Greek Key Quilt Block Tutorial
The Greek Key looks like a maze, and it can be complicated if you try to wing it. But if you follow these steps, it is actually quite easy.
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Traditional Log Cabin Quilt Block Tutorial
Surprisingly we didn’t get to this block until the fourth week of the sampler, but finally here we are – the Traditional Log Cabin block. If you’ve been around traditional quilts at all, you’ve probably seen this block. It is used in many different colour ways and layouts, with different sized centre squares and different…
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Courthouse Steps Quilt Block Tutorial
The Courthouse Steps block is log-cabin-ish, but not exactly a log cabin. It does have a centre square and bars surrounding it, but the bars do not rotate around, they go top and bottom first and sides next. I don’t know if this is easier or harder than a traditional log cabin, but it is…
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Corner Quilt Block Tutorial
The corner block is a very simple quilt block, but it is also very versatile and can be used in many quilt designs.
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Organizing Scraps
Anybody who’s been quilting more than a day probably has some scraps. What to do with them is sometimes a mystery. If they are just thrown into a bin, it is hard to use them, since they are a big jumble. If you use a scrap sorting system, it will be easier to use them…
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Nine Patch Sampler – week nine – finishing (part 2)
Here we are at the very very end of the nine patch sampler. Now that it is all pieced and quilted, it’s time to put on the binding. This is the part that closes the edges and keeps it neat and tidy.