Tumbling blocks quilt

This fun 3D quilt pattern from Teresa DownUnder on Youtube may look intimidating at first glance, but it’s quite easy

Give Yours a Modern or Traditional Look! Tumbling Blocks quilts have long been popular because of the three-dimensional effects that can be achieved. They’re stunning whether made from traditional prints, modern fabrics or solids. The effect is achieved through value placement. Typically one side of a block is dark, the other is of medium value …

How to Sew a Tumbling Blocks Quilt Have you ever looked at a tumbling blocks tutorial and wondered how to sew all the tumbling block units together? Wonder no more! Smart tumbling blocks quilts are no

Easy Tumbling Blocks ~ No "Y" seams! I blogged about the quilt I made for Christmas HERE and the complete tutorial may be found in My Tutorials Part 1 ~ Cutting Part 2 ~ Piecing Part 3 ~ Adding the Border Part 4 ~ Quilting and Finishing I am working on a new quilt pattern with this easy piecing method for a baby quilt ... Hope to find time to sew this one soon. Hope you will be sewing along! :)

People have long believed that the symbols used in quilts of the South during slavery were actually used as secret messages for slaves escaping on the Underground Railroad. Come and learn the meaning of the blocks said to have lent the slaves a helping hand to freedom.

Have you been avoiding sewing Y-seams? This Tumbling Blocks tutorial will have you completely understanding how Y-seams (set-in seams) go together. Once you know how, sewing Y-seams is easy!

Tumbling blocks are quilts of illusion! The traditional tumbling blocks pattern lends the appearance of three dimensions . Here are some FRE...

Easy Tumbling Blocks ~ No "Y" seams! I blogged about the quilt I made for Christmas HERE and the complete tutorial may b...

Have you ever looked at a tumbling blocks tutorial and wondered how to sew all the tumbling block units together? Wonder no more! Smart tumbling blocks quilts are not actually constructed of lots of tumbling blocks. Do not sew all the tumbling blocks for your quilt until you have read this tutorial, or you may be disappointed.

Maker: Adeline Harris Sears (1839–1931). Date: begun 1856. Geography: Made in Rhode Island, United States. Culture: American. Medium: Silk. Dimensions: 77...

Hello everyone, and welcome to my second entry in the Bloggers' Quilt Festival. I'm Wendy and I live in Wellington, New Zealand with my husband and two teenage sons. I love quilting and embroidery, hence the name of my blog - Wendy's quilts and more. This post is about my second entry, my Tumbling Blocks quilt, which I have entered into the Hand Quilted category. My first entry into the Bloggers' Quilt Festival was in the large quilt cagetory- my Sashiko quilt. Black and White Tumbling…

They say there are no shortcuts. If you want to become a world-class surfer, you’ve got to hit those waves on a daily basis. To obtain massive biceps, you’ve basically got to live at the gym. And to grow the ultimate lumberjack beard, get ready for the long road of whisker growing ahead. Cool stuff just takes time…usually. But if you’re itchin’ to put together a tumbling blocks quilt, I’ve got news for you: It doesn’t have to take forever, and it doesn’t have to be difficult. My 3D Tumblers…

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At last it is finished! I have previously posted about the making of this quilt in April here and here. The one thing I would change: I really should have thought more about my choice of colours and only chosen fabrics that I really loved, as I no longer really like the aqua colour that I used as the tops of the 3D blocks. The Quilting Process For me, the quilting on this was a nightmare! At first, I tried going around each 3D cube in a hexagon shape, but this meant that I had to double back…

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3-D quilt blocks

Hexagon quilts are making a comeback, and we've seen some inspiring modern variations. Tumbling blocks are hexagon shapes made with three d...

Discover blocks that rise off the fabric— 3D quilt illusions are easier than you think!