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Balloon Animal Block 1A – Pretty Poodle

Finally, it’s here – the first appliqué for the Love with a Twist quilt along! You will find the free downloadable balloon poodle appliqué pattern within this post. And a short pictorial on how to put it together too.

You know how I have always had every intention of this quilt along being a little relaxed and random in its delivery?…. Well, that is still so. But I didn’t really intend for it to be quite this long between the throw-size quilt construction instructions and the release of Block 1A. Apologies! But with ...

Ohhhh we’re halfway there! Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts is thrilled to be able to share her love of quilting with fellow quilters by introducing her latest book with It’s Sew Emma, the Sew in Love Book. We are at the middle mark of the Sew in Love Quilt and have made 6 of the 12 gorgeous sweetheart blocks. If this quilt is eye candy to you, pick up a copy of Edyta’s Sew in Love Book, some fabrics that you absolutely love, and join in!

Edyta sewed her Sew in Love Quilt using her Little ...

Many of you have finished your Save the Bees Block of the Month quilts and are posting your photos in the Sew Quilty Friends Facebook group- Bravo on such beautiful quilts!! To celebrate, we will having a GIANT grand prize giveaway, so keep reading!!!

*** I'm even going to give you a sneak peek of the 2019 free block of the month, keep reading!!! ***

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It is a new year and at Quilt Addicts Anonymous, that means we have a new Block of the Month pattern to reveal! I am so excited to bring you Supernova, a nine month BOM available in TWO colorways!

I LOVE Block of the Month quilts. I have been creating at least one new one a year since I was just a quilt blogger, long before Quilt Addicts Anonymous grew into the educational resource and fabric store you know today.

This year’s BOM follows the trend of big piecing to create blocks that are 18-inches in size, so you ...

Ready to get lost in a Patchwork Mosaic quilt block? Learn how to transform 14 colorful 5-inch fabric squares into this scrappy quilt block:

Click Here to find the quilt pattern for Block #2. The best part of the Friendship Quilt Along is we’re going to piece AND quilt the blocks together! Be looking forward to the first quilting tutorial on January 14th.

We’re going to piece and quilt this beautiful quilt block this month!

You’ll need to know how to make half square triangles, quarter square triangles, and hourglass squares to create your Patchwork Mosaic block ...

Let’s get this party started!

Last post I announced my latest big idea. The BOM…. or perhaps it should more accurately be the BOF? (approximately block of the fortnight)….. available here for 2019. Whatever we are going to call it, let’s get this very casual and fun quilt-along off the ground!

In this post you will find my first lap-size quilt top constructed pre-appliqué and a pdf download of the instructions so you can start yours too. Of course, it is not necessary to pre-assemble your quilt top before you applique the blocks. You can definitely choose to ...

Happy New Year!! Each year on my blog I feature a list of the block of the months, Quilt Alongs, Sew Alongs, and other various events that happen on other sites each year. I love the block of the months myself and this list helps me to keep track, and I’ve heard from you that it also helps you keep track. This is the one page on my blog that I do actually update often during the year. It will get updated a lot over the course of this month as new sites are found that are offering a ...

I’ve had an idea! I’m elated, inflated and just a little bit twisted up with excitement ….

Situation normal then! As you know, I am not usually short of slightly twisted ideas and quilty enthusiasm. But I have had a hard time settling on a new BOM to replace the Beary Colourful Bears. There are so many possibilities, but nothing that quite grabbed me until now. The bears were so much fun and a hard act to follow.

So, I’ve been musing over this quandary for several months, with a mental list of criteria I wanted my 2019 ...

A bear spends the winter months snuggled deep inside his cozy den. He snores away the chilly days with not a care in the world. I must admit, I do the same, but instead of sleep, I quilt! This year, I’ll be working on a charming new Block of the Month by Edyta Sitar.

Sign up HERE for this Winter Village Block of the Month Quilt Kit, and we’ll send everything needed for the first block. After that, you’ll continue to receive everything you need for a new block each month until your quilt top is complete ...

As hard as it is to believe, we've been quilting along on our Classic Meets Modern quilts for a full twelve months, and it's time to close this baby out.  If you've kept up, all of the blocks are finished and now they just have to be put together.  Easy peasy!

Inspired by Ohio’s Miami Valley quiltmakers from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Sheryl Johnson’s new Temecula Album Quilt Block of the Month is here! The block of the month program runs from March 2019 to February 2020! This is our first Block of the Month with Sheryl Johnson and we are so excited to work with her vintage themed fabrics. Sheryl created Temecula Quilt Co. to showcase her love for reproduction fabrics, scrappy  projects and, of course, quilting!

Featuring Sheryl’s Temecula Treasures collection for Marcus Brothers Fabrics, the mismatched block sizes, unique appliqué and wonderful ...

NOTE- Before we even get started- be sure you have saved the patterns to your computer, and I also suggest printing them and putting them in a safe place! In January, the links will be deactivated and the patterns will no longer be free. (Just saving the emails won't be enough, because the links won't work anymore.)

ALSO- We're not done yet!! Read below to find out about our giant GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY, coming soon!!

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It’s the day for the last bear of the Beary Colourful BOM and we are going out with much fanfare. Make way for the Black and White (Panda) Bear of Making Music!

The first of December and time to be looking forward to all the festivities of Christmas and New Year. Time for parades and lights and decorations and special foods and music. And what better way to express joy in black and white than with music?!

Don’t let this month’s colours fool you – Black and White Bear is in the mood for celebration! He is going ...

I so get that it’s been a few months and I thank you all so much for waiting so patiently for the next blocks in the Twas The Night Series. It’s actually been 5 months since the last release and I really do apologize for taking my sweet time getting them out. There are 7 more blocks left in this series and I am hoping to have them all done by March 2019. The Cupcake of the Month 2018 finishes also with this update, as I’ve uploaded November and December for you. The November block is Free ...

It seems funny to me that it’s been four years now since I offered what was my first block of the month. They were these very cute dolls from Graphics and Graphics. It was called Little Treasures. I’ll show you some of the patterns in that set in this post for those of you not aware of it… I’ve often said how much I love seeing the patterns created, part of the reason I do my block of the months the way I do now is so that I can see them be done. I don’t ...

I really can't believe that we are on our very last block! Where did the time go? I guess it just "buzzed" right by us!! Next month, we will be adding the borders to our quilt!!

***REMEMBER TO DOWNLOAD AND SAVE YOUR BLOCK PATTERNS!

EARLY NEXT YEAR, THE LINKS TO THE PATTERNS WILL BE DEACTIVATED.***

This time we’ll do a pieced block with our Teacup Quilt Along!  I want to make this quilt-along with a variety of techniques. Today, Block #4 will be a Milk Pitcher to go with your teacups.

Fabric Requirements –

Focus fabric for pitcher
one rectangle 2-3/4 x 3-1/2
one large rectangle 6 high x 5-1/2 wide, with the pattern carefully cut
one rectangle 1-1/4 x 3-1/2
two rectangles 1-1/4 x 2-1/2

Accent fabric for stripes
two rectangles 1 x 5-1/2

Background
one rectangle 3 x 8-1/2
one rectangle 1-3/4 x ...