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How to Make a Traditional Sun Rays Quilt Block

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How to Make a Traditional Sun Rays Quilt Block
This Sun Rays block is a lovely, simple block that uses the triangle in a square unit to make the star points. This is a great block to practice on that unit! Let's get sewing!

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Easy Uncle Sam's Hourglass Quilt Block

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Easy Uncle Sam's Hourglass Quilt Block
This traditional quilt block called Uncle Sam's Hourglass is easy and fast to sew together.

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Blocks and Stars Traditional Quilt Block Tutorial

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Blocks and Stars Traditional Quilt Block Tutorial
Today let's look at this traditional quilt block called Blocks and Stars. It is similar to some of the braced star patterns but has the addition of the blocks in the corners. It's an easy design so let's get sewing!

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How to Create the Traditional Betty's Delight Quilt Block

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How to Create the Traditional Betty's Delight Quilt Block
Today I'd like to show you how to create a Betty's Delight quilt block without any Y-seams. This traditional block is great for a scrappy quilt too! 

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Free Jacob's Ladder Quilt Block Tutorial

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Free Jacob's Ladder Quilt Block Tutorial
Today let's sew together a 12" Jacob's Ladder quilt block. It's an easy block that has a lot of variations but today we'll look at one of the more basic designs. Let's get sewing!

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