It’s no mystery that I love striped fabric! I mean, the design possibilities are endless. Just this week, I found yet another use for my beloved stripes, and I’m excited to share!I made some striped “woven” diamond blocks as fill-in blocks for a quilt, and they turned out so well that I am already working on them in a few more sizes.Here is what you will need to make a mirror image set of these blocks. I cut two strips from my striped fabric, one 6½” wide and the other 4⅝” wide. I kept the…

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One day last week, I saw this photo in the current issue of American Patchwork and Quilting. (design called Artfully Arranged by Amy Walsh) And the light bulb in my head went off. Last October I used a stack of Moda shibori fat quarters to make a giant nine-patch quilt top because I just couldn't cut into them. You can see it HERE. I didn't like it at all and almost immediately took it apart. The fabrics were set aside until a new approach made itself known. Once I saw that magazine photo, I…

Have fun with stripes. These blocks can be rearranged into your own layout. The arrangement on the cover quilt pattern has offset blocks to add more interest. Stripes Alive Quilt Pattern SM-152 https://quiltwoman.com/products/stripes-alive-quilt-downloadable-pattern

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Last month at one of my quilt groups we had a guest speaker who represents Festival of Trees. She was there to talk about the quilts that are auctioned off to raise money for Primary Children's Hospital. Besides those fancy quilts, she also spoke of quilts that are priced and for sale in their shop at the show. Last year I had a few girls help me tie some small doll quilts which were sold {tutorial found here}.

I told you I would be back with more quilts from the new edition of Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes. And autographed copies are now available here. I was lucky enough …

...this will be my last post for a while, as I'm heading out tomorrow. I look forward to sharing it all with you when I return. More quilts today from our local UQG show. I love red and white quilts, and this is a winner! Stunning! I was quite enamored with this stripy modern quilt! Charming! Unique. A favorite with many quilters. what an embroidery masterpiece this is. I like thus use of the toile in this quilt. "Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it." -Nicholas Sparks…

tutorial by Jenny, from the Missour.... try with Kaffe F. Stripes.