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Ohio Star Quilt Block: Enhance Any Pattern

Blocks, Tutorials / By rpwallace

The Ohio Star Quilt block has been around since the early 1800’s and is also known as the Variable Star, Eastern Star and Western Star Block. It was a popular block amongst pioneer quilters because it was an easy introduction to making quarter square triangles and it allowed the quilter to use lots of scraps …

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Dutchman’s Puzzle Quilt Block: A Free Tutorial

Blocks, Tutorials / By Teresa Taylor

The Dutchman’s Puzzle quilt block is an old design that originated in the very late 1800s. It creates a distinctive and lively block that can enhance most quilts. In this tutorial we show you the easiest way to make this traditional quilt block. Dutchman’s Puzzle Quilt Block History First a bit of history. The Dutchman’s …

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Clay’s Choice Quilt Block: A Free Tutorial

Blocks, Tutorials / By Teresa Taylor

The Clay’s Choice Quilt Block is a basic combination of simple squares and Half-Square Triangles to create an elongated pinwheel with an inner pinwheel. It’s a great design element to add vibracy to a quilt and when grouped together in a quilt, the Clay’s Choice Quilt Block creates interesting secondary patterns of squares and Jewels. In …

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Happy Days Mug Rug: A Simple Spring Quilting Project

Tutorials, Free Patterns, Patterns / By Teresa Taylor

If you are like me, you are sick and tired of the winter weather. Let’s welcome in spring with this cute floral mug rug. Materials needed: ¼ yard of background fabric 4” square of flower A fabric 4” square of flower B fabric 3” x 5” piece of green fabric 2” square of flower center …

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Spinner Quilt Block: A Simple Tutorial

Blocks, Tutorials / By rpwallace

The Spinner Quilt Block is a another simple block that can be used to good affect in a range of different quilt patterns. It is a relatively easy block that is suitable for beginners and each block can be created in 15 minutes or so once you are up and running. Below we have included …

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Maple Leaf Quilt Block Tutorial

Blocks, Tutorials / By Teresa Taylor

The Maple Leaf quilt block is one of the true classics of quilting. It has been made since the days of pioneers and was inspired by nature. It is a attractive block that looks good in reds, yellows and oranges in honor of its inspiration. Why not make one for this fall? A Maple Leaf …

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How to Make A Friendship Star Quilt Block

Blocks / By Teresa Taylor

The Friendship Star Quilt block is a great place to start for quilters learning the craft. The Friendship Star Quilt Block is essentially comprised of a simple nine patch block with a few half square triangles tossed in for fun. The Friendshuip Star Block can be used as a part of a wide range of …

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How to Make a Shoo Fly Quilt Block: A Quick Guide

Blocks / By Teresa Taylor

The Shoo Fly Quilt block is one of the most frequently seen quilt blocks out there. It is used to make attractive quilts with a rural feel to them, reflecting this block’s origins. The Shoo Fly quilt block is a terrific block for the beginner quilter because it contains only half square triangles and cut …

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How to make Half Square Triangles: A Quilting Tutorial

Tutorials / By Teresa Taylor

Learn how to make half square triangles to create blocks for use in a range of popular quilts with this tutorial. Making half square triangles doesn’t have to be difficult and I’ve explained it below in simple and easy-to-follow directions. On some estimates, up to 80% of quilt patterns include half square triangles, or HSTs …

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Best Quilting Apps for iPad and iPhone

Tips / By Teresa Taylor

I hope you all received all the quilty gifts you asked for. I didn’t have a big list this year because the one thing I really wanted was an Apple Pencil for my iPad. What does that have to do with quilting you might be wondering? Well, the iPad or any tablet that lets you …

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