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CHRISTMAS STOCKING

December 18, 2020 By The Crafty Author

CHRISTMAS STOCKING

Christmas Stocking

 

DOWNLOAD FREE PATTERN HERE: 👉Stocking Pattern

VIEW THE FULL VIDEO TUTORIAL HERE: 👇

HOW TO MAKE A NECK PILLOW

November 20, 2020 By The Crafty Author

HOW TO MAKE A NECK PILLOW: FREE PATTERN

HOW TO MAKE A NECK PILLOW

 

DOWNLOAD MY FREE PATTERN: 👇

TCA PILLOW PATTERN PG 1   👈

TCA NECK PILLOW PATTERN PG 2  👈

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS!  PLEASE READ!!!

AFTER YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED THE FILE, CHOOSE YOUR PRINT OPTION FROM YOUR COMPUTER.

MAKE SURE YOU CHOOSE TO PRINT THIS AT ACTUAL SIZE, NOT FIT TO PAGE (THE SIZING WILL BE INCORRECT IF YOU PRINT IT FIT TO PAGE)

YOU WILL NEED TO PRINT IT THIS WAY BECAUSE THE FILE IS LARGE AND NEEDS TO BE PIECED.  IT WAS THE ONLY WAY I COULD DO THIS SO YOU COULD

PRINT ON 8.5″ X 11″ PAPER.

ONCE YOU HAVE THE PIECES PRINTED OUT, CUT AROUND YOUR PATTERN AND TAPE IT TOGETHER.  YOU WILL THEN BE READY TO USE YOUR PATTERN! ENJOY!

 

FULL VIDEO TUTORIAL:

 

 

BLOCK OF THE MONTH- DECEMBER

October 20, 2020 By The Crafty Author

QUILT BLOCK OF THE MONTH: DECEMBER

FLYING GEESE/DUTCHMANS PUZZLE

 

FLYING GEESE/ DUTCHMANS PUZZLE

 

Quilt Block of the Month #12: Flying Geese/Dutchmans Puzzle This is the last block in our sampler quilt and will serve as the quilt block for December. In this tutorial for the flying geese, I teach you how to make a flying geese block without izmir escort using a special ruler. With this method you will need a regular ruler with a 45 degree angle to square up your squares. I hope that you have enjoyed the block of the month and I can’t wait to see what all of your sampler quilts look like!

Cutting Instructions:

4- 6.5″ Dark Squares

4- 6.5″ Light Squares

After you have sewn, cut diagonally and pressed, square each block up to 4″.

FULL VIDEO TUTORIAL HERE: 

BLOCK OF THE MONTH- NOVEMBER

October 16, 2020 By The Crafty Author

QUILT BLOCK OF THE MONTH: NOVEMBER

DISAPPEARING 9 PATCH

 

DISAPPEARING 9 PATCH

Quilt Block of the Month #11: Disappearing 9 Patch In this block we discover the many different patterns that we can make with a 9 patch/ nine patch. I have decided to for the quilt block of the month to use the disappearing 9 patch pattern. The disappearing 9 patch is also the block for November in our Sampler Quilt.

Cutting Instructions:

1- 5 x 5 Dark Square

4- 5 X 5 Light Squares

4- 5 X 5 Dark Squares

 

VIEW FULL VIDEO TUTORIAL HERE:

https://youtu.be/dQzrHNBBOS4

 

BLOCK OF THE MONTH – OCTOBER

October 7, 2020 By The Crafty Author

BLOCK OF THE MONTH: OCTOBER

MARTHA WASHINGTON STAR QUILT BLOCK

MARTHA WASHINGTON STAR

Quilt Block of the Month #10: Martha Washington Star This the October quilt block of the month. We are getting closer to completing our Sampler quilt and I couldn’t be more excited! The Martha Washington Star is one of the prettiest quilt blocks that I have seen. I love it because it is so versatile and you can change the look just by changing up some of the squares like I did with the green corners. The fabric used on those squares is the Moda Grunge in Green. The other fabrics used in that block are Tula Pink Monkey Wrench fabrics. The purple Martha Washington Star is made from Riley Blake fabrics.

Cutting Instructions:

1- 4.5″ Light Fabric

1- 4.5″ Dark Print Fabric

6- 4″ Light Squares

4- 3.5″ Light Squares (Corner Squares)

4- 4″ Dark Print Squares

The block should finish at 12.5″

 

MARTHA WASHINGTON STAR

VIEW THE FULL VIDEO TUTORIAL HERE:

BLOCK OF THE MONTH: SEPTEMBER MODIFIED QUILT BLOCK

September 25, 2020 By The Crafty Author

BLOCK OF THE MONTH: SEPTEMBER

HOURGLASS – MODIFIED QUILT BLOCK FROM JANUARY

HOURGLASS QUILT BLOCK

QUILT BLOCK OF THE MONTH: HOURGLASS (MODIFIED BLOCK)

In this tutorial, I teach you how to modify a simple 4 patch into an hourglass block. We already made the 4 patch in January when we first started. I wanted to start simple for those who might be beginners doing the sampler quilt along with us. As our skills have improved, I thought it was appropriate to modify this block. The hourglass quilt block is simple and looks great! In the coming weeks we will be preparing more blocks so that our sampler quilt can be finished in time for you to give as holiday and Christmas gifts to your loved ones.

FULL VIDEO TUTORIAL: 

FULL VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR JANUARY 4 PATCH:

BLOCK OF THE MONTH: SEPTEMBER

September 5, 2020 By The Crafty Author

BLOCK OF THE MONTH: SEPTEMBER

PINWHEEL

QUILT BLOCK OF TH MONTH #9: PINWHEEL

The block of the month for September 2020 is the pinwheel. This is one of my favorite blocks for so many reasons. It looks like a really difficult block to make and yet it’s fairy easy. I say fairly easy, because getting the points to line up in the center can be a bit tricky, but with a little bit of practice and nesting your seams together, the block comes together very nicely. I have made many quilts with pinwheels and I never get tired of them. Pinwheels are fun to make and they look great on the front of the quilt as a main design choice, border choice or even on the back of the quilt if you trying to use up scraps. See my video here where I used pinwheels on the back of my Sawtooth Star Quilt: https://youtu.be/a5o2uSXyJqY

CUTTING: Cut 2 pieces of fabric right sides facing each other at 14.5″ X 14.5″

This will give you 2 – 13″ X 13″ finished blocks.

VIEW THE FULL TUTORIAL HERE: 

PINWHEEL BLOCK

BLOCK OF THE MONTH – AUGUST

August 7, 2020 By The Crafty Author

BLOCK OF THE MONTH: AUGUST

YANKEE PUZZLE

YANKEE PUZZLE BOM

 

MATERIALS NEEDED: 

3- FAT QUARTERS OR YARDAGE

1- LIGHT FABRIC

1- MEDIUM FABRIC

1- DARK FABRIC

CUT 6- 4 X 4 SQUARES OF THE LIGHT FABRIC

CUT 6- 4 X 4 SQUARES OF THE MEDIUM FABRIC

CUT 4- 4X4 SQUARES OF THE DARK FABRIC

BLOCK WILL FINISH AT 12.5″ X 12.5″

 

SEE FULL VIDEO TUTORIAL HERE: 

https://youtu.be/mDbFoMbEfhk

 

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