The theme for May Quilt Block Mania is “Desert”. Not to be confused with sweet treats, that means things like heat, sand and camels. Cactus Rose is a traditional quilt block that fits this theme, and “Blooming in the Desert” is a variation of the Cactus Rose.
Make a Cactus Rose Quilt Block quickly and easily with this tutorial. There are no tricky templates, this method uses only squares and rectangles to make the beautiful quilt block.
Small hand embroidery pieces are great projects to learn embroidery skills and try out new stitching techniques. Here are five ways to finish these embroidery projects so that you can display and enjoy them.
The theme for April Quilt Block Mania is “Beach”. There are a few different traditional blocks that could match this theme, but I decided to go with the Birds in Air block. Birds are a common sight at the beach, and when they are around, you’d better keep your eyes on your fries (or anything…
The birds in air quilt block is a traditional quilt block made with half-square triangles, but not with the traditional half-square triangle unit. This 12” block is made with four birds in air units. For the feature fabrics, you can use two different colours or two shades of the same colour.
Foundation paper piecing allows you to make complex designs, but even simple designs are more accurate with this quilting technique. See how to get started with simple paper piecing in this video. Scroll down to see a transcript. After some practice, you can move on to more complex patterns with confidence. The steps are the…