Janet's Quilting Blog June 2008 Archive

I know that lots of you make comfort quilts for friends and family with cancer and other diseases, and donate quilts for auctions when proceeds are given to research facilities. ... Read More

Here's another new big quilt block pattern. The traditional Summer Winds is similar in appearance to the oversize five-patch Handy Andy block I featured yesterday, but is a nine-patch block, ... Read More

Handy Andy is a five-patch quilt block. This version finishes at 20" square, large enough to use as a center medallion, either straight set or on point. The block is ... Read More

A quilt's backing is the bottom portion of the quilt sandwich -- the fabric you see when you flip a quilt over to its reverse side. You might hear the ... Read More

I like to press seam allowances to the side (rather than open) because of that little bump (called loft) the allowance fabric creates underneath and to the side of the ... Read More

The traditional Drunkard's Path quilt is an all-time favorite -- and an all-time fright for quilters who don't think they're ready to tackle curved seams. So here's a solution, the ... Read More

Friendship quilts have been popular forever, but they don't all have signature panels like centers of these 6" patchwork star blocks. The blocks are easy to make and the dark ... Read More

Here's a square quilt that measures about 66" square, a perfect size to take along on picnics or July 4th celebrations. And if you use flannel for the batting you ... Read More

Taking Flight is a baby quilt that measures about 39-1/2" x 47". It's made up of two traditional quilt blocks, Birds in the Air and Thrifty, all placed on point ... Read More

Fess up, are you a fabriholic? Raise that hand and hold it up high if you can answer an emphatic yes! to that question. Not sure yet, or not out ... 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

This small strippy-set quilt has four columns made with large panels that are surrounded by five narrower strip-pieced columns. You can alter the fabrics to make the quilt suit any ... Read More

I love these 6" basket blocks! Each one is made with two fabrics: a brightly colored basket with a background that's white and black, or the reverse, a black and ... Read More