Red, White and Blue Half Square Triangle Pillow from A Little Bit Biased

Hi friends! It's me, Amber. Today I have a fun little project + tutorial to share with you! It's for this scrappy little pillow I made for my porch!

I used the cut-offs from this quilt (behind me and below). The quilt is called Scrapology and it's perfect for scraps or fat quarters! The pattern includes instructions for 4 quilt sizes and it's a really fun, easy make! You can find more information about that quilt HERE.

Let me tell you how I made the pillow, in case you'd like to make one too someday!

You ...

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Red, White, and Blue Scrapology Quilt from A Little Bit Biased

Around Memorial Day of this year, I decided to make a red, white, and blue version of my Scrapology pattern! It was such a fun, scrappy project that I thoroughly enjoyed making! It was a great way to kick off summer, all the patriotic holidays, and America's 250th birthday!

Let me tell you the backstory about this pattern. It was originally in my book, Quilt the Rainbow,

which came out in 2022. (It was the pink quilt.)

Unfortunately, my publishing company (Martingale Publishing) went out of business about a year later, so I didn't really have a place ...

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Stars of Peace #11 from Nestlings By Robin

Welcome back for block 11, In Flight

This month's block is BB#1124,
and attributed to Nancy Page
(Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia).

The original block name is Wild Duck.
I altered it to become a plane because,
for better or worse, aviation changed not
just how we travel but how we war.
As soon as man finds a new way to
do something, he sadly finds a way
to use it as a weapon.

Below are the links to how aviation

changed the world.

Balloons

WW1

WW2
My grandfather was completely

enamored of flight and wanted to fly

in ...

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Stars of Peace block #9 from Nestlings By Robin

Welcome back for block 9, Shooting Star.

This month's block is BB#1128b, Blocks and Pinwheels and

attributed to Old Chelsea Station (a mail order company

started in 1933, Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia).

I renamed it Shooting Star.

As much as I like pinwheels,

the new name felt more in line

with the theme of this quilt along.

There were so many stars along the way

who contributed to the birth of our nation

and the continual upkeep of our values.

I know somedays it feels like a struggle to

still believe, but we must, just as they did ...

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Botanical Beauty block #9 from Nestlings By Robin

Celebrate!

Did you know that the very first use

of fireworks to celebrate the 4th of July

was on the first anniversary of our

declared independence, July 4th, 1777!

In 1776, then-future President John Adams

sent a letter to his wife, Abigail,

outlining how the country's declared

independence from England should be celebrated.

He wrote that the day should be marked

with "pomp & parade, with shews (shows),

games, sports, bonfires, bells and illuminations

from one end of this continent to the other

from this time forward forever more (sic)."

The next year, a July 4th fireworks display

in Philadelphia ...

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Botanical Beauty block #8 from Nestlings By Robin

Welcome to block #8, Homestead.

This is a modified block from my Village Square

quilt a few years ago that was published in

American Quilter Magazine.

When I named this block, I was

thinking about how the colonists came here

then had to set up a new home.

Having done that my whole life via

military transfers, I can't imagine how

much harder it was for them!!

My process was very involved and sometimes

difficult and yet I didn't have

to clear my own land or build my own

home when I arrived.

My food was already grown ...

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Botanical Beauty block #7 from Nestlings By Robin

Welcome back for block 7, Laurel Wreaths.

You will make 2 of these this month.

Laurel leaves were part of my WLL quilt along

back in 2020 and HERE is the blog post

about the original quilt.

Since then, I have been playing with

other layouts. This is one of the layouts

that I have put into repeat as a fabric

design too for that exciting someday...:)

The symbolic history of the laurel is one of

triumph and achievement since the

original Greek Olympics and you

can read more about that HERE if you choose.

I find it a nice ...

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Stars of Peace #7 from Nestlings By Robin

Welcome back for block 7, Community.

This month's block is unnamed but

attributed to the Dakota Farmer of 1926.

It is also listed in a Grandmother Clark

booklet in 1932

(Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia).

No matter what we call it, it is a

beautiful star block that I named,

Community. This piggybacked well

with last month's Neighborhood.

They both make me contemplate my

youth and how those different

communities shaped me whether they

were the military community, church, or

my school clubs, teachers and friends.

In reference to the Revolutionary War,

there were so many women who saw ...

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Stars of Peace block #6 from Nestlings By Robin

Welcome back for block 6, "Neighborhood".

I know this is a variation on a block,

but at this writing, I can't find my

notes on which block.

I do know that when I was

done reworking it, it reminded

me of a neighborhood with homes

in the middle and the

protective 'fence' line.

It reminded me of my childhood

when the neighborhood was all I needed!

My first neighborhood memories are

of when I was 4/5 years old in New York.

We lived in military housing.

My friends were there

along with the playground we

spent hours at ...

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Botanical Beauty block #6 from Nestlings By Robin

Welcome to block #6 of the

Sester Centennial quilt along.

This photo is of the original block

found on a circa 1860 quilt I own.

It is part of

my Well-Loved Ladies Sampler.

I redrafted it smaller as part of

my Botanical Beauty sampler.

In the WLL sampler I named it

apple block.

In the BB sampler I named it

tomato.

In my original studies of this design,

I found that it could go either way but

felt it looked more tomato.

The history of the tomato plant is quite

interesting and if you want to read more,

go HERE ...

