9 Nine-Patch Quilt Block Patterns from Precut Fabric Squares

9 Nine-Patch Quilt Block Patterns from Precut Fabric Squares

The easy-to-make nine-patch block is one of quilting’s workhorses, a fundamental block used in hundreds of different quilt patterns. Its grid of three squares arranged in three rows also makes for many interesting variations on the basic block, which is made from strips of two fabrics and produces two variations that look like the ones…

Best Quilts of 2020 — The Road to California Quilt Show Highlights

Best Quilts of 2020 — The Road to California Quilt Show Highlights

In January, my friend Mary and I visited the 2020 Road to California quilt show. It was like visiting a pop-up museum packed with of quilts of astonishing craftsmanship and creativity. Every corner you turned revealed something new and beautiful. These four videos from Jolly Molly TV (thank you, Jolly Molly!) give you just a…

12 Days of Christmas Quilted Table Runner
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12 Days of Christmas Quilted Table Runner

I was idly looking at Christmas quilts on the Internet a few days ago when I came across a fun-looking tutorial for a Christmas table runner on the Samelia’s Mum blog and decided, “Why not?” The table runner is made of Disappearing 9-patch blocks, which are 9-patch blocks that you piece, cut up, rearrange into a…

Four small quilts that make perfect first projects

Four small quilts that make perfect first projects

When you’re a new quilter, you can easily get frustrated and discourage yourself by biting off more than you can chew. It can be overwhelming to start out with a quilt that’s very large, for instance, or one that requires you to cut and sew a thousand tiny pieces, or master complicated blocks or advanced machine…

Fourth of July American Flag Rag Quilt
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Fourth of July American Flag Rag Quilt

  The Fourth of July (American Independence day) has always been a weak spot in my seasonal decorations. Meaning that I don’t have any Fourth of July decorations, or didn’t until a couple of days ago. That is not my only decorating sin. My children are embarrassed by the simultaneous presence of an Easter Bunny…