Author: Christina
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Trellis to the Stars Interchangeable Block
If you haven’t already noticed, our 18″ interchangeable block pattern of the month was designed by the fabulous Hillary Cooper of Quiltberry Hill Designs. Based in Vancouver, Hillary is a pattern designer that loves a modern take on quilting design and technique. She is pretty active on Instagram, where you can find her @quiltberryhilldesigns, and…
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February Interchangeable Block – Quilt Club
I am so thrilled to share with you our first interchangeable block designed by a guest designer, Hillary Cooper of Quiltberry Hill Designs. Her block, called Trellis to the Stars, will be available in the membership starting February 1st. Check out the block below and some of my favorite pairings with other blocks in the…
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January Block of the Month
Our 2023 Block of the Month Part Sew-Along is in full swing and I couldn’t be more excited to see all of the various versions of the January block! I’ve been inspired to make another BOM quilt using the fabric pull below: While the Quilt Club Membership is open only a few times per year,…
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Winter Fever Interchangeable Block
I’ve been at the cabin and Winter Fever was the quilt block of the month of December at the Sweet Potato Quilt Club – the interchangeable pattern allowed me to make 25 iterations of this block to make a queen sized-quilt! Now that it is quilted and bound, many friends have asked if the pattern…
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A New Year, and a New Block of the Month Program
At the request of a member of the Sweet Potato Quilt Club, I started designing some smaller 12″ inch blocks. I got a little carried away with the task and before I knew it, I had designed (12) of them! I would love to share each of them with you each month for the year…
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Seek and Shine Quilt Pattern is here
Now available in the pattern shop! This pattern is based on an altered block featured in the popular Seek and Shine Mini pattern from the 12 Minis in 12 Months sew-along in July 2022. This pattern is fat quarter-friendly, two-tone yardage friendly, and scrappy friendly. This pattern comes in the following sizes: And check out…
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New Pattern – Fat Quarter Friendly
It’s coming soon! By popular request, the full quilt version of the Seek and You Will Shine July Mini pattern is almost here! I ended up tweaking the block a bit – the original mini is 16 inches, but the blocks in the quilt pattern are 18 inches square, and have added components that allow…
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September Block of the Month
Easy quilt patterns for beginner quilters The Sweet Potato Quilt Club is in full gear and the second block of the month, Blissful Burst, has been released. I would like to think (well, at least that is the feedback I’m getting) that these blocks are quick and easy to make, and are great beginner quilt…
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Interchangeable Blocks
As you may know, I work as a music teacher at an elementary school (my DREAM job!) And my favorite thing to do with my students is to improvise music! Here’s why: Aside from paramaters I set with regard to structure, phrasing and tonality, the students don’t have a script or model that they are…
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Adding Facing to the Back of a Quilt
If you’ve ever seen a sleek-looking quilt without the binding to border it, you might have wondered how it works – well at least I did, and I just HAD to try it as well =) Materials:Finished quilt top – basted, quilted, and squared up to your liking(4) 4 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ Squares, preferably…