Memory Block

The Memory Block is a fabulous block for a friendship quilt.

You can have your friends sign the center rectangle. Or send them a piece of fabric, and cut their signature to fit the center of the block.

To download a Free Pattern, visit: www.QuiltBlockLibrary.com

Does Double Duty Quilt Block

This is truly a beginner quilt block since it uses only square patches and is very easy to sew together.

This is the type of block that will create a secondary design in your quilt simply by placing the blocks next to each other.

Peaceful Piecing!

Penny

Birthday Cake Quilt Block

Happy Birthday to You!

Did you know that June 27 is Happy Birthday to You Day? It must be for celebrating a birthday without having to count the years.

Or maybe it is for all of the pets in the world whose owners don’t know their real birthday.

Whichever it is, here is a Birthday Cake quilt block which is easy to sew.

Visit www.QuiltBlockLibrary.com for a free download of a pattern for the block as well as a pattern for a fabric postcard with the Birthday Cake quilt block on it.

Happy Birthday and Happy Quilting!

Penny

Fathers Choice quilt block

This 5 patch quilt block is a fun and easy block and you can easily replace some of the square patches with photos printed on them to make your quilt even more personal.

Peaceful Piecing!

Penny

Norway Pine Quilt Block

The Norway Pine quilt block is a 5 patch tree block.

Because of the layout, it does present some challenges for sewing, but nothing too difficult.

Peaceful Piecing!

Penny

Watching the video will help:

Crossroads Quilt Block with strips

Earlier this month, I explored methods of replacing rectangles with strips of fabric, making a quilt block a little more lively and interesting.

Yesterday, I decided to take a relatively simple block and replace some of its patches with strips of fabric.

In this week’s block, you’ll see how it worked.

It was much easier than I thought. I had given up creating the pattern in my software – the math just wasn’t working out right.

But when I measured the rectangle I wanted to replace and just started cutting and sewing strips, somehow the math problems evaporated!

I like it when that happens.

Learn more about piecing with strips:

http://how-to-quilt.com/articles/2028-strip-piecing.php

Peaceful Piecing!

Penny