Quilting Land: October 2018

A Quilt for Claire Quilt

A Quilt for Claire Quilt Featuring Verona fabric line, Designed By Emily Taylor Design, The Pattern is available for free.

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Conch Shell Quilt

You can almost hear the ocean when you gaze at the conch shell appliqué on a sea of blue hexagons. Free-motion stitching adds detail to the shell.

This Conch Shell Quilt Featuring Coats Dual Duty XP, Designed By Rebecca Kemp Brent of Make it Coats, The Pattern is available for free.

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Milky Way Wall Hanging

This Milky Way Wall Hanging Featuring Coats Dual Duty XP, Designed By Cheryl A. Adam of Make it Coats, The Tutorial is available for free.

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Quick and Easy Flower Boxes Gifts

The Quick and Easy Flower Boxes Gifts by Geta Grama of GetasQuiltingStudio, The Tutorial is available for Free.

Geta:

"With so many beautiful fabrics and heavyweight interfacing available, sewing pretty (and sturdy, long-lasting) boxes is so easy. The technique is very easy and once you learn it, it’s easy to design your own boxes, in the desired shape and size."

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Four Patch Charm Quilt

Where’s the Four Patch you ask. Well it’s all in how you make it and how you make it is with a simple technique to create the HST blocks. It’s good to think out of the box and that is what

gives this quilt its Charm! This pattern only uses 3 Charm Packs and one background fabric.

This Pattern by Tamarack Shack Longarm Quilting Blog.

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Rainbow Rays Quilt Pouch

The pattern includes the foundation paper piecing pattern, some tips/tricks, and coloring sheets you can use to try out colors! Basic foundation paper piecing instructions are not included, but there is a great tutorial here!

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Happy Glow Japanese Lantern Quilt

The Happy Glow Japanese Lantern Quilt Designed by Monica Solorio-Snow for The Happy Zombie, The Pattern is available for free.

This Quilt pattern makes a great baby quilt that's perfect for any little girl and is a fun nursery idea.

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Sweet Nothings Quilt

The Sweet Nothings Quilt Designed by The Red Boot Quilt Company, The Pattern is available for free.

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The Flower Fairies Quilt

The Flower Fairies Quilt Designed by The Red Boot Quilt Company, The Pattern is available for free.

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Kaleidoscope Quilt

This visually fascinating quilt was designed by Lunn Studios to showcase the perfectly gradated beauty of Artisan Batiks: Elementals.

DESCRIPTION: Half Inch Striped Gradation fabric is cut into strips & 45° triangles; and arranged in kaleidoscope variations. Choose from three color stories with three design arrangements.

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Scrappy Mountain Majesties Quilt

A Beautiful Scrappy Mountain Majesties Quilt By Quiltville's Quips & Snips, a Good Project for Beginner Quilter, The Steps are Very Clear, You can get the Pattern for free.

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Little Vines Quilt

The quilt is a modification of the Little Leaves pattern from The Practical Guide to Patchwork, so I'm calling it Little Vines. Below is a general overview of how I adapted the pattern.

The Little Vines Quilt designed by Elizabeth Hartman of OhFransson, The Pattern is available for free.

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Great Granny Quilt

This Great Granny Quilt Quilted by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet, The Tutorial by Blue Elephant Stitches, it's available for free.

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Scrap Patch Paddlewheel Quilt

Half-square triangles and patchwork squares combine in a compelling quilt, This Scrap Patch Paddlewheel Quilt was featured in the magazine the Thimbleberries Scrap Quilt Magazine, The Pattern Designed By Lynette Jensen.

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Summertime Herringbone Quilt

The Summertime Herringbone Quilt designed by Michael Ann of MichaelAnnMade, The Pattern is available for free.

This is a fantastic pattern for a beginning quilter because of it's simplicity,

you just make a whole bunch of the exact same square and then sew them back together!

