half square triangles and nine patch
[ Quilt Blocks ]

Making a Nine-Patch Quilt

Journey along with me as I start making a nine-patch quilt!  The Nine-Patch is a classic quilt block that can be adapted in many ways - from color combinations to layout options, you can customize your nine-patch quilt to fit any design style.
Making a Nine-Patch Quilt is Fast
Once you decide on t...

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[ Quilt Along/BOM ]

Basic Patches – Ravelry BOM2016 Filler Blocks

National Quilting Day...the perfect time to start a new project!  I hang out in the Quilters Knitting forum on Ravelry and we thought it would be fun to start a Block of the Month.  Sure, there are plenty of gorgeous BOM groups out there...we  were  inspired by Jen Kingwell's Long Time Gone (now clo...

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[ Quilting Tips ]

Free Motion Monday #5 – Curves

My True Blue Quilts banner has become a free motion quilting sampler.  I tried to use different styles of quilting in each section so that I can talk to customers about what kind of custom quilting I offer.

Today, let's take a closer look at stitching the curves in the top border.
Option 1 - Use ...

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