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RSC Week #6 - RED Blocks and BOM from Grandma's Red Needle

Another week has passed and it's time for RSC - Rainbow Scrap Challenge - update.

My intention was not to participate in any BOM or QAL this year, because I have way too many UFOs that have to be finished.

Did I stick to that? Nope! I couldn't resist Sherri McConnel's 'A Quilting Life' BOM 2024. A new block is posted first Monday of each month. I'm doing the blocks in scrappy RSC colors and here is the January block in green. The blocks come in two sizes; 8" and 16". I'm doing the 16" (more scraps ...

added by Astrid 2 months, 4 weeks ago. under bom2024 , quilt blocks , rsc2024 , rscred , wips

From the Heart: Hand Quilt Block from Brown Bird Designs Quilts

Are you ready to embark on a creative journey that will touch your heart? In the world of quilting where the quilt block is queen, Block Mania is everything. As we dive into this month’s theme and 28 quilt bocks centered around making, let’s explore how we can make each quilt block with heartfelt intentions. I have a very special block for you, a hand quilt block which represents every type of making. This is my Made with Love quilt block.

For my fabrics I used Ruby Star Society. Don’t you just love the floral background fabric ...

added by Elisabeth DeMoo 3 months ago. under blog , handmade , maker , pattern , printable download , quilt block mania , quilt blocks , quilt pattern , ruby star society (Comments)

From Green to Red - RSC February Color from Grandma's Red Needle

HAPPY SCRAPPY FEBRUARY!

How did it become February already? I'm sure you've noticed; February has 29 days - leap year - more time for quilting!

February means a new RSC (Rainbow Scrap Challenge) color, and RED is chosen by Angela at soscrappy.blogspot.com

Since February 1 was midweek, we got some extra days playing with GREEN (RSC January color)

It has been a long time since I participated in a BOM (Block-Of-the-Month. I did not intend participating in any this year either, but then I came across Sherri McConnel's A Quilting Life BOM 2024. A new block is ...

added by Astrid 3 months ago. under bom2024 , quilt blocks , rsc2024 , rscgreen , rscred

RSC Week #4 - Last of the Greens from Grandma's Red Needle

It has been another wet week due to cyclone 'Candice'. Last week it was 'Belal'. 'Candice' was nothing compared to 'Belal'. It kept us in suspense for three days, looping over the island before it decided to accelerate and leave.

Perfect days staying inside playing with RSC green fabric.

Except for the Split-9 blocks I made last week, I've made some new blocks where I can use some of the 2" squares that have multiplied over the years!

I've made 4 Scrap Jar blocks

The 16-patches center is all from my 2" cut squares. The spikes and background ...

added by Astrid 3 months, 1 week ago. under quilt blocks , rsc2024 , rscgreen

Bona Lisa's Sweater Emporium Block of the Month - January from Creatin' in the Sticks

Today is the day!

Cackling Stitches

block of the month 2024

begins and we're so excited!

This is the quilt:

Bona LIsa's Sweater Emporium

(my version)

50" x 74"

You can check out Carol's version HERE and Joan's version HERE.

Joan, Carol, and I are ready to start sharing blocks!

All 3 of us have blocks to release this month

and

they are free for this month!

Here is my first block,

Bona's "In" Vest

The quilt block pattern is available for download HERE until January 31st.

Carol at Just Let Me Quilt has the ...

added by Carla 4 months, 1 week ago. under block of the month , cackling stitches , quilt blocks

Home Made Holiday Gifts from Made By Marney

Every year I create home made gifts for my pickleball crew. There are 8 of us and we play 3 times a week, so we have gotten very close. I want this gift to be pickleball related, but also practical. This year, I used some adorable novelty fabric (Elizabeth Studios Pickleball Paddles on White 683 Fabric) to sew SWEAT RAGS. I found my fabric at a local quilt shop, MY FAVORITE QUILT SHOP, in Green Bay, WI.

I simply purchased soft terry washcloths, ripped open any side seams…

tucked the pickleball fabric under the opened seam…

and sewed the seam ...

