"I CAN TOTALLY MAKE THAT!" FREE PATTERN SERIES

Hello , Welcome to the RCQ blog. Today we have another free Big Block pattern for you, from the “I Can Totally Make That” pattern series.

Today it’s American Jane’s 4 star block ..scroll on for a mini tutorial on making Quarter Square Triangles

CLICK on the block or on the button below to download this free pattern.

CLICK on the block or on the button below to download this free pattern.

#sawitloveditmadeit

We saw it, loved it, made it. Here’s RCQ’s 4 Star block..

I loved the scrappy look shown in the Jane block pattern, but deiced to use fewer color values.

I loved the scrappy look shown in the Jane block pattern, but deiced to use fewer color values.

Fabrics I used in this block are a Bella Solid, 9900 200, and prints from 1930’s Favorites

Fabrics I used in this block are a Bella Solid, 9900 200, and prints from 1930’s Favorites

The 16 quarter square triangles in this block need to be 3 1/2” unfinished. The pattern pdf. doesn’t show howto make then so I have include how I did it here.

The 16 quarter square triangles in this block need to be 3 1/2” unfinished. The pattern pdf. doesn’t show howto make then so I have include how I did it here.

Match the triangles that you cut from your 6” frabric squares into pairs.

Match the triangles that you cut from your 6” frabric squares into pairs.

Place right sides together and sew together with a 1/4” seam on the long edge to create a half square triangle (HST).

Place right sides together and sew together with a 1/4” seam on the long edge to create a half square triangle (HST).

put 2 of these HSTs right sides together

put 2 of these HSTs right sides together

but turn the HST so that the dark and light triangles are opposite one another, (this won’t matter if your block is scrappy, they can go any which way)

but turn the HST so that the dark and light triangles are opposite one another, (this won’t matter if your block is scrappy, they can go any which way)

draw a line from corner to corner

draw a line from corner to corner

sew a 1/4” seam on both sides of your drawn line. Cut apart on the line

sew a 1/4” seam on both sides of your drawn line. Cut apart on the line

This will mke TWO Quarter Square Triangles. Trim them to 3 1/2” squares. You’ll need 16 of these to make your 18” 4 Star block

This will mke TWO Quarter Square Triangles. Trim them to 3 1/2” squares. You’ll need 16 of these to make your 18” 4 Star block

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OOPS! I always have to keep my seam ripper nearby

OOPS! I always have to keep my seam ripper nearby

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There is one more block left . We’ll be posting it here on the blog over the next few days.. Then, as a finale and as a courtesy to our readers, we will finish off this BIG BLOCK pattern series this weekend with a wrap up post that has links to ALL 15 free patterns in it, so if you haven’t already downloaded them all , you be able to find them easily in the same post.

More about the Big Block Free Pattern Series:

There are 15 ‘I Can Totally Make That’ patterns. All are free patterns courtesy of Moda Fabric and their designers.

All are BIG 18” blocks that could stand alone as a mini quilt , make multiples for a larger throw or bed quilt. Maybe…make all 15 blocks as a sampler quilt? So many ways to go- isn’t that what we love about quilts and quilting?

Please respect the designer’s individual guidelines and use these patterns only for your own personal enjoyment. Read more about this at MODA FABRICS

The designers will be sharing their blocks via social media and their blogs, along with their ideas for finishing in the coming weeks . Here on our blog is one of many places you’ll be able to download this free series. You can use the links provided to visit the featured designer’s blog. All the designer’s should be sharing starting 9-23-2019 and over the next 2 weeks.

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If you'd like to check out what the Moda designer’s will post about their blocks, here is the full schedule published by Moda:

9.23.19: Lella Boutique and Sherri & Chelsi

9.24.19: Kansas Troubles

9.25.19: Crystal Manning and Me & My Sister

9.26.19: Jan Patek

9.27.19: Robin Pickens and Corey Yoder

9.30.19: BasicGrey

10.1.19: Betsy Chutchian and Lisa Bongean

10.2.19: American Jane

10.3.19: Kathy Schmitz

10.4.19: Zen Chic and Deb Strain

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Thanks for reading! Until we blog again, be sure to take time out and Enjoy the Sew!® - Carol and staff @RCQ

 

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"I CAN TOTALLY MAKE THAT!" FREE PATTERN SERIES

Here is Tuesday’s free Big Block pattern to download from the “I Can Totally Make That” pattern series.

Today it’s the 18” Urban Farmhouse Gatherings block from Primitive Gatherings

CLICK HERE to visit Primitive Gatherings website and blogs to see what Designer Lisa Bongean may post about this block.

CLICK on the block or on the button below to download this free pattern.

CLICK on the block or on the button below to download this free pattern.

#sawitloveditmadeit

We saw it, loved it, made it. Here’s RCQ’s Urban Farmhouse block..

