The finish line is in sight for our Block(s) of the Week Sampler quilt! This quilt will have a total of 30 blocks. Next week we will reveal 29 & 30, and I haven't decided whether I want to show the reveal with next week, or wait until the following week to post instructions to …
Author: The Quilt Police
I am an avid scrap quilter living in northern Wisconsin. I am married and my family is made of my husband and I, two dogs and a cat. While quilting is my main hobby, I do work full time as well as keep a garden and preserve food for my family.
Basket Weave Stars!
This week I finished a baby quilt for my co-worker and his wife. This pattern has been in the design/revision stage for a while and it was time to get it done. This quilt finishes at 33" x 44" and is perfect for a baby/crib size quilt. YARDAGE: 3/4 Yard Purple 3/4 Yard Yellow 4-4 …
Blocks 25 and 26
We are so close to the end on this project, that I am going to throw in some more cutting instructions with this block! SASHING: FROM NEUTRAL FABRICS, CUT (24) strips 1 1/2" x 8 1/2" (7) strips 1 1/2" x 44 1/2" (2) strips 1 1/2"x 53" (Note: you may need to join smaller …
Quilting Breadcrumbs!
This week has been the week of baby quilts. In one of my last posts I talked about pin-basting the Breadcrumbs quilt. After I settled on a quilting motif it didn't take much time to get the center quilted. I decided on a basic clamshell pattern, using the blocks as my size guide. You can …
Blocks 23 and 24!
Welcome back for another double block week! For these blocks you will use: (12) Red/Neutral Half Square Triangles (20) Blue/Neutral Half Square Triangles If you already have your Half Square Triangles finished, you can move on to block assembly. If you need directions for the half square triangles, you can find them HERE. Lets get started! …
Basting the Breadcrumbs Quilt
Baby #4 for my older sister is going to be here soon, so I figured it's time to get his/her quilt finished. I settled on giving this baby the Breadcrumbs quilt, (which is available under the Free Patterns tab.) With small quilts I am comfortable basting them on my kitchen table. It only took a …
Block Twenty-Two
Welcome back for another fun and simple block project! Block Twenty Two will use: (8) Red/Neutral Half Square Triangles (8) Blue/Neutral Half Square Triangles If you already have your Half Square Triangles finished, you can move on to block assembly. If you need directions for the half square triangles, you can find them HERE. Lets get …
