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Log Cabin Quilting

Susan Beal puts a fresh spin on the very traditional craft of log cabin quilting. Each week, you’ll explore a different block style, from easy, graphic square-within-a-square blocks to minimalist,...

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Quilting with Fabric Precuts

With funny names like “fat quarters,” “honey buns,” "jelly rolls," and "charm packs,” fabric precuts can certainly be mysterious. In this class, Heather Jones explains what each of these classic...

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Improvisational Patchwork for Beginners

Learning how to improvise block construction is a cornerstone of modern quilting. Heather Jones teaches three ways to experiment with improvisational piecing: with a log-cabin block, a stacked-coin...

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Improvisational Patchwork: Pineapple Quilt Blocks

A Pineapple block traditionally features strips of patchwork that radiate out from a center point, creating a beautiful design full of energy and movement. While it’s typically important to cut...

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Piecing Large-Scale Patchwork Quilts

Modern quilter Heather Jones loves to play with scale, and in this class she shows how to enlarge a traditional quilt block so that a single block becomes the entire quilt top. Heather demonstrates...

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How to Sew Potholders

Dip your toe into the wild waters of quilting with these two simple potholder projects. Modern quilter Ashley Nickels shows you how to make a basic potholder using solid squares of fabric and pre-made...

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Ohio Star Block

In this class, Heather Jones shares how to make the iconic Ohio Star quilt block. Using half square triangles and quarter square triangles, you will learn how to precisely sew the pieces together to...

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Whippersnapper Block

This month’s block is gorgeous, graphic and quick to whip up. Textile designer and quilter Anna Maria Horner shows you how to bust your stash of scraps and create precise seams using foundation paper...

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Hand-Stitched Appliqué Quilts

Return to slow, thoughtful hand stitching with this pretty skill-building class by Carolyn Friedlander. With a nod to the symmetry and style of Hawaiian quilting, you will create your appliqué piece...

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Polk Block: Paper-Piecing with Scraps

Embrace the flexibility and spontaneity of paper piecing with this scrappy block. Carolyn Friedlander shows you how to select a color palette from your leftover bits of fabric and create a precise...

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Three-Part Harmony Quilt

In Anna Maria Horner's Three-Part Harmony Quilt, you'll learn how to create balance and movement in your design simply by focusing on color tones. Using small squares of fabric and half-square...

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Homage to Josef Albers Block

Modern quilter and designer, Heather Jones, shares how easy it can be to transform visual inspiration into patchwork goodness. In this class, learn how to construct a bold and contemporary quilt block...

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Folk Flower Block

You don’t have to be an expert quilter to make this eye-catching quilt block. Modern quilter and fabric designer, Anna Maria Horner, shares how to create this folk-inspired flower block using floral...

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Paper-Pieced Quilts

Explore the time-honored tradition of paper-pieced quilting with Carolyn Friedlander. In this two-part class, Carolyn guides you through her process of designing a paper-pieced quilt from beginning to...

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Minna Block

Combine linear paper piecing and applique techniques to create a lovely, layered block featuring vibrant blooms. Modern quilter Carolyn Friedlander teaches you how to paper piece a background layer,...

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Arrow Crown Block

This traditional block is a true stunner. Made up of lots of little pieces, the tips and tricks you will learn in this class make the patchwork come together easily. Heather Jones uses solid colors to...

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Serrated Block

Textile designer and quilter Anna Maria Horner shows you how to create a stair-step “serrated” pattern out of solid and printed fabrics. To make this block, you’ll learn how to use an inventive...

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Howard Block

Learn how to make this architectural block with paper-piecing expert, Carolyn Friedlander. This simple process makes it easy to achieve precise, linear piecing—perfect for this geometric design. Make...

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Churn Dash Block

The charming Churn Dash block dates back to the early 1800s. (The block design resembles an overhead view of a butter churn, as the story goes.) Modern quilter and designer Heather Jones gives this...

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Pop Rocks Block

The Pop Rocks Block is as fun as it sounds, using subtle and intense fabrics from your stash to create playful contrast. Anna Maria Horner’s scrappy design is a modern take on a 9-patch block, with...

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Improv Log Cabin Block: 11/10/16

Pro-quilter Ashley Nickels walks you through making in an improvised log cabin quilt block. This video originally appeared on Facebook Live on November 10, 2016.

