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Happy Friday, everyone! Meloney down in south Texas recently returned these three quilts that she quilted and bound for CiL.

This first top was sent in my Kathy B. I really like this scrappy basket weave pattern. I know I've thought about using it in a block drive before. 

This Red white and blue top is from Heather. I'm not sure if the hexy flowers were a functional necessity to cover up some kind of issue or just added for fun, but I like them.

This last scrappy blue top is from Priscilla. What do you think of ...

It’s time to finish the 2025 Block of the Month – Hidden Gems in Patchworkers Plus! This has been a wonderful year of beautiful blocks and now is the time that all your efforts come together and you get a finished quilt.

This is one of my favorite things about designing patterns… to see them come together in the end. To see all the variations that you’ve chosen. You picked your fabric. You chose the placement of those setting blocks. You’ve been sewing away each month making progress. And now, they all come together to make something beautiful ...

Learn how to sew a festive Halloween table topper using the AccuQuilt Flying Swallows die. This die is designed to create swirling blocks that look like they’re flying in a circle when four are sewn together, but it also works beautifully with single blocks—giving you plenty of layout options.

For this project, I combined the Flying Swallows blocks with simple nine-patch blocks for contrast and variety. While I was sewing, I accidentally switched the placement of some of the block pieces, and it created a completely different look—more like little bats swooping through the quilt! It was ...

On this episode Vanessa will teach you how to use the Crafty Gemini 5” x 10” Ruler to make another quick and easy Disappearing 4-Patch Quilt Block variation. If you have Layer Cakes or other 10” x 10” precut squares this is the quilt block for you! Perfect for making scrappy quilts, too!

You’ll learn how to make the blocks from 10” x 10” squares or using your own yardage strips. Just grab one light fabric and a dark one and tune in for the step-by-step tutorial! This is a great beginner friendly quilt block that you can make ...

Good morning, my friends. Well, I'm back. We ventured into war-ravaged Portland on Tuesday to get our COVID boosters, and somehow, we came out whole. Yay, us. We even found our way back to our car parked in the underground parking garage. As we walked, we noted which bank of elevators we'd used and whether we'd turned left or right. Amazingly, we were able to walk directly to our car when everything was over. But, hey. They wouldn't let us leave without these lovely parting gifts.

Good morning, my friends. Well, I'm back. We ventured into war-ravaged Portland on Tuesday to get our COVID boosters, and somehow, we came out whole. Yay, us. We even found our way back to our car parked in the underground parking garage. As we walked, we noted which bank of elevators we'd used and whether we'd turned left or right. Amazingly, we were able to walk directly to our car when everything was over. But, hey. They wouldn't let us leave without these lovely parting gifts.

Well …. It took some time, but I was able to finally put borders on and this project that was started many years ago is now a top.