Blog Tagged "Patterns" - Purple Daisies Quilting

Sweet Slice - Sweets Themed Quilt Block

October 01, 2024 1 Comment

How do some guilt-free sweets sound? Quilt Block Mania is back with 14 new Sweets-Themed quilt block designs for you! Best of all, they're all free for the month of October 2024.

This might controversial to say, but if given the choice I'll choose pie over cake any day! My husband and I even served pie instead of cake at our wedding reception and it was a huge hit.

Designing this Sweet Slice of pie for this month's Sweets-themed Quilt Block Mania didn't satisfy my sweet tooth quite like the real thing, but it sure turned out cute. What do you think?

If cherry isn't your jam, you can customize the block to look like your favorite pie flavor. Lemon meringue, pumpkin, and blueberry are yummy too!

Sweet Slice is perfect for beginners looking to practice and fine tune their piecing skills. The pattern features Stitch & Flip corners with other traditional piecing techniques.

Minimum Fabric Requirements:
for (1) 12"x12" finished quilt block: fat eighths or scraps of 4 colors will be plenty

The Sweet Slice Quilt Block, along with the other QBM blocks, measure 12.5"x12.5", unfinished. Each block is FREE during the month of October, so you can combine multiple blocks into a fabulous quilt or pick and choose your favorites. (Scroll down for the list of designers and links to their patterns).

Get your free download of the Sweet Slice Quilt block by signing up for my email newsletter below. A few minutes after you sign up, you'll receive an email with the subject line "Here's your FREE Sweet Slice quilt block" which will give you a link to download the pattern. Please fill out the form just once. The form will only record your email address the first time it's added.
*Please check your spam folder or search your inbox for the email subject line, if you can't find the email with the pattern.

If you signed up for any of my Quilt Block Mania patterns in the past, there's no need to sign up again. You'll receive the pattern in a separate email newsletter.

Be sure to join the Quilt Block Mania Facebook Group for inspiration and to share your own blocks.

Quilt Block Mania Designers:

Donut Quilt Block by Carolina Moore
Swirly Lollipop by Patchwork Breeze
Caramel Apples by Crafty Staci
Scrappy Cookie by Katie Mae Quilts
Gingerbread People by Inquiring Quilter
Sweet Hearts by Scrapdash
Chocolate Roll by QuiltFabrication
Salt Water Taffy by Patti's Patchwork
Sugar Skull Quilt Block by Brown Bird Designs
Lollipop Bear by Colette Belt Designs
Chocolate Box by Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts
Let them Eat Cake
Yummy Yummy
Banana Split by Appliques Quilts and More
Sweet Slice by Cristy Fincher

Book Lover - Books Themed Quilt Block

July 02, 2024 2 Comments

Thank you for visiting my blog for July's Quilt Block Mania!
This month's theme is "Books" and your designers have 21 new quilt block designs for you! Best of all, they're all free for the month of July 2024.

I'm really excited to share my newest quilt block design with you! It's definitely my new favorite and I think you'll love making your own. Book Lover is perfect for any lover of books, old and young! There are so many fun ways to customize the quilt block, too. I can see you using fun, novelty prints for the pages of the book, or changing the colors of the heart, or even making the pages out of treasured t-shirts. What you create will be special beyond words.

For my own block, to show my love of sewing and creating I used a favorite print from the "Maker" collection by Art Gallery Fabrics and a paint swatch print by Carrie Bloomston. I also used PURE Solids by Art Gallery Fabrics in Very Berry (the heart), Vintage Walnut (the book cover), and Tranquil Waters (the background).

Book Lover isn't difficult to make, especially if you've made any of my other Quilt Block Mania designs. The pattern features Stitch & Flip corners with other traditional piecing techniques - you totally got this!

Minimum Fabric Requirements:
for (1) 12"x12" finished quilt block: fat eighths or scraps of 4-5 colors will be more than enough.

The Book Lover Quilt Block, along with the other QBM blocks, measure 12.5"x12.5", unfinished. Each block is FREE during the month of July, so you can combine multiple blocks into a fabulous quilt or pick and choose your favorites. (Scroll down for the list of designers and links to their patterns).