I used Primitive Gatherings’s STAR AND STRIPE GATHERINGS fabric collection to make my block

I used Primitive Gatherings’s STAR AND STRIPE GATHERINGS fabric collection to make my block

Five fabrics + a free pattern + me and my sewing machine= FUN!

Five fabrics + a free pattern + me and my sewing machine= FUN!

This block is pretty cool - A star in a star in a square, surrounded by a border of Half Square Triangles. Imagine the secondary patterns that will appear if you made more of these blocks and put them into rows for a quilt. I may have to do that to …

This block is pretty cool - A star in a star in a square, surrounded by a border of Half Square Triangles. Imagine the secondary patterns that will appear if you made more of these blocks and put them into rows for a quilt. I may have to do that to see what comes of it as a quilt.

Check that your Half Square Triangles are 3 1/2” (unfinished). Trim them to 3 1/2” if they’re not, or you may have do some un-sewing (as I did) to get them to fit around the block neatly

Check that your Half Square Triangles are 3 1/2” (unfinished). Trim them to 3 1/2” if they’re not, or you may have do some un-sewing (as I did) to get them to fit around the block neatly

There are just 2 more blocks left . We’ll be posting them here on the blog over the next few days.. Then, as a finale and as a courtesy to our readers, we will finish off this BIG BLOCK pattern series this weekend with a wrap up post that has links ALL 15 free patterns in it, so if you haven’t already downloaded them all , you be able to find them easily in the same post.

More about the Big Block Free Pattern Series:

There are 15 ‘I Can Totally Make That’ patterns. All are free patterns courtesy of Moda Fabric and their designers.

All are BIG 18” blocks that could stand alone as a mini quilt , make multiples for a larger throw or bed quilt. Maybe…make all 15 blocks as a sampler quilt? So many ways to go- isn’t that what we love about quilts and quilting?

Please respect the designer’s individual guidelines and use these patterns only for your own personal enjoyment. Read more about this at MODA FABRICS

The designers will be sharing their blocks via social media and their blogs, along with their ideas for finishing in the coming weeks . Here on our blog is one of many places you’ll be able to download this free series. You can use the links provided to visit the featured designer’s blog. All the designer’s should be sharing starting 9-23-2019 and over the next 2 weeks.

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If you'd like to check out what the Moda designer’s will post about their blocks, here is the full schedule:

9.23.19: Lella Boutique and Sherri & Chelsi

9.24.19: Kansas Troubles

9.25.19: Crystal Manning and Me & My Sister

9.26.19: Jan Patek

9.27.19: Robin Pickens and Corey Yoder

9.30.19: BasicGrey

10.1.19: Betsy Chutchian and Lisa Bongean

10.2.19: American Jane

10.3.19: Kathy Schmitz

10.4.19: Zen Chic and Deb Strain

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Thanks for reading! Until we blog again, be sure to take time out and Enjoy the Sew!® - Carol and staff @RCQ

 

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"I CAN TOTALLY MAKE THAT!" FREE PATTERN SERIES



Monday greetings to all!

We are starting off the week with THREE free Big Block patterns for you to download today.

All are from the “I Can Totally Make That” pattern series.

Thanks to the folks at Moda Fabric and the Moda designers for this series of Big Block patterns

Explore Block from Deb Strain

You’ll need the panel print to make the Explore block look like it is pictured here, but good news ☺we’re expecting the Explore fabric collection here at the quilt shop during November

Stiletto Block from Basic Grey

and

Sarah’s Story block from Betsy Chutchian

Grandma’s House, a pattern designed be Jan Patek shown here in Betsy’s Sarah’s Story fabric.

Grandma’s House, a pattern designed be Jan Patek shown here in Betsy’s Sarah’s Story fabric.

More about the Big Block Free Pattern Series:

There are 15 ‘I Can Totally Make That’ patterns. All are free patterns courtesy of Moda Fabric and their designers.

All are BIG 18” blocks that could stand alone as a mini quilt , make multiples for a larger throw or bed quilt. Maybe…make all 15 blocks as a sampler quilt? So many ways to go- isn’t that what we love about quilts and quilting?

Please respect the designer’s individual guidelines and use these patterns only for your own personal enjoyment. Read more about this at MODA FABRICS

The designers will be sharing their blocks via social media and their blogs, along with their ideas for finishing in the coming weeks . Here on our blog is one of many places you’ll be able to download this free series. You can use the links provided to visit the featured designer’s blog. All the designer’s should be sharing starting 9-23-2019 and over the next 2 weeks.

