If you’re thinking about making Halo, be sure to also watch the first video for different looks that can be achieved, cutting and preparation tips. I’ve made 15 blocks so far, each one gets easier and faster. My goal is to make 8 blocks a week – each block currently takes about an hour to…
Join me in making Halo! Gather your favorite fussy cutting fodder from your stash, a 28mm rotary cutter and follow the link to Jen’s website where you can get the Pattern/Template Pack. I’ll post a block tutorial in early June. Watch the introductory video that kicks off this sew along. In early June we’ll start…
Learn how Jen masterfully matches unlikely fabrics together in a cohesive group. She also shares general design tips – she’s makes color fun!
I’m obsessed with Jen, she hand stitches everything! I won’t be doing that, but her scrappy style is unparalleled. I fell in love with “Halo”. I bought her book “Jenny from One Block” which has several patterns and includes paper templates. her book is available on Etsy here, but also is available widely on the…
I am at the point in my quilting journey where I need to get serious about a scrap plan. I do cut up scraps etc but without a direction or purpose, I just cut standard sizes. I want to be more purposeful about it, which means deciding what I want to make with scraps ahead…
I came up with a baby quilt design “How Much I Love You”, and am working on writing the pattern. I’m not a big precut user, but have developed a recent fondness for charm packs! They are an affordable way to get a sampling of every piece in a fabric line. This quilt is made…
Terry Rowland is awesome, another of my favorite content creators in the quilting genre. Her Temperature Quilt is wildly popular – you can see it doesn’t use light or white on the outside which gives it a dramatic effect. She assigned specific colors to temperature ranges, and made a block for each day based on…
The rail fence quilt block dates back to the 1800s. It’s yet another block that can make completely different quilts depending on color placement, number of strips in each quadrant and the direction of the strips. It’s basically a 4 patch where the patches are squares made of the multiple strips of the same size….
Each state has an official quilt block, much like a state bird or state flower. In 1907, the popular farm magazine Hearth & Home, kicked off its States-of-the-Union series of quilt patterns where readers from around the country were asked to contribute a quilt block representative of their state. The 48 best patterns, including original…
Jacob’s Ladder, block 7, is one of the many quilt blocks with religious roots. A few other examples are King Solomon’s Temple, Adam and Eve, Daniel in the Lion’s Den, Noah’s Ark and the list goes on.