I originally designed this pattern to go along with the triangles for arrows expansion pack, and it IS good for that, but it’s good for so many other things I decided not to limit its description as just going with the arrows. You can stick these little blocks together to make straight lines of tiny […]
There’s always been quite a debate around whether to thread or glue baste. The very first time I english paper pieced I used thread but for me it’s really time-consuming and takes the fun out of it. So when I started La Passacaglia I gave glue-basting a try and I really prefer it. This is […]
I’ve been meaning to write this paper-piecing tutorial for aaaaaages. I love to paper piece (or foundation piece, depending on your side of the pond). No, not little paper hexies sewn painstakingly by hand, but rather sewing fabric to paper to achieve a level of accuracy very difficult to achieve in traditional piecing. Most often I […]
Just popping in quickly to show off the finished cross block baby quilt for the new niece or nephew due in a few months! The parents don’t learn the gender until birth so I’m hoping it’s gender-neutral enough. Fabrics are Ikea’s nummer print (which I’ve heard is going out of print soon so I’m […]
I’m sure there are a million tutorials out there for these blocks, but I didn’t actually look at any of them that did it this way, and I’m kinda proud that I figured it out on my own. Ultra simple, ultra fast, and ultra awesome. The Cross (Plus) Block! Yes I know I don’t have […]
This week I’m taking a little bit of a cheater’s break and not posting a pattern, but rather an alternative. Fabrics include the same as before: Nordika, Tule, and Waterfront Park. I’m calling this the Fire Star. It’s just the Ice Star pattern, but I’ve flipped the chevron pattern pieces around to face out instead […]
If you don’t have my Fusion Star pattern yet, you can download it here. I love it when people @ pictures of my patterns on Instagram! It’s like a little party in my phone! OK I’m going to be embedding Instagram pics here, so bear with me. This one is from @snippets101, aka Snips, aka http://www.snipssnippets.blogspot.ca/. […]
Since I’m on a pattern-creating roll this weekend I figured I’d go ahead and push out the Memory Block downloadable PDF. It’s free! The tutorial for making this block yourself in Quilt Assistant is here. Details: Finishes at 24″ x 24″ as all my conversion project patterns do. Fabric shown is Waterfront Park. Hit […]