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Farmhouse Animals with Flowers from Made By Marney

My newest table runner has 4 adorable paper pieced farm animals wearing flower wreaths.

My FARMHOUSE TABLE RUNNER pattern has all 4 animals included and the directions to make the extra long farmhouse ruffle. This table runner has no quilt batting. Instead I used fusible T-shirt interfacing to keep the table runner nice and thin and flexible.

All of the block patterns are also sold separately. BUNNY WITH FLOWERS.

These blocks also make lovely pillows…

Although the pillow directions are not included in the pattern, they are available in my book ...

added by maryhertel 7 months ago. under book , books , bunny blocks , cat block , cat pattern , cat quilts , farm animals , farmhouse animals , farmhouse table runner , horse block , horse pattern , horse quilt , paper piece horse , paper piece pattern , paper piece patterns , paper pieced animals , paper pieced blocks , paper pieced bunny , paper pieced cat , paper pieced horse , paper pieced pattern , paper pieced pig , paper pieced quilt patterns , paper pieced quilts , paper pieced table toppers , paper piecing , paper piecing patterns , pattern book , pattern bundle , pig block , pig quilt , quilt block , quilt block patterns , quilt blocks , quilting , quilting patterns , quilts with animals (Comments)

Which came first? from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

We had a great day at Thimble Quilts and Sewing in Lasalle, Ontario. There's always so much to show, and doesn't seem like enough time to show all the samples and explain all the techniques. The poor students who attended went home with their heads spinning from all the inspiration and information!

We had a great lunch chatting with the customers and a good look around the store. A few things came home with me. And I bought fabric - somewhat willy-nilly, which I haven't done in a long time.

However, I saw some gorgeous batiks and decided ...

added by Elaine 7 months, 2 weeks ago. under quilt blocks , svp events , travel

RSC Week 37 - September is Aqua + RSC August was Yellow from Grandma's Red Needle

Hello, dear readers and followers!

Days & weeks seem to keep me busy with other stuff than blogging. The last months have kept me busy making Advent Calendars for my Etsy shop. I've made some new calendars this year and some that sold out last year. I'm almost done! I was not going to make any fall items this year, but ended up making some small items.

In between making Advent Calendars, I've kept up with the RSC, the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

RSC color for September is Aqua. I knew I don't have more then a few ...

added by Astrid 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under quilt blocks , rsc2023 , rscaqua , rscyellow , star blocks , stash

Cackling Stitches Blocks of the Month - August from Creatin' in the Sticks

It's August

and

time
for new Cackling Stitches
Blocks of the Month,
for our
"Which Way to Witchville"
quilt.

These are the last blocks to complete our quilts.

There are 3 new blocks this month:

I have the pattern for Carla's Pumpkin Palace

This witch lives in a cottage, but in her mind, it's a palace!

You can find the pattern in my Etsy Shop: HERE

Carol at Just Let Me Quilt has the pattern for

Belinda's Beastly Broom

Joan at Moosestash Quilting has the pattern for

Chester's Haunted Ride.

These are my versions of ...

added by Carla 8 months ago. under block of the month , cackling stitches , quilt blocks

Home Sweet Home…New Book…New Patterns! from Made By Marney

Hi! I’m Mary Hertel. Welcome to my newest book “HOME SWEET HOME Paper Piecing“. Featuring 17 of my favorite block patterns, and 7 charming projects, this book is guaranteed to provide hours of creative fun for you.

If you are new to paper piecing, you can rely on any of my books to provide step by step directions. To give you even more assistance, visit me at madebymarney.com to watch paper piecing tutorials.

