Tumbling blocks quilt

This tutorial is for making tumbling blocks using strips sewn together – no Y seams. This technique, developed in 1987 by Marci Baker, is available in the book ABC 3-D Tumbling Blocks ……

Give Yours a Modern or Traditional Look! Tumbling Blocks quilts have long been popular because of the three-dimensional effects that can be achieved. They’re stunning whether made from traditional prints, modern fabrics or solids. The effect is achieved through value placement. Typically one side of a block is dark, the other is of medium value …

This is a pattern for making an interwoven quilt. The pattern lists all the necessary supplies and fabric you will need to complete a king size, 104”X 104”, interwoven quilt, along with step by step instructions. The size of the body of the quilt before border is 96” x 96”. You could adjust the finished size some by adjusting the border width. The unfinished squares are 4 1/2”. You could square them to 4” and that would decrease the dimensions of the quilt by 12”. The pattern is a digital…

Have you been avoiding sewing Y-seams? This Tumbling Blocks tutorial will have you completely understanding how Y-seams (set-in seams) go together. Once you know how, sewing Y-seams is easy!

Easy Tumbling Blocks ~ No "Y" seams! I blogged about the quilt I made for Christmas HERE and the complete tutorial may be found in My Tutorials Part 1 ~ Cutting Part 2 ~ Piecing Part 3 ~ Adding the Border Part 4 ~ Quilting and Finishing I am working on a new quilt pattern with this easy piecing method for a baby quilt ... Hope to find time to sew this one soon. Hope you will be sewing along! :)

Explore captivating tumbling blocks quilt patterns that create stunning 3D effects. Perfect for quilters of all skill levels.

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Okay, so this will likely be the last of my preliminary posts leading up to the launch of my first ever quilt along: You're a Charm Quilt-Along ! If those ideas aren't swimming yet, hopefully this will help kick them into gear so you have a plan for beginning in just a couple of weeks. And if you

Hi, all! How's that scrap monster these days? Mine is feeling a little threatened - I'm enjoying digging in my scrap buckets to find interesting pieces for my Long Time Gone quilt! Here's the newest set of blocks I made this week... These blocks are called Crosses of the U.K. - and they are tiny! I raided my Kate Spain scraps to make these. I also decided to pull the fabric for this year's 12 Days of Christmas in July quilt along, and cut the strips so they are ready to take along on…