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July 8, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Freestyle Churndash Quilt

If you’re a quilter, then you’ve seen a churndash block. It has many names because it has been around forever, but today, we’re putting our own spin on it. Jenny’s new tutorial is the Freestyle Churndash Quilt and it’s just so fun to make!

Here’s what you need to make it. Just some 10″ squares and contrasting background fabric!

What fabrics are you going to use? This tutorial features Citron Twist by Maria Kalinowski for Kanvas Studios, but this would be so fun in any style of fabric!

Click on the button to watch the tutorial and get the supplies you need to make your own Freestyle Churndash Quilt!

June 30, 2016June 30, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Courthouse Steps Quilt

The courthouse is an imposing figure in any town, and if you happen to make the trek up those stately front steps, chances are you’re about to experience something memorable. From a brand new marriage license to a triumphantly contested traffic ticket, the courthouse is the place to get things done! (And hopefully you’ll walk out those doors with a new ring on your finger and not cuffs on your wrists! Ha!)

This week’s new tutorial, Courthouse Steps, is a jelly roll pattern similar to a Log Cabin. It’s easy to put together, but so pretty and eye catching.

Click on the button to watch the tutorial and get everything you need to make your own Courthouse Steps Quilt!

June 23, 2016June 23, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Susannah Quilt

Fashion is a fickle thing. Just when you get used to the idea of high waists, platform soles, and billowy ruffles, the fashion world has marched on to the next big thing. The good news? If you hold onto that burnt orange double-knit lounge suit long enough, chances are it will come back into style, and your grandkids will be super impressed with your trendy digs! Of course, quilts never go out of style, they just become vintage classics!

The Susannah quilt is an old block, and today we’re making it new with fresh, modern colors. This is a quick design that packs a punch with snowballed corners, easy sashing, and cornerstones. Here’s what you need to make your own vintage-fabulous Susannah quilt!

Make the Classic Susannah Quilt made easy with Precuts! Free Tutorial with Jenny Doan! — Click on the image for a Free Downloadable PDF!

Click on the button below to watch the tutorial and get all the supplies you need! Happy Quilting!

June 17, 2016June 16, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Starburst Quilt

In a starburst galaxy, stars form at an amazing pace. Unlike more common (aka: humdrum, lazy, and unremarkable) galaxies, starburst galaxies are pretty much super achievers, producing star after star after glorious, twinkling star. This week’s tutorial, The Starburst Quilt, will have you creating blocks so quickly, you’ll feel like a starburst galaxy yourself. This quilt is classically eye catching and oh, so easy! Here are the details:

Click on the button below to watch the tutorial and get all the supplies you’ll need to make your own Starburst Quilt!

June 10, 2016June 21, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Sashed Tumbler Quilt

During the 17th century, a tumbler was a round-bottomed drinking cup. Now, I’m no cup expert, but that seems like an awfully inefficient design. I mean, what if poor Willoughby needed to set down his drink to grab a second serving of ox tongue soup? Would not his cup of ale tumble over and stain his beautiful new breeches? Thank goodness for the genius who invented flat-bottomed tumblers!

Today’s new tutorial, The Sashed Tumbler Quilt, is a beautiful tumbler design (flat-bottomed, of course.) It’s quick and easy, and a simple strip of sashing takes these blocks from “meh” to “wowowow!!!”

Click on the button below to learn how to make your own Sashed Tumbler Quilt and to get all the supplies needed!