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Milky Way Quilt Block, Number 101!

2/23/2014

With all the snow this winter I have had plenty of inspiration to quilt. Milky Way is number 101! I love quilt blocks like the Milky Way where the design just keeps continuing. Each star is divided by a four patch. This is a nice and easy quilt block with an impressive look.

Milky Way Quilt Block

I clearly am having difficulty with my pictures. I'm going to have to check into a better camera. So many of my quilts look much better in person than on my website. If you have any suggestions on a good camera, I'm all ears. I don't know if it's my lighting or the card I have in the camera.

I'll keep you informed on my camera search. On to the next quilt block!

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Quilt Block ONE HUNDRED!!!!!!

2/8/2014

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Quilt block "100" is called Next Door Neighbor. Here is another fabulous quilt block from my journey of making 200 quilts from my favorite quilt book, "Around the Block with Judy Hopkins". I started this journey two years ago. I wanted to have a place where quilters could go to see the different quilt blocks not only as a block, but the four blocks sewn together. Many times when you sew the blocks together, you get a completely different design. It is hard to imagine what the quilt will look like when you have just the block to look at.

Here are some of my favorites from 2013:

Amish Star

Amish Star Four Blocks

Underground Railroad

Underground Railroad Four Blocks

Whirling Five Patch

Whirling Five Patch Four Blocks

Snail's Trail

Snail's Trail Four Blocks

Cross within a Cross

Cross within a Cross Four Blocks

Louisiana

Louisiana Four Blocks

Four Knaves

Broken Star

Broken Star Four Blocks

Double X No. 3

Double X No. 3 Four Blocks

I hope you are enjoying my journey as much as I am. I would love to hear what you think. Now on to the next 100 quilts!

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Quilt Block Ninety-Nine, Right Hand of Friendship

2/2/2014

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Right Hand of Friendship... What an awesome quilt block. There are more pieces to this quilt block than a beginner would want to try. It's not hard, but you need to be precise with your cutting and sewing to get your points where they need to be.

I love the fabrics I chose for this quilt. You could place the blocks on point and give it another almost snowflake feel to the pattern.

The next time I try this block, I think I will change the small triangles to something that will make that small square pop. In this quilt if I had changed the small triangle to a white, you really would have noticed the pop especially if the block was on point. So many options!

I used Right Hand of Friendship quilt block to make a "Lovie Lap Quilt". I have the "Lovie Lap Quilts" for sale here on my website. Until next time,happy sewing!

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Quilt Block Ninety-Eight - Peace and Plenty!

1/24/2014

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Peace and Plenty is another full pinwheel quilt block. Again you are sewing triangles together. It is important to match all your points. This is not a difficult block but I think it looks impressive. Of course, this block is from my favorite quilt book, "Around the Block with Judy Hopkins". Judy made this block with just two fabrics, a light and a dark. I chose to use four fabrics because I wanted to show the secondary pinwheel (the green fabric).

Pinwheels are definitely one of my favorite blocks to use for a baby quilt. There are so many different pinwheel blocks. Here are several I have made:

Brave World

Beginner's Delight

Double Pinwheel

Electric Fan

Louisiana

Rosebud

Turnstile

Windmill Square

X-Quartet

Yankee Puzzle

Year's Favorite

If you like pinwheels as much as I do, I hope you'll give them a try. See see my baby quilts with pinwheels, click here.

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Happy quilting!

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Hen and Chickens, Quilt block Ninety-Seven!

1/22/2014

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Hens and Chicks is a confident beginner block. I love the design the block makes when the four blocks are sewn together. Now that I know what the blocks will look like when I sew them together, the next time I will use a variety of colors. I think it would make a wonderful baby quilt or child's quilt. You could even play around with the straight pieces, having them two different colors and make a weave effect.

Pattern for Hen and Chickens four blocks.

I made this block into a "Lovie Lap Quilt". I have the "Lovie Lap Quilts" for sale here on my site.

I hope you give this quilt block a try and have fun with it. Play around and see what designs you can come up with.

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See you next time with block number 98!

