Economy block quilt ideas

Last Fall, you may remember, I participated in the South Carolina MQG Mini Quilt Swap. My swap partner requested purples, greens and navy. One of her favorite fabric designers was Jessica Swift. I really didn't have a lot of purple in my stash and I wasn't familiar with fabric designer, Jessica Swift. So I decided to purchase Jessica's latest line of fabric to make my partner's quilt. Once the fabrics arrived and I started sewing with them, I completely fell in love with the fabrics and…

Classic Quilt Blocks have been sewn for centuries, are easy to recognise and are every quilter's favorite. Let's celebrate these gorgeous blocks and add them to our quilting projects! Welcome to Week Two of my Economy block Classic Quilt Blocks series. Hopefully you had some time to plan a few blocks using last week's colouring sheet because today we're going to sew an Economy block in my step by step tutorial. There are a few ways to piece this block, and my preferred method is FPP because…

So I volunteered to run the block lotto at the Toronto Modern Quilt Guild. And I said I would make a video to explain it all. I thought it would take 2 days, three max. Two weeks later I published my video. I'm not sure what I was thinking having no experience making a video. The minute I started I knew I was in trouble. It was as boring as watching paint dry. It was awful. The footage of making the blocks was painful to watch.I'm sure if I hadn't been on the hook with the guild for a…

Economy Quilt Block Tutorial for 6" and 12" finished quilt blocks. Plus lots of inspiration for using economy blocks in traditional and modern quilts.

Yay a quilt reveal! This is my economyblock quilt. There are many others like it, but this one is mine.... ..more details below. I began making this quilt to join in with the whole economyblock along, having failed to join in with the trip around the world quilt along. I thought it would be a good way to eat up my scraps, so this quilt give or take a few sweet fabrics is entirely made from old fabrics or remnants. I really wasn't too fussed on fabric selections, I just made sure I chose ones…

You are probably sick of the sight of this quilt, but it's done!!! It's bright, scrappy And I'm in love with it…….. each block makes me smile so much! Can you spot the join? I made my first block back over the New Year and 196 blocks later I have a gorgeous quilt just for me and my 4th finish off my Q1 FAL list!! The blocks were mostly made from my scraps and although I used quite a lot of them, I think I still have enough to make another, but I won't! I quilted it with straight lines…

The Economy quilt block is a beloved vintage quilt block, and Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet is thrilled to revive it with foundation paper piecing! This

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Classic Quilt Blocks have been sewn for centuries, are easy to recognise and are every quilters favorite. Let's celebrate these gorgeous blocks and add them to our quilting projects! Welcome to my Classic Quilt Blocks series. This month we'll be celebrating the simple and sweet Economy block. This block is gorgeous on it's own, but it's also an invaluable building block in quilt design - it can be added to an array of blocks to create something special. This block is also referred to as the…

This economy block tutorial is made easy using AccuQuilt. Make the perfect block every single time!

UPDATED - a better shot in natural daylight. The twin-size Economy Block quilt top is done! Paper-pieced, 390 blocks, each is 4 inches square. There are 26 rows of 15 blocks each. Measures 60.5 x 104.5 inches

Perfect points await in this Economy quilt block tutorial. Free paper piecing patterns, clear instructions, 9 size options.

So there are definitely benefits of being on “blog hiatus” for a few months……I have tons of projects that I’ve been working on that I haven’t told you about yet! I got completely caught up in the Economy Block Along craze that took over Instagram back in JENuary. Did you see it? Did you get pulled into the vortex too? I planned on making a mini-quilt but I became so obsessed with fussy cutting center squares and picking the perfect fabrics for the outer squares that it seemed to grow…

Learn How to Make a Perfect Economy Quilt Block with these simple instructions. Free downloadable tutorial instructions included. #economyquiltblock #squareinsquarequiltblock #quiltblocks #easyquiltblocks #halfsquaretriangles #howtoquilt #quilttutorials

Discover versatile Economy Block quilt patterns perfect for beginners & budget-conscious quilters. Create stunning quilts with simple shapes!

With our free tutorial, you can learn how to make a 12-inch finished Economy Quilt block, sometimes called a square-in-square quilt block.

Classic Quilt Blocks have been sewn for centuries, are easy to recognise and are every quilters favorite. Let's celebrate these gorgeous blocks and add them to our quilting projects! Welcome to the final week of my Economy block Classic Quilt Blocks series. It's been a fun month learning more about this block. We've looked at it's history and design, we're been inspired by some stunning quilts and we've sewn a block in my step by step tutorial, so now it's time to have some fun. To end the…

There’s a new craze out there promoted by Red Pepper Quilts, crazy mom quilts, and others, and it’s called the economy block. That’s a new term to me, as I know this block as R…

Get your FREE I Spy Economy Block Quilt PDF Pattern Here.