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If you'd like to check out what the Moda designer’s will post about their blocks, here is the full schedule:

9.23.19: Lella Boutique and Sherri & Chelsi

9.24.19: Kansas Troubles

9.25.19: Crystal Manning and Me & My Sister

9.26.19: Jan Patek

9.27.19: Robin Pickens and Corey Yoder

9.30.19: BasicGrey

10.1.19: Betsy Chutchian and Lisa Bongean

10.2.19: American Jane

10.3.19: Kathy Schmitz

10.4.19: Zen Chic and Deb Strain

Thanks for reading! Until we blog again, be sure to take time out and Enjoy the Sew!® - Carol and staff @RCQ

 

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"I CAN TOTALLY MAKE THAT!" FREE PATTERN SERIES


Hello, Happy Sunday!

It’s raining here ,a good day to put the football game on and get some sewing done.

Which big block should I make? I can’t decide. Today there is something for everyone because we have

THREE free Big Block patterns for you to download from the “I Can Totally Make That” pattern series. Have fun, I know I will.

Sweet Violet from Jan Patek Quilts

Trellis Block from Crystal Manning

and

Full Bloom from Robin Pickens

More about the Big Block Free Pattern Series:

There are 15 ‘I Can Totally Make That’ patterns. All are free patterns courtesy of Moda Fabric and their designers.

All are BIG 18” blocks that could stand alone as a mini quilt , make multiples for a larger throw or bed quilt. Maybe…make all 15 blocks as a sampler quilt? So many ways to go- isn’t that what we love about quilts and quilting?

Please respect the designer’s individual guidelines and use these patterns only for your own personal enjoyment. Read more about this at MODA FABRICS

The designers will be sharing their blocks via social media and their blogs, along with their ideas for finishing in the coming weeks . Here on our blog is one of many places you’ll be able to download this free series. You can use the links provided to visit the featured designer’s blog. All the designer’s should be sharing starting 9-23-2019 and over the next 2 weeks.

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If you'd like to check out what the Moda designer’s will post about their blocks, here is the full schedule:

9.23.19: Lella Boutique and Sherri & Chelsi

9.24.19: Kansas Troubles

9.25.19: Crystal Manning and Me & My Sister

9.26.19: Jan Patek

9.27.19: Robin Pickens and Corey Yoder

9.30.19: BasicGrey

10.1.19: Betsy Chutchian and Lisa Bongean

10.2.19: American Jane

10.3.19: Kathy Schmitz

10.4.19: Zen Chic and Deb Strain

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Thanks for reading! Until we blog again, be sure to take time out and Enjoy the Sew!® - Carol and staff @RCQ

 

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#MODALOVEQUILT and the Moda LOVE Sew-Along

We LOVE a good sew-along.  And we LOVE a good pattern – especially one that is versatile enough to work with Layer Cakes, Charm Packs or Mini Charms.  More importantly, we’d LOVE for you to join us! -Carrie Nelson @ModaFabrics


Photo courtesy of Moda Fabrics and Supplies

Photo courtesy of Moda Fabrics and Supplies

#sawitloveditmadeit

 

What is the Moda Love Sew Along?  A social media sew-along using the Moda Love Pattern.

When is it?  January 24 is Moda’s official starting date for the sewing and sew-along. There will be introductory posts on Instagram, Facebook and Moda’s Cutting Table Blog on January 17th.

Where can you join in the sew along? .  At your local participating shop (come see us at Rocking Chair Quilts if you can get here). Don’t have a #modaloveshop near you? Join in online: search the hashtag #modalovequilt. on your social media.  And on Moda’s social media.

Why a Sew Along?  Because sew-alongs are one of the best ways to make sewing-creating fun. Whether you like to create solo or with others.

Sew-alongs also provide terrific opportunities for a visit to your local quilt shop for a bit of in-shop-sewcializing

or….

make your own sew along by meeting up with like minded quilters to create quilts and build the bonds of friendship.


Why the Moda Love Quilt Sew Along?  Because you can start with precuts, the Moda love quilt is fun and you will be done pretty quickly . Easy to sew together too - this pattern can be a great teaching quilt for those starting their journey through the quilting nation.

Have a peek at the pattern:

Moda Love Pattern Download.

We would LOVE to see what you will stitch together with the Love Quilt pattern! Whereever you share your love quilt projects, be sure and use the hashtag – #modalovequilt. 

To get your inspiration rolling here’s a gallery of grabs from the #modalovequilt hashtag.

Quilts by #modamakers from around the world.

What’s NEXT?

Coming soon to RCQ!

Coming soon to RCQ!

January 26, 2019–

Local Quilt Shop Day is a worldwide event designed to raise awareness of the importance of independent quilt shops to the local economy. It is a day for consumers and retailers to celebrate the creative pursuits of quilters, sewists, fabric enthusiasts, and crafters everywhere and to support the local quilt shops that make it all possible.

This event, held annually on the fourth Saturday in January, will be held in 2019 on Saturday, January 26.

Thanks for reading! Until we blog again, be sure to take time out and Enjoy the Sew!® - Carol and staff @RCQ

 

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