If you want to poke around a bit on the internet, you can always do a google search or pinterest search for “free quilt block patterns” and you will find so many great resources.Consider using a block from a quilt pattern that you already own.Quilting magazine subscriptions & Monthly subscription quilting boxes ( like Sew Sampler) that you might already be getting are great spots to take a peek at for quilt block patterns.If you are more familiar with drafting quilt blocks and are able to work from a picture of the quilt block (without written pattern instructions), these 2 books have thousands of quilt block pictures: 5500 Quilt Block Designs by Maggie Malone & Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns by Barbara Brackman.

These blocks are available in 3″, 6″ or 9″ sizes. The Sewcialites quilt alongs have a wonderful backlog of great quilt blocks. Consider blocks from other quilt alongs.Generations Quilt Block patterns is another spot for free quilt block patterns in various sizes.Another great spot to find blocks is Quilter’s Cache.In regard to Moda Blockheads, you can find the blocks from Round 1 in this book, all of the blocks from Round 2 can be found here, all of the blocks from Round 3 can be found here, all of the blocks from Round 4 can be found here.With that being said, if you ever find yourself in need of a quilt block pattern, here are some handy resources: Sometimes an easy technique or tool change, (maybe choosing a different quilt block) is all that we need. It can be easy to blame ourselves when this happens, but it’s really just a learning curve. In the years that I have been quilting, I’ve noticed that sometimes quilt makers can become down on themselves when a block or unit or fabric choice doesn’t quite turn out as they’d like.

This means that we can find the perfect combination of things so that we can really enjoy quilt making. I’ve said many times that one of my favorite things about piecing quilts is that we always have options…from the tools we use, to the techniques we use, to the quilt blocks we choose. With that being said, I wanted to offer some alternative options for quilt blocks that you might not be aware of. Maybe it’s changing our technique for making certain units (HSTs or Flying Geese have so many different approaches to making them-one method might work better for you than another), maybe we start off our quilt project by doing the things we dislike first (I know if I’d piece my backing before my quilt top, I wouldn’t dislike it so much!), maybe we have the option to hire out a part of quilt making (like long arm quilting to finish our quilt), maybe adding a tool to our sewing supplies would be helpful (I have some go to sewing tools that really help streamline my piecing). I always think that quilt making should be enjoyable and sometimes that might mean swapping out blocks in a quilt or (if you’re like me) using 108″ wide backing in quilts when possible because you dislike piecing quilt backings LOL! =) I’m sure we all have things in quilt making we might not prefer and there are usually ways to get around a fair amount of those things. =)Īfter sharing my blog post yesterday, I received so many nice comments from many of you both here on my blog as well as other spots about being glad to have permission to change things up in a quilt if a certain block doesn’t quite strike our fancy. Good morning friends! I hadn’t planned to pop on with another blog post today, but had some things on my mind that I wanted to share with you today.

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