Get your free download of the Book Lover Quilt block by signing up for my email newsletter below. A few minutes after you sign up, you'll receive an email with the subject line "Here's your FREE Book Lover quilt block" which will give you a link to download the pattern. Please fill out the form just once. The form will only record your email address the first time it's added.
*Please check your spam folder or search your inbox for the email subject line, if you can't find the email with the pattern.

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Be sure to join the Quilt Block Mania Facebook Group for inspiration and to share your own blocks.

Quilt Block Mania Designers:

Audio Book Quilt Block by Carolina Moore
EAT Cookbook by Patchwork Breeze
Tea and Books by Crafty Staci
Hedwig by Inquiring Quilter
The Library Quilt
Book Shelf by QuiltFabrication
Readers block by brown bird designs
Reading Bear by Colette Belt Designs
By the Book by Happy Hour Stitches
Garden Books
Bookworm by Appliques Quilts and More
Spruce Up Your Reading with a Free Bookmark Quilt Block
Retro Bookcase by Amanda Harris
Adventures of a Burlgar by Sondrasa of Art Quilts by Design
The English Patient by Flowerodg+Co
Under the Apple Tree by Epida Studio
Stack of Books by Oh Kaye Quilting
Read Banned Books by Beth Clifton
Open Book by Manderley Makes
Adventure Awaits
Book Lover by Cristy Fincher

Blooming Meadow Quilt Block + Tutorial

November 01, 2022 2 Comments

Quilt Block Mania - November 2022

NEW Ombre Woven Stripes by V & Co

April 25, 2021

New Ombre Woven Stripes by V and Co.

Preorder today & Save 10%!

New Pattern: The Glow Stick Quilt

August 26, 2016 3 Comments

May is for Makers

May 05, 2016

Quilting is not only my business, but it's my hobby. I crave it. I love cutting up fabric and sewing it back together again. I am a maker. I'm also a teacher, and I'm passionate about designing patterns and teaching all of you tips and tricks that keep you inspired to cut up fabric, sew it back together again, and just keep making.

I'm not alone in my passion. There are many makers like me that are passionate about teaching and sharing. Many of us love to share fun projects and free tutorials on our blogs, despite the time and preparation involved, because each of you appreciate and learn from them. Unfortunately, offering everything for free isn't sustainable for any of us. Over the years, bloggers have helped rejuvenate the quilting and sewing industry (in addition to many other crafts) with valuable content. Many of us have revived or discovered our love of quilting through amazing bloggers like Amy Smart, Lee Heinrich and Jeni Baker. Through the internet, we've also been able to learn from quilting masters like Sharon Schamber, Alex Anderson, Sue Nickels and Bonnie K Hunter, all from the comfort of our home.

Somewhere along the way, we've gotten use to getting way too much for free. And now "the balance between what we expect for free and what we are willing to purchase" is a bit, well, unbalanced. Free tutorials are great, but shouldn't they be a treat? Like the cherry on top? I think so. I strive to stay teachable. Learning new tips, tricks and techniques is so much fun for me, which is one reason why I love buying patterns from independent designers. I know how much time, effort, cost and heart goes into creating an independent pattern. Whether or not we sell a million, we put the same amount of love and passion into our designs - our only hope is that they inspire and motivate you to make.

Lindsey at LR Stitched created the May is for Makers campaign to support independent designers who infuse creativity, inspiration and institutional knowledge into our craft. Through the campaign, Lindsey is pledging to buy a new pattern from a different independent designer each week during the month of May. I'm joining in, and I hope you will too. With each purchase, we are collectively telling the designer that their work matters. We are also validating all of the time and effort that they put into their brand. No candle ever went out from lighting another. Let's share our light and love! As Lee Heinrich of Freshly Pieced says so perfectly, "Consider buying a pattern as a way of saying thank you for a free tutorial you learned from, or a free pattern that you especially loved—after all, that free tutorial or pattern was probably only made possible by that designer's paid patterns." (Thank you Lee!)

Each Friday I will purchase a new pattern from a different designer and will share it on social media with the hashtag #mayisformakers. I hope you'll join in and share the pattern that you chose by tagging your post on Instagram or Facebook with the same hashtag.

Happy Quilting!!
~Cristy

Patterns

Sweet Slice - Sweets Themed Quilt Block

Book Lover - Books Themed Quilt Block

Blooming Meadow Quilt Block + Tutorial

NEW Ombre Woven Stripes by V & Co

New Pattern: The Glow Stick Quilt

May is for Makers

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