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Sester centennial quilt along: Botanical Beauty block #5 from Nestlings By Robin

Welcome to block #5, Tulip Star.

I designed this block about 10 years

ago and planned to do it in red, white, and green.

Here is the center of the original.

It is soooo close to done:) and instead

of finishing it, I have created a

small wall hanging pattern and

now included it in my Botanical Beauty Sampler.

It has been enlarged and shrunk down

depending on my feelings for that project.

I am loving the red, white, and blue!!

So, now imagine making multiples of

this block and setting them together

as shown above.

What a gorgeous patriotic ...

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Sester centennial quilt along: Stars of Peace #5 from Nestlings By Robin

Welcome back:)

We are in full swing now and into month #5.

I do hope those sewing along are

making progress that can be shown in

Robin's Rocking Needles.

This month's block name is,

Lady in the Whitehouse and attributed

to Nancy Cabot in 1937

(Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia).

We have had many Amazing first

ladies in our White House!

The first lady in 1937 was

Eleanor Roosevelt and she is a personal

favorite of mine!

Some of her accomplishments include:

Eleanor Roosevelt was more than just a First Lady—

she was a trailblazer, a humanitarian, and a ...

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Botanical Beauty QAL: IT'S HERE:) from Nestlings By Robin

I am giddy with excitement!!

As I said before, this is one

of the grandest things I have ever done!

After many hours of work

I am THRILLED to bring my,

Botanical Beauty: Sestercentennial Sampler

quilt pattern to you!

Lots of information in this post

so please read to the end.

I am very proud of my

family's military service

and of all the military members

and their families

that sacrifice much

more than most will ever know.

In honor of those who sacrifice,

I will be highlighting some

not-so-well-known heroes of

the Revolutionary War each month

with the ...

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Botanical Beauty QAL: Fabric and Supplies from Nestlings By Robin

We are 1 day away from starting

the Botanical Beauty QAL and I

don't even have time for ironing-LOL!

If you are new to the conversation,

go read the introduction HERE...

we will wait:)

Fabrics:

As you can see in the photo above, there

are more than just 1 red, white, or blue.

I didn't quite go scrappy nor did I

stick to my usual organized, cohesive look.

I decided to mix it up a bit this time.

The pattern will have overall yardage (ex. Red- #yards)

and if you choose to go a bit scrappier, just

add ...

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Botanical Beauty QAL: Introduction from Nestlings By Robin

BOTANICAL BEAUTY:

This design is a culmination of many

of my designs over the years

(some published, some not).

The 250th birthday felt like the

right time to be 'GRAND'.

This is the biggest, most grand

design I have ever attempted and

I am grateful that you are here

for the journey!

I hope that those of you new to applique'

will give it a try. There are many methods

out there and we will discuss

many of them over the next year.

As some of you may know,
I come from a military family.
After joining the Coast Guard ...

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Stars of Peace QAL: Fabric and Supplies from Nestlings By Robin

We are only 3 days away

from this fun and inspiring quilt along!

So Exciting!!

If you are new to the conversation,

go read the introduction HERE...

we will wait:)

Fabrics:

As you can see in the photo above, there
are more than just 1 red, white, or blue.

I didn't quite go scrappy nor did I

stick to my usual organized, cohesive look.

I decided to mix it up a bit this time.

The pattern will have overall yardage (ex. Red- #yards)

and if you choose to go a bit scrappier, just

add up your pieces to total ...

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Stars of Peace QAL: Introduction from Nestlings By Robin

As some of you may know,
I come from a military family.

After joining the Coast Guard myself,

I met and married my husband then

followed him in his 30 years of service.

We were fortunate to be able to see

a great deal of the country through

our moves, learning the history and culture

of many regions.

It was an honor to be a part of the

Coast Guard and its missions.

As a quilter, I am involved with the

Quilts of Valor Foundation.

The foundation's mission is an

important message to those that

serve our country, you ...

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Progress Report from Moda Lissa

Progress Report

I thought I was the kind of quilter that started a project, finished it and moved on. The majority of the time I am making a project that has a deadline for a trade show, book, blog post for work and more.

Recently, I happen to look up at my design wall and realized I have quite a few things going on. Time to start my progress reports again to keep me in line.

Moda’s Blockheads

Blockheads is a weekly post sharing 6″ and 12″ blocks from various Moda and Ruby Star Society designers. Info ...

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Benartex 4th Quarter Fun from Nestlings By Robin

Welcome back for some Benartex fun!

For my 4th quarter project, I have

been playing with the American Spirit

line by Cheryl Haynes of Prairie Grove Peddler.

These were the fabrics I chose

to work with for this project

but there are many others

to choose from.

If you saw my Ohio remix

in the Fat Quarterly in October,

then you may know where this

is going:)

I took that block along with

another arrangement and

combined them with a

sweet and simple border applique'.

In January this new design,

'In Gratitude', will be available

for purchase through my ETSY ...

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Opening the Mystery Boxes from Podunk Pretties

Hey Quilty Friends! Today we're finally going to dig into those mystery boxes. I thought one of them held my very small stash of Home Dec fabric but I was wrong.

So let's start with the one on the bottom first. It's hiding something super cute.

As soon as I opened it I remembered it and wanted to start working on it again.

I designed this one a few years ago.

I'm pretty sure everything I need to finish the quilt top is in the box. Let's find out!

The test block is the only ...

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What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?

Progress Report

Moda’s Blockheads