Moda’s Blockheads

Are you following along on Moda’s weekly block series? Blockheads 5? Today is my day to share a quilt block pattern.

I choose a block that was inspired by an antique Americana quilt. I somehow rembered this block in my mind and just jumped in to create it. I made several different versions and finally decided on this one.

Spinning Star

This block is certainly a skill builder. Anything that has eight points all coming together could be problematic. Moda made a video with tips and tricks and here is the link.

Spinning star is assembled ...

Download this free pattern for an easy one-block modern quilt. It’s great for beginner quilters and seasoned sewists!

Island Breeze is the quilt I designed for Danielle Hartgers’s Zanzibar collection for Blank Quilting. It measures 62″ x 74″ and has 12″ blocks. Although the block looks complex, it is easy to assemble, requiring only half-square triangles. What do you think of those fabrics?

I, for one, am smitten by these prints! Danielle was inspired when she assembled this beautiful fabric collection, with geometric lines invoking tiles and natural elements in neutral tones that will complement any home decor ...

As the daylight hours decrease and the darkness envelops the northern hemisphere, Hindus all over the world celebrate Diwali - the festival of lights. You may have seen the newish British Prime Minister and his family celebrate Diwali at 10 Downing Street.

I have talked about my Diwali Memories and I made my first Diwali Quilt last year. 

This year when Island Batik gave us the choice to make a quilt project "celebrating" our favorite holiday, I knew instantly that I will be making a Diwali Quilt, using a fabric collection called Celebrate!!! Could there be a more appropriate fabric line ...

 I have been sewing like crazy over here but not able to share any of it yet. It will be a few more weeks before I'm able to share. So how about some customer show and tell.

First up is Linda C.'s Birds in Toyland quilt. This quilt is from a book called Birds in Toyland from the Piece 'O Cake ladies.

Next we have Susan W.'s completed Accidental Landscape class project.

I really love the beaded flowers she added in the bottom corner!

Debbie E. was given some special shirts and asked to make a quilt ...

Download these free patterns for Thanksgiving quilts and be ready to welcome friends and family to your Thanksgiving Feast!

Blessed Bounty Quilt for Blank Quilting

I designed Blessed Bounty for the Late Summer Harvest collection by Blank Quilting a little while ago. The collection will be available in April 2024, yet I thought it would be cool to alert you to it right now so you can ask your local quilt store to carry it. I love the prints in this collection and I think you will love it, too!

Blessed Bounty measures 71-1/4″ x 71-1/4″ and the ...

 I have a new fabric collection which means a new shop sample. The fabric collection is called Whimsy. It's a really nice "basics" collection. A basics collection is a collection of fabrics that are designed to be blenders or "go with" fabrics for the trendy, designer prints. These are the fabrics everyone needs to have in their stash to compliment the designer prints and allow them to shine, the supporting actors so to speak.

But just because these fabrics are basics doesn't mean they don't look fabulous on their own in a project! Most of the prints ...

I added more rows and now fractured squares is sewn together. I made it smaller than the free pattern. I like it, and, it was a good stash buster. I don't think I want to finish it right now. I have several higher priority quilts I am working to finish. I have more blocks that would easily make a cute baby quilt. But, that is for another day.

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 I blogged before about finding an older ufo that I had restarted to assemble. Fractured squares is a free pattern from quilted twins. I was able to finish all the blocks I needed. 

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 Fractured squares is a free pattern from quilted twins. I have had the pieces cut for awhile, now. I discovered it buried in a pile of UFOS. I decided to make sure it was all there, before, I put it away where it goes. All the pieces were not there. I cut a few more from scraps on the table, but, I was curious to see what it was like to make a block. um.... they were fun and quick. This UFO is not on my 5 quilt list, but, it might have caught my attention. - Might have. Most of ...

Download these two Blue and White Free Quilt Patterns to brighten your home decor or to gift to a friend! Stash busters to boot!

Annablue Quilt 1

Here is your first choice: Quilt 1 for the Annablue collection by Satin Moon Designs for Blank Quilting. It measures 57″ x 71″ with 6″ blocks. I love the floral motifs of every fabric in this collection – I am sure you will love it, too! The prints feature butterflies, dragonflies, birds, and paisley tossed in white and blue.

Blue and White look fantastic in any quilt design and are well-suited for areas of ...

We are thrilled to announce our free Rail Fence Quilt Pattern! This FREE layout guide is perfect for quilters of all levels and comes in several size options, so you can make a quilt that fits your needs. If you love easy patchwork quilts, this Jelly Roll-friendly Rail Fence Quilt Pattern will surely become a favorite.

How to Make a Rail Fence Quilt

Rail Fence quilts are a classic patchwork design of blocks made from fabric strips arranged in a repeating pattern. Sometimes they form stairsteps, and sometimes they’re set on a diagonal to form W shapes. It’s ...

This super quick Free Bunny Sewing Pattern is great for any occasion, and seriously they are so easy to make. 3 things are needed- fabric, ribbon, polyfil.

A few years ago, I convinced my Eliza to sew up a few bunnies for some cousins.

Sewing with kids isn’t terrible….but it does take the right blend of everything. 

This does it…… which just means that if she can do it, you can too!

These bunny softies are perfect for Easter gifts, for your best friend. It’s such a cute bunny, and super simple to sew.

You can make ...

This super quick Free Bunny Sewing Pattern is great for any occasion, and seriously they are so easy to make. 3 things are needed- fabric, ribbon, polyfil.

A few years ago, I convinced my Eliza to sew up a few bunnies for some cousins.

Sewing with kids isn’t terrible….but it does take the right blend of everything. 

This does it…… which just means that if she can do it, you can too!

These bunny softies are perfect for Easter gifts, for your best friend. It’s such a cute bunny, and super simple to sew.

You can make ...

In celebration of Worldwide Quilting Day 2023 on Saturday, March 18 we announced the Triangles on a Roll Quilt Along! The Triangles on a Roll Quilt Along is a seven-week sew along with a free quilt pattern designed especially for Triangle Paper. We already rolled out the details in the blog announcement, but we’ve got the pattern and are ready to kick things off if you keep reading!

Triangles On A Roll Quilt

The Triangles on a Roll Quilt ...