Parade of Homes. Red, White and Blue Quilt Patterns. Looking for patriotic quilt patterns? You’ve come to the right place! We’ve gathered together five of our favorite red, white and blue patterns for you. And… it gets better… they’re all free! The first three patterns are all included in our Free Summer Quilts ebook, while the other two are available as individual free downloads. These patriotic patterns are perfect for infusing some red, white and blue into your quilting for the Fourth of the July or anytime of the year. We have throw quilts, a table runner and a mini quilt, so there’s plenty of variety for you. Star Spangled quilt pattern Star Spangled quilt pattern: Light up your kitchen table with shining stars this summer. Star Harbor quilt pattern Star Harbor quilt pattern: Nestle beneath a starry summertime sky with this lovely throw quilt designed by Eileen Fowler.
Life’s a Picnic quilt pattern Life’s a Picnic quilt pattern: Simple blocks paired with patriotic machine embroidery create this festive quilt designed by Kim Hanson. Quiltmaker. How To Resize Quilt Blocks. CraftU Review Reviewed By: Tricia Patterson, Managing Editor, Quiltmaker, McCall’s Quilting and Quick Quilts Created by Lori Baker, Acquisitions Editor for McCall’s Quilting, Quick Quilts and Quiltmaker I’ve learned a lot since I began working with the Quilting group at F+W Media.
I’ve been quilting for a number of years, so didn’t realize how much I’d learn just from working with the quilters here, applying a proven process for calculating yardages and using a writing style for the technical instructions for other quilters based on proven techniques. We receive images of quilt designs or quilts from our designers.
One of the first questions we ask is how was the quilt constructed, which includes identifying the block patches and techniques used. Created by Lori Baker. You’re probably wondering by now what this has to do with resizing blocks. I consider CraftU’s How to Resize Quilt Block Patterns one of those bonus courses. Perhaps wondered their association with this particular blog. Charmed, I’m Sure. Well, hello! Welcome back to Charmed, I’m Sure. I hope you’re getting inspired to collect and use charm squares. And I hope, like me, you find these little treasures hard to resist! Halloween seems to be on our minds lately. A Stacked Bricks quilt is the very first charm square quilt I ever made.
For this Halloween Stacked Bricks throw that measures approximately 51” x 66”, you’ll need 98 charm squares. You’ll also need 2 yards of background (I used white with a small gray print) and 2 yards for the sashing, border and binding (I used solid black). Cut each charm in half to make two 2½” x 5” rectangles. Cut the background into 392 – 2½” squares. Sew a background square to each end of the Halloween rectangles. Next, sew the rectangles together, offsetting each by 1”. Continue adding rectangles until you have sewn 28 together into a row. The next step is to trim the rows. Next trim the top and bottom of the rows, aligning your ruler with the top as shown in the photos and trimming.
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