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Winding Ways Quilt

(Winding Ways Quilt (or country chic” by sew kind of wonderful

This block is easier to sew than it looks.. yes, you can sew curved seams!

The Winding Ways Quilt Tutorial by Quilting and Applique Shop.. and it's available for free..

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Spinning Star Table Topper

This Beautiful Spinning Star Table Topper also called Strata Star, Swirling Stars and Card Tricks. The green version is called, appropriately, the Irish Star.

The Spinning Star Table Topper designed by Vicki Purnell, The Tutorial is available for free.

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Piñata Quilt

Named after the brightly colored, goody-filled containers found at celebrations, Piñata features the vibrant fabrics from the batik collection, Malam VI.

The diamonds are pieced in rows and assembled in quadrants.

The Piñata Quilt designed by Jinny Beyer, The Pattern is available for free.

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Fletcher Quilt

Fletcher is a great introduction to using diagonal lines in your quilts. I designed it especially for beginners, which makes it an easy and relaxing pattern for more experienced quilters.

This Fletcher Quilt designed by Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World, The Pattern is available for free.

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Cathedral Window Patchwork Pillow

Here is a great cathedral window pattern that will let you brush up on your hand sewing skills. Use these techniques to make a fabulous ruffled pillow with the colors and fabrics of your choice!

This Cathedral Window Patchwork Pillow designed by Rhianon Taylor of National Quilters Circle, The Tutorial is available for free.

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Chevron Table Runner Quilt

Chevron is such a lovely design, easy to make and very effective, It's perfect for showing off nice large patterned fabric in the center and looks great shading the fabrics from light middle strips to darker outer strips and border.

This Chevron Table Runner Quilt designed by Vendulka Battais of Journey With Oliven, The Pattern is available for free.

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Rectangle Reflection Quilt

Bold, modern rectangles mix perfectly with comforting textures in the GO! Rectangle Reflection Quilt. With its seeming graduated colors, everyone will marvel at your ability to make this beauty of a quilt. Your choice of GO! Fabric Cutter makes cutting it a breeze!

This Rectangle Reflection Quilt designed by Accuquilt, The Pattern is available for free.

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Fringed Wall Quilt

The Fringed Wall Quilt By Camelot Fabrics, featuring Botanical Collection by Alisse Courter, The Tutorial is available for free.

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Royal Mirage Quilt

The Royal Mirage Quilt designed by AGF Studio, featuring Katarina Roccella Collection, The Pattern is available for free.

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Undercover Maker Mat

This dual purpose sewing space organizer has double pockets and a removable thread catcher to keep all your notions at hand and your workspace tidy. It goes from under to {machine} cover when not in use with side ties to keep it in place.

This Undercover Maker Mat Designed By lillyella stitchery for Craftsy, The Pattern is available for free.

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Tetris Quilt

The Tetris Quilt designed by Julie Ramsey of Quilter Geek, featuring All calicos from JoAnn Fabrics, The Pattern is available for free.

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Star Crossed Paths Quilt

The Star Crossed Paths Quilt designed by Carolyn Beam of Benartex, featuring Field of Dreams Collection, The Pattern is available for free.

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25 Fast and Free Quilt Patterns

These 25 Fast and Free Quilt Patterns are perfect for quick quilting and the patterns are all free! These quilts would be great beginner projects as well.

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Landlocked Sea Lover’s Quilt

The Landlocked Sea Lover’s Quilt designed by Cindy Sharp of Tops to Treasures for Moda bake shop, The Tutorial is available for free.

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Electric Diamond Paper Piecing

This pattern was created in collaboration with Libs Elliott using her Electric Diamond logo. It is designed for the advanced beginner with some paper piecing experience and includes the pattern for a single gem in 10” and 6” square finished block sizes.

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Blades of Color Quilt

This Blades of Color Quilt Designed by Quilted Twins, The Pattern is available for free.