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Quilt Block Ninety-Six, Ladies' Wreath

1/11/2014

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Ladie's Wreath is nothing more than half square triangles. You can do so many different quilt blocks once you have mastered the half square triange (which is very easy to master). Judy Hopkins did a lot of quilt blocks with the half square triangle incorporated into them. Sometimes I find it tedious to square up each half square triangle, but if I don't, I always end up with my points not matching.

Ladies' Wreath Quilt Block

Ladies' Wreath four blocks sewn together.

Ladies' Wreath Four Quilt Blocks

I think I would have been bored if I just did this quilt in two fabrics. I chose to make this quilt into a baby quilt so I had a lot of fun with the colors. Here's what the finished quilt looks like!

I had a lot of fun free motion quilting this quilt. I used the same pattern through out the quilt, a feathered shell design, which happens to be one of my favorite designs.

I learned how to free motion quilt from Leah Day's classes on Craftsy. I highly recommend them if you are interested in free motion quilting.

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Quilt Block Ninety-Five, Spinner!

12/30/2013

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Spinner is a pinwheel within a pinwheel. I think it looks more complicated than it is. You sew two small triangles to the small square, making a larger triangle. Then you sew that piece to the larger triangle, making a square. Sew all four squares together and you have the block.

I had fun with the free motion quilting. I wanted to give the feel of movement so I quilted circles on the light pink fabric.

I made the spinner block into a "Lovie Lap Quilt". You can see more "Lovie Lap Quilts" by clicking here.

I have designed the "Lovie Lap Quilt" after visits with my grandmother in the nursing home. The quilt has two pockets, one through pocket to keep your hands warm and the other pocket for items you would like to have handy.

My grandmother loved taking her "Lovie Lap Quilt" in the car with her on those cold winter trips.

On to quilt block 96. I'm getting close to that half way mark!

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December 13th, 2013

12/13/2013

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Quilt Block "NINETY-FOUR", Spool and Bobbin!

Here is another fantastic quilt block for confident beginners. It works up quickly. You sew the small triangles to two sides of the small square and then sew that piece to the large half square triangle. Square up that section and you are ready to sew those pieces to the large square. It's that easy.

It's a good block to showcase a larger print fabric. I love the stretched out star design you see with the four blocks sewn together.

Four blocks of Spool and Bobbin quilt block from

I used the Spool and Bobbin quilt block to make a "Lovie Lap Quilt" with pockets. You can see other "Lovie Lap Quilt" here on my website.

I hope you give Spool and Bobbin a try. Keep on quilting!

Lovie Lap quilt with pockets, spool and bobbin quilt block.

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Eddystone Light is Quilt Block Number Ninety-Three

11/20/2013

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Eddystone Light isn't one of your simplest blocks. It is more involved than many of the others I have done so far. If you take each piece and square it up as you go, you won't have a problem. It is like anything else in life, one step at a time. I do love the look of this block. Sometime in the future I will make a larger quilt using this block. I will play around with the colors as well. I think it can be very dramatic.

If you are just starting out quilting, you might want to hold off on Eddystone Light quilt block until you are more comfortable. But if you have been quilting for a while, give this block a try. I hope you like it as much as I do.

Click here to see more "Lovie Lap Quilts".

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"Cut the Corners" is Quilt Block Ninety-Two

11/10/2013

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I am almost half way through my quilting project of sewing 200 quilts from my favorite quilt book, "Around the Block with Judy Hopkins". I started this project in February of 2012. I am enjoying seeing what the quilt blocks look like and especially after sewing four blocks together with the secondary quilt design.

Cut the Corners four quilt blocks sewn together.

The fussiest part of Cut the Corners quilt block is the point on the triangle. If you look close, you can see that I cut off one or two of the points. My philosophy about quilting is that I'm not always going to be perfect. I try my best to get the best results I can at the time. I am always learning and trying to do better. However, there are times when I rip the stitches out. Quilts are hand made and are not meant to be perfect.

I hope you give Cut the Corners quilt block a try and allow yourself to be imperfect!

Click here to see the "Cut the Corners Lovie Lap Quilt". If you would like to follow my blog, click on the RSS Feed button on the right. Now moving on to the next quilt block...

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