Ideas, Examples, and Tutorials

(This page is added to periodically)

BLOCK PATTERN IDEAS: 

(just remember to make yours at 6", 9", or 12" - with the 1/2" seam allowance also around the edges)

TUTORIALS:

• Beginners: Super Easy 9-Patch Block - by Anina at The Twiddletails Blog
• Beginner Log Cabin - by Karen Johnson at Connecting Threads
• Origami Bow Tie block - by Lynette at What a Hoot!

Free Quilt Block Patterns

Quilter's Cache - hundreds of free block patterns 

Feel free to simply throw together a 4-patch or 9-patch if you're pressed for time or a beginning stitcher. These make very nice fillers around more complicated blocks!

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 Quilts of Valor Foundation  <~~ The overarching organization

Below are links where you can scroll down to see lots of different Valor Quilts that people have made. Some are more striking than others. They don't *have* to be Americana colored, but ours will be, because we need to have some point of coordination with no block pattern being chosen.  ;D

Some quilt examples

More quilt examples

Because of the set-up of our Bee, our quilts will be scrappy style versus all-over design. But TRUST ME - they will be very pretty when we get finished with them!