Article continues below these Amazon Goodies If you didn’t know yet, my FREE Wed quilt Block here at I Love To Make Quilts is an ongoing project. I am grouping each set under a theme so that we do ‘x’ number of blocks that go into one quilt. The first that you are following is […]
Article continues below these Amazon Goodies This is our last big block! …. The with 'Weather Vane' is Block 22/25 WITH a 12" block variation. NOTHING worked in this to created a section for a 12" block, so I used one unit, did some recoloring and you have a 12" block that looks nothing like this […]
Article continues below these Amazon Goodies I’d like to offer a bit of advice. Even though these are pretty easy blocks, they do take time. I know how much time as I’m actually sewing them each week AFTER I release them to you. I’m not working ahead. I designed this project for myself to experience […]
Article continues below these Amazon Goodies It is always good to test your 1/4″ seam allowance to be sure it’s accurate. If you change machines or maybe you just never tested it, this is a super simple way to be sure your seam allowance is 1/4″. Even if you have a 1/4″ foot for your […]
Article continues below these Amazon Goodies Sometimes the name of the block pops into my head for no reason at all.. my brain works like that sometimes.. Hugs & Kisses is what I have for Block 20! I give you a little back story on that in the pattern.. it’s a long time theme of […]
I am the host of Aurifil’s Designer of the Month program for the last 6 years. And during that time we have had so many cute projects from our fantastic designers! I suggested to the Aurifil we run the 2012 Embroidery Block of the Month again as it’s darling and many of you might have […]
I designer this website ‘I Love to Make Quilts’ for my FREE weekly sewalongs. The Solstice quilt is 25 blocks .. that means… I’m sketching the next quilt! The Theme! The Blocks! The Size! ….. OH MY! The next set of blocks will start either June 28 or July 5, i have not decided […]
This week of the solstice what is on the top of my mind…. On the Go! This can mean so many things… Just our regular lives are ‘on the go’… We travel for business and of course.. for FUN! As you are reading this on release day I’m at my ‘mobile office’.. the car! On […]
This week of the solstice what is on the top of my mind…. Spring Fever! One great thing about working for myself is that when spring fever hits, I can work outside! I have a small table on the front porch and then a larger one on the deck, which is right off my […]
I have a wonderful online community of over 85,000 quilters from around the world sewing with me every day. In my Online group people share the projects they make from my designs, and they share the other projects they are doing. We see their Glorious Finishes, we hear about the fails and how they picked […]