
BlockBuster 12
BlockBuster 12 Double Trek is one of those blocks that looks different with different value and color placements. Pull out your Corner Beam tool and have fun playing with your fabrics! You can download Double Trek from Studio 180 Design here.
Name Tag Challenge
Name Tag Challenge My quilt guild had a challenge last year (or was it the year before?) for the members to create their own new name tags. One of our local quilt shops, Patches Quilt Loft and Embroidery, took the Monadnock Quilters Guild logo and created an...
BlockBuster 11
BlockBuster 11 Searchlight is a simple block, yet the scrappy background adds a lot of interest. Pull out your Corner Beam tool and dig into your stash! You can download Searchlight from Studio 180 Design here.
Classic Reflections
I've been teaching the Classic Reflections Block of the Month once a month all year at Aunt Mary's Quilting. The top is finally complete! The pattern starts with basic Half Square Triangle blocks and Shaded Four-Patch blocks. Add some Square in a Square blocks and...
BlockBuster #10
BlockBuster #10 This Twisted Pinwheel is so much more fun than the standard pinwheel block. 😉 Love the two-tone background! You can download Twisted Pinwheel from Studio 180 Design here.
BlockBuster #9
BlockBuster #9 How cool! Three different looks from one block, using the Tucker Trimmer and V Block tools. And when you play with the colors and values, you'll get so many more versions. You can download Three in One from Studio 180 Design here.
More Pouches
More Pouches! The pouches I made from the Row by Row license plates were so much fun, I decided to give it a try with some of my vintage linens. Some of the larger embroidered pieces and chenille pieces would make interesting pouches. I'm making the pouches...
Mosaic Retreat
Mosaic Retreat! My teaching schedule has been so busy in the past few years, I haven't had time to work on any projects for myself. An opportunity came up to take in a retreat with art quilter Heidi Proffetty, and I jumped on it. Heidi creates amazing mosaic quilts,...
BlockBuster #8
BlockBuster #8 For you Oregonians, 54-40 or Fight is an oldie but goodie. It's easy to make with the V Block tool and directions from Studio 180 Design. You can download 54-40 or Fight here.
Fun Pouches!
My guild's quilt show is coming up this fall, and I'm planning to make pouches and gift card holders for the guild's Boutique. Remember the fabric license plates from the quilt shops during the Row by Row Experience? I saw a post on Facebook by someone who had made a...