This year I am participating in the 2021 Patterns by Jen Monthly Color Challenge. It is the third year I am participating and the second year that I am a featured blogger for a couple of the months. Join me as I make a block a month for this fun challenge. It’s going to be loads of fun! ...
I can’t believe that this year is almost over. It’s been a pleasure participating in the 2020 Patterns by Jen event. These are always so much fun to do. So without further ado, here is my December monthly color challenge quilt block. I love this months’ pattern! If you ...
Despite the fact that I could not press my one block to save my life, I managed to finish it. For some reason that batik fabric was not in the mood to cooperate with my iron! No matter though, the November monthly color challenge quilt block for the Patterns by Jen quilt along is done and I ...
Half square triangles are the backbone of many quilt blocks and designs. Just take a look at all of the quilts out there. You can see them everywhere. The good news is that they are easy to make, especially with this method. Read on to find out how to make a half square triangle. You can make ...
Fall is here and so is the October monthly color challenge block for the Patterns by Jen 2020 event. This month’s color is all about olive which is perfect for October. It’s not a color that I have a lot of, but I was able to find some good pieces. I guess I need to go fabric ...
Originally part of my 2020 Sparkling Sampler Mystery Quilt Along, this tutorial shows you how to make the poorly named Contrary wife quilt block. For the mystery quilt, we made two blocks, so the information listed in this article is for 2 of them. Adjust accordingly, depending on how many ...
We are heading into the home stretch for the 2020 Patterns by Jen quilt along. Can you guess what the prompt was for the September monthly color challenge was? It was cinnamon and it was based on the Cinnamon Teal duck. It was also a chance to make the flying geese block. Full disclosure here, ...
