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New Pattern - The All Seasons Squares Quilt

by Becky Smith
All Seasons Squares Quilt Pattern in Red, Teal, and Yellow
Introducing the All Seasons Squares Quilt Pattern!
Posted in All Seasons Squares Pattern, Quilt pattern

How to Make the Fifty-Four Forty or Fight Quilt Block - Free Tutorial

by Becky Smith
Fifty-Four Forty or Fight Quilt Block made in blues and white

Join me again this year as I provide instructions for how to make a different quilt block each month. Eventually, all these blocks will turn into a great quilt! For the month of May, we are making an awesome classic, the Fifty-Four Forty or Fight Quilt Block. 

Posted in 54-40 Quilt Block, Fifty-Four Forty or Fight Quilt Block, How-To Block of the Month, Quilt Guild Block of the Month

How to Join Binding Strips

by Becky Smith
Two strips of fabric sewn together on the diagonal
Let's talk about joining strips of fabric on the diagonal. This is useful when you are joining pieces of fabric for quilt binding.  Joining fabric ...
Posted in Binding, Joining the Ends of Binding

How to Make the Shadow Box Quilt Block

by Becky Smith
The Shadow Box Quilt Block made with a variety of blues and white
For the month of April, we are making the Shadow Box Quilt Block. This block can take on lots of different looks depending on your fabric choices!
Posted in How-To Block of the Month, Quilt Guild Block of the Month, Shadow Box Quilt Block

Hemstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts

by Becky Smith
Hemstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts

The Utah Museum of Fine Arts currently has an exhibit called Hemstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts.

I loved how they presented the stories of the quilts and how they compared them to maps.

Posted in Quilt Exhibit, Utah Museum of Fine Arts

3D Pinwheel Quilt Block Tutorial

by Becky Smith
3D Pinwheel Quilt Blocks
At a recent quilt guild meeting, an adorable lady shared with us how to make 3D Pinwheel quilt blocks. As I sat there, I thought I need some of that fun!  So I made a couple of pinwheel throw pillows. 
Posted in 3D Pinwheel Quilt Block Tutorial

How to Make the Jagged Edge Quilt Block

by Becky Smith
Jagged Edge Quilt Block
Join me again this year as I provide instructions for how to make a different quilt block each month. Eventually, all these blocks will turn into a great quilt! For the month of March, we are making the Jagged Edge Quilt Block in this easy tutorial. 
Posted in How-To Block of the Month, Jagged Edge Quilt Block, Quilt Guild Block of the Month

Testing Permanent Marking Pens on Fabric

by Becky Smith
Layout of 5 different marking pens or markers

I have a project coming up that involves writing on fabric. The ladies in quilt guild were talking about what fabric marker works best, and I wanted to try it out. So I set up my own test to see which pen/marker performed that best. 

Posted in Pen test, Permanent Marking Pen

How to Make the Square in a Square Quilt Block

by Becky Smith
Square in a Square Quilt Block
Join me again this year as I provide instructions for how to make a different quilt block each month. Eventually, all these blocks will turn into a great quilt! For the month of February, we are making the Square in a Square Quilt Block in this quick tutorial.  
Posted in Quilt Block tutorial, Quilt Guild Block of the Month, Square in a Square

Putting Together the How-To Block of the Month - With Sashing

by Becky Smith
Quilt blocks laid out with spaces for sashing

This is another option of putting the How-To Block of The Month together. This option gives the block and sashing requirements for multiple quilt sizes with a 2 inch sashing and borders. 

Posted in How-To Block of the Month, Quilt Guild Block of the Month

Putting Together the How-To Block of the Month - Without Sashing

by Becky Smith
Putting Together the How-To Block of the Month - Without Sashing

This is one option of putting together the How-To Blocks of the Month together. This option gives the block requirements for multiple quilt sizes without sashing and without borders. 

Posted in How-To Block of the Month, Quilt Guild Block of the Month

Fabric Requirement Estimations for Quilts

by Becky Smith
Rows of Bolts of fabrics

If you see some fabric that you want, and don't have a pattern in mind, how much fabric should you buy?

 

Posted in Fabric Requirements, How Much Fabric