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Joyce's Mystery Quilt Block - Free Tutorial
Posted by Elaine Huff on
Today let's look at Joyce's Mystery quilt block. Traditionally, this block has a light center with a dark frame around it but I wanted to see what it looked like with a fussy cut piece in the center. So I dug into my scraps and found this large floral on a dark purple background and put a lighter frame around that - what a difference!
- Tags: 12" Blocks, Tutorials
Grandmother's Own Quilt Layouts and Yardage
Posted by Elaine Huff on
My last block tutorial was for the Grandmother's Own quilt block and I had some requests for layouts and yardage for quilts so here you go!
- Tags: Quilt Layouts, Tutorials
Grandmother's Own Quilt Block Tutorial
Posted by Elaine Huff on
Today let's take a look at the Grandmother's Own quilt block. This traditional quilt isn't too difficult - if you can do Flying Geese, you're good to go! There are several ways you could construct this block but I picked the one that has the fewest seams. Let's get started!
- Tags: 12" Blocks, Tutorials
Monkey Wrench Easy Quilt Block Tutorial
Posted by Elaine Huff on
Today let's look at the Monkey Wrench quilt block. It is an easy and quick block to sew together. The Monkey Wrench block has been around a long time - it was published in the Ohio Farmer in 1898 and was probably around before that! Of course, being it's been around a long time, the Monkey Wrench goes by a bunch of other names - Double Wrench, Alaska Homestead, Dragon's Head, Hole in the Barn Door - to name a few.
Free Pattern - Whirlwind Quilt Block
Posted by Elaine Huff on
The Whirlwind Quilt Block goes by a bunch of other names - Modern Envelope, Twin Sisters, Water Wheel, etc, etc. The traditional Whirlwind quilt block uses only 2 colors but I saw one on Facebook that had 4 fabrics and wanted to figure it out for you (and me)! I'll show you 2 different ways to sew this block together and talk about another way that I've seen online.
- Tags: Tutorials
