Free Quilt Blocks: Links Patterns and Tutorials for 2013

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Old Testament Blocks
Walls of Jericho (beginner)	Garden of Eden (beginner)
Job's Tears (beginner)	Jacob's Ladder (beginner)
Children of Israel (beginner)	Wings of Eagles (takes careful placement)
Dove at the Window	Joseph's Coat
David & Goliath	Solomon's Puzzle
Rose of Sharon for filler blocks	Possible Layouts
8" Block Option	Tips for Beginners
New Testament Blocks (more advanced - assumes quilting experience)
Star of Bethlehem	Storm at Sea
Palm Leaves	Gethsemene
Crown of Thorns	Cross and Crown
Fish	Road to Damascus
Priscilla	Bright Morning Star

Misc. to add into all lists above:
Applique Blocks for Elephant block
Circus Tent block
Juggling Clown
Zebra
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And finally, in this large list of free block patterns:
BOM's to Check Out:

Block of the Month Quilts from Sentimental Stitches:
http://sentimentalstitches.net/free-stuff/block-of-the-month-quilt-designs/

2006 BOMs by Susan Druding

1-March 2-April 3-May 4-June 5-July 6-August
7-September 8-October 9 - November, The Last Block

Free BOMquilts.com Original Design Patterns

And in honor of Christmas 2009, Alex Anderson shared...for 12 days only....
Twelve Days of Redwork ..but I've found the patterns at my links below!

The First Day of Christmas
The Second Day of Christmas
The Third Day of Christmas
The Fourth Day of Christmas
The Fifth Day of Christmas
The Sixth Day of Christmas .
The Seventh Day of Christmas
The Eighth Day of Christmas
The Ninth Day of Christmas .
The Tenth Day of Christmas .
The Eleventh Day of Christmas
The Twelfth Day of Christmas
The Twelve Days of Christmas Center Medallion

And from here in Salem, Oregon...our award winning quilt shop Greenbaum's Quilted Forest offers:
MYSTERY SCRAPPY SAMPLER II - an Internet Block of the Month Even a good mystery is better with a theme: Did she do it with Batiks? Did 1930’s or Brights lead her down the path of intrigue? Was the butler responsible for the shockingly beautiful reds and blacks? Join us for six months of secretive sewing, deciphering subtly placed clues (oh, okay the clues are easy…) Print out clue sheets, once a month, month, September through February, you’ll crack the case and come up with a lap quilt that reveals that someone was guzilty of making six different blocks from an awesome set of scraps!

Nancy Rink Designs:
Free BOM download blocks for 'Building Blocks' fabric kits available for purchase at her lovely website, check out her out!

Download Free Building Blocks BOM patterns

July, ’08 – block #1 instructions in PDF format (704k)
Aug, ’08 – block #2 instructions in PDF format (352k)
Sept, ’08 – block #3 instructions in PDF format (374k)
Oct, ’08 – block #4 instructions in PDF format (356k)
Nov, ’08 – block #5 instructions in PDF format (356k)
Dec, ’08 – block #6 instructions in PDF format (200k)
Jan, ’09 – block #7 instructions in PDF format (348k)
Feb, ’09 – block #8 instructions in PDF format (356k)

Ellie's BOM :http://www.elliesquiltplace.com/EBOMCountryCalender.html
Some are applique, some use embroidery!

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Willowberry Stitchery Blocks
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July Clue Sheet Pattern (PDF)

June Clue Sheet Pattern (PDF)

May Clue Sheet Pattern (PDF)

April Clue Sheet Pattern (PDF)

March Clue Sheet Pattern (PDF)

February Clue Sheet Pattern (PDF)

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Breast Cancer (and other Cancers) Awareness Ribbon Quilt Blocks

Cancer Awareness Patterns: free for personal use by Angie Padilla

Paper-Pieced Pink Ribbon: designed by Carol Doakfor Mimi Dietrich's Pink Ribbon Quilts book back in 1999 and made available by Carol for others to use as a free download.The block is made in two halves to make a 6" finished blockClick to download the pdf

Heart With A Ribbon from Carol Doak:
The crossed ribbon has become the symbol for support of many causes. The pink ribbon symbol supports breast cancer awareness. This block shows both love and support by having the ribbon placed inside the heart. The pdf file is a 3" finished size paper-pieced block (two on a page) and the second page contains the cutting list for one block. This block is for personal use only.
Click to download the pdf

Rays of Hope Carol Doak designed this wall quilt for a class on an Alaskan Cruise for a Cure (Breast Cancer) Click to download the pdf

Ribbon Quilt Block
Cancer Ribbon Quilt Block Templates Pink Ribbon Block
Paper-Pieced Pink Ribbon: designed by Carol Doakfor Mimi Dietrich's Pink Ribbon Quilts book back in 1999 and made available by Carol for others to use as a free download.The block is made in two halves to make a 6" finished blockClick to download the pdf
Rays of Hope Carol Doak designed this wall quilt for a class on an Alaskan Cruise for a Cure (Breast Cancer) Click to download the pdf
Black Ribbons: Melanoma
Dark Blue Ribbons: Colon Cancers
Gold Ribbons: Childhood Cancer
Gray Ribbons: Diabetes; Brain Cancer
Green Ribbons: Kidney Cancer
Green/Blue Ribbons: Mental Heath Awareness
Jade Ribbons: Liver Cancer & HepatitisJigsaw Puzzle Ribbons: Autism
Lace Ribbons: Osteoporosis
Lime Green Ribbons: Lyme Disease
Orange Ribbons: Leukemia, Multiple Sclerosis
Periwinkle Ribbons: Hypertension and Stomach Cancer
Pearl Ribbons: Lung Cancer
Pink Ribbons: Breast Cancer:
Pink,Purpleand Teal Ribbons: Thyroid Cancer
Purple Ribbons: Pancreatic, Prostrate,Testicular Cancers; Alzheimer's & FibromyalgiaRed Ribbons:AIDS/HIV & Heart Disease, Leukemia, LymphomaSilver Ribbons: Parkinson's Disease
Sky Blue Ribbons: Prostate Cancer
Teal Ribbons: Ovarian CancerWhite Ribbons: Bone Cancer

Michele Bilyeu blogs With Heart and Hands as she shares a quilting journey through her life in Salem, Oregon and Douglas, Alaska. Sharing thousands of links to Free Quilt and Quilt Block Patterns and encouraging others to join in her Liberated Quilting Challenge for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) Help us change the world, one little quilt at a time!

Michele Bilyeu blogs With Heart and Hands as she shares a quilting journey through her life in Salem, Oregon and Douglas, Alaska and all of her AAQI Quilting. Sharing thousands of links to Free Quilt and Quilt Block Patterns and encouraging others to join in the Liberated Quilting Challenge and make or donate small art quilts to the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) Help us change the world, one little quilt at a time!

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Valentine Projects: Updated for 2013

February 22, 2013, 10:51 am

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Sewing, Quilting, Needleworking or Crafting!

It's February 2013, and I've come out from my woman cave where I have been busy sewing and quilting in honor of February, Valentines Day, and shared with love: my updated collection of hearts quilt block patterns, quilt patterns, coaster patterns, heart shaped sewing projects directions, and even some heart themed Valentine card and paper craft projects for 2013.

Make a pledge to yourself, and to those you love this month. Take good care of your own heart with healthy habits and a good and active life and make a comfort quilt, a heart shaped comfort pillow, or some other lovely little heart filled gift of comfort to another..one for you, one for a beloved, and one for someone you may never meet but can reach out to with love, none the less!

Whenever we make a comfort quilt or donate a block to a given cause, we are putting a piece of ourselves...our heart...into that donation. Whether they are given to a loved one, heart patients, for cancer care, for hospice donations, or to simply to show our love, faith, and caring...it's wonderful to make and keep heart blocks, quilts and other projects on hand....any time of the year!

My own heart shaped or themed tutorials:

My String Pieced Prayer Pocket Pillowmake with strings or solids and use the little pocket in the back...for sending good wishes of any kind

Making a (Cardiac) Heart Pillowperfect for post surgery for either cardiac or breast cancer patients, hugging a pillow over the heart after cardiac surgery or under the arm after breast surgery have been shown to help significantly with post-operative pain.

My Heart Shaped 'Mitt' Potholder

Add a Heart on the front of a journal or book cover:

How To Make A Fabric Heart Art or Postcard How To Make An Inchie

Plaids and Prints: Valentine Heart Pillow Pattern...pdf download below:

Valentine Heart Pillow Pattern. pdf pattern from the link above (cute sayings like candy hearts)

Make a quilt with either string pieced hearts or applique'd hearts:

Patriotic Heartstrings of MemoryString Quilting:Tutorial and Free Patterns

Make a simple quilt and applique a heart on top of its blocks!

And now....my collection of more than a hundred links for free heart shaped quilt blocks or heart themed quilt or craft patterns all in one place for you to check out for special gift for a loved one, or for another Valentine's Day in the future! Links below:

Fat Cat patterns: Sindy Rodenmayer

Cross My Heart

Dresden Hearts

Shadowed Heart

Heartstrings(appliques,hands,hearts,flowers)

Tattered Garden

Freebies: Paper pieced hearts

How to Make County Raggedy Heart Coasters

Heart Patterns

Click on the PICTURE to Download the Free Pattern from Cindy Carter!

Terri at Quilternity’s Place (hearts above) is sharing a couple of free heart quilt patterns on her blog.

Go HERE to read more. Images credit: Quilternity’s Place

Maria Michaels Designs Heart Block

Heart Garden quilt tutorial by Ellie Roberts for Moda Bakeshop

Candy Hearts Quilt by Gigi's Thimble for Moda Bakeshop

Vintage Heart Collage by Allison Aller free pattern at American Quilter

Heart Tree by Liz Jones from her book Flowers, Hearts and Garlands, free applique pattern at American Quilter

Have a Heart, free pattern by Becky Goldsmith Linda Jenkins at Piece o'Cake Designs

free quilt pattern by Nina Lise Moen at Mrs Moen Free Patterns

Scrappy Heart Quilt by Cindy Carter at Carter Quilter (there are seven different free hearts patterns at this link)

Be Still My Heart tutorial by Jacquie Gering at Tallgrass Prairie Studio

Raw-Edge Machine Appliqué Hearts, Deonn Stott for Riley Blake Designs..free tute and pattern

Twisting Heart Valentine Tutorial..this one is just 18"..use it for a carseat cover, a wallhanging, or a pillow"

Twisting Heart Valentine at Freemotion by the River

Heart Blocks

Nine-Patch Heart: FREE Quilt Block Pattern

Download your FREE Nine-Patch Heart Block pattern from link below. Refer to the McCall's Quilting issue shown below for the Heart of the Home quilt pattern by Jackie Robinson.

Heart of the Home: Cheerful Valentine Table Runner Quilt Pattern

WEB BONUSClick here to download their FREE Nine-Patch Heart Quilt Block Pattern from their FREE online Quilt Block Reference library.

Have fun designing your own Valentine's Day quilts. The Valentines blocks shown here each finish to approximately 8". Make one block and frame it, or assemble a group of blocks into a quilt. By mixing fabrics and block styles and alternating sashing between blocks, the possibilities are endless.

Classic Heart Block
8" x 8"

Tools

Easy Angle™ (4 1/2")
Easy Rule™

Cut one 2.5" strip of light fabric.
Cut one 2.5" strip of dark fabric.

schematic of assembling fabric pieces to make classic heart block

schematic of Valentine's Cubed Heart quilt block

Valentine's Cubed Heart Block

8" x 8"

Tools

Easy Rule™

Easy Rule Jr.™

Cut blocks, strips and square finished block using the Easy Rule™ or Easy Rule Jr.™

Cut 1 1/2" strips for 1" finished squares.

Ten dark 1 1/2" squares.

Fifteen light 1 1/2" squares.

Assemble squares together in rows:

Rows 1 and 4

Row 2

Row 3

Row 5

schematic of arranging rows for Valentine's Cubed Heart quilt block

Then add 1 1/2" borders:

Cut two light 5 1/2" & two light 7 1/2" strips.
Cut two dark 7 1/2" & two dark 9 1/2" strips.

Sew short strips of light fabric to top and bottom of block, then to sides. Repeat with dark fabric.

image of finished Valentine's Cubed Heart quilt block

schematic of Two Hearts Together quilt block

Two Hearts Together Block
8" x 8"

Tools

Easy Angle™ (4 1/2")
Easy Rule™

Cut one 2.5" strip of background fabric. Cut one 2.5" strip of heart fabric. Lay strips right sides together and cut eight Easy Angles. Do not separate the sets - they are ready to sew. Cut four 2.5" squares from each of the background and heart fabrics. Sew Easy Angles together to form Easy Angle units. Sew Easy Angle units together in pairs as shown below. Make two of each pair.

schematic of attaching Easy Angle units to each other

Sew background squares together to form two sets of pairs. Repeat with heart fabric.

Assemble block as shown in diagram below. Press seams in direction shown.

schematic of how to assemble Two Hearts Together Block

image of finished Two Hearts quilt block

Tri-Rec Heart Block
8" x 8"

Tools]

Cut one 2.5" strip background fabric to yield four Recs.
Cut one 2.5" strip of heart fabric to yield two Tris.
Cut one 4.5" strip of background to yield two Recs.
Cut one 4.5" strip to yield one Tri.
Cut one 1.5" strip and one 2.5" strip sashing fabric.

Sew 2.5" recs to either side of 2.5" Tris to make a two triangle in a square units. Sew small triangle in a square units together side by side to create top of heart.

schematic of connecting two tri-recs units (top of heart)

Sew 4.5" recs to either side of 4.5" Tri to make one triangle in a square unit. Sew heart sections together.

schematic of attaching blocks to finish heart

Measure width of heart unit and cut two 1.5" sashing strips to fit. Sew one each to top and bottom of unit. Measure length of heart unit and cut two 2.5" strips to fit. Sew one to each side of blocks to complete.

schematic of adding sashing around heart block

schematic of valentine quilted heart block

My Companion Valentine Heart Block 8" x 8"

Tools

Companion Angle™
Easy Rule Jr.™

Cut pieces using the Companion Angle™ & to complete flying geese unit use the Easy Angle™ Flying geese unit schematic flying geese unit

On bottom half of block: Cut one Companion Angle™ from 4 1/2" strip of dark fabric. Cut one pair of Easy Angles™ from 4 1/2" strip of light fabric. schematic: how to assemble flying geese unit

schematic: how to assemble flying geese unit

Sew Easy Angle™ triangle to either side of Companion Angle™ triangle to complete flying geese unit. Quarter square blocks (make two) schematic of quarter square block

Cut six Companion Angles™ from 2 1/2" strips of light fabric. Cut two Companion Angles™ from 2 1/2" strips of dark fabric. Sew two triangles together as shown to make a half square, then sew two half squares together to create each block.

schematic of how to assemble quarter square block

schematic of attaching quarter square blocks

Sew quarter square blocks together. Sew to flying geese unit to complete block.

schematic of attaching blocks to make valentine's heart quilt block

image of finished valentine's heart quilt block

Bloomin’ Hearts Quilt...click on image

Heart to Heart Pillow

Sunbonnet Sue and Sam: Valentine Quilt

Use drawing above to make another little Sue for a card or a quilt block!

Heart in Hand block by Christine Thresh

Free Heart Patterns from the UFO Orphanage...big list... some are duplicated here in this list with my own direct links, as well

Heart ‘n Hand Needle Case (p) (pdf)Heart 'n Hand Needle Case Pattern (pdf)Heart Blocks The Heart Pillow Program - NEW - Heart and Stroke Foundation of New BrunswickAppliqué Heart Wreath Have A Heart Patterns-New!!!!

Have A Heart from Carol Doaks

Choose the woven heart, the bow heart or the star heart to send a message of love and friendship.
Click to download the pdf Floral Hearts

Heart & Rose Paper Pieced Block

Renee at Goosie Girls...Heart Shaped Pin Case

Read her tutorial at link above:

Download her pattern from her link, as well: Click here for Pattern

How Do I Love Thee

Keep the Heart Truth Growing Wallhanging

Pdf of applique pattern by Jane Spolar

Pieced Hearts

Wonky Hearts:Wonky Hearts: Sharon of Indigo Threads

Hearts Hearts Hearts 2006

Paper Pieced Heart Blocks

Summerlove new	Brown Heart - new
Valentine 2007	Valentine Hearts 2006	Potholders
	Hearts Hearts Hearts 2006	Candy Hearts 2006
Valentine 2006	Valentine 1 - 2005	Valentine 2 - 2005
Heart 2005	Heart 2004	Valentine 2002
Broken heart	Uneven heart	Pastel hearts
Flower hearts	Flower hearts II	Clear Heart

Paper Pieced Hearts

Wonky Hearts

Heart Quilting Patterns from original Nancy Page published patterns circa 1980's

Stack'n Whack Hearts

Stack'n Whack Hearts http://www.bethanyreynolds.com/snwhearts.html

back to Stack-n-Whack® Hearts page

SweetHeart Silk Ribbon Heart

Strings ~ Hearts from Mary at MaryQuilts.com

Love Notes Tutorial

About.com’s Valentine Projects How to Create a Heart-in-Hand Valentine Card eHow.com

Make a Patchwork Heart Quilt Block

Heart Quilt - Make a Patchwork Heart Quilt and Quilt Blocks - Free Hearts Quilt Pattern

How to Create a Heart-in-Hand Valentine Card eHow.com Boxed Heart Quilt Block Pattern by Joan Rodwell

Heart and Hands Tea CozyClick here (to download Template Diagrams, PDF format

) How to Create a Heart-in-Hand Valentine Card eHow.com

Janome - Valentine Pillow

Cheater's patchwork,cut and paste fabric squares: a card making tutorial

Flower hearts Yvonne's dk...pdf dnload of pattern only

Flower hearts II

Clear Heart , as above

Pastel hearts Yvonnes dk dnload of pdf pattern only

Valentine 2007 by Yvonne

Potholders Brown Heart - new

Summerlove

http://www.yvonnes.dk/summerlove.pdf

Pieced Heart Block by Sandy Bonsib

Crazy Patch Heart

Click to download the pdf

String Heart Block from sophie

Many Pieced Heart Blocks by Carol Doak, including Pink Ribbons and HeartsMany Pieced Heart Blocks by Carol Doak, including Pink Ribbons and Hearts

Pat Sloan's Heart from her book club and lots of other free patterns!

Sunshine Heart SweetHeart

HowStuffWorks "Quilted Hearts on Your Pillow Pattern"

Heart to Heart Quilt Snowball Block with Heart Things From the Heart Checkerboard Heart Striped Heart

February 2004 Block of the Month -- Fancy Hearts

Fancy Heart:(error in cutting directions, makes 10.5, not 12.5)

Get Creative Applique

Bella OnLine

About.com’s Double Heart Applique

happy hearts quilt block...project linus /

http://www.projectlinus.org/patterns/pdf/hhblock.pdf

Make a pair of soft sculpture lovebirds for your sweetheaert (nellie's bird pattern)

Glassine Filled Candy Hearts

Valentine Topiary with Conversation Heartsfrom Midnight Creations

Tutorial: Crocheted Stuffed Heart

http://blackberrycreek.typepad.com/blackberry_creek/crocheted-stuffed-hearts.html

AmeriHearts at Home

Large Heart Wreath Block Downloadable pdf heart block patterns:

Heart Quilt Block Pattern #1

Heart Quilt Block Pattern #2

Heart Quilt Block Pattern #3

Heart Quilt Block Pattern #4

Heart Quilt Block Pattern #5

Heart Quilt Block Pattern #6

Heart Quilt Block Pattern #7

Valentine ‘healing heart’Mrs. Mary Cutout Heart (pdf)From Oxford Seminary (a circle of hearts form a star in the center)

and quilt above from AZ Patch, also Quiltmaker Floral Hearts

About.com PP Heart can be a Signature Block

Piece by Number, CandyBox Heart Quilters Online Resource, Hearts A Bloom Quilters Online Resource, Beginner HeartsEZ Quilts Heart Block18" Square

Here’s My Heart

Flags & Heart

Ute-Barbara Skjønberg, Norway Heart Block Quiltaholics Heart Block

Heart Block, Cole Brothers Janet Smith’s Hearts pdf download

JC Quilts, Pieced Heart JC Quilts, 1997,

PP JC Quilts, 1998,

PP Nutmeg Nook’s Primitive Heart

Warner Stained Glass (these could be pieced)

Mrs. Burns Chained Heart pdf download

Australian Heartland pdf Pat Patches Crazy Heart (in Portuguese) pdf

:http://www.pat.patches.nom.br/Down/2003/BMJan03.pdf simple pieced heart with lots of diagrams

The Heart Pillow Program for Heart and Stroke Patients Bypass Heart Surgery Heart, Photo Quilt

Logic Quilters Neighbourhood Pieceable Hearts

Quilt Pox Think Pink Hearts

Red Dawn’s Woven Heart PP:

paper pieced Sandy Bonsib’s Pieced Heart Block

Sew Quilty, Jake’s Heart

Posy Folk Heart

Sew Quilty, Scrappy Heart Sew Quilty, Strippy Heart

Portable Hand-sewing Kit. Heart Pin Step-by-Step

My Newest Add-ins

tiny tutorial ~ Valentines: Jane LaFazio's handsewn felt hearts and painted rocks..

does it get any better than this???