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Quarter Log Cabin Quilt

This Quarter Log Cabin Quilt made By Cathy of BlueberryPatch using Purple, bright pink and low volume scraps Fabrics, The Pattern designed by Liz Katsuro of Jellyrollfabric.net, it's available for free.

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Walking Bear Foot Quilt

Walking Bearfoot Quilt brings a chic boho vibe into your decor, this quilt is a fun alternative to framed art.

This Walking Bear Foot Quilt designed by Accuquilt, The Pattern is available for free.

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3 Tips for Beginner Quilters

If you’re new to quilting or even if you’re not, Melissa of Polkadot Chair maybe can help you avoid some simple mistakes.

Melissa:

"there are a lot of things that I learned the “hard way” (i.e. doing it wrong a million times, then finally sitting down to learn the right way to do it)… I thought it would be fun to share a few of those things with you"

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Brick Wall Quilt

This Brick Wall Quilt Designed by Lyanna Anderson of Blue Striped Room, The Pattern is available for free.

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Modern Geometric Wall Quilt

Don't be intimidated by quilting, it's just cutting and sewing in straight lines. Create a modern wall hanging or quilt with fabric and a sewing machine.

This Modern Geometric Wall Quilt Designed by Jeran McConnel of Hunker, The Tutorial is available for free.

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Jelly Roll Railway Twin Quilt

Jelly Roll Railway Twin Quilt by Myra

This Jelly Roll Railway Twin Quilt made by Myra of Busy Hands Quilts, The Pattern Designed by Kimberly Jolly of Fat Quarter Shop, it's available for free.

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Make Simple Mitered-Corner With Border Prints

5 Simple Steps to a Mitered-Corner Border With Border Prints

Make Simple Mitered-Corner With Border Prints

A mitered corner means that your corners meet in a 45-degree angle. If you take a quick look at a picture frame, you’ll see an example of a mitered corner.

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What If? Quilt

The What If? Quilt designed by Sharon Denney Parcel of Yellow Cat Quilt Designs for Moda bake shop, The Tutorial is available for free.

Sharon:

"This is a fat quarter friendly project, a simple block that can be set in a variety of ways! Play a bit of What if? with this one! Plus, with the way this block is made a bonus block and quilt can be made of the cuttings!"

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Wildflower Quilt

The Wildflower Quilt designed by Pat Bravo of Live art gallery fabrics, featuring Indie Boheme Collection, The Pattern is available for free.

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A Guide to Quilting Styles and Types

In this video you’ll learn about the three main quilting styles. See how they are different and how they can be applied to certain areas of your next quilt.

ZJ Humbach of National Quilters Circle shares what these quilting styles are and shows examples of each.

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Squaring Up Quilt Blocks with Precision

Squaring up quilt blocks plays an important role in how your quilt turns out. Watch and learn how to do it with accuracy every time.

ZJ Humbach of National Quilters Circle teaches you how squaring up a quilt block can ensure a nice, square finished project.

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Soleil Quilt

This Soleil Quilt designed by Katarina Roccella of Live art gallery fabrics, featuring Mediterraneo Collection, The Pattern is available for free.

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Learn the Basics of Quilting

Learn the basics of quilting and unleash your creativity. Here are some basic quilting techniques to get you started.

We say quilting is a fun and an addictive way to make something out of those fabric scraps laying aroung your storage!

The Article by We All Sew for Kollabora, they put together some basic skills you need to get started with quilting!

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Bloom Table Runner

Extra Orange Peel patches add dimension to this table runner made with GO! Orange Peel-4 1/2" (55455) and GO! Square-5" (4 1/2" Finished).

This Bloom Table Runner designed by Accuquilt, The Pattern is available for free.

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Mary's Dizzy Geese Quilt

This Dizzy Geese Quilt made by Mary hagen, machine quilting by Elizabeths, Tutorial by Joan K. Streck from the book Quick Quilts from Your Scrap Bag, it's available for free.

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