Bookshelf quilts are easy to put together and leave plenty of room for improvising with scraps and adding fun details.
Showing posts with label Quilt Block. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quilt Block. Show all posts
Houndstooth Quilt Block Tutorial
I’ve got a fun and simple precut pattern. It’s a houndstooth quilt made easy! We’re going to bypass cutting 3″ or 4″ strips with angles, etc. and instead opt for Jelly Rolls (Rolie Polies) and Charm Packs (Stackers) depending on the size you want your finished quilt to be.
Chevron Quilt Pattern with No Triangles Tutorial
I've put together a tutorial on how to make a chevron quilt with no half square triangles.
Rolling Diamonds Quilt Block Tutorial
Rolling Diamonds Quilt Block free Tutorial. 12.5” square unfinished cutting directions for 1 square
Note: Scant 1/4” seams recommended throughout.
Half-Square Triangles – Easy Tutorial
This week’s clue for the Orca Bay Mystery Quilt is to make 350 half-square triangle (HSQ) units that measure 2″ square unfinished, 1.5″ finished (when sewn into a block or the quilt itself). After all the cutting I did for the quarter-square triangle units I wasn’t looking forward to this step.
Snowball Block Tutorial
I’m doing a bunch of snowball blocks for a new quilt top and I thought I’d share my method. Snowball blocks normally have smaller corner triangles but I wanted more color in my quilt so mine are bigger.
Mario Pixel Quilt Block. Pattern and Tutorial
Mario Quilt Block · How To Make A Patchwork Quilt. Free Pattern and Tutorial.
Cathedral Window Quilt Tutorial
I hope the instructions make sense, and that you enjoy making this blanket as much as I did. My advice...start small. Try a doll quilt or baby quilt before you get yourself in too deep. I would also say that as you increase the size of the quilt, increase the size of your squares.
Interlocking Seasons Quilt Block Tutorial
This 12.5” x 12.5” block will require 6 different fabrics; 4 for the outer rings, 1 for center ring, and 1 for background.
Swirling Hexagon. Quilt Block Tutorial
This Hexagon quilt piece will require 6 different fabrics and can be made as large as you’d like just by continuing the swirl. This tutorial will use three 1” wide strips and a 1” triangle per each color.
Modern String Quilt Block Tutorial
This Modern String Block is perfect for quick, minimalist quilts or table toppers. Use up some of your scraps to make these wonky striped blocks in order to create a gorgeous, understated finished product.
Dresden Plate Easy Tutorial
I've been on a dresden plate kick lately and have had many questions about the block. It truly is easy so I thought I'd share a little "how to."
Kaleidoscope Quilt Blocks Tutorial
I'm a visual learner so there are lots of pictures. I hope this is helpful as well as clear. So here we go...
Tutorial: Spiders Web Quilt Block
Here's a little tut on spider web quilt blocks ( for my bee-autiful ladies )... i know some of you may already know how to make these, however... this is how i make mine and i'd love it if you could use my tutorial to keep all the blocks similar :)
Easy Cathedral Window Quilt Tutorial
Cathedral Windows Quilt : Easy Steps To Sew Like A Pro. Free sewing tutorial
Cathedral Window Quilt Tutorial
To make the background for my cathedral window quilt, I machine sew each one of the units. I am terrible at folding, allergic to irons, and despise pins. In this method of Cathedral Window Quilt making, I try to avoid them all.
Dresden Plate Block Pattern + Tutorial
This 16” x 16” block looks great alone, for instance as a pillow cover or doll quilt, but it can also be combined with other blocks to create a quilt top with a big impact.
Dresden Plate Quilt Block Tutorial
Okay so some of you know how to make dresden plates, others of you have thought you'd like to try it but you don't know where to begin, and other of you are like "ew dresden plates is an old fashion block." Well then i'm talking to you if you fall in any of these categories.
Jacob's Ladder Quilt Block Tutorial
Today we are going to learn how to make a Jacob's Ladder block. Originally, the block was made using two sharply contrasting colors: a dark and a light. The pieces are arranged in such a way as to create diagonal patterns of light and dark across the block.