Jane LaFazio's Hand sewn Felt Hearts and Painted Rocks

Love Bugs

There is something extra special about receiving a handmade Valentine. These Valentine ladybugs are a cute way to let someone know how much you care. It's a fun and easy project that even the kids can help out with. You can make one or a whole class set of these adorable love bugs. It's okay to be creative with the colors. This is a great way to use up some of the bits of scrapbooking paper you may already have. Materials

1 piece of white cardstock to print the heart template
1 piece of colored cardstock
1 piece of coordinating patterned paper
2 small brads - I used heart shaped ones, but plain brass ones work fine
pencil
scissors
black pen or marker
1/8 inch hole punch
2 small googly eyes and glue (optional)

Directions can be found here: Love Bug Valentine'ssewing kit ensemble!

You can find the tutorials for most of these "Snippets" HERE,

BLOOMIN' BLOSSOMS

Bloomin' Blossoms for Spring

Table Topper, 20" x 20"

→ Tutorial/Downloadable Pattern ←

HEN PARTY CHICKS PINCUSHION

Quiltscapes Hen Party Chicks Pincushions: TUTORIAL

Hen Party Chicks @ Sew We Quilt: STORY & TUTORIAL

Spring Chickens @ Riley Blake Designs: TUTORIAL

Printer-Friendly Instructions: PATTERN'

I ♥ Appliqué ~ Raw Edge Appliqué Basics

TUTORIAL @ Riley Blake Designs: Photo Tutorial ← click here

I {Heart}♥Appliqué IIChenille Appliqué

TUTORIAL @ Riley Blake Designs: Photo Tutorial← click here

Bloomin' Posy

PHOTO TUTORIAL

TUTORIAL

~ Tissue Cozy ~;TUTORIAL

~ Tableside Pressing Pad ~ TUTORIAL

~ A Snappy Eyeglass Case ~ TUTORIAL

TUTORIAL and VIDEO @ Riley Blake Designs

Deluxe Tape Measure>> TUTORIAL

Scissor Holder/Lanyard TUTORIAL

Rosebud Wristlet Pincushion TUTORIAL

Needlenook >> TUTORIAL

Hen Party Chick PincushionTUTORIAL

Laminate Sewing Kit

Jina's VIDEO TUTORIAL

Heart Box Tutorial

photo below

What's in YOUR Sewing Kit?

Other: Heartstrings Quilt Project by Mary Patriotic Heartstrings for Our Soldiers String Quilting Tutorial and Online Links

;;And Just For Fun! Free Patterns for Hearts to knit or crochet!

Hearts Baby Blanket - from Care Package, Inc
Heart Coaster
Plastic Canvas Heart
Valentines Fridgie- crocheted
http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa021099.htm (crochet- links to heart patterns of all kinds!)
http://www.thesmartyarns.com/americanheartlandafghan.html (crochet - American Heartland Afghan)
http://members.aol.com/SAG55/fheartaf.html (crochet- pretty filet heart square)
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/crochettalk2/granheart.htm (Crochet- pretty filet heart square)
Bev's 6" Heart square (background)
Valentine Heart sampler
Bev's Heart square in x- stitch
Heart Baby Blanket

FridgiesFilet CrochetThe following filet crochet charted patterns are on this site - About Crochet: Hearts Border (Add Initials)
Hearts Border With Love
Hearts Filet Crochet Bedspread
Hearts Filet Crochet Tablecloth
Heart With Rose Center

FridgiesDouble Hearts FridgieAt Crochet Memories: Interlocking hearts made with worsted weight yarn.
Heart FridgieAt Lee's World: Made with sport weight cotton. (Photo)

Heart Fridgie or PinAt Crochet Memories: Made with worsted weight yarn; center is crocheted around a plastic ring. (Photo)

Valentine Hearts FridgieAt Crochet Memories: Made with small amounts of worsted weight yarn. (Photo)

Valentine Magnet/PinAt Crochet'N More: Made with worsted weight yarn. (Photo)

Hot PadsHearts Hot PadOn this site - About Crochet: This hot pad uses the ruffling technique; a how-to is included. (Photo)

Textured Hearts Hot PadAt Priscilla's Patterns: Includes instructions for potholder, hotpad and dishcloth. (Photo)

MotifsHeart MotifAt Jenn's Crochet Page: You could use this as an applique, a magnet; bet you can think up more uses. (Photo)

Heart Motif 2At Jenn's Crochet Page: Made with size #10 cotton thread. (Photo)

Valentine BroochesAt Joyful Abode: She gives directions for making the heart shapes into pins. (Photo)

PillowsHeart Shape PillowAt Crochet Me: Easy-to-make shapes are joined to form the heart-shaped pillow. (Photos)

ShawlsConnected Hearts Shawl in Filet CrochetOn this site - About Crochet: A triangle shaped shawl pattern that I created, featuring my Connected Hearts charted design.

Heart Dishcloth to knit

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D4P, D9P, D16P,Disappearing Pinwheel, and Wacky and Wonky Variations

February 26, 2013, 8:29 am

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The wonderful " Disappearing Nine Patch"seems to a technique in continual process of new and more involved variations. And I'm happy to share all of my links and easy cutting diagrams with you! It's so easy to take a simple block and turn it into a much more complicated looking one...and a quilt that's quick and easy to create! Shown above...a wonderful 'Whacky Nine Patch" another variation that I do so love! Thanks to Alicia for this one!

Simply put, a nine patch block is created and then sliced apart in a myriad of different cuts or with different color arrangements so it literally disappears and is replaced by four smaller units.

Apparently, Karin Hallaby, wrote a book in 2002 called "Magic Pillows, Hidden Quilts, which included a Magic Nine Patch quilt made using the same technique that's so popular today. Nancy Brenan Daniel also wrote a book called Disappearing Nine Patch in 2002 but apparently it is quite different from what we are calling that style today.

Eventually, an online blog by Helen Bailey, featured a tutorial about her own use of the disappearing nine patch but she referred to it by a different name. The same technique has been called Tossed Nine Patch (by Eleanor Burns) and (possibly) 9 to 4 by other quilters and authors.

And now of course, we have disappearing 4 patches, 9 patches, and on and on with so many fun and varied improvisations. But just to have a look, check out some of the images and links that I have discovered and create new and easy blocks and quilts of your own!

Let's start with some fun and simple 4 Packs as I share links to some tutorials and some different variations from what you might hink of as a D4P..or Disapearing 4 Patch, as well!

Click on the link for my primary blog "With Heart and Hands" post so I don't have to cut and paste and alter links twice! Click Link below..and see all of the cutting diagrams and variations...oh, I do so love these easy and fast quilts! You can make them in a day..start to finish if they're for a child or a lap quilt or even a wonderful wall hanging!

Click onLink Below

for all of the tutorials and links on my primary blog, today!

D4P, D9P, D16P,Disappearing Pinwheel, and Wacky and Wonky Variations

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String Quilting: Free Links and Tutorials

March 2, 2013, 6:34 am

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In the same week, one of my online message board groups has been discussing 'strings' and 'string quilting', my own blog readers have mailed me letters asking me how I make my patriotic string quilts that I feature on several of my blogs, and I have actually been working during an online quilting bee on making additional strings for another project for donations. The three different readers who wrote me at my blog email addy wanted help in getting string quilting blocks to surround a pre-made quilt panel such as the ones I use for patriotic quilt donation.

So, I decided it's time to post about this fun style of quilting once again! For those of you who have never seen Gwen Marston's "Liberated String Quilting" book..this is a lovely example of how easy and fun it easy to make string quilts.

Example abound every where you look, once you begin to recognize them! I used this example when I posted about making Ojo de Dios "The Eye of God": In Craft or Quilt

This one, below, is one that Julie Silber found and posted on facebook. Notice how it can look so wonderfully liberated and yet it is a much older quilt with many of the characteristics in appearing as a traditional quilts and quilting

Or arranged to create designs...I love hearts, of course! So, I've made lots of these. Unfortunately, many before I was taking photos for a future blog, but here are some of my heart string quilts:

And then, the ones that I was asked about this week. String quilts that are created when the strings are arranged pre-purchased panels...I love the military ones and make them for donation to wounded warriors or those in service to our country. I was so happy to make and donate these to a wounded warriors program. Some of them, I have made in the same style multiple times..I love them that much!

Then, of course, there are bed quilts. A string quilt is an easy way to make a large quilt ...easily and quickly! Here is one that I made queen sized, but it ended up king sized..so it goes down to my bed ruffles. I covered it up with a more decorative quilt to match my bedroom, but this inner quilt ..as one of FIVE..that I sleep under...is sooo warm...I just love sleeping under it at night!

And leftover bits and pieces of strips and strings can be used in super simple baby quilts. You don't need a foundation fabric if they're not sewn on the diagonal..but still you are using leftover strips and strings! These are baby quilts I made in a day!

And then, of course..there's the Bento. Still made from remnant strips and strings...irregularly pieced and cut and resewn togehter. I didn't own a pattern or have any real idea of how to make this one..so I winged it as I went along. My version is named "Bento'ed Out of My Box" with a tutorial..as I made this one... for making the wonky squares here:

Bento Box Tutorial

And my rainbow brights? Oh, I still love this quilt I made a few years ago! I held onto this one for myself !

Still using string quilting, only with some some scrappy "a mile a minute" style blocks........

the original name for 'making fabric' that so many are using now. You just take scraps and sew them as fast as you can...a mile a minute...until you have blocks the size you want! I've made a lot of these, and I love making them.I've even made string quilts for donation to children in foster care or other group care or homes like this one, below:

But you don't have to start out with a super sized quilt, or a wall quilt or even a baby or child one.

It can be as easy as .....

Making a simple set of potholders:

or making pillows.....

Making a Cardiac (or Breast Cancer) Heart Pillow

And can even make a somewhat wonky but wonderfully liberated cancer support ribbon quilt! A wall hanging? A small lap quilt for chemo care? Or just to show your love and support!

So, for all of you who wrote this week from one of my static blogs "Patriotic Heart Strings" where I post links to patriotic quilts and quilting...here's the 'skinny' of simple string quilting..with or without center panels to make them in a hurry for donation to your favorite charity or cause or person!

Making a string quilt block:

String quilting, whether done straight across, or on the diagonal, is simply the sewing down of a variety of strings, or strips of alternating fabrics of many colors into blocks. Diagonal strings have a tendency to stretch on the bias, so underlying foundation blocks are more essential for them, but not required in simple straight piecing. And as for the 'skinny' on string quilting... strings for these quilts are usually somewhere in the 1" to 2 1/2" range unless you're working in miniature or super sizing something! Smaller than 3/4" is too small..it's easier to start big and sew a wide seam to miniature them for things like small format art quilts etc. And bigger than 3" like in my pillows, doesn't really look like strings much, anymore! So to cut and sew simple strings for string quilting..and it is ALWAYS better to use up your scraps, first..before decimating brand new pieces of fabric just to 'make' fabric..which in the old fashioned days was always called patchwork, anyway! So, to string these along you.... Start by simply cutting foundation blocks out of ANY scrap fabric..it doesn't have to be white! and then adding..from the center out to each diagonal end....strips and pieces of varying sizes, piece by piece until the block is 'all filled up.' To create a pattern in this final quilt top, I am using blue for the first center strip. But any repetitive color can be used as an anchoring strip. And if you wish, you can be totally random, as well..with no center 'anchoring' color!

1. To begin this block, to make its final quilt, I used a 10" foundation pieces and a variety of cut strips of many colors. Others prefer blocks as small as 6" or as large as 12 1/2"...the choice is yours. Larger blocks multiply spatially a lot quicker! Lay down a center strip of any color, diagonally across the foundation piece. (I iron a fold into the center of both the foundation block and this first string piece for matching the two pieces.

2. Sew down the second strip, right sides together.

3. Press each seam open after sewing.

4. Sew down each succeeding strip, one by one, ironing after each new seam.

5. When strips fill the foundation block, iron flat, then align and trim to size desired.

6. Lay out completed blocks on your design wall or floor ;) and select arrangement and desired size of quilt top.

To add around a center panel or block, you need to either pre-plan your block sizes, or wiggle and jiggle and trim, as I did! (See tips section near bottom of post.)

7.Finally, you would attach block seams in rows as desired, using additional strips to fill in size differentials around center panels or other additional blocks, sashings or cornerstones, if you so desire!

Tips and Ideas:

The idea for turning a series of blocks into a quilt is as easy as simply placing your finished string quilted blocks into a pattern or arrangement..with, or without a center panel such as shown in this one. I remember it took a bit of recalculating to get my string blocks to fit around the center panel as I had miscalculated my sizing. But I think, I used a 13" piece of fabric as my foundation blocks for under the strings I sewed onto them and then cut them down into either 12" or 12 1/2" blocks. Keeping in mind that the 1/4" seams on each side of the block takes away from making them fit that center panel. The use of a plain foundation fabric keeps the diagonal strings from stretching out. Some people use paper..like old phone book pages, then remove them after stitching, but I prefer using an inexpensive piece of cotton fabric or sheeting for my blocks. It creates another layer of quilting and doesn't require as much batting then. And in summer climates, the foundation pieced blocks is all you would even need for thickness..no extra batting required. These are referred to as 'summer quilts'..lighter and thinner. So, basically, foundation piece strings onto blocks, arrange them around your purchased center panels, add batting and quilt or tie with crochet cotton at different intervals. Mine is machine quilted in a simple meandering pattern ..the famous little puzzle piece shaped machine quilting. All of my military panels were purchased years ago...from Walmart...and I make and donate a lot of them, so I bought quite a few at the time. But I think they still sell them there. Mine came in groups of six and in different branches of the military, some in all army, some just generally patriotic. I'm not sure if Joann's or similar carry them anymore. A really large quilt shop might, but smaller ones tend to keep newer fabrics in stock and then move them out as fast as they can.

It does make a unique quilt and each one looks so different depending on how you cut up your finished blocks!

See more links, patterns and ideas at my post: String Quilting:Tutorial and Free Patterns

But here are some other great ideas that I also found:

Last images from Google free images..no credit available for these..sorry..I didn't make this group! The idea is that you can create stars, triangles, diamonds etc!

Quilt As You Go With String Quilting Blocks !

String Quilting for Charitable Causes..donate a block, donate a top, or donate a quilt to those in Australia and the many island nations surrounding it with Jan MacFadyen and her amazing Oz Comfort Quilts and Sew Many Quilts blogs. Check them both out, she's a wonderful quilter and amazing woman.

Quilt As You Go Block Tutorial Part 1

Quilt As You Go Bock Tutorial Part 2

Tutorial for Joining QAYG Blocks

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Irish Eyes, Smiles, Chains, and Shamrocks to You!

March 17, 2013, 6:16 am

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Irish Eyes, Smiles, Chains, and Shamrocks to You!

by Michele Bilyeu

Kermit Says "The Luck 'O the Irish to You!" and offers to share my free St. Paddy's Day quilt or quilt block patterns with you! Shown is a simple string quilt, pieced in a diagonal pattern with "Kiss Me I'm Irish" (Kermit, not me) and other fun shamrock fabrics. Remember, that any quilt block or pattern can be used for this holiday by the simple use of color and fabric patterns!

Kermit's Irish green eyes are smiling on the string quilt done in greens and irish fabrics, hope yours are too! My Irish String quilt, above, went to a friend of 40+ years who is fully Irish and her daughter and her family who share the love of hearth, home, and family together. It was my second quilt using my free pieced strings in greens, black and white..I loved it that much and so did they!

String Quilting

Hope you'll love some of my free patterns! Enjoy..we all feel Irish, today, and I feel badly that I do feel such a strong connection to the Irish spirit...when I'm half French and half Finnish!

But today, we can all love the wearing and making of the green! Sew green..in all ways! My quilt above was made with 100% free/recycled/reused/remade Irish fabrics!

Off to the shamrock races!....

So cute...so cute this 4 little pieced hearts make a four leaf clover, one big clover per block, easy download makes this one a keeper!

Shamrock Quilt Block Pattern

Shamrock Wall Hanging

Vintage Shamrock Quilt Block Pattern...Kansas City Star 1932

Here are a few vintage quilt patterns with an Irish theme to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Q if for Quilt by Martha: Vintage Shamrock Quilt Patterns

http://qisforquilter.com/2011/03/vintage-shamrock-quilt-patterns/

Sewedhooked.com shamrock quilt above: 5: paper pieced shamrocks make up quilt

Quilting Assistant : Free Pattern : Shamrock Block

Shown above: Shamrock Quilt Block from Straw.com
Shamrock Quilt Block

Aunt Mary's Double Irish Chain Quilt Block Make an eight inch paper pieced block.

Broken Irish Chain a 10" pieced quilt block pattern from Quilter's Cache.

Celtic Sunrise - a 12" paper pieced quilt block pattern from Quilter's Cache

Single Irish Chain Baby Quilt

Double Irish Chain - a 12" pieced quilt block pattern from SewQuilty.

Double Irish Chain Quilt classic block for a pillow, or lots for a quilt.

Four Leaf Clover - 10" applique quilt block pattern from CompuQuilt.

Happy St. Patrick’s Surprise »the free quilt pattern's pdf file...lovely pieced hearts create a shamrock! Green for the Catholics, Orange for the Protestants, and White for the hope for peace between them.

Free St. Patrick's quilt pattern - Moonlight Quilts pdf

Celtic Interlocking Squares Quilt Block:

Interlocking Squares Free Celtic Quilt Block Pattern

Interlocking Squares, Template 1 of 2

Interlocking Squares, Template 2 of 2

Irish Chain - from Sharon Hultgren of EZ Quilt

Irish Chain - an 18" pieced quilt block pattern from Quilter's Cache.

Irish Chain Quilt - a 54" x 66" pieced quilt pattern from EZQuilting

Irish Eyes - a 12" pieced quilt block pattern from AZPatch.

Sun Bonnet Sue....bet she's Irish, today, anyway! Make a block in green or make an entire quilt!

Irish Grandma Sue Boy Block from Quiltmaker.com

Latticed Irish Chain Block a 28" block from Quilter's Cache

Scrappy Pieced Shamrock Block...turn several shamrocks into a darling quilt!

Scrappy Irish Chain Quilt - a 68-3/4" x 84-1/2" pieced quilt pattern from McCall's Quilting.

Shamrock

Single Irish Chain Quilt for Baby - alt/ 4 1/2" fussy cut w. Irish Chain from About.com

St. Patrick's Day Quilt from Kim's Big Adventure

Traditional Irish Chain Quilt lovely traditional Irish chain Quilt pattern.

Trip To Ireland Quilt - a pieced quilt pattern from Simply Quilts.

Triple Irish (chain) Flower quilt pattern from Moda

Fancy Folded Star - by Maria of Not Only Quilts

Words to applique:" Kiss Me I'm Irish

**Yellow Clover ( vintage directions, below ) a block design first published by Nancy Cabot for the Chicago Tribune. According to Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, Yellow Clover is one of hundreds of Cabot patterns sold by mail order during the 1930s. It is no longer available online, and the hyperlinks for photos have all been pulled off the website. But here are the directions that I still have:

Yellow Clover:
BLOCK SIZE:10 1/2" square

MATERIALS

Dark print at least 5" x 10"
Medium print at least 10" square
Light print at least 16" square or one fat quarter

CUTTING

Dimensions include a 1/4" seam allowance

Cut 2: 5" squares, dark print
Cut 3: 5" squares, medium print
Cut 5: 5" squares, light print
Cut 4: 3 3/8" squares, light print, then cut them in quarters diagonally to yield 16 side triangles
Cut 7: 2" squares, light, then cut 2 of them in half diagonally to yield 4 corner triangles

DIRECTIONS

Draw diagonal lines from corner to corner on the wrong side of each 5" light print square. Draw horizontal and vertical lines through the centers.
Place a marked square on a 5" dark print square, right sides together. Sew 1/4" away from the diagonal lines on both sides. Make 2 using the dark squares and 3 using the medium ones.
Cut the squares on the drawn lines to yield 16 dark pieced squares and 24 medium pieced squares. Press the seam allowances open. Trim each pieced square to 2".
Sew a 2" light print square to a dark pieced square to make a rectangle unit. Make 4. Press the seam allowances open.
Lay out the square units, rectangle units, and the remaining 2" light print square. Sew them into rows and join the rows to complete the block center. Press the seam allowances in the direction indicated by the arrows. Set it aside.
Lay out 3 medium pieced squares and 2 side triangles. Join them to make a pieced strip, as shown. Make 4. Press the seam allowances open.
Lay out one medium pieced square and 2 side triangles. Join them to make a pieced strip. Make 4. Press the seam allowances open.
Sew a corner triangles to a pieced strip to make a corner unit, as shown. Make 4. Press the seam allowances toward the corner triangles.
Sew a corner unit to a pieced strip to make a large triangle. Make 4. Press the seam allowances toward the corner.
Sew 2 large triangles to opposite sides of the block center. Press the seam allowances toward the corners. Sew the remaining large triangles to the remaining sides and press to complete the block.

