Selvage quilt blocks

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I posted an image of my newly painted rooms with my selvage quilt on Instagram and received several requests for a tutorial. Here it is. This time, I’ll make the quilt in greens. (Note: Al…

In September I shared this quilt finish. For want of a name, it's my "Selvedges Quilt" that finished at 59" X 72". I designed the block. Several blog-followers let me know they'd like a tutorial to make this quilt, so here you are! Supplies Lots and lots of selvedges! I used approximately 560 selvedge strips - only the parts with color, text, and color windows - to make 80 rectangle units, 5" X 9½" (unfinished). Scrap fabrics, approximately 3½" X 6" for print pinwheels Solid white fabric: 12…

Tutorials - Sewing Selvedges - I have had a few requests on how I sew the selvedges when I make my selvedge quilts. Here is a quick tutorial showing how I sew each selvedge. I use tracing vilene as a foundation but you can use paper or muslin if you prefer.

The Crystal Lake Modern Quilt Guild is hosting three block lotteries this year, and the first one takes place in April. We chose the Selvage Spools block from this Riley Blake 2013 Block of the Month program. You can download and print the Riley Blake block directions here, but you'll probably want to keep reading to discover an easier way to make this block. The block is composed of four 6" spools to finish at 12" square (12.5" unfinished). The original pattern uses a template and partial…

2019 Quilts Made for Curated Quilts "Well Said" challenge, 16" X 16" (Not accepted for publication) My own design - "Carousel" (first), 33" X 33" My own design - "Carousel" (second), 33" X 33" My own design - "It's All About Color" improv challenge quilt, 31" X 31" My adaptation of Amanda Jean Nyberg's "Ring Me" quilt, 70" X 82" Four 12-1/2" X 12-1/2" Dresden Plate quilts, made from my grandmother's fabric Cascade Quilt, a 87" X 95" design from Modern Quilt Magic by Victoria Findlay-Wolfe…

Elena McDowell has done it again with this stunning Star of LeMoyne quilt! She has made this selvage star before, but this time she wanted ...

Sewing projects to make with selvedge / selvage fabric ~ Threading My Way

I made 20 more String Star blocks.From previous blog posts it looks like I started these blocks in May 2012 and worked on them again in June 2013. I save all my 1.5 inch 30s reproduction scraps and w