Quilting Tutorials — QAL

Can you believe it? We made it to the final block and what a year it has been! We’ve enjoyed sewing along with you all year and thank you for joining in! Don’t worry, these posts aren’t going anywhere, so if you need time to catch up, you can easily do so. If you missed block 11, you can get instructions for it here: Online Quilting Bee Block 11 For more information, you can head to the main Quilt Along webpage and it will outline all the details. Scroll down below the video for fabric requirements. The final quilt block explores foundation paper piecing....

Arizona Quilt Block – Around the Block US Tour We are excited to end off the year with one more fun and free quilting project. We are participating in the Around the Block – US Tour hosted by Kathryn of Dragonfly’s Quilting Design Studio! Each week, a different designer is sharing a quilt block based off their home state! The quilt blocks contain an assortment of different techniques and designs and each features something unique about where it’s from. You can see more information on the Block Tour on the main page, and find links to see all the previous...

Now that we are done with all 12 blocks in this years free skill building quilt a long, we are ready to start quilting! Before we get started, I have one more set of ideas to share. When you are done, go grab all your other quilting plans and finish up your top! Don’t forget to post photos of your finished project and tag us @onwilliamsstreet so we don’t miss any.   Block Quilting Plan 1 This plan utilizes lots of straight lines to accentuate the shapes of the triangles. I started out by echoing each of the center triangles...

We have finished all 12 blocks and now it’s time to put it all together! After all the skills you’ve learned, this final step will be quick and easy, but it’s still worth taking your time to make sure everything lines up correctly. With a few simple tips and tricks, your top will stay square and be easy to finish. We have learned so many different techniques this year! If you missed any, you can head to the main 2020 Quilt Along Page or click on the link below: Block One – Quarter Square Triangles Block Two – Log Cabin Blocks Block...

This year is wrapping up quick and we are now on Block 10. If you missed block 9, you can get instructions for it here: Online Quilting Bee Block 9 For more information, you can head to the main Quilt Along webpage and it will outline all the details. Scroll down below the video for fabric requirements. We are working on curves this week! Quilters sew lots and lots of straight lines, but often times curves can be very intimidating.  They don’t need to be though! Use the tips we teach this week to improve or tackle curves once and for all.  After you...