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Easter Quilt Patterns

March 27, 2013, 7:55 am

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Whether you make an Easter quilt, or Easter basket pillowcases...here's a fun list of Easter pattern links..not just for quilts, and quilt blocks but a few super cute Easter crafts, too!

Amish Baskethttp://www.quilterscache.com/A/AmishBasketBlock.html 12" block from Marcia Hohn at Quilter's Cache

A Tisket-a-Taskethttp://quickquilts.com/golden/qg63_pattern/ 47" x 59"

Baby Flower Box:http://www.stitchinpost.com/images/free_patterns/FlowerBoxPattern.pdf

Basket Blocks by Gwen Marston:http://www.gwenmarston.com/freePattern/basket.htmfree basket blocks pattern by Gwen Marston; from her Beaver island Quilt Retreat on Baskets. The pattern is for one of eleven baskets quilts she made for the retreat. The quilt is made with 16 pieced baskets and 15 alternate blocks in redwork. Baskets w. Red work 60" x70"

Bitsy Basketshttp://www.geocities.com/dsreedo/bitsybaskets.html fast carry along mini basket quilt 22" x 22" from Debbie Reed Blossom Time by Lydia Quigley of the Rabbit Factory for Clothworks Textiles: Free Easter Quilt Patterns

Bunny Quilt from Quilting Passion http://quiltingpassion.com/MQs/MQ11/Blocks create a cute bunny shape! The finished size of this project is approximately 30" x 42", without borders and 42" x 54", with borders.

Bunny Appliqué Folk Art

Cactus Pot Basket Block http://blocksnswaps.blogspot.com/search/label/Cactus%20Pot from Blocks 'n Swap.This basket block was first published in the Oklahoma Farmer Stockman, on January 1, 1930

Carrot Table Runner from All People Quilt: http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/ideas/projects/objectsgarmentsother/carrotsticks_1.html

Easter Basket Postcard Quilt by Auntie for Quiltzine

C lick here to download the EQ5 Project File for Easter Basket Postcard Quilt Printable Block Click here to download the printable PDF file for the project on this page.

Easter Bunny Parade Wall Hanginghttp://secretworkshop.com/resources/index.php?item=854546bb510f7eebb

Easter Bunny Wallhangings with pdf downloaded files at the linking site Easter Bunny Trail Banner w. embroideryhttp://www.holleyberry.com/project.php?id=616

Easter Chicks Decorate and Bunny Luv Bonnie Sullivan of Salem OR Check out this darling original wallhanging, wool applique on flannel, 24"x 28" and quilt designed by Bonnie for Fons and Porter, free downloads as of above at: http://www.allthroughthenight.net/All_free.php

Crazy Easter Egg Struttin' Chick

Patchwork Craft for Easter - Easter Quilt or Wall Hanging

Easter Wall Quilt 16.8" x 11. 6" (wouldn't this make a beautiful nursery wall hanging quilt?)
http://www.craftideas.info/html/easter_patchwork_.html

Faded Baskets Table Topper 36" x 36", by BOM QuiltsPrint this FQS Faded Baskets Instruction Page as a .pdf

Floral Basket 1http://www.marcusbrothers.com/makeit/projects/butterscotch_basket/index.html

Floral Basket 2http://www.paperpanache.com/tuopen.htm paper pieced tulip block, 6" x 6" Happy Easter28 x 35 cm download Happy Easter

Holiday Harvest Quilt Pattern

Jeannie's 10" Basket Block Pattern

May Basketshttp://quickquilts.com/golden/qg33_pattern/ 55 1/2" x 68 1/2"
Mini Basket Sampler Quilter's Online Resource Quilt, pieced and appliqued http://www.nmia.com/~mgdesign/qor/styles/mini/minipatterns/minibasketsamp.html

Posy Post Quilthttp://www.diynetwork.com/diy/shows_qlt/article/0,2045,DIY_15080_2505146,00.html

A Simply Quilts Pattern which combines Irish chain and applique Redwork Baskets patternshttp://chickadeehollow.net/free-embroidery.htm

Scrap Baskets by Carol Doaks:This quick and easy wall quilt features a 7" basket block that is perfect for those left-over scraps. Click to download the pdfScrappy Baskets...15" finished quilt block of quick pieced HQTs

Stamp Basket Quilthttp://www.benartex.com/projects/p_stampbasket.php

Sweet Dreams (shown)http://www.robertkaufman.com/quilting/quilts_patterns/sweet_dreams_quilt/

Umbrella Stand 6" x 6" Quilt Block http://qnm.com/webextras/feature210/

Will Work for Eggs 25" x 34" wallhanging with bunnies and eggs by Jerree McDade http://quickquilts.com/golden/qg74_pattern/Yo Yo Nines designed by Kathy L. Reinhard from Golden Quilts for McCalls.Fabulous yo yo baskets! Finished Quilt Size47 1/2" x 47 1/2"

6" Basket Quilt Blocks

10"and 20" Summertime Baskets Quilt Blocks

12" Flower Basket Quilt Block

12" Woven Baskets Quilt Block Pattern

15" Amish Baskets Quilt Block Pattern

16" Checkerboard Flower Basket Quilt Block Pattern

Cactus Pot Quilt Block

And don't forget how easy and how much fun making Easter pillowcases can be! Use my magical 'burrito' pillowcase pattern and a yard and maybe a bit more for trim..and you'll have a darling pillowcase in no time at all!

Make a Magic 'Burrito' Pillowcase

And consider making a little 'stuffy' toy or a little Easter gift accessory for yourself, a family member or a friend!

Funny Bunny Stuffy

Chicken Pincushions with Thread Caddy Nests

Quilted Easter chicken pouch (below) from Ulla's Quilting World...open drawstring for a little treat inside!

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And Just for Fun!!! Easter Crafts for Kids of All Ages and Sizes!

Easter Crafts andActivities for Kids Home PageThis includes ideas for all of these crafts for and with children :Easter Basket, Bunny, Chicks, Lambs, Crafts for Kids

Easter Hats; Bonnets Crafts Activities for Kids Easter Eggs, Egg Shells, & Egg Decoration Crafts Activities for Kids Crafts with Egg Cartons

My own links to lots more free quilt patterns, blocks and holiday or special quilting 'cause and just because' quilts:

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Easy Folded Coasters

April 2, 2013, 9:59 am

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I love making coasters! Such an easy and simply hostess gift for any occasion! Here is my all time favorite tutorial courtesy of Jenny Harris of Allsorts at assortsmakery.com Please visit her site as you will be amazed at her creativity and find so many other awesome ideas, there, as well!

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A Gaggle of Flying Geese: Links and Tutorials

April 5, 2013, 8:07 am

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Flying geese have been dated by Barbara Brackman’s Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns as having been first published back to 1894, when the Ohio Farmer featured them on their “woman’s pages.”

Now, 120 years later—these simple little units are used in all kinds of quilts, from traditional to modern to improvisational and the most liberated of wonky quilting! (check out my own wonky liberated flying geese at the very bottom of this post!

Here are some fun suggestions and links for making flying geese and using them in your own quilting. The tips and ideas are free and all images are either linked to the book they came from at Martingale, or free usage ones from google and facebook, or belong to me and my own projects.

And shown above: Some of my own projects from my 3D Baby Quilt where 3D flying geese become "interactive" pinwheels, to my free pieced art quilts, to three tote bags and more!

If you're looking for great flying geese ideas..there are so many styles to choose from..and ways to create them. Here are a few fun and creative ways with tips and techniques along the way!

Rhubarb Crisp Runner from Skinny Quilts and Table Runners II

1. Traditional Technique: for quilters who like to use it up and make it do.

2. Flip, Flip, Finish: for quilters who enjoy a good ol’ chain-piecing veg-out.

3. Fast and Furious: for quilters who like to finish fast—times four.

4. Paper-Pieced Geese: for quilters who wish to piece with the utmost precision.

The charts below each of the first three techniques give finished-unit sizes along with dimensions for the cut pieces. We’ve also provided a paper-pieced flying-geese pattern to download and print for practice.

5. From my Free Quilt Blocks List on this blog, check out these wonderful linked tutorials

Flying Geese Block Patterns

Flying Geese: RegularTutorial

Flying Geese 3 D Tutorial

Flying Geese Tutorial using a ruler technique

Flying Geese Quilt Pattern

Flying Geese Quilt Pattern

6. My own wonky and super liberated method..no precision required and frankly, none allowed! Flying Geese:Liberated Free-Pieced Flying Geese

Fly down to the bottom of this post to see how other quilters use flying-geese patchwork in their quilts. And then let your own flying-geese quilts take wing!

Traditional Technique: Classic Flying Geese
From Cyndi Walker, author of Pretty Patchwork Quilts

Note: instructions will yield 2″ x 4″ flying-geese units (finished).

To make one flying-geese unit: Cut a 2 7/8″ square of fabric in half diagonally to yield two small triangles. Cut a 5 1/4″ square of a contrasting fabric in half diagonally to yield two large triangles, reserving one for another use. Sew one small triangle to one diagonal edge of the large triangle; press toward the small triangle. Sew the second small triangle to the other diagonal edge of the large triangle to make a flying-geese unit; press toward the small triangle.

Cyndi used her traditionally pieced flying-geese patchwork to make the blue flower points in her quilt “Moonflower.”

“Moonflower” by Cyndi Walker, from the book Pretty Patchwork Quilts.

Flying Geese sizing chart--traditional technique

Flip, Flip, Finish: Flippy Corners Flying Geese
From Cathy Wierzbicki, author of Twosey-Foursey Quilts

Note: instructions will yield 2″ x 4″ flying-geese units (finished).

A “flippy corner” is a casual way to sew half-square triangles onto squares or rectangles without actually handling a triangle shape—cheater triangles, so to speak. This technique can be applied to a number of commonly used units and blocks. A good example is the flying-geese unit.

Traditionally, a flying-geese unit calls for one quarter-square triangle and two half-square triangles. If you prefer, however, you can make flying-geese units using the flippy-corner technique, as I did for the quilt pattern “Splash Dance.”

To make finished-size 2″ x 4″ units, substitute a 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ rectangle for the quarter-square triangle and two 2 1/2″ squares for the two half-square triangles. Make the unit as shown in the following steps.

1. Draw a diagonal line on the back of each 2 1/2″ square.
How to sew flying geese--flippy corners 1

2. With right sides together, align one marked square with one edge of the 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ rectangle as shown. Stitch one thread width to the outside of the diagonal line.

How to sew flying geese--flippy corners 2

3. Cut 1/4″ beyond the stitching line as shown. Press the resulting triangle open and the seam allowance toward the triangle.

How to sew flying geese--flippy corners 3

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 on the other edge of the rectangle to complete the unit.

How to sew flying geese--flippy corners 4

Here’s the fun “Splash Dance” quilt Cathy made with her patchwork flying geese—she used flying-geese units as frog’s legs!

“Splash Dance” by Cathy Wierzbicki, from the book Twosey-Foursey Quilts.

Flying Geese sizing chart--flippy corners technique

Fast and Furious: Four-at-a-Time Flying Geese
From Carrie Nelson, author of Another Bite of Schnibbles

Note: instructions will yield 2″ x 3 1/2″ flying-geese units (finished).

Here are the steps for my favorite, no-special-ruler-required method of making flying-geese units. For each set of four matching flying-geese units, you’ll need one large square and four matching small squares. The large square will become the large triangle in each unit and the four small squares will become the small side triangles in each unit.

Let’s use a 4 1/4″ large square and four 2 3/8″ small squares to try this technique.

1. On the wrong side of each of the four small squares, draw a diagonal line from corner to corner using a permanent pen, pencil, or chalk marker.

Patchwork flying geese--four at a time method 1

2. With right sides together, place two marked squares on opposite corners of the large square. The points of the small squares will overlap just a little bit and the drawn line should extend across the large square from corner to corner as shown.

Patchwork flying geese--four at a time method 2

3. Stitch a scant 1/4″ seam allowance on both sides of the drawn lines. Cut the squares apart on the drawn lines. Press the seam allowances toward the small triangles.

Patchwork flying geese--four at a time method 3

4. With right sides together, place one of the remaining marked squares on the corner of each piece. The drawn line should extend from the point of the corner to the point between the two small triangles. Stitch a scant 1/4″ seam allowance on both sides of the drawn line. Cut the pieces apart on the drawn line. Press the seam allowances toward the small triangles. You’ll have four flying-geese units. The units will measure 2″ x 3 1/2″.

Patchwork flying geese--four at a time method 4

Here’s one of Carrie’s flying-geese patterns, “Winter White,” from Another Bite of Schnibbles.

Winter White quilt from Another Bite of Schnibbles

Flying Geese sizing chart--four at a time technique

Paper-Pieced Geese: The Ultimate in Accuracy
From Karen Costello Soltys, author of Bits and Pieces

As Karen says: "I’ve always been drawn to patchwork designs that form a diagonal pattern such as Flying Geese, but piecing many little triangles and setting triangles can be tedious with traditional cutting and sewing methods. I turned to foundation piecing to make my “Christmas Goose” quilt quite manageable. You can’t beat foundation piecing for accuracy—getting all those little triangles to be perfectly pointy and match up with those in the next block is a breeze."

Download and print these paper-pieced flying-geese patterns to practice your skills. The pdf includes patterns for making 1 flying-geese unit, as well as rows of 2, 3, and 4 units. For instructions on how to paper piece, you can visit our How to Quilt page and download the "Paper-Foundation Piecing: How to Make Paper-Pieced Quilt Patterns" pdf.

Karen used her flying-geese units to make a small Christmas quilt—the perfect size for a table topper or wall quilt:

Christmas Goose quilt from Bits and Pieces

“Christmas Goose” by Karen Costello Soltys, from the book Bits and Pieces.

“Don’s Goose” from Urban Country Quilts

“Butterfly Dance” from SuperStrata Quilts

“Lost Ship” from The Big Book of Patchwork

“Flying in Formation” from Stash Magic

“Game Board Quilt” from Prairie Children and Their Quilts

“Take the Last Piece of Pie after It’s Been Offered to Everyone” from Back to Charm School

“Mollie’s Choice” from Quilts from Aunt Amy

“Flying Frogs” from The Little Box of Baby Quilts

“Flying Geese Incorporated” from Twin Peaks

“Geese Behind Bars” from Reversible Quilts

“Jack in the Pulpit” from Slash Your Stash

5. Wonky and Liberated...Make these with NO precision, NO pattern, and totally wild abandon!

Liberated Flying Geese Tutorial

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Sewing Room Accessories and Gifts: Free Patterns and Links!

July 24, 2013, 6:03 am

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My newly updated and very large list of sewing and quilting patterns. These are links and tutorials for your accessories for your sewing room, gifts for friends and family, and wonderful ideas for sewing bee or retreat gifts!

My own sewing room includes many accessories that I have designed and created, myself. I love general sewing as much as I love quilting. So, whether I am sewing with my bigger Viking Sapphire 870 Quilt... or my much tinier ...Singer Featherweight...every one in our family gets new 'clothes', accessories, and fun craft and quilting supplies!

Singer Featherweight: Sewing Accessories (small mat and a snippets bag) Tutorial

I've made my own sewing machine pocket mats, magnetic wrist pincushions and wrist protectors, pincushions, pattern weights, snippets threadcatchers, roll-up scissors holders and many different sized tote bags for quilting supplies.

I love collecting, sharing, and using so many fun patterns that I am sharing my collection with you as my 'Frugal Friday' exchange. My free patterns lists to-date includes free patterns for pincushions, scrapcatchers, needlecases, scissor holders, sewing bags, sewing machine covers, chair covers, traveling iron bags, armchair caddys, wall organizers, clothes hangers and computer monitor covers.

Like my 2,500 Free Quilt Patterns links, you must come back often, as the list will be continually updated!

And if you have tutorials on your own site, just link this post on your site and I will become aware of your blog and add your links to mine, plus give you free advertising for your blog!

Free Pincushion, Pincushion/Thread Catcher,Armrest Pincushion Caddy Patterns:

Anna Marie Horner Wild Flower Pincushion

Make these pincushions: from BHG

Apple Pin Cushion Blossom pin cushion pattern Bottle Cap Pincushion
Chicken Pin Cushion from QuiltingWorks.com
Chicken Pincushions with Thread Caddy Nests

Children Can Make this Needlecase from Nini!

CRAZY QUILT CD PINCUSHION TUTORIAL

Cupcake pincushion by Crativity Amongst Chaos
Doughnut Pincushion Tutorial by Fave Crafts
Sea Dreaming:Crazy Quilted with Beads and Shells Pincushion

Dragonfly Pincushion (and Needlecase)

Embroidered Pincushion Heart(for the multi-talented)
Fantasy Mushroom Pincushion
Flower Pincushion from Love to Crochet & Knit
Flower Pin Cushion (&Scissor Holder) from HGTV.com

Lady bug Pincushion with goody-goody

marthastewart.com

Strawberry: You may remember seeing charming strawberry pincushions like these in your grandmother’s sewing box.

Fabric Tomatoes: Free pdf template to download.

modabakeshop.com

paperstringcloth.blogspot.com

4-Squares Patchwork: This pincushion is a simple patchworked number, four squares on each side, with a button detail in the centre. Easy Peasy.

From Quilt Story and Moda Bakeshop: Pea Pod Wrist Pincushion!

Patchwork: Bold fabric, zany buttons, and quirky ribbons elevate the practical pincushion to new heights of style.

bhg.com

purlbee.com

Miniature: Each one is like a tiny version of a larger quilt, but they are a lot quicker to make.
Doily: Either make doilies yourself, or buy them at a thrift store, garage sale, or anywhere else you can find them cheap. The doilies used here are around 4″ diameter.

patchworkposse.com

stamps-and-stitches.com

Cupcake: Sweet design sewn with fabric and trimmed with ric-rac.
Easy Patchwork: These are fairly easy, take about an hour, and it’s a great way to use up little scrap pieces.

creativekismet.com

stitchindye.blogspot.com

Hex: Trimmed with fabric binding, includes a template to download.
Tea Cup Flower: You’ll need enough scraps of fabric for 10 tea cup circles.

theobjectproject.typepad.com

Tomato Pincushion

click image!

Pincushion Tutorial: click image above!

How to make a mouse pincushion

http://www.allaboutyou.com/craft/pattern-finder/sewing-projects/ssewwing-for-the-home/make-a-mouse-pincushion-42190

Make a cute pincushion from offcuts

Chicken Pincushions with Thread Caddy Nests

countrybumpkin.com.au

Berry: The use of woollen yarns and simple stitches make this a quick and easy project to create. Free pdf pattern download.
Simply Geometric: It is made up of circles, squares and triangles. Simply geometric!

mousechirpy-polkadotpineapple.blogspot.com

myfantastictoys.blogspot.com

Mushroom: Fairly simple project that requires a bit of sewing and a hot glue gun.
Giant: These are super simple to make and adorable! They come in handy around your sewing room and work as great gifts for sewing friends.

modabakeshop.com

bhg.com

Dainty: Create a bouquet of cute little flower pincushions, made with pretty fabric, fusible interfacing and oval kraft paper box.
Moda Love: This pattern makes two pincushions, so you can share the love!

modabakeshop.com

craftstylish.com

Button Center: With this pincushion, now you have a cute and colorful landing place for all of your sewing pins.
Homegrown Tomato: Stitch a robust heirloom variety in loosely woven linen or cherry tomatoes in dainty gingham.

marthastewart.com

barij.typepad.com

Bari J. Pincushion: Free pdf download available.
Adorable Pumpkin: It’s a basic design that we’ve seen before but embellished with a colorful green leaf and curling grossgrain ribbon, make sure to use some bright orange patterned fabric and voila! you have a sweet pumpkin.

fiskars.com

kootoyoo.com

Download pdf pdf

(2.15 MB)

amazingmae.blogspot.com

craftypod.com

Yo-Yo: Make yo-yo’s from scratch or with a yo-yo maker for these cuties.
Teacup: Made with vintage teacups.

mmmcrafts.blogspot.com

weewonderfuls.typepad.com

Pod Flower: Sweet little cushions made with felt.
DIY Owl: An owl shape is made out of modeling clay and then a small fabric pincushion placed in the center.

nettevivante.blogspot.com

marthastewart.com

Wraparound: A wraparound pincushion that fastens onto your sewing machine keeps pins in place and at your finger tips.

