New Block Party Pattern

Published: Fri, 04/01/16

Hi ,

Ready for the next block in the Machine Quilting Block Party? Since January over 1600 quilters have joined this new quilt along and learned how to piece and machine quilt three beautiful blocks.

This month the piecing is simple with large half square triangles and four patch blocks that come together to create a gorgeous Spinning Sun Block.

The machine quilting may be a bit trickier as we learn Pebbling, but we've provided plenty of practice with an extra practice worksheet included in your pattern.

Since it's April 1st, typically a day to play a prank, we've decided to run a special sale instead. For the next 5 days, you can pick up any Block Party Pattern for just $3.99!


Remember, the block patterns go on sale for the first 5 days of the month so make sure to pick it up now so you get the best deal on your patterns.
Machine Quilting Inspiration
The Free Motion Quilting Project has been a busy place the last two weeks! Check out the latest videos posted to inspire your quilting creativity:

Quilted Zipper Organizer - The Quilty Box of March arrived filled with fun gear from ByAnnie.com, including a kit to create an awesome zipper organizer. Check out the video I created and challenge yourself to use the materials in your Quilty Box to create a very handy quilting or travel accessory bag.

Quilting on a Home Machine vs. Longarm - Have you been feeling confused by the different machine names and how they work for machine quilting? Check out this short tip video to get the skinny on what domestic, sit down, table mounted, and longarm really mean.
Why is My Thread Suddenly Skipping!? - I've been teaching my dad how to quilt since the beginning of the year and this past week his thread suddenly started skipping and breaking. He actually thought he'd broken my machine! Learn how I fixed the problem with a simple direction change.

Stitch n' Paint Machine Embroidery - In March we released our first Stitch n' Paint embroidery and I received lots of questions about fabric painting and the markers. Check out this video to learn how I hoop the design and test paint colors to guarantee beautiful results.

That's it for this week. We're going to have tons of fun piecing and quilting our new Spinning Sun block so make sure to pick up your pattern while they're on sale

Let's go quilt,

Leah Day