fabric406 Blog — Nine Patch Blocks
Swing in the Center Quilt Block Free Tutorial
Posted by Elaine Huff on
Today let's look at this lovely Swing in the Center quilt block. Well, Swing in the Center is one of the names it goes by - there's also Dumbbell Block, Mrs. Roosevelt's Favorite, and Roman Pavement! No matter the name, it is a pretty block. Here I've made it with three colors and a light background.
- Tags: 12" Blocks, Nine Patch Blocks, Tutorials
Contrary Wife Quilt Block Tutorial
Posted by Elaine Huff on
Today let's look at the Contrary Wife quilt block. Now the one I'm going to show you how to sew is not the Contrary Wife block that shows up on the first page of Google if you do a search for it. In fact, there are several quilt blocks called Contrary Wife and I'll probably be doing tutorials on them in the near future. It's a fairly easy block with only Half Square Triangles, squares, and rectangles.
- Tags: 12" Blocks, Nine Patch Blocks, Tutorials
Eva's Garden Quilt Block Tutorial
Posted by Elaine Huff on
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!
- Tags: 12" Blocks, Nine Patch Blocks, Tutorials
Free Tutorial - Card Basket Quilt Block
Posted by Elaine Huff on
Let's sew together this traditional Card Basket Quilt Block today! I can't figure out how this translates to a "card basket" but it is a pretty star block. It only has three components and goes together pretty quickly. Let's get started!
Aunt Dinah Quilt Block Free Pattern
Posted by Elaine Huff on
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!
- Tags: 12" Blocks, Nine Patch Blocks, Tutorials
