Hello , 

 

There are simple quilt blocks and there tricky quilt blocks. This week's Card Trick Quilt Block is the trickiest of the bunch!

 

This tricky block is made of nine different pieces and includes Half Square Triangles, Quarter Square Triangles, and an Hourglass Square in the center.

 

Make sure to label your fabrics so you know what order they should go in – you’ll see why in this quilting tutorial:

Remember, all of the patterns for Mini Block Monday tutorials are included in the video itself. Here is a screen shot of the pieces you will need to make ONE Card Trick Quilt Block:

There is a bonus extra block you can create from the leftover units from your first block. Here’s the additional cutting you will need if you make a second Card Trick block:

We’re stitching right along with our second ruler quilting design – Gridlines. Learn how to use the Slice or Ditcher rulers to quilt an elegant grid into the smaller double petal shapes for this week in our Dream Big design.

 

Click Here to find the Dream Big Fabric Panel in the beautiful purple / teal aurora colorway. 

 

Note: we only have the bigger 56-inch panels in stock. These will make terrific throw sized quilts all on their own!

Click Here to find the Dream Big Guidebook – This is an optional guide to help you catch up with the quilt along quickly.

 

You can learn which petals I turned into Double Petals and how the designs will fill the quilt panel each week. This guidebook also includes information on making both the Dream Big Quilt and Dream Big Jacket!

 

Our week's design Gridlines is a very formal, elegant design. It’s commonly used on a small 1/4-inch scale in wholecloth quilts to make bigger motifs stand out.

 

This is exactly why I choose to use Gridlines in the Dream Big quilt. Later on in this quilt along we will fill the small channels in our double petal shapes with Feathers!

 

The dense Gridline design will make the feathers stand out beautifully on our quilts or our quilted garments.

 

So that's it for this week, my quilting friend. Please stay safe and hopefully this ruler quilting design and fun Mini Card trick block will provide a fun distraction from this stressful time.

 

Also thank you to everyone who has begun making face masks. I'll be updating the mask pattern I shared last week to include information on making child-sized masks as well as answering a lot of frequently asked questions.

 

Let's go quilt,

 

Leah Day