Scisscors fob from West Michigan Quilter

Barb's
following directions of friend, Barb Vis

Petit Strawberry: A simple yet pretty pincushion you can attach to scissor handles, a rotary cutter, whatever else you like.

vanessachristenson.com

mairuru.blogspot.com

Leather Bottom: Includes a pattern for the leather bottom piece.
Spring Hats embellished with embroidery floss and seed beads.

allpeoplequilt.com

beachvintage.blogspot.com

Ornate Frame Pincushion
Quick-pieced: Lovely square pincushion with a pieced top in colorful fabrics and a button center (one button on either side).

veryberryhandmade.co.uk

modabakeshop.com

Whimsical Star: Coordinating fabrics cut in diamond shapes are pieced & sewn together, pom-pom trim is added at each point and a fabric covered button is sewn in the center.
Thread Caddy & Pin Holder: Six little pockets to hold thread, the center is stuffed and used as a pincushion. Tutorial available via free pdf download.

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Ashley from Make it and Love It Pincushion

Fried Egg & other Pincushion Ideas

Handy Dandy Bottlecap Pincushion

Thimble pincushion

How to Sew a Jester Hat Threadcatcher

Molly's Sketchbook: From the Purl Bee: Miniature Patchwork Pincushions

Download this Project

Pansy Pincushion Pattern by Jean Wells
Patchwork Pincushion Tutorial
Pedestal Pincushions
Pin Box

Pear pincushion tutorial

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Apple pincushion tutorial

Merriment :: Pincushion Thread Catcher free DIY tutorial and pattern by Kathy Beymer at MerrimentDesign.com

Pinchushion/Threatchatcher with straps

Pincushion/Thread catcher with lining
Pincushion and Fabric Threadbin
Threadcatcher/pincushion from Lauralynn

http://quiltscapesquilting.blogspot.com/2013/02/snippets-threadcatchers-and-trash.html#more

tutorial - shrink plastic toppers for sewing pins
Pretty Little Purse Pincushion Tutorial
Weighted pincusion, button on threadcatcher pdf download, detachable scrap bag on it
Free Pansy Pincushion Pattern by Jean Wells, Sisters OR
Pincushion sewing kit

Pincushion Tutorial from May Britt at Abyquilt
Ring Pincushion
Seminole Patchwork Hanging Heart Pincushion etc. from Sewing.org

Small Wonder Pin Blossom
Small Wonder Pincushion from Quiltmaker
Teacup and Saucer Pincushion
Monkeyroom threadnest pincushion

Homespun Hearts Pincushions Pattern
Free Pincushion Pattern

Beaded Stilleto (beautiful fabric guiding stick to push fabric along as you sew) Design by Mary Tosch, pdf from Bonnie Hunter/Quiltville.com

Homespun Hearts Pincushion from Fat Quarter Shop
Pretty Trivet Pincushion from DIY
Small Wonder Pincushion from Quiltmaker
Tomato Pincusions from Martha Stewart
Tomato Pincushion put atop a jar!
Trivet Pincushion from DIY
Turn a Barette into a Pincusion from DIY
Walnut Shell Pincushion
Wool Crazy Pincushion Base
Lookie what she made: Needle organizer and scrap catcher
Tutorial: Make a thread catcher pincushion pdf download
Tutorial: Thread catcher fabric basket

Armrest pincushion/caddy from Maureen

Armchair sewing caddy from About.com

Armchair sewing caddy from HugnKisses...
thanks to Helen..download all pdf pattern pages on her linked site

Tutorial: Sewing caddy with removable pincushion

Tutorial: Remote control organizer for your couch

Wrist Pincushions Tutorial -both magnetic & regular options : from Michele ,this blog tute

Wrist Pincushion Tutorial sheet shown above

Instructables:wrist pincushion

Zombies, Cupcakes, and Turtles - Pincushions!Needlebooks and Needlecases:

photo courtesy of Kaaren, below:
Huswif Needlecase Kaaren Johnson, The Painted Quilt..group below:
Dragonfly Needlecase (& Pincushion)
Needle Book Tutorial (small case with button closure)
Needlebook Instructions (padded cover with inside felt liner)
Little Woven Needlebook (2″ knitted weave cover with inside felt liner)
Felt Ladybug Needle Case Pattern
Strawberry Needlebook Pattern Download
Heart-shaped Needle Cases

Martha Stewart: Felt Sewing Book

Wool Crazy Pincushion Kaarne Johnson at The Painted Quilt, all in group:
Easy Needlebook
Pumpkin - Crazy Quilt Style
Needlecase

26 Free Tutorials For Needle Books & Cases

Vintage Needlecase Pattern – Flower Bouquet.

How To Make A Needlecase (quilted cover–pattern included, felt liner)

Crazy Quilt Needle Case
Free Pattern: Felt Needle Case (simple felt book, blanket stitched edge)
26 Free Tutorials For Needle Books & Cases
Needlecase Tutorial
Nifty Needle Case
Heart and Hand Needlecase from White Sewing
Quilted Needle Organizer from HP.com

Felt Needlecase
Crazy Patchwork Lesson - Needle Book
Rissa’s 6 Pocket Needlebook
SewPrim KrisNeedlecase Tutorial

Hussif Tutorial (beautiful, lots of room for your items)
Creative Needle Magazine: Needlecase Tutorial (book flap style with a few pages and a vinyl pocket)

Heart Needle Case (pdf download)
Needlecase Tutorial (padded, fold over snap, opens into a “felt blossom” with triangular pockets)

How to make a simple crosstitched needle case (fringed edge, felt liner)
Square Pair Crossstitched Needle Book (includes cross stitch chart)
Crosstitched Needlebook Tutorial (combo scissors pouch)
Crazy Patchwork Lesson – Needle Book
Rissa’s 6 Pocket Needlebook
Springberries Needlecase (pdf
Hussif Tutorial (beautiful, lots of room for your items

Needlecase Tutorial (padded, fold over snap, opens into a “felt blossom” with triangular pockets
Needle Book Tutorial (small case with button closure
Needlebook Instructions (padded cover with inside felt liner)
Little Woven Needlebook (2″ knitted weave cover with inside felt liner)
Strawberry Needlebook Pattern Download
Martha Stewart: Felt Sewing Book

How To Make A Needlecase (quilted cover–pattern included, felt liner)
Free Pattern: Felt Needle Case (simple felt book, blanket stitched edge)
Sweet & Spotty Needle Wallet
Little Letter Needle Book

Cross Stitch Covers – Needle Books
How to make a simple needle case (fringed edge, felt liner)
Square Pair Needle Book (includes cross stitch chart)
Needlebook Tutorial– This one is a combo scissors pouch, the inside flap holds the needles
Needle Case Tutorial (plastic canvas cover)

Other:
Victorian Thimble Pouch Tutorial
Crochet Thimble Pouch
Covered tape measure

Free Scissor Holder Patterns:
Kangaroo Chatelaine
Scisssor Holder from Brother Sewing

(Flower Pin Cushion &) Scissor Holder from HGTV.com
http://www.sewing.org/enthusiast/html/ef_quilted_scissor_case.html
Scissors Sheath by Rizza Reace Root for CQMagOnline.com
Computer cover
Scissor Keeper from Pfaff USA

Free Sewing Bag and Caddy Patterns:

Sewing Basket PDF Download...no photo yet, but this is the cutest thing!

pdfadvisor.com/pdf/sewing-basket.html - Cached

Jun 4, 2011 – Lindee Goodall, President and founder of Cactus Punch Embroideries designed this great little Pocket Sewing Basket for all your sewing ...
Sewing Bag from Jusqvarna Mini Bags from Husqvarna
Ziplock Bag Sewing Caddy Case

Sewing Caddy from Gina Bean Handmade
downloadable pdf for bag shown by Gina

Sewing Caddy from Dawn
Quilting Tool Caddy from Dawn - Fabric Requirements
Quilting Tool Caddy Tutorial - Part 1
Quilting Tool Caddy Tutorial - Part 2
Quilting Tool Caddy Tutorial - Part 3

Sewing Box Kaaren at The Painted Quilt

Travel sewing case shown above...cutting pattern and directions in tutorial

Sewing Notion Roll-ups:
Needle Threader Sewing Case
Notionette - a carryall for serger notions from Janome USA at www.janome.com
Pansies & Ivy Roll-up Caddy by Robbins for Marcus Bros.
knitting needle rolls and cases here.

Free Sewing Room Accessory Patterns:

Make a Sewing Machine Pad With Pockets from my blog 'With Heart and Hands'
Janome - Pocket Pal
Brother Sewing Mat/Pockets
Machine Cover from Marcus Bros
Sewing Machine Cover from Husqvarna

Sewing Accessories from Sewing.org

By Request: Chair Cushion Patterns:

How to Measure and Make Any Simple Chair Cushion or Cover

Ruffled Chair Cushion pattern

How to Make Dining Room Chair Pads thumbnail

How to Make Dining Room Chair Pads | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_7815799_make-dining-room-chair-pads.html#ixzz1pzTL9edo

Wheelchair Seat Cushion Cover Free Sewing Pattern

finished cushion

Rocking chair or Double Cushion Chair, Pillow Cushion Patterns

Sewing Machine Cover, customizable for any size sewing machine: HERE.
Embellished Chair Cover from Singer
Sewing Machine Cozy PDF of pattern
Free Sewing Room Accessories from Sewing.org
Ironing Board Cover
Chair Pocket Organizer from Joann's
"Fabric Scrap Basket" is from Scrap Happy Home Decor
Gathered Strips Rag Rug (PDF)
Make a Magic 'Burrito' Pillowcase photo tutorial on this amazing pillowcase
Perfectly Portable Cushion
Wall Organizer
Clover Traveling Iron Bag from White
Seminole Patchwork
Recycled Jeans Organizer from White Sewing
Monitor Cover (Screen Quilt) from Keepsake Quilting

Quilted Storage Caddy from Singer Sewing Co.

Wall Organizer By Robbins for Marcus Bros
Wall Organizer from Sewing.org

Sewing Totes and Bag Patterns:
Japanese Knot Bag Tutorial from my blog 'With Heart and Hands'
Mini Bags from Husqvarna
morsbags make and give away multiple free gift or shopping bags..from my blog
Patchwork Tote from Baby Lock
Patchwork Tote from Baby Lock
Schlep Bag from Sentimental Stitches
Sewing Bag from Husqvarna
Sweet Satchel from EESchenck.com
Junk Trunk from Hancock Fabrics

How to Make a Simple Petal Bag Thread or notion holder etc...photo tutorial on my blog
Free Sewing Arm Chair Caddys:
Pansies & Ivy Armchair Caddy by Vandarra Robbins for Marcus Brothers
Custom Caddy from McCall's
Chair Pocket Organizer from Joann's

Bowls, Bins and Baskets

5 gallon bucket/pail sewing caddy free pattern for sewing pockets etc.

A folding Tray by Marmadaisy
Fabric flower tray by Kali
Fabric box by Handmaiden
Geta's Romanian Quilt Studio Designer Pieced Quilted Bowls, many variations
Fabric box tutorial found at Perpetualplum
How to Sew a Fabric Bowl from Craftstylish
Origami Greeting Card Box Tutorial
oval tray tutorial at Mairuru

Free Sewing Gift Patterns:

Quilter's ID or Travel ID wallet
Victorian Thimble Pouch Tutorial
Linen-Lined Baskets
Lined Laundry Basket
Wheelchair tote http://www.sewing.org/enthusiast/html/ec_wheelchair.html
Pansies & Ivy Roll-Up Caddy by Vandarra Robbins for Marcus Brothers
Scented Hot Pad
Scented Hanger Covers from White .

Make a Re-useable Shopping Bag: Pocket Pouched!
Window Scarf
Cell Phone/Eyeglasses Case (pdf)
Grocery Bag Recycler
Secret Pocket Cover from Pfaff
Secret Pocket in a Hanger Cover free pdf file to download
Chemo Caps
Patriotic Apron
Hospital Gown Pattern
Glove Glam from Sewing.org
Ribbon Belt
Sew Much to To from McCall's
Cat pocket tissue cover by Tanya in Japan
Tissue Box Cover

Quilted Book or Journal Cover record those quilts! on a journal tutorial from my blog

Updates Not Yet Added in to categories above:

Bias Tape, Piping etc.

Understanding And Making Bias Tape
How To: Piping Tutorial
Turn A Fat Quarter Into 5 Yds Piping
How To Make And Use Piping
Pleased As Punch Piping Tutorial
Create Your Own Bias Tape Maker Tool
Printable Bias Tape Maker

Buttons 'n Such

Easy Polymer Clay Buttons
Chinese Knotted Button
Dyed Buttons
Make Buttons From Shrink Plastic
Covered Buttons (No Kit Needed)
Wooden Button How-To’s
Elegant Musings Button Tutorial
Resin Button Tutorial
How To Make Checkerboard Buttons
Polka Dot Cottage Buttons

Dress Forms...have you tried paper mache formed on your body..that works too!

Dress Form How To
How To Make Your Own Dress Form
Paper-Tape Dress Form
Dress Form Tutorial

Embroidery Images and Tips

Images For Embroidery
Turn Photos Into Embroidery Patterns
1500+ Free Embroidery Patterns
Free 25 Page Embroidery Book (pdf)

Ways to Make/weave/create or alter Fabric and Other Ideas

Pin Woven Fabric Tutorial
Make Your Own Quilted Fabric
DIY Lush Embossed Fabric
Needle Felting Without Wool
Fabric From Plastic Bags
How To Make “Faux” Leather
Fabric From Scrap Thread
DIY Oil Cloth Fabric Method 1
DIY Oil Cloth Fabric Method 2
Turn Old Sweaters Into Wool
Computer Printed Fabric

Fabric Flowers

Felt Dahlia Flower
Detachable Flower Embellishment
How To Make Chiffon Flowers
Chiffon And Tulle Flowers
Pretty Organza Flowers Tutorial
Ric Rac Flower Tutorial

Free Clothing etc. Patterns

Free Skirt Patterns/Tutorials
Free Clothes Patterns/Tutorials
Free Dress Patterns/Tutorials
Free Handbag Patterns/Tutorials
Free Lingerie Patterns/Tutorials
Free Hat Patterns/Tutorials

Labels

DIY: Transfter Cloth Labels
Labels Made From Things In Your Pantry
Label Tutorial
How To Make Your Own Labels

Hat Making and Millinery Supplies

Make A Bow With Tails
Carve A Styrofoam Hat Blook 1
Carve A Styrofoam Hat Block 2
Carve A Styrofoam Hat Block 3
How To Make A Hat Base
Make A Molded Hat Block (video)

Printable Charts, Note, Paper and Lists

Measurement Chart
Yardage Card
Fabric Swatch Notebook
Print Free Graph Paper

Ribbons

How To Make Silk Ribbon
Fabric Ribbon How-To
Dyeing Grosgrain Ribbon
How To Dye Silk Ribbons
How To Hand Stamp Ribbon
D.I.Y. Fabric Ribbon

Needle Cases/Pincushions, Pins,
..some may already be in my big list above..working this in, still!
Needlebook Tutorial
Matryoshka Needlecase Tutorial
How To Make A Needlebook
How To Make A Felt Needle Book
Snowman Beaded Needle Case

Wrist Pincushion
Candlestick Pincushions
Tuna Can Pincushions
Picture Frame Pincushions
Novelty Pincushion
Square Deal Pincushion

Personalized Pins Tutorial
Rainbow Sewing Pins
DIY Freshwater Pearl Pins
Shrink Plastic Pinheads

Sewing Kits

Mason Jar Sewing Kit
Fabric Sewing Case
Child’s Sewing Kit Tutorial
Sewing Kit From A Suitcase

Sewing Machine Accessories

Sewing Machine Cover
Sewing Machine Cover Tutorial
30 Minute Thread Catcher
Sewing Caddy And Pincushion

Sewing Supply Organizers

Cotton Reel Holder
Organizing Embroidery Floss
Ribbon Card Holder
Embroidery Hoop Wall Storage
Fabric Storage Baskets
DIY Wall Thread Organizer

Pressing Aids Like Tailors Hams and Ironing Board covers

Tabletop Ironing Board
Ironing Board Thread Catcher/Caddy
Tailor’s Ham Tutorial
Make An Ironing Board Cover
Jazzy Ironing Board Cover
Make Your Own Tailor’s Ham

Shoulder Pads and other styling aids

Shoulder Pad Tute
How To Make Shoulder Pads
Vintage Shoulder Pads

Trims

Loops In Soutache Braid
Pleated-Ribbon Trim
Faux Feathers From Fabric &Wire
How To Make Ribbon Trim
DIY T-Shirt Pom Poms Tutorial
How To Make Painted Lace
How To Dye Elastic

Weights

DIY Pattern Weights
Fabric Covered Sewing Pattern Weights
Pattern Weights Tutorial
Make Your Own Pattern Weights

Misc.

Make Your Own Fluff'n Stuff
How To Make Waxed Thread
Project Board Tutorial
Make Your Own Needle Threader
How To Make A Pleater Board
How To Make Your Own Patches

Michele Bilyeu blogs With Heart and Hands as she shares a quilting journey through her life in Salem, Oregon and Douglas, Alaska and all of her AAQI Quilting. Sharing thousands of links to Free Quilt and Quilt Block Patterns and encouraging others to join in the Liberated Quilting Challenge and make or donate small art quilts to the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) Help us change the world, one little quilt at a time!

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Winter Holidays: Christmas, Chanukkah, Kwanza, and Snowman Craft Patterns...Free links and Tutorials

December 21, 2013, 5:59 am

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In honor of the holiday season and using our own creativity for the returning of the light into the darkness and expressing all of the joy that is ours to claim...free snowman quilt and quilt block patterns...lots of fun Christmas crafts and ideas...and maybe just a few other fun links, besides!

Have lots of cute Christmas or Christmas colored fabric scraps?

Take a look at this wonderful easy but 'complicated looking' tree skirt by Annie as she shares her 'musings' on her "Freeze Frame" blog. You'll need a wedge ruler and 140 5: scraps or a a nice packs of charm squares to get 130 of them. Start cutting!

Click on the tree skirt photo and ride Santa's jet sled straight to the tutorial!

OR click here :
http://freezeframe03.blogspot.com/2011/12/tutorial-christmas-tree-skirt.html

If you like this folded star patchwork technique, check out our Folded Star Mat Tutorial.

Ho Ho Ho Tree Skirt
Holiday Placemat and Napkins
Holiday Table Runner
O Tannenbaum Wall Hanging
Pieced Hearts Place Mats & Napkins

Vermillion Stitchery Free 2008 Bom Stitchery Patterns (directly above)

others shown and not shown:

Simply Snowmen

Snow Man Quilt Pattern

-->Mini-mini snowman quilt

'Snowman' pinwheel stars free pattern

Snowman Quilt Block (above)

Windblown Snowman
Snowflake The Snowman
Let it snow

Christmas Star (and snowman) Wallhanging

2009 BOM Snowman (Legacy of Stitches) Patterns

Getting to Crazy BOM Snowman patterns

Vermillion Stitchery 2008 BOM Snowman stitchery patterns: Free!

Applique Snowman

Cozy Company

Primitive Snowmen

Redwork Snowman

Redwork Snowman

Snow-Bound

Snowman

Snowman

Snowman Face

Snowman Door Hanger

Starry Night *NEW*

Huskevarna:snowman Quilt!

Snuggle Snowmen Quilt Tutorial

EXTRAS:

snowman quilt ornaments

“Starry Snowman Quilt”

Need a snowman quilt block pattern for your next holiday or winter themed quilt? Check this one out!

