This has to be one of the quickest and easiest quilt blocks to make. You will be able to run up a full quilt in no time at all. What you need: 5 x 5" squares. 2 squares for the background. 3 squares for the bow tie or you can use 2 squares of the same color for the bow tie and a contrasting square for the middle section of the bow tie. Both look … [Read more...] about Quilt Block: 3D Bow Tie Quilt Block
Quilting Blocks
Quilt Block: Indian Meadow, Waves on the Sea and Variations
This is such a versatile block. It's made from Half Square Triangles and you can change the appearance simply by rotating the blocks. This will look great as a quilt or table runner. You can watch the video on how to make this block at the bottom of the page. What you need. 1 piece of light fabric measuring 8" x 8" 1 piece of dark fabric measuring 8" x 8" 4 pieces … [Read more...] about Quilt Block: Indian Meadow, Waves on the Sea and Variations
Quilt Block: Boat Block Tutorial
The boat quilt block is super easy to make. You can watch the video below or continue on a read the step-by-step video instructions. What you need: 4 @ 3" x 3" squares for the water or one strip of fabric 3 x 10 1/2" 2 @ 3" x 3" squares for the body of the boat 4 @ 3" x 3" squares for the sky 2 @ 7" x 7" squares for the stern and the bow of the boat plus … [Read more...] about Quilt Block: Boat Block Tutorial
Quilt Block: Homeward Bound Quilt Block Tutorial
The Homeward Bound Quilt Block is one of those classic quilt blocks that is very easy to make. It looks great made into a quilt, and it's one of those quilt blocks that suits a masculine room, in the right colours of course. So what you are going to need for the Homeward Bound quilt block is: 1 - 6" square color 1 1 - 5½" square color 1 1 - 6" square color 2 … [Read more...] about Quilt Block: Homeward Bound Quilt Block Tutorial
Quilt Block: Hourglass Variation Tutorial
This block is a variation on an Hourglass quilt block. It's really easy to make. You can see how easy by watching the video at the end of this post. So lets get started. This makes a 10" x 10" finished block (10½" x 10½") unfinished. What do we need? 1 strip of fabric one (light) measuring 3" x 12¼" 1 strip of fabric two (dark) measuring 3" x 12 ¼" 1 square … [Read more...] about Quilt Block: Hourglass Variation Tutorial