Did you know that as you paper piece, the block is created on the back of the paper pattern, and will be the opposite of ...

added by maryhertel 9 months ago. under book , books , butterfly block , butterfly pattern , fish blocks , fish patterns , garden gnome , gnome , gnome block , gnome pattern , gnome pillow , gnome quilt , jungle animal quilts , juvenile quilts , made by marney book , mary hertel book , paper piece , paper piece book , paper piece butterfly , paper piece fish , paper piece pattern , paper piece patterns , paper piece seahorse , paper pieced animals , paper pieced blocks , paper pieced gnome , paper pieced gnome block , paper pieced pattern , paper pieced quilt patterns , paper pieced quilts , paper pieced table toppers , paper piecing , paper piecing book , paper piecing patterns , paper piecing tutorial , pattern book , pillowcase pattern , quick & easy quilts , quilt block , quilt block patterns , quilt blocks , quilt patterns , quilting , quilting patterns , sea turtle , sea turtle pattern , seahorse , snail block (Comments)

A DOG FOR ALL SEASONS from Made By Marney

Everyone knows how much I love to design animal patterns. Here is my newest paper pieced pattern, A DOG FOR ALL SEASONS.

This adorable pattern includes all 4 blocks, LABRADOR WITH BUTTERFLY (spring); BEAGLE WITH FLOWER (summer); RETRIEVER WITH PUMPKIN (autumn); FRENCH BULLDOG WITH SCARF (winter). Use them to create pillows, potholders, or a lovely table runner for the dog lover in your life. You can keep these projects out all year!

Although they are all super cute, I am partial to this LABRADOR! He’s my fave. All of the block ...

added by maryhertel 9 months ago. under beagle , beagle pattern , butterfly block , butterfly pattern , dog block , dog blocks , dog pattern , dog quilts , french bulldog block , french bulldog pattern , halloween blocks , halloween patterns , holiday dog , juvenile quilts , labrador , labrador pattern , made by marney , paper piece , paper piece butterfly , paper piece dog , paper piece dogs , paper piece pattern , paper piece patterns , paper pieced animals , paper pieced blocks , paper pieced pattern , paper pieced quilt patterns , paper pieced quilts , paper pieced table toppers , paper piecing , paper piecing patterns , pattern bundle , quilt block , quilt block patterns , quilt blocks , quilt patterns , quilting , quilting patterns , quilts with animals , retriever block , retriever pattern (Comments)

RSC Week 30 - End of the RED for July from Grandma's Red Needle

Hello everyone! Have you missed me? lol

I can't believe my previous blog post is dated beginning June! Where did those weeks go?! It was not my intention not to blog, it just happened without any particular reason.

July has kept me busy making Advent Calendars for my Etsy Shop. There are some new calendars this year and some that sold out last year. So far 36 (no, it's not a math mistake!) calendars are done, left to sew binding on some. The pockets can be a bit tedious, but it is mindless sewing and I do love ...

added by Astrid 9 months, 2 weeks ago. under advent calendars , quilt blocks , rsc2023 , rscred , star blocks , stash

HOME SWEET HOME PAPER PIECING from Made By Marney

My newest book, HOME SWEET HOME PAPER PIECING, is ready for you to enjoy.

This book features 17 of my FAVORITE BLOCK PATTERNS, and I want to share them with you. Koalas, monkeys, sea turtles, gnomes, and so much more.

This is just a sampling of the adorable blocks, and there are 10 more!

Remember…all of my blocks will fit not only in the 7 projects in this book, but will also fit into the projects in my past 6 books. That helps you achieve soooo much creativity in your sewing.

Here’s an example…

This super cute HEDGEHOG ...

added by maryhertel 9 months, 3 weeks ago. under book , books , butterfly block , butterfly pattern , fish blocks , fish patterns , foundation paper piecing , foundation piecing book , garden gnome , gnome , gnome block , gnome pattern , gnome quilt , jungle animal quilts , juvenile quilts , paper piece book , paper piece butterfly , paper piece fish , paper piece pattern , paper piece patterns , paper pieced animals , paper pieced blocks , paper pieced gnome , paper pieced gnome block , paper pieced pattern , paper pieced quilt patterns , paper pieced quilts , paper pieced snail , paper pieced table toppers , paper piecing , paper piecing book , paper piecing patterns , pattern book , penguins , pillowcase pattern , pillowcases , quick & easy quilts , quilt block , quilt block patterns , quilt blocks , quilt patterns , quilting , quilting patterns , quilts with animals , sea turtle , sea turtle pattern , seahorse , snail block (Comments)

Cackling Stitches Blocks of the Month - July from Creatin' in the Sticks

It's July

and

time
for new Cackling Stitches
Blocks of the Month,
for our
"Which Way to Witchville"
quilt.

