3 color quilts

A three color quilt is the simplest quilt that can use a light, medium, and dark as well as other triads of contrast. Three color quilts also lend themselves well to incorporating team colors which is fun for gift and theme quilts. (This post contains affiliate links)

Disappearing Nine Patch This is the block we will be sewing on October 6 at Kaye's house. These directions have lots and lots of baby steps because I'm writing them so that either Crystal (who hasn't sewn much since elementary school) or my 11 year old niece (who has only sewn two pillowcases) can read the directions and follow the pictures without too many questions. Here's the pattern we are using. You should be able to click on it and bring it up full size, then print from your browser…

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I mentioned last week that HeartStrings is doing a 3 yard quilt challenge and I’m taking advantage of the opportunity to make some kid quilts for donation. This is the 2nd Town Square quilt from Fa…

Sew a beautiful quilt with just 3 yards of fabric! 3 yard quilt patterns are all the rage among quilters right now.

When the Magic Quilt Block is made from a light and a dark fabric, it gives the illusion of being 3D. I really like the effect and it is so quick and easy to make. You will have a quilt done in no time at all. Watch the video below or scroll down for the step-by-step written instructions What Size is the Magic Quilt Block: The quilt block we have created measures 14' unfinished. What You Need From the dark fabric. cut: 1 - 10' square 2 - 10'x 2½' strips 2 - 14'x 2½' strips - dark From the

Hi friends! I have a new pattern to share with you today! And the best part? It's FREE! I'm calling this pattern New Beginnings. Would you care to know why? I love when there's a story behind a pattern or it's name so let me tell you TWO reasons why I chose to call it New Beginnings. First, because of the Hourglass blocks. Every time an hourglass runs out of sand and you flip it over, time starts anew. The second reason I decided to call it New Beginnings, is because I actually made the X…

This beginner block is super easy with only three sizes of patches, no triangles, and lots of different looks depending on color placement. I'll show some different color and layout options at the end.

I'm not normally drawn to Black and White quilts but when I saw Northcott's new Simply Neutral 2 line on Keystone Modern Creative's website I had to order it! I knew that I wanted to make our Highway 10 Designs patterns called Pedal to the Metal with this line as a few years ago I quilted a similar one for a friend that was fabulous. You can see it here. I recently purchased a new pantograph called Time Warp that is very dense in design. I hesitated at first with using it but thought this is…

Sew up the fun Dream House 3 Yard Quilt Pattern with just 3 yards of fabric! This easy quilt pattern uses a 'Dream House' collage quilt block to make a 49 1/2'' x 59'' throw quilt.

What a big blog post! Full of lovely quilt inspiration and a mini tutorial on wall hanging a quilt. Ready to wall hang a quilt? Come over!

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These 10 free beginner quilt patterns that every quilter needs is perfect to get you started on improving your skills & still staying at the beginner level!

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