Click on each below and jet sled once again to another fun block, chock full of fun..and easy...ideas!
Check out The Purl Bee by the Purl Soho...so much fun! Click on each one to go right to each of her pages! And she is still updating them, so check out her ongoing blog! The Purl Bee

http://www.purlbee.com/

Welcome Friends & Flakes Stitchery

Redwork:
Snowman: free pattern www.redwork.info

Applique a snowman on your denim shirt:

Click Here for the pattern
Click Here to Print the Instructions

Fat Cat Designs! links that follow, tell her thanks and check out her sight for LOTS more!	Snow Papa Snow Momma	Snow Globes
snowflake
Snow Friends
Hello Snowman Placemat
Snow Stars

Let It Snow: pincushion pattern
from Kaaren at The Painted Quilt

Snowman Quilt Challenge - Block 1

Snowman Quilt

Snowman Quilt Challenge - Block 1

Mon, Aug 31, 2009

Snowman Quilt

Snowman Quilt Block #2

Jingle Jolly Table Runner:

GALLERY here.

FAQ here.
PATTERN here.

Checkerboard Christmas
(Bolster Pillow)

Fabric Ornaments Christmas Fabric Ornaments Free Pattern

Ho Ho Ho Tree Skirt

Free Chanukkah (Hanukkah) and Star of David Quilt and Craft Patterns for my friends of the Jewish Faith:

Six Pointed String Star from The Summer Sampler Series: Swim Bike Hike at
http://swimbikequilt.com/2011/07/summer-sampler-series-six-pointed.html

String Star Summer Sampler Series: Six Pointed String Star

Cutting Triangles:
Download the Triangle Template here,

White Star of David Ornament Crochet Pattern: Made with and from Red Heart Yarn!

Download Printable Instructions

Easy to crochet and to assemble, these elegant Star of David ornaments are accented by iridescent beads for a glistening holiday celebration.

Project Number:	LW3275
Designed By:	Kristen Stoltzfus
Skill Level:	Easy
Category:	Crochet
Project Type:	Seasonal

Supplies:
RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein 316 Soft White
Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5mm [US H-8]
Yarn needle, twelve 6mm iridescent beads, sewing needle and ivory thread, two pieces of ¼” x 6” (25 mm x 15 cm) white satin ribbon

Size:
Ornament measures ½” (11 cm) in diameter.

Gauge/Tension:
GAUGE: 13 hdc = 3” (8 cm). Gauge is not critical for this project.

All holidays, allseason fun!

Snowflake Coasters

RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein each of 505 Aruba Sea A, 316 Soft White B, 319 Cherry Red C Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 4 mm [US G-6]Notions Tapestry needle Spray starch (optional)

Pattern Number: LW3708

Tags: coasters, crochet, Easy, nancy anderson, snowflake, Super Saver

Skill Level: Easy

Project Type: Home Dec, Seasonal

Jingle Bells Basket

RED HEART® Celebration™: 1 ball each 9840 Blue/Silver A, 9740 Pink/Silver B, and 9240 Lime/ Silver C Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 6mm [J-10 US] Yarn needle, ten ¾” (19 mm) jingle bells, size 10 steel hook (to attach bells)

Pattern Number: LW3666

Tags: basket, bells, celebration, christmas, crochet, holiday, Intermediate, jingle, Katherine Eng, stripes

Skill Level: Intermediate

Project Type: Seasonal

Snowflake Garland

RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein each of 505 Aruba Sea A, 316 Soft White B, 319 Cherry Red C.Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 4 mm [US G-6]Tapestry needle, spray starch (optional), 1” (2.5 cm) ribbon.

Pattern Number: LW3712

Tags: crochet, Easy, garland, motif, nancy anderson, snowflake, Super Saver

Skill Level: Easy

Project Type: Seasonal

Jingle Bell Stockings

RED HEART® Celebration™: 1 ball each 9340 Aqua/Silver A, 9840 Blue/Silver B, 9740 Pink/Silver C, 9540 Purple/Silver D, 9240 Lime/ Silver E, and 9640 Gold/Silver F Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 6mm [I-9 US] 96 10mm jewel tone bell beads (shown: Darice item #1966-99), size 10 steel crochet hook or any size hook that will fit through bead hole, yarn needle

Pattern Number: LW3624

Tags: beginner, bell, celebration, christmas, crochet, holiday, jingle, Katherine Eng, stockings

Skill Level: Beginner

Project Type: Seasonal

Wrap Your Bottle Cozy

RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein each 376 Burgundy A and 316 Soft White B. Susan Bates® Double-Pointed needles: One set 5mm [US 8] Yarn needle, Stitch marker

Pattern Number: LW3664

Tags: bottle, christmas, cozy, Easy, holiday, knit, knitted, knitting, Laura Bain, Super Saver, wine, wrap, your

Skill Level: Easy

Project Type: Seasonal

Dreidel Table Runner & Napkin Holders

RED HEART® With Love®: 1 skein each: 1623 Mallard A, 1803 Blue Hawaii B, 1601 Lettuce C. Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 6.0mm [US 10] Yarn needle, Stitch marker

Pattern Number: LW3695

Tags: Ann Regis, dreidel, Easy, Hanukkah, holders, knit, knitted, knitting, napkin, runner, table, with love

Skill Level: Easy

Project Type: Seasonal

Gift of Gelt Bag: RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein each 886 Blue A, 316 Soft White B Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 3.75mm [US F-5] and 5.0mm [US H-8] Yarn needle
Pattern Number: LW3177
Tags: bag, crochet, gelt, gift, hanukah, holiday, rebecca j. venton, Super Saver
Skill Level: Easy
Project Type: Seasonal

all reasons/all winter holidays

Snowflake Sweet Treat Wrapper

RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein each of 505 Aruba Sea A, 316 Soft White B, 319 Cherry Red C Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 4 mm [US G-6] Notions Tapestry needle stitch marker any size food container spray starch (optional)

Pattern Number: LW3704

Tags: christmas, crochet, holiday, nancy anderson, snowflake, Super Saver, sweet, treat, wrapper

Skill Level: Easy

Project Type: Seasonal

Wise Owl Ornament

RED HEART® Soft®: 1 ball each 1882 Toast A, 9114 Honey B, 4422 Tangerine C, 9388 Wheat D, and 9870 Deep Sea E Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 4mm [US G-6] Yarn needle, fiberfill, 1 pair 9mm black safety eyes

Pattern Number: LW3698

Tags: amigurumi, christmas, crochet, Easy, holiday, Ornament, owl, Sahrit Freud-Weinstein, Soft, tree, wise

Skill Level: Easy

Project Type: Seasonal

Best Guy Sweater Ornament

RED HEART® With Love®, 1 skein each of 1623 Mallard A, 1012 Black B, 1909 Holly Berry C, and 1303 Aran D. Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 4 mm [US 6] Yarn needle

Pattern Number: LW3715

Tags: best, christmas, decoration, Easy, guy, holiday, knit, knitted, knitting, Michele Wilcox, Ornament, sweater, tree, with love

Skill Level: Easy

Project Type: Seasonal

Girlie Fashion Sweater Ornament

RED HEART® With Love®, 1 skein each of 1701 Hot Pink A, 1502 Iced Aqua B, 1207 Cornsilk C, and 1803 Blue Hawaii D Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 4 mm [US 6] Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 3.75 mm [US F-5] Yarn needle, one, ⅝” button, sewing needle and matching thread

Pattern Number: LW3714

Tags: christmas, fashion, girlie, holiday, knit, knitted, knitting, Michele Wilcox, Ornament, sweater, tree, with love

Skill Level: Easy

Project Type: Seasonal

Nordic Holiday Balls

RED HEART® With Love®: 1 skein 1621 Evergreen OR 1909 Holly Berry A, and 1 skein 1101 Eggshell B. Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 5mm [US 8] set of 4 double pointed knitting needles. One 4” (10 cm) Styrofoam® ball covered with plastic wrap, stitch marker, yarn needle.

Pattern Number: LW3677

Tags: balls, christmas, decoration, Easy, holiday, knit, knitted, knitting, Nancy J. Thomas, nordic, with love

Skill Level: Easy

Project Type: Seasonal

Holiday Wrapped Tins

RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein each of 505 Aruba Sea A, 316 Soft White B, 319 Cherry Red C.Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 4 mm [US G-6].Notions Tapestry needle, 4” (10 cm) tin, stitch marker, spray starch (optional)

Pattern Number: LW3726

Tags: christmas, crochet, Easy, holiday, nancy anderson, snowflake, tins, wrapped

Skill Level: Easy

Project Type: Home Dec, Seasonal

Breezy Bird Trio

RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein of 316 Soft White A, and a small amount each of 321 Gold B, 254 Pumpkin C, 312 Black D, 722 Pretty N’ Pink E, 512 Turqua F, and 672 Spring Green G Susan Bates® Double Pointed Knitting Needles: 4 mm [US 6], set of 4Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 3.25 mm [US D-3] (for attaching fringe only)Stitch Marker, yarn needle and fiberfill.

Pattern Number: LW3711

Tags: Bird, breezy, christmas, holiday, knit, knitted, knitting, Sahrit Freud-Weinstein, trio

Skill Level: Easy

Project Type: Home Dec, Seasonal

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Zigzag Stocking

RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein each of 319 Cherry Red A, 624 Tea Leaf B, 316 Soft White C, 320 Cornmeal D.Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5.5mm [US I-9]Yarn needle

Pattern Number: LW3710

Tags: christmas, crochet, holiday, Linda Cyr, stocking, Super Saver, Zigzag

Skill Level: Intermediate

Project Type: Seasonal

Keepsake Stocking

RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein each of 964 Primary A, 319 Cherry Red B Susan Bates® Straight Knitting Needles: 5mm [US 8] Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5.5mm [US I-9] Yarn needle

Pattern Number: LW3709

Tags: christmas, holiday, Intermediate, keepsake, knit, knitted, knitting, Linda Cyr, stocking, Super Saver

Skill Level: Intermediate

Project Type: Seasonal

Bear Ornament

RED HEART® Soft®: 1 ball each 9388 Wheat A, 4601 Off White B, 1882 Toast C, 4614 Black D, 5142 Cherry Red E, and 4420 Guacamole F Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 4mm [US G-6]. Yarn needle, stitch markers, fiberfill, 1 pair 6 mm black safety eyes

Pattern Number: LW3702

Tags: amigurumi, bear, christmas, crochet, decoration, Easy, holiday, Ornament, Sahrit Freud-Weinstein, Soft

Skill Level: Easy

Project Type: Seasonal

Fun for the Holidays Throw

RED HEART® Celebration™: 1 ball each of 9640 Gold/Silver A, and 9740 Pink/Silver B RED HEART® Holiday®: 3 balls each of 9040 Red/Silver C, and 6040 Green/Silver D Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5.5 mm [US I-9] Notions: Yarn needle

Pattern Number: LW3690

Tags: afghan, blanket, celebration, christmas, crochet, fun, holiday, holidays, Intermediate, Katherine Eng, motif, throw

Skill Level: Intermediate

Project Type: Throws / Afghans

Fox Ornament

RED HEART® Soft®: 1 ball each 4422 Tangerine A, 4601 Off White B, 4614 Black C, and 9522 Leaf DSusan Bates® Crochet Hook: 4mm [US G-6]Yarn needle, stitch markers, fiberfill, 1 pair 6 mm black safety eyes

Pattern Number: LW3701

Tags: amigurumi, christmas, crochet, decoration, Easy, fox, holiday, Ornament, Sahrit Freud-Weinstein, Soft

Skill Level: Easy

Project Type: Seasonal

Squirrel Ornament

Jingle Bells Door Hanger: RED HEART® Celebration™: 1 ball each 9240 Lime/Silver A, 9740 Pink/Silver B and 9340 Aqua/ Silver C.Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5.5mm [US I-9]1” (2.5 cm) jingle bell ornaments: 2 each lime, pink and aqua, one, 3” (7.6 cm) craft ring, 1” (2.5 cm) 23 inches (58.4 cm) of wide grosgrain ribbon
Pattern Number: LW3687
Tags: bells, celebration, christmas, crochet, decoration, door, hanger, holiday, jingle, Katherine Eng
Skill Level: Intermediate
Project Type: Seasonal
Cabled Holiday Balls: RED HEART® With Love®: 1 skein 1621 Evergreen or 1909 Holly Berry1 Set Susan Bates Double- Pointed Knitting Needles: 5mm [US 8]Cable needle Yarn needle 2 - 4” (10 cm) Styrofoam® balls
Pattern Number: LW3676
Tags: balls, cabled, christmas, decoration, holiday, knit, knitted, knitting, Nancy J. Thomas, with love
Skill Level: Easy
Project Type: Seasonal
Holiday Tree Skirt: RED HEART® Celebration™: 1 ball each of 9840 Blue/Silver A, 9240 Lime/Silver B, and 9340 Aqua/ Silver CSusan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5.5 mm [US I-9] and 6 mm [US J-10] for TieNotions Yarn needle
Pattern Number: LW3635
Tags: celebration, christmas, crochet, holiday, Intermediate, Katherine Eng, skirt, tree
Skill Level: Intermediate
Project Type: Seasonal
Raccoon Ornament: RED HEART® Soft®: 1 ball each 9440 Light Grey Heather A, 4601 Off White B, 4614 Black C, and 4608 Wine DSusan Bates® Crochet Hook: 4mm [US G-6]Yarn needle, 4 stitch markers, fiberfill, 1 pair 6 mm black safety eyes, 2 1/2” (7.5 cm) length of floral stem wire (optional for tail)
Pattern Number: LW3700
Tags: amigurumi, christmas, crochet, Easy, Ornament, racoon, Sahrit Freud-Weinstein
Skill Level: Easy
Project Type: Seasonal
Holiday Teapot Cozy: RED HEART® Soft®: 1 ball each 4601 Off White A, 9870 Deep Sea B, 4420 Guacamole C and 5142 Cherry Red D Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 5 mm [US 8] Yarn needle
Pattern Number: LW3662
Tags: christmas, cozy, Edie Eckman, holiday, knit, knitted, knitting, Soft, teapot
Skill Level: Easy
Project Type: Home Dec
Holiday Pillow with Stockings

shown above:
a Salem Community Quilter's BOM quilt from 2008 ....beautiful green work and applique. It was not a free pattern, just so beautiful I wanted to show it off! It took some research, but for all who asked it is from 'Crab-apple Hill' and is pattern #408 Winter Wonderland

Ideas that are so easy...you don't even need a pattern!

Haven't cleaned these out yet or checked for link continuity..but a lot of them are really, really fun!

Christmas Tree Skirt

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Christmas

Mystery

Christmas Tree & Presents Block

Dove and Poinsettia Wreath

Homespun Christmas

Paper Pieced Christmas Blocks

Poinsettia Block

Presents Placemat

Redwork Christmas

Santa Door Banner

Simply Santa

Vintage Santa Wallhanging

White House Christmas Tree Quilt

Cute Christmas Trees from Fabric Scraps! - All Things Heart and Home

A Woodland Christmas Quilt Pattern from PB Textiles

Bejewelled Christmas Quilt fro PB Textiles

A Cabin in the Mountain wall hanging from Debbie Mumm

A pretty christmas tree placemats from Husqvarna Viking

A Winter Pine Quilt from EZQuilt

A Peppermint candy stripe placemats

A free applique christmas patterns from Free Applique.

A Yule Wrap pattern from Hoffman Fabrics

A scotties star quilt pattern from Hoffman Fabrics

A Christmas Wonder wall hanging from Hoffman Fabrics

A Candy Cane Lane Quilt from All Crafts

A ho ho ho tree skirt from All Crafts

A Christmas Trimmings Wall Hanging from All Craft

A christmas Star pattern from Squidoo

A pretty elf stocking from Linda Lumdebono

A quilted tree skirt from Sew Mama Sew

A a figgy pudding quilt from Moda Bakeshop

A Stained Glass Stocking from Sewing Org

A Silk Tree decorations from Sewing Org

A Redwork Stitching pattern from Stitching Cow

A Rachels Angel from Valerie Hixson

A Bejewelled Christmas Skirt A Christmas Tree skirt from PB Textiles.

Angel - 4" paper-pieced quilt block from AZPatch.

Angel - Applique pattern designed by Beverly Howell.

Appliqued Angel designed by Donna Fite McConnell.

Candle - 4" paper pieced quilt block from AZ Patch.

Various Christmas Blocks - lots of gorgeous Christmas patterns from Yvonnes website

Table Runner - a Christmas Star Table Runner from Quilters Cache

Christmas Mystery - Mystery quilt designed by Suzanne Sealey and Susan Gatewood from Compuquilt.

Christmas Star Table runner - A 15-1/2" x 45-1/2" pieced table runner pattern from Bella Online.

Holly Wreath Block - From Arbee Quilts.

Various Christmas Blocks - From Free Quilting .com.

Christmas Angel - Strip Quilting by Carolyn Englert from Crafty College.

Miniature Christmas Tree - from About.Quilting

Stars all Round Tree Skirt

- a lovely tree skirt from EZ Quilting

Christmas Bells Table Topper Part 2 - from Judie Bellingham Bellaonline/Quilting.

Christmas Dove - Applique quilt block designed by Jaydee Price for The Applique Society.

Snowflakes pattern to Needleturn applique - From the Applique Society.

Curved Hearts http://www.free-quilting.com/list.html?cat_id=439
Folk Art Christmas http://www.free-quilting.com/list.html?cat_id=439
Here Comes Santa Claus http://www.free-quilting.com/list.html?cat_id=439

Christmas Garland Quilt http://www.e-patternscentral.com/detail.html?prod_id=1047&cat_id=383&criteria=

Berry Patch Wallhanging http://www.e-patternscentral.com/detail.html?prod_id=3944&cat_id=407&criteria=

Gingerbread Cardigan http://www.e-patternscentral.com/detail.html?prod_id=1048&cat_id=416&criteria=

Christmas Mystery

Christmas Tree & Presents Block

Dove and Poinsettia Wreath

Homespun Christmas

Paper Pieced Christmas Blocks

Poinsettia Block

Redwork Christmas

Santa Door Banner

Simply Santa

White House Christmas Tree Quilt

don't have the original link up for these just the downloads..will look for and give credit!!!!

Christmas Ornaments

Hallmark

download

Christmas Snow Flower

Dena Designs

download

Christmas Snowmen

Hallmark

download

Cloe's Imagination

Tina Givens

download

A Bejewelled Christmas Skirt A Christmas Tree skirt from PB Textiles.

Angel - 4" paper-pieced quilt block from AZPatch.

Angel - Applique pattern designed by Beverly Howell.

Appliqued Angel designed by Donna Fite McConnell.

Candle - 4" paper pieced quilt block from AZ Patch.

Various Christmas Blocks - lots of gorgeous Christmas patterns from Yvonnes website

Table Runner - a Christmas Star Table Runner from Quilters Cache

Christmas Mystery - Mystery quilt designed by Suzanne Sealey and Susan Gatewood from Compuquilt.

Christmas Star Table runner - A 15-1/2" x 45-1/2" pieced table runner pattern from Bella Online.

Snowflake block - A Snowman Quilt block from Quilting Passion.

Christmas Geese Block - A delightful Geese Block from McCall's Quilting.

Holly Wreath Block - From Arbee Quilts.

Various Christmas Blocks - From Free Quilting .com.

A Christmas Card - From Patchpieces.

Christmas Angel - Strip Quilting by Carolyn Englert from Crafty College.

Miniature Christmas Tree - from About.Quilting

Stars all Round Tree Skirt - a lovely tree skirt from EZ Quilting

Christmas Bells Table Topper Part 2 (see below for part 1). - from Judie Bellingham Bellaonline/Quilting.

Christmas Dove - Applique quilt block designed by Jaydee Price for The Applique Society.

Santa Cats Table Runner - A fun table topper with Santa Cats – so cute!

Snowflakes pattern to Needleturn applique - From the Applique Society.

Christmas Romance Wallhanging - 57" x 57" pieced quilt pattern designed by Janet Page for Cranston Village.

Christmas Trellis Table Topper - by Lucy Fazely.

Patchwork Star Table Decoration - From christmas-projects.com.

Jingle Bells Wallganging - A gorgeous wallhanging from This n That fabrics.

Christmas Bells Table Topper Part 1 (see above for Part 2) - From Judie Bellingham/Bellaonline.

Various Christmas patterns and blocks - from EQuilt Patterns

Gathering Around the Christmas Tree - A lovely Christmas Tree pattern by Sandra Field.

Christmas Tree with Presents - 12" pieced quilt block from Quiltaholics.

Ho Ho Ho Christmas Tree Skirt - from McCalls Quilting.

My Favorite Christmas Thing - A delightful Block of the month with a Christmas theme.

Beaded christmas Ornaments - Gingerbread Man - from the fantastic patterns of Lucy Fazely.

