, you can skip over all the parts that are second nature for you. When I first started sewing years ago, I came up with my "thigh sewing" method. It sounds crazy, but it works for me. I'll show you in the following photos. Why on the thigh? Well, it's close by, I can keep track of the fabric and it's like a built in table for me. On a side note, I was going to type "thigh sewer" (as in someone who sews on their thigh), but it's spelled the same ways as "thigh sewer" ( as in the sewer pipe that drains from your house), so I'm going to call it my thigh sewing method. Any who...let's move on! lol The first step in my "thigh sewing", is to stack the pieces one on top of the other from the left to the right. Keep stacking the entire row you are sewing. (This works for sewing rows and rows of squares in a regular quilt too, not just this double wedding ring.) Here's the stack and here's my thigh. I take the first piece off to the left... Then take the second piece and place it right sides together on top of the purple. Match the sides and notches. Sew with a 1/4 inch seam. Chain piece the rest of the pairs. Chain piecing is to keep sewing without removing the fabric or cutting the threads. Just keep adding more fabric pairs as you go...a long chain of sewing. Here the next piece taken to the left... Then fold over the next one, right sides together. Keep chain sewing... then the next piece off to the left ... and the last piece folded over, right sides together. Chain, chain, chain...(can you hear the song in your head)...chain of fools. lol Chain goes to the thigh. Cut the threads between each section. This is were my thigh helps me keep track of things close by and not buried on my messing sewing table. When sewing this block, it's good to have an iron near by. This is just an old board I made years ago...batting and some fabric glued on the back. It can go anywhere, like my dining room on a TV tray. I have to sew in there this winter, because my sewing room is freezing with no heat in there and single digit temps outside. It's even too cold for a space heater to keep up in my sewing room. Iron each pair with seams open instead of to one side as with typical quilting. It reduces the bulk. Now back to thigh sewing...stack second on top of first, right sides together, matching notches. See the seam ironed opened? Iron and sew the last set on top of the first. Right sides together. Iron and this section is complete. I sewed all 8 sections. Now there are only those 8 squares left to sew on. Four of those curved sections have to have the square sewn on each end. I could have done that when I was chain piecing them, but was on a roll when I was sewing the other sections and didn't do it. Just add a square to each end of the curved piece. Now to assemble all the bigger pieces... Take one 6-piece unit and sew it to one of the white center pieces. The center notch will match the center seam of the 6-piece unit. Fold over the white unit, right sides together. Pin the ends and the center. You can pin the whole side if you like. Sew 1/4 seam, easing the fabric in as you go. It's like sewing the curve of a slice of watermelon. but when you iron it out, it lays flat. I ironed the seam toward the white. It naturally folds that way, so I went with it. Next, we will be sewing the white section to the unit with the squares on the end. Match the center of the white to the center of the curved piece. You will also be matching the notched ends of the squares to the notches of the other end pieces. Fold fabric right sides together and pin all the way across, matching edges. Start sewing with 1/4 inch seam on the square piece. At the area where I'm pointing, drop your needle inside that existing seam and pivot a little to continue sewing onto the white fabric. That's hard to explain with the written word, but you'll see when you have it in hand. Here are some arrows for you. Iron seams towards the white middle section. Repeat this with the other 3 sections. Oh...by the way. This WILL happen as a newbie and your seam ripper will be your best friend. Just pick out that sewn in crease.. Open it up to ease the fabric in again and re-sew it. Now to sew the 4 football shapes to the center white piece. The centers will match up ... Place white fabric right side together with one of the football shapes. Pin center seam. This part is crucial... Take the end of each white center piece and mark a little dot at the 1/4 inch mark in the center of the tip. Here it is circled. Now pin that dot over the seam between the last 2 pieces of the football block. Here's that spot marked below Here it is pinned in place. Dot is lined up with the seam. Do the same on the other end. Pin the rest of the curve and sew all the way across. Here's what it looks like all in place. Open up and iron seam towards the center piece. When you add the next football, the notches on the square will match. Add the other 3 football shaped pieces and you are done!! It's my first one, so there is a little ripple in it and it doesn't lay perfectly flat, but that's why free motion quilting was invented...to flatten out all my mistakes!! This was my first time with this block, so if anyone wants to add any more tips and tricks to this tutorial, that would be so helpful for all my readers!! Just leave a comment below!! Thanks in advance! Thanks for stopping by and Happy Sewing! ~Karen~
