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Friendship Hexagon Mini - traditional Friendship Star block.
Want to make your own Friendship Hexagon block? Here's a super easy tutorial to follow for a 12.5" unfinished block.
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Showing posts with label Quilting. Show all posts
Friendship Hexagon Block Tutorial
Double Flip Half-Square Triangle Tutorial
This sophisticated cousin of the half-square triangle unit can be used in any half-square triangle block you can think of, and is made quite simply. Starting with a half-square triangle unit, you add a smaller square and sew along the diagonal using a stitch-and-flip technique, much like you use in improvisational piecing.
Patchwork Wheel Block Tutorial
This super easy block tutorial shows exactly how I made the lovely mini. I made four of these blocks, and you'll see when you stitch these blocks together, they create a gorgeous, interlocked look.
Flying Geese Quilt Block Tutorial - Two Methods
Just as there are several different ways to make half-square triangles, there's several ways to do flying geese. I'll show you the two methods I use most often, and you can decide how you'd like to make yours for your quilt.
Giant Granny Square Quilt Block Tutorial
The block above used 4" squares for all the patterned blocks and 4"x4.5" blocks for the white blocks. I looked at several other tutorials for Granny Square Quilt Blocks and the consensus seems to be that adding the length on the outside blocks ensures you have enough to trim a true 1/4" seam allowance around the edges. Seemed a bit strange but I did have a generous amount to square up with so I like it.
No Waste Flying Geese Blocks Formula
I finished up my March blocks and I'll be honest, it was WAY more of a struggle than it should have been. We were asked to make 12" Sawtooth Star blocks - easy right?
I would have said yes before I decided to use the no waste method of making the flying geese blocks, which I had used before and loved but this time made me want to cry.
Square-in-a-Square Quilt Block Tutorial
I love the Square-in-a-Square block for its simplicity, but it’s also terrific for learning to handle bias edges, and practicing great points. It’s also one of my favorites for using novelty or feature fabrics in the centers.
Patchwork Pillow Tutorial
So, I ran into a little problem. It turns out that, when making a tutorial, I'm not so great at remembering to take pictures! I guess this is really more like a cross between a process and a tutorial. Hopefully it's somewhat helpful.
Star Crossed Quilt Block Tutorial
This block has been called many things over the years, dating as far back as 1907, from a Friendship block to a Hearth and Home block, but I think Star Crossed might be a better name for it, so that's what I'm calling it.
String Quilt Block Tutorial
String blocks are a great way to use up scraps, and my recent quilt finish incorporated two different kinds of string blocks that made a heart shape when put together.
Cathedral Star Block Tutorial
I'm going to show you how to make a Cathedral Star block, using two different kinds of units: a faux cathedral window for the center and "cathedral" geese for the star points.
Bookshelf Quilt Block Tutorial
Bookshelf quilts are easy to put together and leave plenty of room for improvising with scraps and adding fun details.
Zig Zag Quilt Binding Tutorial
While I was binding my neutral quilt I took some pictures so that I could share my method with you.
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.
Simple Patchwork Quilted Pillow Tutorial
I wanted to find a way to use up those odd-shaped leftovers from the Comma, Pyramid, Hexagon quilt. You could utilize this method for any scraps produced from an equilateral triangle quilt.
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.
Easy Quilted Reversible Tote Tutorial
let me share with you a tutorial for this easy-peasy quilted reversible tote I made for this summer. I bring this tote to work to hold my packed snacks, a bottle of water and my on-the-go medicine kit.
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.
How to Quilt using your embroidery machine
This is a basic tutorial for simple quilting in the hoop without marking your quilt top. It is good practice if you ever want to move on to doing special designs in specific shapes, blocks and spaces.
