Quilt blocks with sashing

Adding sashing to your quilt blocks is ideal for when you want to separate the blocks, rather than sew them together. It also adds a bit of oomph and interest to your quilt blocks. You can make sashing as wide or as narrow as you want. For this tutorial I have cut my sashing at 2'. This will give me a finished sashing size of 1½'. This is a generic tutorial to show you how to add sashing to any sized quilt block. Watch the video tutorial below or scroll down for written instructions (Can't…

As you know, we have been working on our Little Playmates Quilt. We showed you the individual blocks last time, and today we’re going to...

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Alright - here it is! The final block in our Patchwork Quilt Along journey. I can't believe it's already month 12. All year we've been sewing along with the Fat Quarter Shop as they released a new block each month. Can I just tell you how excited I am to get to the next step and be able to start piecing these blocks together? Here's my basket of all 72 blocks! This month's block is called Mother's Own and you can find the free block pattern here (scroll down to where the December block is…

I know things have been a little quiet here on the blog lately, but I have been busy, and today I can share just a little bit of what I’ve been working on. I’ve been sewing sample quilts for Joanna of Fig Tree & Company for several years now, and it’s something I truly enjoy. […]

Hello hello! I've been lucky enough to have had the chance to play with Tilda's new fabric range Harvest over the past few weeks. It's such a pretty collection of colours and prints and today's the day I get to share what I've been making as part of the Blog Hop 2 Green

Ok, time to start attaching the blocks together! Sashing is used to attach the blocks together. When I decided to make a Quilt As You Go scrap quilt, I choose the traditional log cabin block for the top because it...

I am posting a copy of the guest post I did with Marci on Lily's Quilts blog today: Today Leanne from she can quilt and Marci from Marci...

I have some great tips on how to line up sashing strips so that your blocks stay straight and even. It's an easy technique that gives perfect results!

This video shows a method of joining together Quilt as you Go blocks and borders, with all those edges covered up!