There are 3 new blocks this month:

I have the pattern for Rose's Ride

It's time to make some brooms for riding and Rose has a beauty!

Click HERE to download the pattern - free until the end of July.

Carol at Just Let Me Quilt has the pattern for

Wanda's Wicked Broom.

Joan at Moosestash Quilting has the pattern for

One's a Scream and One's a Stitch.

These are my versions of the blocks.

Click ...

added by Carla 10 months, 1 week ago. under block of the month , cackling stitches , quilt blocks

Ongoing and New Scrappy Project from Grandma's Red Needle

Do you have an ongoing project? ...Or a new scrappy project?

Those of you who have followed my blog for some years, know I cut scraps from 1.5" to 5" squares + 1.5" strips, selvages, and saving those odd triangles! I'm keeping up with 1.5" squares, doing pretty well with 2.5", not so good with the other sizes, strips and selvages.

I spent some time during the weekend catching up on my ongoing scrappy 1.5" squares.

I make 36-patches and I have 9 blocks, I sew them together to 324-patches. It will be easier to ...

added by Astrid 11 months, 1 week ago. under quilt blocks , scraps

Cackling Stitches Blocks of the Month - June from Creatin' in the Sticks

It's June
and

time
for new Cackling Stitches
Blocks of the Month,
for our
"Which Way to Witchville"
quilt.

There are 3 new blocks this month:

I have the pattern for Spell Binders

All those spells are nicely organized in binders and books.

Click Here to download the pattern - free until the end of June.

Carol at Just Let Me Quilt has the pattern for

Creepy Carol's Cottage.

Joan at Moosestash Quilting has the pattern for

Wicked Witch or Wacky Witch.

These are my versions of the blocks.

Click on the links for the free patterns (Free for ...

added by Carla 11 months, 1 week ago. under block of the month , cackling stitches , quilt blocks

RSC Week 21 - End of the Orange Month from Grandma's Red Needle

Goodbye RSC ORANGE - Welcome DARK & BRIGHT BLUES for June!

I haven't gone through my blue colors for June, not sure what I have. I do have a lot of blues, but dark & bright?

Well, May and the color orange is nearing its end. I don't have a big variety of orange, just enough to make the blocks for the Swirling Star Quilt

The big block

...and the two small blocks

What to do with the remaining orange?

Do you remember the '70's, when orange & brown were hot colors? My first sewing machine, a Husqvarna, (not my photo ...

added by Astrid 11 months, 2 weeks ago. under quilt blocks , rsc2023 , rscorange , star blocks , stash

Sherlock and Dr Watson from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

OK -- so what has happened to the weather? It's like someone turned on the faucet, and the hot water heater is broken. It's cold and rainy! I see it's overcast again this morning, and it feels like minus 2! Thank goodness I didn't bother bringing my bike! Although the weather gets better as the week goes along!

So I'm making progress on the stuff that I brought. Perhaps slower than I would like, but some of this has a learning curve, and well, I'm learning. I'm OK with that. And a lot of ...

added by Elaine 1 year ago. under adventure lab , jigsaw puzzle , quilt blocks , scrap quilt , spring house retreat

Intersections Quilt Block – Block Mania & More from Brown Bird Designs Quilts

Welcome to Block Mania!! This month’s theme is all about friendship. There are some really cute blocks in this link package, so follow the links on the list below to build the perfect quilt. I have a special treat for you, so keep reading until the end. I went a little deep in thought for my block this month. As I pondered the meaning of friends, how important they are, and how people come in and out of our lives at different points, my block appeared. I just love it. As a modern maker, I took a different approach ...

added by Elisabeth DeMoo 1 year ago. under blog , giveaway , michael miller fabrics , paper piecing , pattern , quilt block mania , quilt blocks , stash buster (Comments)

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