You're going to love the design that Kathi (or Block Lotto Hostess) has selected for June -- scrappy Jewel Box quilt blocks in a combination of blacks and batiks. The ... Read More

The three kitty cats in this quilt are peering through windows at all the spring flowers outside, and you can bet they're keeping an eye on the butterflies flying around ... Read More

The Rosebud quilt block finishes at 12" square. It's another traditional pattern that's been known by several names depending on the arrangement of color value within its patches. Feel free ... Read More

Here's a square quilt that measures about 66" square, a perfect size to take along on picnics or any outdoors celebration. And if you use flannel for the batting you ... Read More

Album quilt blocks (sometimes called Friendship blocks) have traditionally been used for group quilts, and are designed with a strip where each quiltmaker can insert her or his signature, like ... Read More

Here's another five-patch quilt block pattern, the one I originally designed to go with Wishing Ring (in different colors). The two blocks work well together, but there are lots of ... Read More

Crown of Thorns looks more complicated to assemble than it truly is. If you can cut squares and sew quick-pieced half square triangle units, you can make the Crown of ... Read More

I like this scrappy miniature quilt. It's made from sixteen 3" foundation (paper) pieced whirlwind blocks and finishes at 21" square. The blocks are quick and easy to make, but ... Read More

Do you have bunches of leftover fabric from other projects? Do you like scrap quilts? If you answered yes, a string quilt might be a perfect next project for ... Read More

My timing is terrible. Mary Ruth Kolk's wonderful memory quilt should have been featured last week as part of everyone's Mother's Day celebrations. But since moms are special every day ... Read More

Grecian Square is another beginner friendly quilt block pattern. It doesn't have many pieces, but your placement of darks, lights, warms and neutrals can help specific areas of the patchwork ... Read More

Travel with me to Yancey County, North Carolina, for a look at barns, businesses, public buildings and homes that are taking part in the Quilt Trails of Western North Carolina. ... Read More

Happy Mother's Day to all of the quilting moms in our community. I hope you have a fun, relaxing day -- spent just as you see fit (and for some ... Read More

Twenty-five scrappy squares are used to make this quilt block pattern. I've included a couple of assembly options -- sew it together patch-by-patch or use strip piecing to sew the ... Read More

The Roman Square block proves that a quilt pattern doesn't have to be difficult to be stunning. Put a batch of these guys together and you'll have a perfectly wonderful ... Read More

One of the last things you'll do to your quilt is sew on binding to cover up its outer edges. By the time that task rolls around you're often tired ... Read More

I love how brightly colored paisley fabrics look against a neutral background, and think their lovely swirls are a natural for the Capital T quilt block. This combination works for ... Read More