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Pumpkin Quilt Block

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:07:38 +0000

Pumpkin Quilt Block

This is an original design and relatively easy to sew together. You just need to keep track of where each of the dark patches go.

But, there are no curves or applique pieces. It is all traditional patchwork.

Plane Thinking Quilt Block

admin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:04:15 +0000

Plane Thinking Quilt Block

This is a fun quilt block that has some curves and looks like an old propeller airplane.

Empire Star Quilt Block

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:46:04 +0000

Empire Star Quilt Block

Our video demonstration this week is a six-pointed star, perfect for Hanukkah. This star is fairly easy to sew, although there are several bias edges to sew, so you’ll need to be careful not to stretch them, otherwise your block will be sorely mis-shapen.

If you head on over to www.QuiltBlockLibrary.com, you can get a free download of the pattern for this block, as well as several other quilt blocks.

You also might want to sign up for the email series – “Understanding Quilt Blocks.” This weekly email is an excellent resource for learning how quilt blocks are drawn, how to choose fabric for your quilt blocks, as well as how to sew

Happy New Year Quilt Block

admin — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:18:25 +0000

Even though this block uses only two different fabrics, it is relatively challenging to sew together. It could be because almost every seam is on the bias, since virtually every patch is a triangle.

In any case, you’ll see how to sew the block together! I’d reserve some time and focus for this one

Visit www.QuiltBlockLibrary.com to see other quilt block videos and get free patterns, including free fabric postcard patterns for Penny’s Postcard Posse.

Enjoy!

Tea for 4 Quilt Block

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:41:46 +0000

Tea for Four Quilt Block

Happy Mad Hatter Day!

This quilt block is a little challenging to sew together because it has so many pieces and most of them are triangles.

However, if you watch what you are doing, you’ll be successful, and your Tea for 4 quilt block won’t look like the Mad Hatter sewed it together.

A very Merry Un-Birthday to you – - – and you – - and a Very Merry Birthday to you – if it is your real birthday!

Peaceful Piecing!

Penny

Spool Quilt Block

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:16:02 +0000

Spool Quilt Block

With this week including Sewing Machine Day, I thought it would be fun to demonstrate the Spool quilt block. This block is an old and well-loved block – probably because it is very easy to sew and makes some fun designs.

In this block, I have used a brown fabric that has a wood grain for the spool portion and a white fabric with a kind of strip for the center square – making it look like thread on the spool.

These blocks can be lined up so the spools all face the same direction – like soldiers standing at attention. Or, often the blocks are rotated so that some of the spools are standing and some laying down.

Peaceful Piecing!

Penny

Grandmother’s Star Quilt Block

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:47:10 +0000

Grandmother's Star Quilt Block

Happy Gorgeous Grandma’s Day!

This Grandmother’s Star quilt block pattern is a relatively simple 9 patch that can be pieced together using some speed piecing techniques.

There are 5 little 4-patches that I sewed together using a strip piecing method which you can see in the video.

The challenge, if any, in this block is to sew the isosceles triangles together without stretching the bias edges. With careful matching and sewing, you can do it!

Visit www.QuiltBlockLibrary.com for a free quilt block pattern.

Peaceful Piecing!

Penny

Irish Chain Patch Quilt Block

admin — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:05:17 +0000

Irish Chain Patch Quilt Block

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this Irish Chain Patch quilt block.

This two color quilt block is easy to sew together using just squares and half-square triangles.

By placing the blocks next to each other, you will create large Xs across the quilt top with semi-squares in between.

Peaceful Piecing!

Penny

Birthday Cake Quilt Block

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:03:50 +0000

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

Storm at Sea Quilt Block

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:19:26 +0000

Storm at Sea quilt block

This is a somewhat challenging block because every patch includes at least one bias edge, and often you are sewing bias edges together.

It helps to measure periodically to make sure that your patches are the correct size.

Even though this looks like this has curves in it, all of the seams are straight.

Peaceful Piecing!

Penny