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Split Quarter-Square Triangles: The Final Block that Brings Two Skills Together learn to quilt quarter-square triangle quilt patterns skill builder qal

Some quilt blocks are exciting because they introduce a brand-new technique. Others are exciting because they take two things you already know how to do and combine them into something completely fres...

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FPP Makes the Impossible Possible

Have you ever looked at a quilt with impossibly sharp points, intricate geometric designs, or tiny, precise pieces and wondered how on earth someone made that? Chances are, the answer is foundation pa...

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Tips & Tricks for Making Flying Geese Quilt Blocks

I wrote a post about flying geese a few years ago. Looking back, I knew far less about them than I do now. So, we’re doing this one over—bigger, better, and with two methods instead of one.

If flyi...

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Making Square-in-a-Square Quilt Blocks

 

Some quilt blocks look complicated from a distance but are surprisingly approachable once you understand how they’re built. The square-in-a-square is one of those blocks.

It’s a classic unit that ...

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HRTs: A Block That Adds Stunning Movement to Your Quilts

You’ve heard of half-square triangles. But have you met their slightly more dramatic cousin?

Half-rectangle triangles, often called HRTs, work on the same basic principle as HSTs, but with one key di...

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