An Easy Quilt Using 4-Patch Blocks and Strips
...out the easiest.
Using a design that has simple blocks - whether you use a 4 patch or a 9 patch - ... Measure and add the strips just as if you were measuring borders and adding borders.
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- Measurements in Quilting
...e planning a quilt project from scratch.
Proper measuring is also important when determining how m...ring is also important when determining how many blocks and rows of blocks you will need for your q...
- A Log Cabin Heart Quilt
...the logs in each block, and then how to place the blocks
in your quilt.
... this was becoming a problem,
so I switched to measuring the logs before I added them to the part...
- Fat Quarter Quilts
...ome of my fat quarters.
I made a lap quilt measuring 40" square using the Building Blocks qu...e other three fat quarters to make four 18" quilt blocks.
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- How Can I Make a Quilt Using Different Sized Blocks?
...n search of new and interesting ways of combining blocks into a quilt. Often the blocks are differen...n the center. Each of the fish blocks is a square measuring 7 1/2." A piece of fabric measuring 5 1...
- Should I pre-wash my quilting fabric?
...ue construction of the fabric is without actually measuring the thread count,” she says.
D... you are not working on your quilt project. Your blocks are sitting in a stack collecting dust. Was...
- Disappearing 9-Patch Quilt Block
...ions for making this block. Once you have several blocks, just sew them together for your quilt, the...
Instead of going through some complicated measuring, I simply folded my block in half and fi...
- How do you get points to meet a lay down in the middle of the block.
Matching points in a quilt has always been troublesome for many quilters. Many times, I've ripped a seam or two in order to facilitate that nice smooth, flat, points-matched area. I think pre...
- What is a good quilt to use to teach 10-14 year olds how to quilt?
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It's under Ohio Star Quilt Block - there are patterns and templates for
9 inch and 6 inch blocks. If you would like a different size, I can do
that, too.
Here are some tips for s...
- What are: Fat Quarter, Fat Half, Jelly Roll, Charm Pack, Quilt Kit?
These are all different ways to purchase fabric. 1) Fat Quarter - a fat quarter is a piece of fabric approximately 18 inches by 22 inches. The way it works is that 1/2 yard of fabric is cut from the ...
- What is a charm quilt and how do I make one?
...y you use one shape patch for the
entire quilt. For example, a diamond which would make a tumbling blocks
quilt. Or an isosceles triangle which would make a thousands pyramid
quilt. Or, it could be...
- When I sew my borders on the square, it puckers on two of the sides. Could you tell me what I am doing wrong, or how to correct this?
... up. The first thing I would check are the actual measurements of the 6 1/2" block. Hopefully your blocks are more accurate than mine. Most of the time when I think my blocks are 6 1/2" (for example)...
- Is there a basic formula to change the templates to increase the size of a block
I'm not a mathematician, so I don't know of a formula. What I did
(before I had software) was to get some graph paper, create the block
the finished size I wanted it, and then cut out the pieces ...
- What are Half-Square Triangles and how do you sew them together?
... of the Field
Click on the image of each of the quilt blocks for a FREE pattern. Or, click here to get all three patterns in one pack.
In a...
- How do you Hand Sew Patches for a Quilt?
...til I get tired of it or die.
Tumbling blocks charm quilt. Click on the image to see a larger picture.
It's the quil...
- Is there a better way to sew Flying Geese together - other than just sewing triangles?
...ile and really very simple to sew. You see these geese used as a border, as strips between other blocks, and often just as strips in an entire quilt.
If you look carefully, often you c...
- I want to make a "Crazy Quilt," and don't understand the need to stitch the pieces to a backing pieces as I go along.
...ust Like Making a Quilt as You Go Project Now you can learn how to put your crazy quilt or quilted blocks together one at a time.
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Crazy Quilts
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- How do I make sure that my 1/4 inch seam allowance is accurate?
...See first-hand the secrets for sewing perfect points on your triangles, adding sashing between the blocks, and my secret for sewing a hanging sleeve that nobody will see (except the person who is ha...
- Are there some really easy quilt block patterns or deisgns?
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5 Quilt Blocks Made from Strips
It's great fun to make quilt blocks using strips of fabric. One of the things that makes it fun is that it is easy.
B...
- How do you make a Double Irish Chain Quilt
...plicated, but really it is pretty straightforward.
The quilt is made from only 2 basic blocks.
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