Here’s a quick and easy project, Bali Pops Tutorial. I love these fabrics, and this pattern is sure to come together very quickly. Sometimes we all need a project that’s just straight stitches and no fancy points to worry about… or is that just me?

In addition to instructions using 2.5″ strips, Rachel also provides measurements if you are using Fat Quarters, Jelly Cakes and Sweet 16 Rolls.

There are some beautiful free patterns and blocks over at Quilt in a Day. There’s also some great instructions on using their rulers. All are in PDF format, for easy downloading and referencing later.

I was browsing the wonderful Doll Quilt Swap 4 creations earlier and saw this great, Wonky Butterfly Tutorial. I adore butterflies (and dragon flies), so I’m adding this to my list of projects to do one of these days.

If you decide to make some, please be sure to post on Lynne’s blog as she’d love to see what you come up with.

I love crazy quilts and was very intrigued by this great tutorial, Vintage Windows Crazy Block Tutorial which is a wonderful way to use up those scrappy bits and pieces we all have. Also check out the completed quilt that inspired this technique, Vintage Windows.

Many thanks to Quilting Blogger, Jacquie for her submission. I’m always thrilled to post tutorials and projects that others have created.

Here’s a beautiful, free Daffodils pattern that could make the front of a 20″ square pillow. Detailed instructions on how to complete the block are not provided, but full-sized pattern pieces are.

Crazy Mom Quilts has an amazing Star Sampler that she’s presenting as a weekly quilt along. Her directions for putting together each star are fantastic. You can find each weekly installment on the right sidebar.

I plan on putting together a few of the stars and making a table runner or a smaller 4×4 or 6×6 block wall hanging.

Citrus Belt Quilters of Redlands, California has a free Block of the Month on their web site.

Baskets are the theme for 2007-2008. Along with the individual block, instructions are given for a whole quilt using the one block or you may make a different block each month and have a sampler quilt.

From TLC Stitches, here’s a great tutorial showing a unique way to create those wonderful Nine Patch blocks.

I’m sure this will be faster than the traditional method and more accurate too. This might even inspire me to use Nine Patches in my Doll Quilt Swap.

Here’s a great block, with very well written instructions, and tonnes of photos to help get it just right, The Shaded Four Patch. Units will finish at 6 1/2″ squares. Several block arrangement ideas are presented at the end of the page.

The Blue Mountain Quilters’ Guild has a wonderful Block of the Month in progress, Touch the Stars Sampler. Be sure to check out their other Block of the Month projects, they are gorgeous.

Here’s a great quilt for using up scraps, Scrappy Cartwheels AKA Whirlygiggles. The instructions are well done.

From The Golden Thimble, comes the Clubhouse Block of the Week. These gorgeous quilt blocks finish at 12″ square. The patterns are in full colour and very well written.

Personal note:
I must apologize for the lack of posts lately. Seems work caught up with me and left me very little time for fun things, like this site. Postings will be sporadic next week as I head to Toronto for the CreativFestival, and some much-needed fabric shopping therapy. Now, if only I could finish the quilt that needs to go with me…

Here’s a great way to make a design using small squares, Heart Blocks. The technique described is to lay all the pieces out on fused paper, iron them to the backing, then sew the seams. I tell ya, this would have been the smarter way to make my Home Sweet Home hanging, as I founght constantly with my machine eating the tiny pieces.

Have you tried this technique before? Let me know your thoughts, I’m intrigued, yet away from my sewing area for a while before I can give it a try.