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How to Sew this Scrappy Quilt Block called Carol's Scrap Time Quilt - a Free Tutorial

Posted by Elaine Huff on

How to Sew this Scrappy Quilt Block called Carol's Scrap Time Quilt - a Free Tutorial
The Carol's Scrap Time Quilt block is a great way to use up a bunch of scraps and create a beautiful quilt at the same time. It is fairly easy as it uses squares, half square triangles and a modified square in a square block. This is my version of the original quilt block - I'll show what I did different later on in the tutorial.

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How to Sew the Traditional Kansas Star Quilt Block - a Free Tutorial

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How to Sew the Traditional Kansas Star Quilt Block - a Free Tutorial
The Kansas Star (or Crystal Star) quilt block is a classic block that first appeared in print in the Kansas City Star publication. The block is made entirely of square in a square patches so it is easy to sew together. Let's get started!

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The Traditional Arrowheads Quilt Block - Free Tutorial for this Classic Block

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The Traditional Arrowheads Quilt Block - Free Tutorial for this Classic Block
Let's take a look at the Arrowheads quilt block by Nancy Page. It also is called Crow's Foot by the Ladies Art Company. There are lots of pieces and steps to this block but it finishes at 16" square so not many blocks are needed to make a good sized quilt! Let's get started!

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40 + of the Best Free Scrappy Quilt Block Tutorials

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40 + of the Best Free Scrappy Quilt Block Tutorials

Here are more than 40 of our most popular scrappy quilt block tutorials to help inspire you to create your next quilt! While most quilt blocks can be made scrappy, these look especially nice. Enjoy!

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Edna's Choice - a Quick, Easy, and Scrappy Quilt Block Tutorial - Beginner Friendly!

Posted by Elaine Huff on

Edna's Choice - a Quick, Easy, and Scrappy Quilt Block Tutorial - Beginner Friendly!
The Edna's Choice quilt block is so quick and easy to sew together to create a lovely quilt. Made with only squares and rectangles it's a great way to use up those leftover 2.5" strips in a scrappy quilt! I have lots of layout ideas using two colors, three colors and lots of colors. 

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