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Christmas is such a special, magical time of year. It's a time for family, friends, decorating, baking and creating memories. I love to spend time with family and friends during the holiday season. It's during these times that treasured memories are

Editor Carolyn Beam Art Director Brad Snow Editorial Assistant Lisa Morlan Technical Editors Barbara Cartier, Teresa Creech, Carol Newby, Kathryn Patterson, Lisa Ruble, Alison Schmidt Graphic Designer Nick Pierce Copy Manager Kristan Seitz Copy Edito

Use this method to add triangle corners in a quilt block. 1. Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the wrong side of the specified square. Place the square, right sides together, on the indicated corner of the larger piece, making sure the li

Confident Beginner Quilt Size: 78" × 78" Block Size: 14" × 14" Number of Blocks: 25 • 5 yards ivory solid* • ⅝ yard green print #1* • ¼ yard green print #2* • ¼ yard green print #3* • ½ yard green print #4* • ½ yard green print #5* • ¾ yard red print

Half-square triangles (HSTs) are a basic unit of quilting used in many blocks or on their own. This construction method will yield eight HST units. 1. Refer to the pattern for size to cut squares. The standard formula is to add 1" to the finished siz

With this method, squares are sewn onto opposite ends of a rectangle. The rectangle will be the center of the flying geese unit and the squares will become the “wings.” After sewing in place, the squares are trimmed and flipped open to create the uni

Confident Beginner Quilt Size: 66" × 66" Block Size: 12" × 12" Number of Blocks: 16 • ⅜ yard dark green tonal* • 1⅛ yards red tonal* • 2 yards cream tonal* • 3⅞ yards green tonal* • 4⅛ yards backing fabric* • 74" × 74" batting* • Thread • Basic sewin

When sewing a block where numerous points meet together, there can be a lot of “bulk” in the seam allowance on the wrong side of the fabric. This extra bulk prohibits the block from lying flat when pressed. One option is to trim the points off, thus

Half-square triangles (HSTs) are a basic unit of quilting used in many blocks or on their own. This construction method will yield two HSTs. 1. Refer to the pattern for size to cut squares. The standard formula is to add ⅞" to the finished size of th

Confident Beginner Quilt Size: 59" × 69" Block Size: 5" × 5" Number of Blocks: 99 • 7" × 15" scraps 25 different red/ burgundy, green and cream fabrics • ¼ yard green tonal • ⅜ yard cream print • 1½ yards burgundy print • Backing 65" × 75" • Batting

Paper piecing allows a quilter to make blocks with odd-shaped and/or small pieces and more precise corners. Fabric pieces are sewn together onto the reverse side of a paper-piecing pattern, and then the paper is carefully removed when the block is co

Confident Beginner Runner Size: 50" × 15" Block Size: 8" × 8" Number of Blocks: 5 • ⅞ yard white print • 6" square each of 5 assorted prints for ornaments • 2" × 6" rectangle each of 5 assorted prints for ornament stripes • ¼ yard gray tonal • ⅓ yard

Beginner Coaster Size: 5" × 5" Number of Coasters: 4 Materials listed make four coasters. • 1 (10") square white print • ¼ yard or fat quarter turquoise print • 1 (10") square medium brown tonal • 1 (5") square each gray tonal and red print • 8 (5½")

One of the easiest ways to appliqué is the raw-edge fusible-web method. Individual pieces of paper-backed fusible web are fused to the wrong side of specified fabrics, cut out and then fused together in a motif or individually to a foundation fabric,

Beginner 8" in diameter • 1 fat quarter white tonal #1 • Small piece each light pink tonal, dark pink tonal and white tonal #2 • 1 fat quarter red/white stripe • 1 fat quarter red print • 1 (10" × 18") piece cotton batting* • 1 (9" × 9") piece insula

Beginner Wall Hanging Size: 6" × 40½" Block Size: 6" × 5½" Number of Blocks: 5 • ¼ yard white tonal • ⅛ yard each of 5 different color prints • Small piece each pink and red prints • Small piece orange tonal • ¼ yard backing • 8" × 43" batting • 10 (

Cut your backing and batting 8" larger than the finished quilt-top size and 4" larger for quilts smaller than 50" square. Note: Check with longarm quilter about their requirements, if applicable. For baby quilts not going to a longarm quilter 4"–6" o

Beginner Wall Hanging Size: 48" × 13" • Scraps brown dots and orange tonal • 1 fat eighth each lime green, yellow, red, turquoise and magenta dots • 1½ yards white tonal • 1⅝ yards light gray Christmas words print • Batting to size • Thread • Buttons