Hello and happy Monday! Today I’m happy to share a tutorial for how I make my favorite scrappy log cabin blocks! My directions are for my favorite size…an 8″ finished (8 ½″ unfinished) block. I like this size because it utilizes small pieces of fabric, it goes together quickly, and it’s a great size for […]

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Top US quilting blog A Quilting Life shars how to use a Log Cabin Trim Tool Ruler to make the perfect log cabin quilt block. Click here now to check it out!

Hello and happy Thursday! I’ve been sewing some scrappy 9-patch blocks this week, and I realized that some readers might be interested in some tips on piecing this type of scrappy block. A scrappy 9-patch block was actually the first block I sewed. I made it into a pillow after sewing the nine squares together…and […]

Find 8 Layer Cake Quilt Patterns to use with your favorite Layer Cake or 10" squares from your stash. Video trunk show included!

Get my best tips for works in progress with a new video where I talk about my favorite methods for storing and staying caught up with projects.

Hello and happy Thursday! While doing a little cleaning in my sewing room this week I happened upon my stash of orphan blocks. Orphan blocks are extra blocks made to test block patterns or blocks that were made for quilts or projects that never got used. As I was sorting through my found “treasures” I […]

Find the Strawberry Lemonade & Bountiful Blooms collection Bella Solids Coordinates for both collections by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics.

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The Fresh Flowers Fat Quarter Quilt from Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life features a modern star flower block in a vertical setting.