Angel O'Tulle - Gingerbread Man - A cute gingerbread man ornament from Get Creative Show.

Ho Ho Ho Tree Skirt - 40" x 40" appliqued quilt project from McCall's Quilting.

Christmas Wonderland Table Runner and Placemats - Designed by Maggie Sharon.

Free patchwork Christmas Cards to make - from Judie Bellingham at Bellonline/Quilting.

Christmas Pincushion - A lovely secret santa gift from Crafttown.

Chrismas Pot Holder -a very useful gift from Craft and Fabric Links.

Santa Door Banner - From the fine patterns of Debbie Mumm.

Santa Boot Christmas Stocking - A terrific boot stocking from EZquilt.

Many varied pieced Christmas patterns - from the Christmas Applique collection at Block Crazy.

Winter Bear Block - from AOK Corral

Miscellaneous Christmas patterns from Free Patterns.

Antique Bell Ornaments - From Quilt Seeds.

Redwork Snowman - 8-1/2" Various Christmas patterns. - from Quilting About

Christmas Star Table Runner - From Quilter's Cache.

Stars Allround Tree Skirt - from Quilting About.

Santa - 4" paper pieced quilt block from AZ Patch.

Christmas Paper Pieced templates - f paper pieced templates from Heart and Hills

Simply Santa Quilt Pattern - a free quilt pattern from Compuquilt.

Santa Face - e from Quilter's Cache.

Signature Ornament - 3" paper pieced quilt block from PC Piecers.

Signature Ornament - Paper pieced quilt block by Linda Deperro.

Stocking - 6" paper pieced quilt block from Ginger Glaser.

The Twelve Days of Christmas - applique series from Quilter's Cache.

Christmas Gift or Money Holders - from BOM Quilts.com.

Silent Night Christmas Wall Hanging - from This N That fabric

Whitehouse Christmas Tree Quilt - 26" x 30" pieced quilt pattern designed by Sharon Hultgren for EZ Quilting.

Applique Christmas figures -s Applique Figures from Free Applique.com.

Christmas Tree Placemat - Another pattern for your table from Husqvana Viking.

Wreath - 3" paper pieced quilt block from the World Wide Quilting Page.

Yule Logs - 56.5" x 56.5" pieced quilt by Mary Jobe Mason.

A Slice of Christmas from Piece O'Cake Designs

A Joyous Quilt Christmas pattern from Quilting About

ButtonHole Applique Angel from Fiona Marie

Quilt Angel from Valerie Hixson

Snowman Quilt Pattern from Free Quilt Patterns

Christmas Gift Pockets from Sew and Quilt

Gingerbread Man from Quilters Cache

Home For Christmas Block from Quilters Cache

A selection of Christmas Blocks from Yvonnes

A lovely Nutcracker Block from Quilters Cache quilterscache.com/C/

CookiesnMilkBlock.htmlCookies and Milk block ready for Santa’s visit, from Quilters Cache

A Woodland Christmas Quilt Pattern from PB Textiles

Bejewelled Christmas Quilt fro PB Textiles




	Shown above: my friend, Marion's Quilt..info at the very end of my link below...it's a purchased patterns but it is so phenomenal, I always show it on my blog, there!

However, if you want my latest update, please check out the original post that is always updated at my primary blog With Heart and Hands The updated "Free Snowman and Christmas Quilt Patterns" can be found at the hyperlink or by clicking the long wed address of:

http://www.with-heart-and-hands.com/2009/04/free-snowman-quilt-patterns.html

Michele Bilyeu blogs With Heart and Hands as she shares a quilting journey through her life in Salem, Oregon and Douglas, Alaska and all of her AAQI Quilting. Sharing thousands of links to Free Quilt and Quilt Block Patterns and encouraging others to join in the Liberated Quilting Challenge and make or donate small art quilts to the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) Help us change the world, one little quilt at a time! Michele Bilyeu blogs With Heart and Hands as she shares a quilting journey through her life in Salem, Oregon and Douglas, Alaska. Sewing, quilting, and wildcrafting, with small format art quilts, prayer flags, and comfort quilts for a variety of charitable programs. And best of all, sharing thousands of links to Free Quilt and Quilt Block Patterns and encouraging others to join her and make and donate quilts to charitable causes. Help us change the world, one little quilt at a time!

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Merry Christmas to All With Heart and Hands

December 25, 2013, 6:23 am

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Christmas Poetry (and Songs) for Quilters!

Happiest of Holidays to One and All!

For my Christmas Day sharing, I offer up to all of you, my collection of fun Christmas poems and is often the case, Christmas 'songs'. Sing along with me as we laugh at some of the lines and remember to share in the wonderful joy and make memories of our own.

And if any of you know the creator of any poem that is marked as an anonynous....please do let me know, so I can give credit where credit is due!!

Click on the link above and ride Santa's sleigh to my primary blog!

All links are updated there, first!

Become a follower and read all about my quilting journey at: With Heart and Hands,

Michele Bilyeu blogs With Heart and Hands as she shares a quilting journey through her life in Salem, Oregon and Douglas, Alaska. Sewing, quilting, and wildcrafting, with small format art quilts, prayer flags, and comfort quilts for a variety of charitable programs. And best of all, sharing thousands of links to Free Quilt and Quilt Block Patterns and encouraging others to join her and make and donate quilts to charitable causes. Help us change the world, one little quilt at a time!

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Pinwheels, Whirlygigs, and Lots of Whirlygiggles

January 1, 2014, 7:42 am

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Whirlygiggles have been turning their scrappy little cartwheels across my sewing studio floor, tables, and sewing machine for a very long time. So, I thought I'd share one of my many tutorials to get us going for 2014. We can all do scrappy whirling, giggling, and lots and lots of cartwheels!

Also known as Scrappy Cartwheels, the template based quilt block is an oldie but goodie, with a new twist and a slightly different turn.

The carefree term 'whirlygiggles' has actually been around since 2002, but it was used by computer geeks, video game players, and home brew makers for various techniques or concepts as a modern twist on whirlygigs. Used as a twist of the tongue malapropism, it makes for a cute name for an old favorite...a variation of the pinwheel or windmill block, known as the scrappy cartwheel.

In the quilting world, the basic quilting designs for pinwheels, cartwheels, whirlygigs, and their name variation, whirlygiggles, have been around for a long time, as have templates and the much newer strip cutting techniques.

And of course, 'everything old is new again'. So, when whirlygigs and whirlygiggles(aka scrappy cartwheels) made a resurgence in popularity...and just re-purposed into its newer, more liberated version.

Patterns and templates have long been created and used for many versions of pinwheels of all kinds. Our our own mothers and grandmothers had already made quilts from the pattern using cereal box cardboard and pencil drawings for those very same blocks and turned them into beautiful and varied quilts.

Still, the free-wheeling spirit of all of the pinwheel and cartwheel shapes brought in a resurgence of its popularity. And, while credit may have been given many times (for the both the name and the pattern design) just like all of our memes or transmissions of information that mutate as they spread, the cute little whirlygig changed derivation, creation, and accreditation, as it whirled, gigged, and no doubt giggled, through time.

Similar to a basic pinwheel block, but with slanted, unequal fans or blades, it requires either template or pieced cuts, and not just strip cutting and piecing. It's a bit more work, but creates such a fun look that it's almost worth the extra work ;)

My whirlygiggles were made with the traditional template most of you have used, rather than the paper piecing that some have put out this year as an alternate variation to scrappy cartwheels. Using simple cutting and piecing, with a similar, but still different look.

Directions/Photo Tutorial: How to make a pinwheel, scrappy cartwheel, whirlygig, or whirlygiggle quilt:

Step 1. Design
Make a pattern/templates from cardboard or plastic. I made 3" individual sections, 4 of them go into one finished 5" block.

There are four sections to a block. Each section consists of a blade and a background. I used dots versus plain wedges to show the use of contrasting fabric sections. Each section is drawn by making a dissecting line across the mid-line. (see photo above) On one side the dissecting point is 1/4" above the mid-line. On the other side, the dissecting point is 1/4" below the mid-line.

Each segment requires 2 light wedges, and 2 dark wedges. A total of 4 each per block. My 36" quilt required 6 blocks x 6 blocks or 36 blocks. 4 x 36 = 144 lights, 144 darks.
A 42" quilt would require 7 blocks across x 7 blocks down. Repeat the math.

Step 2: Cutting
Rotary or scissor cut 3" strips of both focus (print) and background (dots) fabrics. (Be sure to check quilting assistants for missing pieces.)

Now using your print or focus fabric cut wedges by hand with scissors, from layered strips. I cut 4 at a time, moving wedges down the strip as you cut.

For my quilt I needed a total of 144 light dots, and 144 dark print wedges. Continue to cut all of each set of wedges.

Step 3: Sewing of first segments
Begin sewing one light wedge to one dark wedge on one side as shown. I chain sewed the sets and then snipped the sections apart from the chain and pressed them each open.

Step 4: Sewing of block formation
Once all of the individual wedge sections are finished you then sew sets of two to another set of two as shown. This creates the windmill affect.

Step 5: Trimming and design placement of blocks
Each finished block should be trimmed down evenly. Mine became a 5" block, which were then placed into block formation in preparation for sashing strips around all sides of the block.

Step 6: Add sashings and borders
Sashings are cut and sewed on as for any quilt. Mine are 2 1/2" strips placed both vertically and horizontally to further enhance the spinning effect. I added 3" borders to the sides and later used, a deeper binding seam for stability with the flannel sashing.

Again, check your multiplying quilt assistants for any missing sections! My assistant works as a"liberated front freedom fighter".....rather than members of the quilt police.... and not only make quilting more interesting, but keep me working on the forefront of task at hand and not on perfection. That translates to a lot of trouble and extra work with any of my quilt loving cats ;)

Step 7: Quilting
I choose to use black crochet cotton and tied my quilt. I wanted that old fashioned soft look and because I loved the look of black on the black and white with brown and gold, I did get what has been called 'little flies' on the back. Mine are tied in the center of each whirlygig. I loved the quirkiness of little black flies with all of my 2 x 2 animals in the whirlygigs.

(I named my quilt 'Shoo Flies, Don't Bother Me' and laughed the whole time I was tying them ;)

Step 8: BindingMy binding is sewn front over to back, with a naturally mitering corner that is extra deep. A look that I love in old quilts made without rules. Using my 3" binding strips gave me the soft rounded corners I wanted in contrast to the geometric look of the whirlygigs.

To keep the corners rounded without caving in, I simply inserted a small 1" square of batting into each corner to maintain each corner's shape. Add your own homemade label...mine are photo paper transfers I made myself...and you're done! My finished quilt is 47" x 47"of fun.

'Shoo Flies, Don't Bother Me'...a fun, quirky, free-wheeling quilt made entirely from scraps.... cartwheeling and whirlygiggling with great action and soft rounded corners, bringing delight to my quilting assistants and myself...all across my studio floor.

And the shoe flies? Those are the little black crochet thread quilting knots...which I just love! ...adding so much visual and tactile interest!

Michele Bilyeu blogs With Heart and Hands as she shares a quilting journey through her life in Salem, Oregon and Douglas, Alaska. Sewing, quilting, and wildcrafting, with small format art quilts, prayer flags, and comfort quilts for a variety of charitable programs. And best of all, sharing thousands of links to Free Quilt and Quilt Block Patterns and encouraging others to join her and make and donate quilts to charitable causes. Help us change the world, one little quilt at a time!

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Hearts and Valentine's Day Patterns, Links, and Tutorials

January 12, 2014, 10:06 am

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Sewing, Quilting, Needleworking or Crafting!

My String Pieced Prayer Pocket Pillow (shown at top)
Make this with strings, or solids fabric hearts.... and use the little pocket in the back...for sending good wishes of any kind!

My own heart shaped or themed tutorials:

My String Pieced Prayer Pocket Pillowmake with strings or solids and use the little pocket in the back...for sending good wishes of any kind

My Heart Shaped 'Mitt' Potholder

Add a Heart on the front of a journal or book cover:

How To Make A Fabric Heart Art or Postcard How To Make An Inchie

Plaids and Prints: Valentine Heart Pillow Pattern...pdf download below:

Valentine Heart Pillow Pattern

pdf pattern from the link above (lots of cute sayings like those that are on candy hearts)

Make a quilt with either string pieced hearts or applique'd hearts:

Patriotic Heartstrings of MemoryString Quilting:Tutorial and Free Patterns

Make a simple quilt and applique a heart on top of its blocks!

Fat Cat patterns: Sindy Rodenmayer

Cross My Heart

Dresden Hearts

Shadowed Heart

Heartstrings(appliques,hands,hearts,flowers)

Tattered Garden

Freebies: Paper pieced hearts

How to Make County Raggedy Heart Coasters

Heart Patterns

Click on the PICTURE to Download the Free Pattern from Cindy Carter!

Terri at Quilternity’s Place (hearts above) is sharing a couple of free heart quilt patterns on her blog.

Go HERE to read more. Images credit: Quilternity’s Place

Maria Michaels Designs Heart Block

Heart Garden quilt tutorial by Ellie Roberts for Moda Bakeshop

Candy Hearts Quilt by Gigi's Thimble for Moda Bakeshop

Vintage Heart Collage by Allison Aller free pattern at American Quilter

Heart Tree by Liz Jones from her book Flowers, Hearts and Garlands, free applique pattern at American Quilter

Have a Heart, free pattern by Becky Goldsmith Linda Jenkins at Piece o'Cake Designs

free quilt pattern by Nina Lise Moen at Mrs Moen Free Patterns

Scrappy Heart Quilt by Cindy Carter at Carter Quilter (there are seven different free hearts patterns at this link)

Be Still My Heart tutorial by Jacquie Gering at Tallgrass Prairie Studio

Raw-Edge Machine Appliqué Hearts, Deonn Stott for Riley Blake Designs..free tute and pattern

Twisting Heart Valentine Tutorial..this one is just 18"..use it for a carseat cover, a wallhanging, or a pillow"

Heart Blocks

Nine-Patch Heart: FREE Quilt Block Pattern

Download your FREE Nine-Patch Heart Block pattern from link below. Refer to the McCall's Quilting issue shown below for the Heart of the Home quilt pattern by Jackie Robinson.

WEB BONUSClick here to download their FREE Nine-Patch Heart Quilt Block Pattern from their FREE online Quilt Block Reference library.

Classic Heart Block
8" x 8"

Tools

Easy Angle™ (4 1/2")
Easy Rule™

Cut one 2.5" strip of light fabric.
Cut one 2.5" strip of dark fabric.

Valentine's Cubed Heart Block

8" x 8"

Tools

Easy Rule™

Easy Rule Jr.™

Cut blocks, strips and square finished block using the Easy Rule™ or Easy Rule Jr.™

Cut 1 1/2" strips for 1" finished squares.

Ten dark 1 1/2" squares.

Fifteen light 1 1/2" squares.

Assemble squares together in rows:

Rows 1 and 4

Row 2

Row 3

Row 5

Then add 1 1/2" borders:

Cut two light 5 1/2"& two light 7 1/2" strips.
Cut two dark 7 1/2"& two dark 9 1/2" strips.

Sew short strips of light fabric to top and bottom of block, then to sides. Repeat with dark fabric.

Two Hearts Together Block
8" x 8"

Tools

Easy Angle™ (4 1/2")
Easy Rule™

Sew background squares together to form two sets of pairs. Repeat with heart fabric.

Assemble block as shown in diagram below. Press seams in direction shown.

Tri-Rec Heart Block
8" x 8"

Tools]

Cut one 2.5" strip background fabric to yield four Recs.
Cut one 2.5" strip of heart fabric to yield two Tris.
Cut one 4.5" strip of background to yield two Recs.
Cut one 4.5" strip to yield one Tri.
Cut one 1.5" strip and one 2.5" strip sashing fabric.

Sew 2.5" recs to either side of 2.5" Tris to make a two triangle in a square units. Sew small triangle in a square units together side by side to create top of heart.

Sew 4.5" recs to either side of 4.5" Tri to make one triangle in a square unit. Sew heart sections together.

My Companion Valentine Heart Block 8" x 8"

Tools

Companion Angle™
Easy Rule Jr.™

Cut pieces using the Companion Angle™ & to complete flying geese unit use the Easy Angle™ Flying geese unit schematic flying geese unit

On bottom half of block: Cut one Companion Angle™ from 4 1/2" strip of dark fabric. Cut one pair of Easy Angles™ from 4 1/2" strip of light fabric. schematic: how to assemble flying geese unit

Sew Easy Angle™ triangle to either side of Companion Angle™ triangle to complete flying geese unit. Quarter square blocks (make two) schematic of quarter square block

Sew quarter square blocks together. Sew to flying geese unit to complete block.

Bloomin’ Hearts Quilt...click on image

Heart to Heart Pillow

Sunbonnet Sue and Sam: Valentine Quilt

Use drawing above to make another little Sue for a card or a quilt block!

Heart in Hand block by Christine Thresh

Free Heart Patterns from the UFO Orphanage...big list... some are duplicated here in this list with my own direct links, as well

Have A Heart from Carol Doaks

Choose the woven heart, the bow heart or the star heart to send a message of love and friendship.
Click to download the pdf Floral Hearts

Heart & Rose Paper Pieced Block

Renee at Goosie Girls...Heart Shaped Pin Case

Read her tutorial at link above:

Download her pattern from her link, as well: Click here for Pattern

How Do I Love Thee

Keep the Heart Truth Growing Wallhanging

Pdf of applique pattern by Jane Spolar

Pieced Hearts

Wonky Hearts:Wonky Hearts: Sharon of Indigo Threads

Hearts Hearts Hearts 2006

Paper Pieced Heart Blocks

Summerlove new	Brown Heart - new
Valentine 2007	Valentine Hearts 2006	Potholders
	Hearts Hearts Hearts 2006	Candy Hearts 2006
Valentine 2006	Valentine 1 - 2005	Valentine 2 - 2005
Heart 2005	Heart 2004	Valentine 2002
Broken heart	Uneven heart	Pastel hearts
Flower hearts	Flower hearts II	Clear Heart

Paper Pieced Hearts

Wonky Hearts

Heart Quilting Patterns from original Nancy Page published patterns circa 1980's

Stack'n Whack Hearts

Stack'n Whack Hearts http://www.bethanyreynolds.com/snwhearts.html

back to Stack-n-Whack® Hearts page

SweetHeart Silk Ribbon Heart

Strings ~ Hearts from Mary at MaryQuilts.com

Love Notes Tutorial

About.com’s Valentine Projects How to Create a Heart-in-Hand Valentine Card eHow.com

Make a Patchwork Heart Quilt Block

Heart Quilt - Make a Patchwork Heart Quilt and Quilt Blocks - Free Hearts Quilt Pattern

How to Create a Heart-in-Hand Valentine Card eHow.com Boxed Heart Quilt Block Pattern by Joan Rodwell

Heart and Hands Tea CozyClick here (to download Template Diagrams, PDF format

) How to Create a Heart-in-Hand Valentine Card eHow.com

Janome - Valentine Pillow

Cheater's patchwork,cut and paste fabric squares: a card making tutorial

Flower hearts Yvonne's dk...pdf dnload of pattern only

Flower hearts II

Clear Heart , as above

Pastel hearts Yvonnes dk dnload of pdf pattern only

Valentine 2007 by Yvonne

Potholders Brown Heart - new

Summerlove

http://www.yvonnes.dk/summerlove.pdf

Pieced Heart Block by Sandy Bonsib

Crazy Patch Heart

Click to download the pdf

String Heart Block from sophie

Many Pieced Heart Blocks by Carol Doak, including Pink Ribbons and HeartsMany Pieced Heart Blocks by Carol Doak, including Pink Ribbons and Hearts

Pat Sloan's Heart from her book club and lots of other free patterns!

