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Eva's Garden Quilt Block Tutorial

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Eva's Garden Quilt Block Tutorial
Today let's sew together an Eva's Garden quilt block! The traditional coloring for this block is just two fabrics - a light and a dark - but, of course, I had to do my own thing and have four fabrics! There are a couple of different ways to construct this Eva's Garden block and I'm going to show you how to do it in a nine-patch way. Let's get started!

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Wyoming Valley Quilt Block Free Tutorial

Posted by Elaine Huff on

Wyoming Valley Quilt Block Free Tutorial

Let's give a nod to my southern neighbors and look at the Wyoming Valley quilt block today. I used the traditional coloring for this 12" finished block - one light, one medium, and one dark fabric. I have seen examples with more than just the three colors and it is lovely that way too. Let's get started!

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Aunt Dinah Quilt Block Free Pattern

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Aunt Dinah Quilt Block Free Pattern
Today let's look at the Aunt Dinah quilt block. The traditional quilt block only uses two colors of fabric - light and dark - but of course I had to make it my own by using a light for the background, 2 medium tones, and a dark. I would consider this an easy intermediate block pattern to sew. Let's get started!

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How to Make a Chained Nine Patch Quilt Block Tutorial

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How to Make a Chained Nine Patch Quilt Block Tutorial
Today we're going to look at the Chained Nine Patch quilt block. This 12" block is fairly easy to sew together. I did make a modification and used a modified Flying Geese unit instead of the regular Flying Geese to eliminate a couple of seams. At the end of the tutorial I'll show you a couple of different color placements that (I think) greatly improve the block. Let's get started!

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Tangled Briars Quilt Block Tutorial - A Variation of the Bear Paws Block

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Tangled Briars Quilt Block Tutorial - A Variation of the Bear Paws Block
Today let's sew together a Tangled Briars quilt block. This block is a variation of the Bear Paws or Bear Claws quilt block and is almost identical to the Bear Tracks quilt block that I showed you awhile back. It's an easy block to do, so let's get started!

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