Wedding Ring Quilt Pattern free create 40 copies Template bows for getting 80 bows. If you using each of 13 cloth for bows Similarly, you will be need to cut 37 cut each cloth. Randomly placing cloth for make 80 bows. Of each of the 13 cloth, cut 4 strips 2 ¹ / ₂ " x width of cloth. Cut each fabric into 37 rectangle 2 ¹ / ₂ "x 3 ¹ / ₂". Begin with paper piecing placing cloth and cloth 12 together right side on the side of the marked paper. Turn over and sew on the line between 1 and 2. Cut the excess fabric for a little ¹ / ₄ "in seam between 1 and 2 and press cloth 2 above suture line. Continue for add the cloth 3-6 way. Cut on the line after cutting arc is complete. Carefully remove the paper from behind the arc. To make the template center, keep track parts on the next page, four times for paper. Tape 4 parts together to create an whole template. this track Throughout central and melon into a plastic template. cut melons 40 and 16 centers. Designs medal position, so that is centered A piece of the remaining 40 bows (step 1) to the melon. Place the right side of the bows together with the melon. Match, fold in melon with center bows and pin together. Pin each end of the melon to the end of the bows. Melon stitch bows to easing the cloth curve. Melon clip along the curve, if necessary. press the seam toward the melon. Stitch bows from step 2 to the other side of the melon with a bow. The central parts and the same bows unit as shown below. Center fold twice to find the center of each side. You also may want to mark the ¹ / ₄ "seam intersections at any point. Place the center fold of each bows in thecenter. Pin the edge of the center to the edge of each bows, being careful to match ¹ | ₄ "seam intersections. Sew together, easing the cloth curve. Lay out units follow the diagram below. sewing unit in curved rows, then sew rows together. Once again, you will be need to for align ¹ / ₄ "seam intersection and the center points of the unit. Layer, quilt, and bind. Cut binding strips ON THE BIAS 2¹⁄₂" wide from D1352-450 Pink/green stripe. Diagram shows cutting for download click here
Continue reading for our top 10 modern double wedding ring quilt patterns and our favorite hacks for making them easy at any skill level.
Get tips on how to make double wedding ring quilt. Using wedding ring quilt template, it is simple enough to make this heirloom quilt design.
A free, easy block to piece, then make into a quilt to present to the Bride and Groom on their special day, but with everyone's signature and best wishes included on the quilt! - Free Wedding Quilt Block - Quilting at BellaOnline
Wedding Ring Quilt Pattern free create 40 copies Template bows for getting 80 bows. If you using each of 13 cloth for bows Similarly, you will be need to cut 37 cut each cloth. Randomly placing cloth for make 80 bows. Of each of the 13 cloth, cut 4 strips 2 ¹ / ₂ " x width of cloth. Cut each fabric into 37 rectangle 2 ¹ / ₂ "x 3 ¹ / ₂". Begin with paper piecing placing cloth and cloth 12 together right side on the side of the marked paper. Turn over and sew on the line between 1 and 2. Cut the excess fabric for a little ¹ / ₄ "in seam between 1 and 2 and press cloth 2 above suture line. Continue for add the cloth 3-6 way. Cut on the line after cutting arc is complete. Carefully remove the paper from behind the arc. To make the template center, keep track parts on the next page, four times for paper. Tape 4 parts together to create an whole template. this track Throughout central and melon into a plastic template. cut melons 40 and 16 centers. Designs medal position, so that is centered A piece of the remaining 40 bows (step 1) to the melon. Place the right side of the bows together with the melon. Match, fold in melon with center bows and pin together. Pin each end of the melon to the end of the bows. Melon stitch bows to easing the cloth curve. Melon clip along the curve, if necessary. press the seam toward the melon. Stitch bows from step 2 to the other side of the melon with a bow. The central parts and the same bows unit as shown below. Center fold twice to find the center of each side. You also may want to mark the ¹ / ₄ "seam intersections at any point. Place the center fold of each bows in thecenter. Pin the edge of the center to the edge of each bows, being careful to match ¹ | ₄ "seam intersections. Sew together, easing the cloth curve. Lay out units follow the diagram below. sewing unit in curved rows, then sew rows together. Once again, you will be need to for align ¹ / ₄ "seam intersection and the center points of the unit. Layer, quilt, and bind. Cut binding strips ON THE BIAS 2¹⁄₂" wide from D1352-450 Pink/green stripe. Diagram shows cutting for download click here
It may look like a strange way to assemble a quilt block, but sew Double Wedding Ring blocks this specific way will make sewing your quilt together so much easier! Free pattern, using the Brother Dreamweaver XE
Donna's Wedding Ring Foundations Download the PDF file to foundation piece Section 1's and Section 2's in Donna's Wedding Ring. Pay careful attention to the color placement in patches 8 and 9. Complete directions for
Looking for an alternative to the Double Wedding Ring quilt? Try out this easy Wedding Rings pattern instead using just Half Square Triangles and squares!