Sunshine Heart SweetHeart

HowStuffWorks "Quilted Hearts on Your Pillow Pattern"

Heart to Heart Quilt Snowball Block with Heart Things From the Heart Checkerboard Heart Striped Heart

Fancy Heart:(error in cutting directions, makes 10.5, not 12.5)

Get Creative Applique

Bella OnLine

About.com’s Double Heart Applique

happy hearts quilt block...project linus /

http://www.projectlinus.org/patterns/pdf/hhblock.pdf

Make a pair of soft sculpture lovebirds for your sweetheaert (nellie's bird pattern)

Glassine Filled Candy Hearts

Valentine Topiary with Conversation Heartsfrom Midnight Creations

Tutorial: Crocheted Stuffed Heart

http://blackberrycreek.typepad.com/blackberry_creek/crocheted-stuffed-hearts.html

AmeriHearts at Home

Valentine ‘healing heart’Mrs. Mary Cutout Heart (pdf)From Oxford Seminary (a circle of hearts form a star in the center)

and quilt above from AZ Patch, also Quiltmaker Floral Hearts

About.com PP Heart can be a Signature Block

Piece by Number, CandyBox Heart Quilters Online Resource, Hearts A Bloom Quilters Online Resource, Beginner HeartsEZ Quilts Heart Block18" Square

Here’s My Heart

Flags & Heart

Ute-Barbara Skjønberg, Norway Heart Block Quiltaholics Heart Block

Heart Block, Cole Brothers Janet Smith’s Hearts pdf download

JC Quilts, Pieced Heart JC Quilts, 1997,

PP JC Quilts, 1998,

PP Nutmeg Nook’s Primitive Heart

Logic Quilters Neighbourhood Pieceable Hearts

Quilt Pox Think Pink Hearts

Red Dawn’s Woven Heart PP:

paper pieced Sandy Bonsib’s Pieced Heart Block

Sew Quilty, Jake’s Heart

Posy Folk Heart

Sew Quilty, Scrappy Heart Sew Quilty, Strippy Heart

Portable Hand-sewing Kit. Heart Pin Step-by-Step

My Newest Add-ins

tiny tutorial ~ Valentines: Jane LaFazio's handsewn felt hearts and painted rocks..

does it get any better than this???

Jane LaFazio's Hand sewn Felt Hearts and Painted Rocks

Love Bugs

1 piece of white cardstock to print the heart template
1 piece of colored cardstock
1 piece of coordinating patterned paper
2 small brads - I used heart shaped ones, but plain brass ones work fine
pencil
scissors
black pen or marker
1/8 inch hole punch
2 small googly eyes and glue (optional)

Directions can be found here: Love Bug Valentine'ssewing kit ensemble!

You can find the tutorials for most of these "Snippets"HERE,

BLOOMIN' BLOSSOMS

Bloomin' Blossoms for Spring

Table Topper, 20" x 20"

→ Tutorial/Downloadable Pattern ←

HEN PARTY CHICKS PINCUSHION

Quiltscapes Hen Party Chicks Pincushions: TUTORIAL

Hen Party Chicks @ Sew We Quilt: STORY & TUTORIAL

Spring Chickens @ Riley Blake Designs: TUTORIAL

Printer-Friendly Instructions: PATTERN'

I ♥ Appliqué ~ Raw Edge Appliqué Basics

TUTORIAL @ Riley Blake Designs: Photo Tutorial ← click here

I {Heart}♥Appliqué IIChenille Appliqué

TUTORIAL @ Riley Blake Designs: Photo Tutorial← click here

Bloomin' Posy

PHOTO TUTORIAL

TUTORIAL

~ Tissue Cozy ~;TUTORIAL

~ Tableside Pressing Pad ~ TUTORIAL

~ A Snappy Eyeglass Case ~ TUTORIAL

TUTORIAL and VIDEO @ Riley Blake Designs

Deluxe Tape Measure>> TUTORIAL

Scissor Holder/Lanyard TUTORIAL

Rosebud Wristlet Pincushion TUTORIAL

Needlenook >> TUTORIAL

Hen Party Chick PincushionTUTORIAL

Laminate Sewing Kit

Jina's VIDEO TUTORIAL

Heart Box Tutorial

photo below

What's in YOUR Sewing Kit?

Other: Heartstrings Quilt Project by Mary Patriotic Heartstrings for Our Soldiers String Quilting Tutorial and Online Links

;;And Just For Fun! Free Patterns for Hearts to knit or crochet!

Hearts Baby Blanket - from Care Package, Inc
Heart Coaster
Plastic Canvas Heart
Valentines Fridgie- crocheted
http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa021099.htm (crochet- links to heart patterns of all kinds!)
http://www.thesmartyarns.com/americanheartlandafghan.html (crochet - American Heartland Afghan)
http://members.aol.com/SAG55/fheartaf.html (crochet- pretty filet heart square)
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/crochettalk2/granheart.htm (Crochet- pretty filet heart square)
Bev's 6" Heart square (background)
Valentine Heart sampler
Bev's Heart square in x- stitch
Heart Baby Blanket

PillowsHeart Shape PillowAt Crochet Me: Easy-to-make shapes are joined to form the heart-shaped pillow. (Photos)

ShawlsConnected Hearts Shawl in Filet CrochetOn this site - About Crochet: A triangle shaped shawl pattern that I created, featuring my Connected Hearts charted design.

Heart Dishcloth to knit

Michele Bilyeu blogs With Heart and Hands as she shares a quilting journey through her life in Salem, Oregon and Douglas, Alaska. Sewing, quilting, and wildcrafting, with small format art quilts, prayer flags, and comfort quilts for a variety of charitable programs. And best of all, sharing thousands of links to Free Quilt and Quilt Block Patterns and encouraging others to join her and make and donate quilts to charitable causes. Help us change the world, one little quilt at a time!

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Hearts, Love, and Valentines: Patterns, Tutorials, and Links 2014

January 15, 2014, 7:37 am

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Hearts, Love, and Valentines: Patterns, Tutorials, and Links 2014

http://www.with-heart-and-hands.com/2014/01/hearts-love-and-valentines-patterns.html

Updated on my primary blog due to problems with this link list gadget updating properly in your side bars! I'm still posting, you just have to check back to make sure you haven't missed a new post that is really already there :-)

Hearts and Valentine Projects Galore!

Michele Bilyeu blogs With Heart and Hands as she shares a quilting journey through her life in Salem, Oregon and Douglas, Alaska. Sewing, quilting, and wildcrafting, with small format art quilts, prayer flags, and comfort quilts for a variety of charitable programs. And best of all, sharing thousands of links to Free Quilt and Quilt Block Patterns and encouraging others to join her and make and donate quilts to charitable causes. Help us change the world, one little quilt at a time!

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Angel Wraps and Preemie Patterns

February 1, 2014, 4:05 pm

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It's February and my heart is filled with thoughts of love. Thoughts of loving and caring and well, sharing...so, here is my ongoing list of precious little angel wraps, or preemie patterns that you can make in a just a few minutes at time! Make them and donate them to your local hospital, to special programs listed at the end or for someone you might know who just now, needs something this timy for their wee one.

Angel Wraps:

When a tiny baby is born before its time, and is too fragile to survive, usually during the second or early third trimester, there is still birth of the baby.. A loss of this kind is huge for the grieving parents to face, yet most of them still want to both see, and to hold, their tiny little infants. It is a very special part of that grieving process, of letting go of the dreams of what might have been..to hold and to bond with their tiny little one.

What can be even harder is discovering that you have nothing to wrap or dress your tiny loved one in, as nothing will fit ,or is appropriate for the simplest of touches that are possible when holding, and saying goodbye. And so to have your little one passed to you in a rough, or not very attractive, piece of cloth only makes that awareness that much sharper and more painful.

Babies are wrapped up in simple tiny blanket like piece of cloth that most hospital provide. But if the hospital has them, a tiny little quilt or blanket.... made for this purpose by volunteers... can be wrapped around their little one for that holding, bonding, and saying goodbye, time.

I made all twelve of these tiny little angel wraps and preemie blankets for this very purpose. And it was a deeply moving process for me as I made each and every one of them.
Mine are quite simple. They range from as tiny as a 9" square to as large as a 14" one. But each is special and made with love.

Many websites offer a variety of ideas for extra tiny pouches, wraps, blankets, or simple quilts or garments for what is medically termed as 'fetal demise.' And while these words seem harsh to those who have never heard them before, they are simply what the end of life resulting in a still birth is often called.

The idea of a specially made little quiltlet created and made with love and compassion seemed like a wonderful gift to give to our local hospital, so I had decided to spend a few days creating some in varying sizes and making a list of other ideas.

I found an assortment of links, files, and free downloadable patterns for a variety of blankets, quilts, pouches and wraps. But making a simple wrap can be as easy as making a simple 9"-12" blanket or quilt that can be tied to create a little pouch like shape for the tiniest of the tiny ones.Some can be tucked under at the bottom for the very tiniest and others can simply have a little half triangle pouch sewed into one corner or be left open to cradle the littlest of babies.

I simply cut two or there squares of fabric sized from 9" to 11". A third square can be folded in half and place as a triangle shape in one corner and sewn in a the same time, or it can be left open as an "Angel Cradle Wrap" as shown by mine, above. The one above is very small and I would add the corner pocket, or cut it more like 12".

I used very thin batting in between or a little piece of flannel, instead of batting. Several of mine are quilted, the others simply have a heart shape quilted on to bind the pieces together. Add some ribbons at the tying points and rosettes or other simple trims and you have sweet little wraps for the tiniest of little angels.

For those who like to use or simply view patterns here are links to free patterns, photos and clothing links for preemies of all stages and sizes. Mine are intended for little ones weighing about 1 lb and about 6" long...a truly sad and yet endearing thought filled with compassion for the losses that so many of us endure.

TOP: A design of your own choosing, pieced or whole cloth.

BACKING:Pre-washed 100% cotton flannel.

BATTING: Most neo-natal intensive care nurses prefer no batting, just the top and the backing layers.

BINDING: Flannel or soft cotton fabric. The easiest option is pillowcase style (with right sides together, sew around the perimeter leaving 5-6” unsewn for turning purposes. Turn, press and slip-stitch opening. OR with wrong sides together, turn backing to the front and topstitch. Traditional binding techniques usually accepted if you prefer.

QUILTING: Hand or machine quilting. Most hospital prefer no tying and they see the knots as being too hard on these babies’ tender skin. If quilts are simply on
top of isolettes, tying is usually fine.

FINISHED SIZE: Some programs prefer extremely small sizes...from 12"-18" for the tiniest babies or for bereavement quilts. Other prefer 22" x 22", or even 24” x 30” . With quilts placed on top of an isolette unit, as many hospitals do... 30" x 30" or 36" x36" is a nice standard size. Like all quilt size recommendations, there is great variance, so check with your local hospital or favorite charity for preferences.

LABELS: Depends upon the program you join, the hospital requirements, and your personal preference. Some like AZBlankets4Kids, require their own label, on the FRONT of the quilt.

Free pattern links:

Angel Pocket Pattern

Fetal Demise Pouch Pattern
www.thepreemieproject.com/volunteer/patterns/

www.bevscountrycottage.com/bereavement-gowns.html

Crocheted Granny Square Pouch: www.bevscountrycottage.com/tonis-pouch.html

Sewn Pouch: www.touchinglittlelives.org/fetaldem.html

Sewn Pouch: www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/my_pages/babywear/sewing/003.shtml

Washcloth pouch with crocheted edge: www.kathyscrochetcabin.blogspot.com/2007/04/burial-pouch-pattern.html

Satin Burial Wrap: www.carewear.org (size small and x-p)

fetal demise pouch

burial gown and bonnet PDF pattern
- pattern only
preemie burial gown PDF

angel's pocket
bereavement gowns PDF pattern
- pattern only

burial wrap PDF

boy’s internment outfit

nb/preemie bib PDF
- pattern only

preemie cuddler PDF - archived

positioning shapee or 'snake'

nb/preemie booties PDF

10 min booties PDF
- pattern only

30 min booties PDF
- pattern only

preemie kimono for ICU PDF

serger preemie gown PDF pattern - archived

preemie sleeper PDF pattern

preemie shirt PDF
- pattern only

isolette cover
preemie mittens PDF - archived - pattern only

bubble cover archived

preemie gown PDF pattern

extra small boy gown

diaper shirt PDF

hospital shirt PDF pattern

day gown instructions (pattern below)

day gown - pattern PDF
03/12/08
preemie hat PDF pattern

preemie cuddler 2

preemie fleece hat
Angel Wrap
Burial Gown

Burial Wrapper

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Refer here for size guidelines

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Angel Dress (c)
Ava Lynne Baby Hat (k)
Baby Bear Preemie Hat (k)
Baby Bowties Preemie Hat (k)
Basic Baby Hat (k)
Basic Knit Hat (k)
Basic Preemie Hat (c)
Basic Ribbed Baby Hat (k)
Button Flap Beanie - Preemie (c)
Crossed Texture Hat - Preemie (c)
Crossed Texture Row Beanie - Preemie (c)

Easy Preemie Quilt from Project Linus

Half-Double Crochet Preemie Baby Cap (c)
Incredible Expanding Gnome Cap (k)
Joann's Preemie Hat (c)
Juliet Hat (k)
Lightning Fast NICU and Preemie Hats (k)
Melinda's Ruffled Preemie Hat (c)
Preemie Rainbow Beanies (c)
Preemie Ribbed Beanie (c)
Queen of Hearts Preemie Hat (k)
Sewn Knit Fabric Baby Hat (s)

Stretchy Knit Baby Cap (k)
Patriotic Preemie Hats (k)
Butterfly Hat - Preemie (c)
Preemie Pumpkin Hat (c)
Apple a Day (k)
Baby Elf Hat (k)
Christmas Tree Hat (k)
Christmas Hat (k)
Preemie Baby Santa Hat (k)

Baby Quilt Pattern (s)
Easy Baby Quilt Pattern (s)
Easy Baby Quilt Patterns (s)
Preemie Blankets (s)
Baby Blanket Pattern (c)
Four Square Preemie Afghan (c)
Snowflake Kisses Baby Blanket (k)
Teddy Bear Baby Blanket (k)
Teddy Bear Square (c)
Teddy Lovey (c)
Thermal Stitch Preemie Blanket (c)
Waffle Blanket (k)

Burial Wraps

Angel Pocket (k)
Angel's Pocket (s)
Angel Wrap (c)
Angel Wraps (s)
Burial Pouch Pattern (c)
Fetal Demise Pouch (s)
Knit Angel Wrap (k)
Receiving Blanket (s)Air Bear (k)

Basic Teddy Bear (c)
Bear Pair Teddy Bears (k)
Bertie Bear (k)
Better Bear (c)
Brenda's Bears (k)
Buttercup Bear (c)
Cashew Teddy Bear (k)
Curly Teddy Bear (c)
Heartfelt Bear (c)
Polar Bear (c)
Smart Teddy Bear (k)
Teddy Bear (k)
Teddy Lovey (c)
Two Tone Teddy (c)

Quilter's Anonymous in Lynnwood, WA.
Grecian Square
Ohio Star
Split Rail
Irish Twist Chain

Patterns from AZBlankets4kids:
Baby, Preemie, Double 4-Patch Quilt
Baby, Preemie, One Patch Quilt
Baby, Preemie Quilt, 1 Patch, 2 Borders
Block Party, Preemie to Teen
Baby, Preemie, 9-Patch Quilt, 18”
Baby, Preemie, Double 4-Patch Quilt, 18”
Block Party, Preemie to Teen
Charity Baby & Preemie Patterns
happy hearts quilt block...project linus

And from Project Linus:
Easy Preemie Quilt

My complete List of Preemie, Baby and Children's Quilts:
Free Babies, Child's, Preemies Quilt Patterns

Special Note:

If you would like to join in, online,with a group that does this special work,

please check out this group and think about joining in and making some tiny little donations of your own:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CaringforCooper/

OR:

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I'm Adding Some Extra Valentine Love!

February 10, 2014, 6:38 am

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It's time for more Valentine love!

I'm always finding new quilt designs that are just too pretty ..I have to share them! These beauties come out of Seattle from the generous Cindy Carter. Click on the linkup to check out her site and see all of the fabulous fun and be sure to thank her for her generosity in creating and providing free quilt patterns.

I'm so happy just to be able to share them, and then make them myself for my charitable community projects. These are just now being added in to my master list of Hearts and Valentine Love..free linkups to patterns from quilt makers around the world that they so graciously share from their own hearts with love!

I love this one, above!

Remember! A click is a download from Cindy, so don't click just to make it larger for viewing..you will link to her download! And the same for each of her images.

And I'm putting it on my favorites list. Perfect for all of my community and charitable causes! I can see this for everyone from the families of tiny babies, to hospice, to patriotic quilting when you want something other then flags and patriotic symbols. This one is filled with love! And think about it..it's absolutely perfect for a doll quilt! And I've promised to make some for a nearby group, too!

Great fun with a modern twist! A summer wedding quilt, perhaps? Love the use of yellow which is showing up more and more, have you noticed?

Something about this one makes me thing of applies and teachers. Is it just the red...see the hearts as scallops? Very different!

Oh, yes, sooo sweet! I'm thinking valentine love and doilies combined in one quilt. Too pretty for sweet words!

Simple, classic, always just right. This one I'd put on every baby isolette in the preemie nursery in a heartbeat. I need to get sewing. Love this and it could be make up in a hurry..always good for when you need to be able to make a quilt in a day!

Another bit of a modern twist combined with the charm of traditional. I can see this one in different colors...imagine black and white and one other color for accent...oh yes!

Click on the PICTURE to Download the Free Pattern from Cindy in Seattle...
And say thank you, and use these for your private use or to share when making charity quilts!

Thank you to the talented designer/quilt maker Cindy Carter of Seattle!
Links to her website.

MORE:

Click on heart box to link right onto Geta's Blog!

More from others...I'm updating this blog post all day long and then......you can find the updated BIG LIST at:

CLICK HERE FOR

MY HUGE LIST OF VALENTINE AND HEART QUILTS AND QUILT BLOCK LOVE!

AT MY PRIMARY BLOG..WHERE UPDATES ALWAYS APPEAR FIRST!

Check out my always updated (yes, I know...photos disappear as websites and photo programs change. Rumor is that Picasa Web Albums will be retired soon and we are merging right now without our even knowing it.

I, for one, hope this rumor is true. But I can see things are already happening to my own photos!

Michele Bilyeu blogs With Heart and Hands as she shares a quilting journey through her life in Salem, Oregon and Douglas, Alaska. Sewing, quilting, and wildcrafting, with small format art quilts, prayer flags, and comfort quilts for a variety of charitable programs. And best of all, sharing thousands of links to Free Quilt and Quilt Block Patterns and encouraging others to join her and make and donate quilts to charitable causes. Help us change the world, one little quilt at a time!

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Sochi: The Principle of the Patchwork Quilt

February 16, 2014, 12:35 pm

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Two and a half years ago, I wrote a post about "The Principle of the Patchwork Quilt" on my primary blog at With Heart and Hands at a a time when the theme, the look, and samples first came out as a mere possibility for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi!

Guess what? It's the theme that was selected!

Michele Bilyeu Timeline Recent Status Photo Place Life event Status Photo Place Life event What's on your mind? Michele Bilyeu shared a link. A few seconds ago Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: The Principle of the Patchwork Quilt won! And don't you just love how the rainbow (and patchwork quilts) come out no matter how much one culture tries to rain on another culture's parade? Think good thought for all people, of all cultures and all beliefs, during the opening ceremonies tonight and throughout the Winter Olympics. See the Russian patchwork Olympic apparel etc. at:

The beautiful rainbow...a symbol for all people, of all religions, cultures, and belief systems is especially meaningful during a time when a hosting country has chosen to denigrate an entire group of people, that the same country picked a theme celebrating the patchwork of diversity of cultures.

Here's a look at some of the clothing that the Russian athletes will be wearing. I made a general collage to share the overall look of some of the Olympic Russian apparel.

http://www.with-heart-and-hands.com/2014/02/winter-olympics-principle-of-patchwork.html

And I, for one, would love to own a piece of this as winter wear! I'm thinking the blue patchwork vest on the right near the bottom in my own collage their Olympic team clothing....oh yes, I could wear this!

As Bosco, the official licensing organization says:

"Olympic patchwork quilt, developed by Bosco’s creative department and given to the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee, will be the official Look of Russia’s first Winter Games.

Our goal was to represent a diverse range of emotions and feelings, connecting concepts like Motherland, Family, Culture, Time, Olympism, Peace, Nobility, Friends, Memory, Honour, Dreams, Beauty, Freedom, Pride, Warmth, Happiness, Greatness, Reliability, Victory, Creativity, Hospitality, Creation, Future, Russia, Planet Earth. Every region in the world is proud of its unique origins, and it is no different in Russia. That is why there are so many different local traditions, songs and crafts that highlight the individuality of their creators, each valuable in its own right. Bosco had a wealth of choices to represent Russia’s rich diversity, but in the end we settled on something familiar, warm and welcoming: the patchwork quilt.

In the concept design, every patch was infused with the history and personality of traditional crafts from each of Russia’s 89 regions: in a single tapestry we combined Uftyuzhskaya painting and Vologda lace, Gzhel and Zhostovo painting, Kubachi patterns and the flowers of Pavlo Posad shawls, Mezenskaya painting and Khokhloma, Yakutsk patterns, fabrics of Ivanovo and other distinctive Russian patterns.