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Trudy Block

The Trudy Block is a truly hands-on project where you'll learn how to hand-stitch a curved applique design from start to finish. Modern quilter Carolyn Friedlander masterfully demonstrates how to do...

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Single Block Projects: Quilt Block Pillow

Wondering what to do with all of the gorgeous blocks in our Block of the Month series? Ashley Nickels shows how to expertly set any quilt block in a posh pillowcase, featuring sashing to frame the...

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Quilt Block Oven Mitt

Wondering what to do with your leftover quilt blocks? Make an adorably unique oven mitt! Using Anna Maria Horner's Whippersnapper block, Ashley Nickels shows how to take any quilt block and turn it...

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Pineapple Quilt Block

Learn how to make a classic pineapple quilt block from modern quilter, Heather Jones. Worked up in contrasting colors, this graphically striking design takes a historic quilt block from subtle to...

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Double Wedding Ring Quilt

Known for her vibrant and harmonious use of color, quilter Tara Faughnan shares her technique for hand-piecing a double wedding ring quilt block. Tara begins by showing how to create your own arc...

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Improv Sewing: 9/27/18

Sheri Lynne Wood stops by the studio to show us how she works spontaneously with scraps in quilting. This video originally appeared live September 27, 2018.

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Patchwork Improv: Working with Strips

For textile artist Sherri Lynn Wood, improvisation is a way to make choices in all aspects of daily living, but especially in her patchwork process. In this class, Sherri demonstrates the freedom and...

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Dear Diary Daily Quilting Challenge

Creativebug is excited to release our first-ever Daily Quilting Challenge. Designer and quilter Anna Maria Horner created “Dear Diary” to help you build skills as you move through the month, resulting...

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Patchwork Improv: Exploring Angles

Improvising while piecing fabric requires a balance of instinct and sewing agility. In this class, artist and improv quilter Sherri Lynn Wood coaches you through developing both skills. Learn how to...

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Lucky Star Quilt Along with Keaton Quilts

Be dazzled while you stitch along with Justin of Keaton Quilts and make a 12 block quilt top, featuring a rainbow palette of star shapes. Sewist, author, and educator Justin Stafford walks you through...

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Intro to Quilting: Patchwork Basics

Whether you’d like to make a gift for a loved one, sew an heirloom to pass down, or craft a cozy moment for yourself, making a quilt is a wonderful way to express your creativity and hone your skills....

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Make a Modern Log Cabin Lap Quilt

In this beginner-friendly class, author, textile designer, and modern-quilter Annabel Wrigley teaches you how to make log cabin quilt blocks, then how to sew them together into a lap-sized log cabin...

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Pickle Dish Quilt Block

Award-winning quilter Sarah Bond comes from a long line of quilters. She loves traditional quilt patterns with wonderful curves and twists that provide the eye with motion and interest. One of her...

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Crafting Together: A Live event with Sarah Bond, Twinkie Chan and e bond

This Crafting Together event was recorded live on March 15, 2023. Watch master quiltmaker, Sarah Bond discuss her family quilting lineage and its influence on her work. Sarah gives a talk and slide...

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Love Letter Quilt Top: A Daily Practice

Indulge in a beautiful act of affection for someone special by stitching the Love Letter Quilt top with the help of professional artist and quilter Heidi Parkes. Her newest pattern features a...

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Crafting Together: English Paper Piecing

Join graphic designer and quilter Tyffany and artist Twinkie Chan as they share their favorite techniques for English Paper Piecing Hexagons Flowers. This fun and beginner friendly hand-sewing...

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Tiger Moon and Tiger Melon Quilt Block

This class will be available to view October 4, 2023.  When award-winning quilter and designer Sarah Bond first posted photos of her Tiger Moon and Tiger Melon quilt blocks to social media, she...

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Cutting Squares, Triangles, and Diamonds

In this short video, Liza Lucy shows you her favorite way to cut stacks of fabric precisely and efficiently to make the most common patchwork shapes. You will learn how to cut a perfect square, how to...

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Woven Star Quilt Block

The Woven Star is a gorgeous pattern that seemingly radiates right off your quilt top. It's intricate enough to provide visual interest but also simple enough to have fun with finding favorite color...

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