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Last week at Quilting By The Lake was a lot of fun! We were making Stretched hex and tumbler quilts, using my Garden Variety Pattern, (templates and pattern available in my website shop) and then we did three days of my Bright Lights, Big City quilt! It was Double Wedding Ring Fun! Check out all their projects! All so different in palette, BUT! scrappy deliciousness, all the same! Enjoy the show! This "Bright Lights Big City pattern" is from my book, Double Wedding Rings, Traditions Made Modern. The pattern is included in the book. *I do NOT have an acrylic template set for this quilt, as the pieces are very big & heavy in acrylic. They would be to expensive to make, and shipping them difficult. **I DO have a the Double Wedding ring Acrylic set available for the "Remembering Christmas Past quilt", a great traditional set, large enough to make your Modern Version! Visit my website shop.
On Saturday, we visited Marcha of ‘De Quilt Ster’ in Kerkwerve (Zealand) to take part in a workshop and ‘trunkshow’ by Betty Prins. The workshop was all about a Double Wedding Ring quilt. Betty Pri…
.Hello everyone, hope you had a fabulous weekend. I finished my sewing gifts for the kids, yah! Will post pictures of them soon. But for tod...
I've had many emails recently looking for class spots for my double wedding ring classes. Many fill very quickly, But I've just updated my list to show where I have a few spots left for classes in 2018! This list includes BRAND NEW CLASSES from my up coming NEW BOOK, MODERN QUILT MAGIC! This is going to be fun people! Don't miss your opportunity to get in on these early classes! Have you pre-ordered your autographed copy at my website?? Looking for a class? These spots are filling fast! Upcoming classes! Jan 11-14 - Craft Napa - Double wedding ring class Jan 11-14 - Craft Napa - Herringbone Class Mar 2-7 - Empty Spools Seminars- The Happy Wanderer Class Sept 28-Sept 29 Quiltique, NV October 11th Pennington Quilt Works Lecture class and book signing! November 9-11th Happy Apple Quilts, FL. Double Wedding Ring class Currently there are 3 new Class versions of quilts from my new book. These are PARTIAL seam quilts, Super fun and not like anything you've pieced before. They look complicated, but are quite fun to learn, and not hard, yet another patience builder! Once class I teach as a Herringbone technique pillow class. Both of these locations will have this class. Sept 28-Sept 29 Quiltique, NV October 11th Pennington Quilt Works Lecture class and book signing! The book is broken down into class projects, so that you learn the skill in a small manageable size. ( takes the FEAR out of learning something new!) Once you have the skills you can then go on and build your large quilt without fear! This a appropriate for a 6 hour class. * Another class I am teaching at CRAFT NAPA is This Herringbone Quilt, "At the Crossroads of Modern & Grand" ( These are NOT braid quilts. ) The larger version of the pillow! * and lastly, The Happy Wanderer Quilt Class 5 day Empty Spool workshop Those of you who think this is strip pieced or log cabined or braid quilt, Look again. NOPE. This quilt builds left and right, on the diagonal to make four giant blocks that make one quilt. based on the concept of the previous herringbone quilts, but taking is a step further... See? This why you need 5 days to PLAY with me!! Learn these amazing Parlor tricks to make Seemingly difficult quilts when actually they are not hard to do, but, teaches you something NEW!! Isn't that exciting?? MIND BENDING!!! So cool. I'm super excited to share more images from the new book...The first time these quilts will be exhibited is at the Festival Of Quilts in the UK in August!! here's a sneak peek! So if you are at the show, Come to my booth exhibit TG6, and my lectures!
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Front of quilt -This is the 2nd one I've done like this. She wanted it EXACTLY like the one that I did before for her friend, Pat Joyce
The Double Wedding Ring is the most popular pattern in the history of quilting. The 1928 pattern explains the origin of the design: "When so...
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Unless you are a quilt historian, take all the things you think know about the Double Wedding Ring (DWR) and put them out of mind. It would be hard to find two that are identical, they were general…
Double Wedding Knots cotton fabric, batting, thread machine and hand pieced and machine quilted by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill 36″ x 36″ 2017 Can be fitted with a hanging sleeve for wall display. Custom commissions available. Inspired by the wedding of close friends, I designed Double Wedding Knots as a