That is how we arrived at a modern, distinctive and unmistakeably Russian Look of the Games.

With Heart and Hands :

2014 Winter Olympics--Principle of the Patchwork Quilt?

I am quoting from the official 2011 press releases from Bosco, the official licensed clothing company for the Russian Olympic Team apparel.

"The XXII Olympic Winter Games will take place in 2014 in Sochi, Russia. This week the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee unveiled the concept of the "Look of the Games" which was designed by BOSCO Sports, a sponsor of the Olympics, as well as the official uniform provider for the Russian Olympic team since 2002.

Their newest entry for 'the look' revolves around “the principle of the ‘patchwork quilt’ — a combination of 16 designs representing the most famous traditional Russian arts and crafts, ranging from Gzhel to Khokhloma.”
Using these compiled fabrics....

.....they created a design which the press release describes as....

"The design was created from the motifs of ornaments of the most famous Russian national crafts. Here we can see Uftyuzhskaya painting and Vologda lace, Gzhel and Zhostovo painting, Kubachi patterns and Pavlov Posad shawls, Mezenskaya painting and Khokhloma, Yakutsk patterns and Ivanovo chintz. A new modern approach to the folk motifs, a thorough work on the common algorithm for construction of the patchwork quilt - “an individual net”, and on each of the 28 constituent fragments, and an unconditional work of authorship of the BOSCO creative team add an exclusive urgency to the LOOK OF THE GAMES."

Check out the fabulous unveiling photos...

In my 2011 post, I wrote "Oh yes....If I could vote I'd definitely vote for this patchwork crafts entry as the theme of the 2014 Olympics, how about you?"

Let us hope and prayer that things will improve in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics in all ways and keep the country and all of the athletes in your positive thoughts in all ways!

Today, the official opening day for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, I am off making a patchwork quilt...it's all about "The Principle of the Patchwork Quilt"! Mine won't be like their ideas, just a patchwork quilt of my own.

But here are some ideas and links for you as I am receiving many requests for "How to Make a Sochi Quilt".

All of these Sochi designs for "The Principle of the Patchwork Quilt" resemble both the Thousand Pyramids and many of the Diamond quilts.

Thousand Pattern quilt block on my blog:
http://www.with-heart-and-hands.com/2009/12/free-quilt-block-patterns.html

courtesy of : http://www.quilterscache.com/T/ThousandPyramidsBlock.html

But how pretty are these? Look at how differently, triangles make up into diamonds if you just change your fabric choices from each of these looks, below:

Park Slope Triangles Quilt, 49 x 61", free pattern by Michael Miller Fabrics

Tonga Sugar 1000 pyramids, 68 x 83”, by Karen Montgomery for Timeless Treasures Fabrics

One reader even mentioned that she had taken a class from Jan Krenz where she showed a very similar idea. Check out that quilter and her own "Indian Summer" quilt made with the "Thousand Pyramid" idea at: Jan Krentz from the book Quick Diamond Quilts and Beyond

Road Well Traveled, 68 x 79",free pattern by Jean Ann Wright for Marcus Brothers

Skylark by June Pease at Red Rooster Fabrics

Chateau Rouge French General, free pattern at Moda Fabrics

Alfresco, 80 x 96", free pattern by Jean Ann Wright for Marcus Brothers Fabrics

Modern Ombre Triangle 42 x 48", baby quilt tutorial and pattern at See Kate Sew

Have fun creating your own Sochi Patchwork Quilt!

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Celebrate the Wearing of the Green and Quilting!!!

March 15, 2014, 9:32 am

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Kermit Says "The Luck 'O the Irish to You!" and offers to share my free St. Paddy's Day quilt or quilt block patterns with you!

Shown, is my own favorite simple string quilt, pieced in a diagonal pattern with 'Kiss Me I'm Irish' and other fun shamrock fabrics.Kermit's Irish green eyes are smiling on the string quilt done in greens and holiday shamrockfabrics, hope yours are too!

But it's also National and now, International Quilting Day!

As a gift to all of us, TheQuiltShow.com is sharing FREE access to over 160 WebTV shows featuring some of the top quilting instructors in the world.

You can also enter the TQS prize drawing with a grand prize of a BERNINA 550QE and wonderful fabric prizes. So check in at www.thequiltshow.com (ends at midnight, March 16th) and enjoy the shows and any and all exploring of The Quilt Show website.

I've been sewing and quilting almost everyday this entire week! So sneak peeks on my top secret project, yet, but I am sharing photos of other works ...and some utility hand quilting on my newest table runner!

Every time I hand quilt, I am reminded of just how much like a meditative practice it truly is. I felt centered, grounded, and oh..yes, sacrificial blood did get involved! But the balm of hydrogen peroxide for both fingers and fabric took care of that! Then, right back to being calm, and centered,d and in my meditative practice of hand quilting ;-)

Free St.Patrick's Day, Shamrock or Irish Themed Free Quilt, Quilting, or Small Project Links, Patterns and Tutorials:

free St. Patrick's quilt pattern - Moonlight Quilts pdf

So cute, 4 little pieced hearts make a four leaf clover, one big clover per block, easy download makes this one a keeper!

Shamrock Quilt Block Pattern

Shamrock Wall Hanging

Ireland BOM Friday Freebie: Irish Quilt Block Patterns

Click here or the image above for an assortment of quilt block patterns that celebrate Ireland.

Free Scrappy Shamrock Quilt Pattern

Vintage Shamrock Quilt Block Pattern...Kansas City Star 1932

Here are a few vintage quilt patterns with an Irish theme to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Q if for Quilt by Martha:
Vintage Shamrock Quilt Patterns

http://qisforquilter.com/2011/03/vintage-shamrock-quilt-patterns/

Sewedhooked.com shamrock quilt above: 5: paper pieced shamrocks make up quilt

Quilting Assistant : Free Pattern : Shamrock Block

Shown above: Shamrock Quilt Block from Straw.com
Shamrock Quilt Block

Aunt Mary's Double Irish Chain Quilt Block Make an eight inch paper pieced block.

Broken Irish Chain a 10" pieced quilt block pattern from Quilter's Cache.

Celtic Sunrise - a 12" paper pieced quilt block pattern from Quilter's Cache

Single Irish Chain Baby Quilt

Interlocking Squares, Template 1 of 2

Interlocking Squares, Template 2 of 2

Irish Chain - from Sharon Hultgren of EZ Quilt

Irish Chain - an 18" pieced quilt block pattern from Quilter's Cache.

Irish Chain Quilt - a 54" x 66" pieced quilt pattern from EZQuilting

Irish Eyes - a 12" pieced quilt block pattern from AZPatch.

Irish Grandma Sue Boy Block from Quiltmaker.com

Latticed Irish Chain Block a 28" block from Quilter's Cache

Scrappy Pieced Shamrock Block...turn several shamrocks into a darling quilt!

Scrappy Irish Chain Quilt - a 68-3/4" x 84-1/2" pieced quilt pattern from McCall's Quilting.

Shamrock

Single Irish Chain Quilt for Baby - alt/ 4 1/2" fussy cut w. Irish Chain from About.com

St. Patrick's Day Quilt from Kim's Big Adventure

Traditional Irish Chain Quilt lovely traditional Irish chain Quilt pattern.

Trip To Ireland Quilt - a pieced quilt pattern from Simply Quilts.

Triple Irish (chain) Flower quilt pattern from Moda

String Quilting Tutorial to get you started on your own string quilt quilt like mine, above!

Words to applique:" Kiss Me I'm Irish

Small mug wrap photo tute:

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EXTRA TREAT:

Yellow Clover Vintage Quilt Block: Instructions

Vintage Pattern Directions..no longer available

**Yellow Clover a block design first published by Nancy Cabot for the Chicago Tribune.

According to Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, Yellow Clover is one of hundreds of Cabot patterns sold by mail order during the 1930s.

It is no longer available online, and the hyperlinks for photos have all been pulled off the website. But here are the directions that I still have:

Yellow Clover:
BLOCK SIZE:10 1/2" square

MATERIALS

Dark print at least 5" x 10"

Medium print at least 10" square

Light print at least 16" square or one fat quarter

CUTTING

Dimensions include a 1/4" seam allowance

Cut 2: 5" squares, dark print

Cut 3: 5" squares, medium print

Cut 5: 5" squares, light print

Cut 4: 3 3/8" squares, light print, then cut them in quarters diagonally to yield 16 side triangles

Cut 7: 2" squares, light, then cut 2 of them in half diagonally to yield 4 corner triangles

DIRECTIONS

Draw diagonal lines from corner to corner on the wrong side of each 5" light print square. Draw horizontal and vertical lines through the centers.
Place a marked square on a 5" dark print square, right sides together. Sew 1/4" away from the diagonal lines on both sides. Make 2 using the dark squares and 3 using the medium ones.
Cut the squares on the drawn lines to yield 16 dark pieced squares and 24 medium pieced squares. Press the seam allowances open. Trim each pieced square to 2".
Sew a 2" light print square to a dark pieced square to make a rectangle unit. Make 4. Press the seam allowances open.
Lay out the square units, rectangle units, and the remaining 2" light print square. Sew them into rows and join the rows to complete the block center. Press the seam allowances in the direction indicated by the arrows. Set it aside.
Lay out 3 medium pieced squares and 2 side triangles. Join them to make a pieced strip, as shown. Make 4. Press the seam allowances open.
Lay out one medium pieced square and 2 side triangles. Join them to make a pieced strip. Make 4. Press the seam allowances open.
Sew a corner triangles to a pieced strip to make a corner unit, as shown. Make 4. Press the seam allowances toward the corner triangles.
Sew a corner unit to a pieced strip to make a large triangle. Make 4. Press the seam allowances toward the corner.
Sew 2 large triangles to opposite sides of the block center. Press the seam allowances toward the corners. Sew the remaining large triangles to the remaining sides and press to complete the block.

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Disappearing 4 Patch, D9 Patch, D16 Patch, Twist/Turn, Wavy, Wonky or Modern

March 22, 2014, 5:49 am

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The wonderful " Disappearing Nine Patch"seems to a technique in continual process of new and more involved variations. And I'm happy to share all of my links and easy cutting diagrams with you!

It's so easy to take a simple block and turn it into a much more complicated looking one...and a quilt that's quick and easy to create! Simply put, a nine patch block is created and then sliced apart in a myriad of different cuts or with different color arrangements so it literally disappears and is replaced by four smaller units. Apparently, Karin Hallaby, wrote a book in 2002 called "Magic Pillows, Hidden Quilts, which included a Magic Nine Patch quilt made using the same technique that's so popular today.

Nancy Brenan Daniel also wrote a book called Disappearing Nine Patch in 2002 but apparently it is quite different from what we are calling that style today. Eventually, an online blog by Helen Bailey, featured a tutorial about her own use of the disappearing nine patch but she referred to it by a different name. The same technique has been called Tossed Nine Patch (by Eleanor Burns) and (possibly) 9 to 4 by other quilters and authors. And now of course, we have disappearing 4 patches, 9 patches (shown above) and on and on with so many fun and varied improvisations.

But just to have a look, check out some of the images and links that I have discovered and create new and easy blocks and quilts of your own! Let's start with some fun and simple 4 Packs as I share links to some tutorials and some different variations from what you might hink of as a D4P..or Disapearing 4 Patch, as well!

Disappearing Four Patch Block

Photos and link to Beth at Live, Laugh, Quilt

Disappearing 4 Patch that's so easy to make with Charm Packs...but almost as easy to make from

scratch!

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Disappearing 4-Patch from Chock a Block Quilt Blocks

Look at how color can alter the look in a hurry!

Wonky Version of the Disappearing four patch from Beth for all of you who can't cut straight anyway!

The Disappearing 9 Patch Block or D9P

Simplest design and cut:

The wonderful instructions that I personally use..to make my own D9P quilts...thanks to Bonnie our Comfort Quilt Chairperson from our Mid-Valley Quilt Guild, here in Salem, OR

Enlarge the photos of the sheets above and there is also a super cheat sheet for yardage etc!

Disappearing 9 Patch

D9P

Disappearing Nine Patch Disappearing 9 Patch/Twist Turn variation

Modern D9P by Kristy Daum

Disappearing 9 Patch tutorialAnother version of the Disappearing 9 Patch tutorialA different color scheme for the D9P quilt

Disappearing 9-Patch Variation

Disappearing 9-Patch Variation from Chock a Block Quilt Blocks

The Twist and Turn D9P quiltD9P video & different layout

Wacky 9 Patch

Wavy Nine Patch by Debbie, The Traveling QuilterWord | PDF

Colcha de Cuarto-Parche

Word | PDF

Disappearing 9-Patch Quilt Pattern

Word | PDF

Wavy Nine Patch by Debbie, The Traveling Quilter

Chock-A-Block Quilt Blocks: Disappearing9-Patch Variation

D9P and D4P and Variations!

disappearing 4-patch

http://andiejohnsonsews.blogspot.com/2011/03/disapperaing-4-patch-tutorial.html

disappearing rail fence

http://www.mspquiltingangels.org/july_block.htm

Maybe Hidden Wells, too.

http://www.reddawn.net/quilt/hwells.htm

More Links and Tutes:1. Images for Disappearing 9 Patch..see all the fun variations different fabric can create!

Disappearing Nine Patch - Quilts (beginners)

Disappearing Nine Patch Quilt Block Tutorial - YouTube
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Cluck Cluck Sew: Nicey Jane Disappearing 9 patch

Disappearing 9-Patch Quilt Pattern - Patterns / Quilts For Kids..gives yardage

Disappearing 9 Patch Quilt Block - YouTube
► 2:06► 2:06	www.youtube.com/watch?v=clL_nz8J_vgMar 14, 2010 - 2 min - Uploaded by pennyh123www.How-to-Quilt.com - Penny Halgren shows how to sew the Disappearing Nine Patch Quilt block. This ...

Disappearing 9 Patch, Quilt by Sandi, 12 18 10 - YouTube
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Disappearing 16 Patch
D16P
Sew WE Quilt!: The Disappearing 16 Patch

Happy Quilting Quilt-A-Long Disappearing 16 Patch Instructions

Just for Fun!

Wonky Snowflake Block
Magician's Disappearing
9 Patch Pieced Christmas Tree Block

From Kristy Daum:
A fairly simple block , modernized by balance and choice of fabrics.

Instead of using 9 printed fabrics in a single block, you use only 4; the balance is your background fabric.
You use multiple Block Layouts in a single quilt.

Below is an illustration showing you a handful of Block Layout options using the 4 + 5 concept. There are certainly more then I have shown here and I encourage you to create your own too. The greater variety of Block Layouts you use in a single quilt, the more unique it will look.

Here are the Block Layouts that I choose to use in my quilt. As I wanted to make 9 blocks, I just duplicated some of my favorites.

Below in an illustration showing you how the blocks will look once quartered, see the variety.

Once you have sewn together, then quartered all of your blocks, you can begin laying out the assorted pieces into a pleasing arrangement. This is the fun part, as you can really play with the negative space.

All that's left to do is sew the blocks into rows, and then sew the rows together, sandwich, quilt and bind. Ta-Da!! you have just created your very own Modernized D9P.

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Spring into Easter, and Passover, and Other Special Holidays!

March 31, 2014, 11:40 am

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Whether you make an Easter quilt, or Easter basket pillowcases...here's a fun list of Easter pattern links..not just for quilts, and quilt blocks but a few super cute Easter crafts, too!

And remember making an 'Easter' quilt can be as simple as making some four patches.... and added some bits and pieces ...just from some scraps you might already have....in bunny, chick, or any pretty Easter fabric! I used some scraps in Beatrix Potter prints, as shown above, and made this cute but easy, baby quilt and included a little soft fabric book for a quick gift! This little baby quilt is in flannel, and these where all the scraps I had in these colors..so no outside borders, and very simple style..but it is soft and special and still so cute! And best of all, the sweet little one who received it,

The Jewish celebration of Passover, The Feast of the Unleavened Bread was practiced by ancient Israelites at the beginning of their New Year, the Spring Equinox. So, I am also including those free patterns, tutorials and links that I have for this blessed holiday, as well. Some are also used for Channukkah, so forgive the cross links and enjoy those, later or make ahead, now!

And of course, if you celebrate Spring in any form, most of these works for Spring and the beginning of new life in the changing season of the light.

Amish Baskethttp://www.quilterscache.com/A/AmishBasketBlock.html 12" block from Marcia Hohn at Quilter's Cache

Bunny Appliqué Folk Art

Cactus Pot Basket Block http://blocksnswaps.blogspot.com/search/label/Cactus%20Pot from Blocks 'n Swap.This basket block was first published in the Oklahoma Farmer Stockman, on January 1, 1930

Carrot Table Runner from All People Quilt: http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/ideas/projects/objectsgarmentsother/carrotsticks_1.html
you do have to create a user name to sign in to allpeoplequilt.com...but it's all free!

Easter Basket Postcard Quilt by Auntie for Quiltzine

Crazy Easter Egg Struttin' Chick

Six Pointed String Star: Chanukkah/Hanukkah, Passover etc.
from The Summer Sampler Series: Swim Bike Hike at
http://swimbikequilt.com/2011/07/summer-sampler-series-six-pointed.html

Cutting Triangles:
Download the Triangle Template here,

White Star of David Ornament Crochet Pattern: Made with and from Red Heart Yarn!

Download Printable Instructions

Easy to crochet and to assemble, these elegant Star of David ornaments are accented by iridescent beads for a glistening holiday celebration.

Project Number:	LW3275
Designed By:	Kristen Stoltzfus
Skill Level:	Easy
Category:	Crochet
Project Type:	Seasonal

Size:
Ornament measures ½” (11 cm) in diameter.

Gauge/Tension:
GAUGE: 13 hdc = 3” (8 cm). Gauge is not critical for this project.

Gift of Gelt Bag make ahead or perhaps use forother small gifts or as a gift, itself: RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein each 886 Blue A, 316 Soft White B Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 3.75mm [US F-5] and 5.0mm [US H-8] Yarn needle
Pattern Number: LW3177
Tags: bag, crochet, gelt, gift, hanukah, holiday, rebecca j. venton, Super Saver
Skill Level: Easy
Project Type: Seasonal

Dreidel Table Runner & Napkin Holders...make ahead idea

Free Fabric (Coiled Fabric or Crocheted Basket Patterns:

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Valentine Heart Pillow Pattern. pdf pattern from the link above (cute sayings like candy hearts)

Heart Blocks

Nine-Patch Heart: FREE Quilt Block Pattern

Bloomin’ Hearts Quilt...click on image

Have A Heart from Carol Doaks

Heart Quilting Patterns from original Nancy Page published patterns circa 1980's

Make a Patchwork Heart Quilt Block

Crazy Patch Heart

Tutorial: Crocheted Stuffed Heart

does it get any better than this???

Love Bugs

Easter Basket Postcard Quilt by Auntie for Quiltzine

Free Fabric (Coiled Fabric or Crocheted Basket Patterns:

Sewing Basket PDF Download...no photo yet, but this is the cutest thing!

Free Chanukkah (Hanukkah) and Star of David Quilt and Craft Patterns for my friends of the Jewish Faith:

Six Pointed String Star from The Summer Sampler Series: Swim Bike Hike athttp://swimbikequilt.com/2011/07/summer-sampler-series-six-pointed.html

White Star of David Ornament Crochet Pattern: Made with and from Red Heart Yarn!

pdf pattern from the link above (lots of cute sayings like those that are on candy hearts)

Heart Blocks

Nine-Patch Heart: FREE Quilt Block Pattern

Bloomin’ Hearts Quilt...click on image

Have A Heart from Carol Doaks

Heart Quilting Patterns from original Nancy Page published patterns circa 1980's

Make a Patchwork Heart Quilt Block

Crazy Patch Heart

Tutorial: Crocheted Stuffed Heart

does it get any better than this???

Love Bugs

AT MY PRIMARY BLOG..WHERE UPDATES ALWAYS APPEAR FIRST!

Free St.Patrick's Day, Shamrock or Irish Themed Free Quilt, Quilting, or Small Project Links, Patterns and Tutorials:

free St. Patrick's quilt pattern - Moonlight Quilts pdf

So cute, 4 little pieced hearts make a four leaf clover, one big clover per block, easy download makes this one a keeper!

EXTRA TREAT:

Photos and link to Beth at Live, Laugh, Quilt

Look at how color can alter the look in a hurry!

Six Pointed String Star from The Summer Sampler Series: Swim Bike Hike at
http://swimbikequilt.com/2011/07/summer-sampler-series-six-pointed.html