Quilt Therapy

Friday Funday! Free Patriotic Quilt Patterns from Riley Blake Designs

Posted on January 24, 2020 by TK HarrisonJanuary 20, 2020

â€œLet Freedom Ringâ€ Free Patriotic Quilt Pattern designed by Carrie Quinn from Riley Blake Designs

â€œLibertyâ€ Free Patriotic Quilt Pattern designed by Carrie Quinn from Riley Blake Designs

â€œPatriotic Starsâ€ Free Patriotic Quilt Pattern designed by & from Riley Blake Designs

â€œSuper Starâ€ Free Patriotic Quilt Pattern designed by & from Riley Blake Designs

â€œStars and Stripesâ€ Free Patriotic Quilt Pattern designed by & from Riley Blake Designs

“Midnight Stargazer” a 2020 BOM Quilt from BOMquilts.com Begins!

Posted on January 23, 2020 by TK HarrisonJanuary 19, 2020

â€œMidnight Stargazerâ€ 2020 Block of the Month Quilt. An Original Design by
TK Harrison, Owner of BOMquilts.com

Isn’t she beautiful? Gorgeous? Ravishing? A knockout? Stunning?
Is it acceptable to say that about a quilt that I designed myself? 🙂 Hope so because I just did it!

I’ve made a lot of quilts in my time! And a lot of block of the month quilts on my sister-site! My sponsor has sponsored FIFTEEN (15) of those quilts, since I’ve been making block of the month (and more!) quilt designs & posting them on BOMquilts.com! I think she’s a keeper! 🙂

Abbi May’s Fabric Shop’s top dog when it comes to quilt fabric!”
And their prices are always 10% below list prices!

The first part of the “Midnight Stargazer” pattern to be revealed are the “Fabric Requirements.” What’s most important about them is that if you plan on making this quilt & want the fabrics that I used in mine, you’re going to want to purchase yours now! And I’m not just saying that to make a quick sale for Abbi May’s. She’s already sold out of her kits once & has had to cut a second batch of kits! And there won’t be anymore. Once this second set of kits are sold. That’s all that there’s going to be.

There are only SIX (6) quilt blocks in the “Midnight Stargazer” quilt.

: "Midnight Stargazer"
Block #1 – Chained Star

: "Midnight Stargazer"
Block #2 – Parts #1 & #2 – Stockyard Star

: "Midnight Stargazer"
Block #3 – Union Star

: "Midnight Stargazer"
Block #4 – Kansas Star

: "Midnight Stargazer"
Block #5 – Parts #1 & #2 – Star Gardner

: "Midnight Stargazer"
Block #6 – Honeymoon Star

And each one is as beautiful as the next!

But it’s not the design, or the construction, or even the layout of the quilt blocks that makes them beautiful. It’s the fabrics themselves!

This quilt’s featuring the â€œBohemian Rhapsodyâ€ fabrics designed by Dan Morris for QT Fabrics.
They’re ombrÃ© fabrics that have an amazing shimmer to them! Something that I’ve never seen before in any of the fabrics that I’ve worked with. They really make each & every one of the “stars” in this quilt come to life!

But don’t take my word for it. Go & buy the kit & you’ll see what I mean!

Star Power: Ornate Star Quilt Block & Ornate Star Variation Quilt Block

Posted on January 22, 2020 by TK HarrisonJanuary 19, 2020

Ornate Star Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12â€³ finished block (scant 1/4â€³ seam allowance):

Blue: Cut TWO (2) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These are paired with the White 5 1/4″ squares & will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
Green: Cut TWO (2) 4 1/2″ squares. (These are paired with the Yellow 4 1/2″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
Yellow: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/2″ square. (This will be the center of this quilt block.)
Yellow: Cut TWO (2) 4 1/2″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Yellow 4 1/2″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut TWO (2) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These are paired with the Yellow 5 1/4″ squares & will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut EIGHT (8) 3″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the results of the Green 4 1/2″ squares & the Yellow 4 1/2″ squares, as needed for this quilt block.)

Ornate Star Quilt Block Diagram

Ornate Star Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) â€œOrnate Star Quilt Blocks,â€ you will end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.

Ornate Star Variation Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12â€³ finished block (scant 1/4â€³ seam allowance):

Peach: Cut TWO (2) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are paired with the White 5 1/4″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
Purple: Cut THREE (3) 4 1/2″ squares. (These are paired with the Pink 4 1/2″ squares, which will create SIX (6) Half-Square Triangles. You only need FIVE (5) of these Half-Square Triangles for this quilt block.)
Pink: Cut THREE (3) 4 1/2″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Purple 4 1/2″ squares, which will create SIX (6) Half-Square Triangles. You only need FIVE (5) of these Half-Square Triangles for this quilt block.)
White: Cut TWO (2) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are paired with the Peach 5 1/4″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut TEN (10) 3″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the results of the Purple 4 1/2″ squares & the Pink 4 1/2″ squares, as needed for this quilt block.)

Ornate Star Variation Quilt Block

If you make TWELVE (12) â€œOrnate Star Variation Quilt Blocks,â€ you will end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.

On Cloud Nine: Lone Star Quilt Block

Posted on January 21, 2020 by TK HarrisonJanuary 18, 2020

Lone Star Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12â€³ finished block (scant 1/4â€³ seam allowance):

Blue: Cut FOUR (4) 3″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These are paired with the Red 3″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
Red: Cut FOUR (4) 3″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These are paired with the Blue 3″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
Red: Cut FOUR (4) 3 1/2″ squares. (These will flank the results of the Red 3″ squares on ONE (1) side & the results of the White 3″ squares, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut ONE (1) 3″ square. (This will be the center of this quilt block.)
White: Cut TWO (3) 3″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank, on ONE (1) side, the Red 3″ squares. They will also be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
White: Cut ONE (1) 9 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These will be flanked by the results of the Blue 3″ squares & the results of the Red 3″ squares. Which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese as needed for this quilt block.)

Lone Star Quilt Block Diagram

Lone Star Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) â€œLone Star Quilt Blocks,â€ you will end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.

Quilted Kitchen: Wild Goose Chase Quilt Block & Goose Tart Recipe

Posted on January 20, 2020 by TK HarrisonSeptember 10, 2025

Wild Goose Chase Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):

Blue: Cut TWO (2) 4 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These will be flanked by the results of the White 2 3/8″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
Purple: Cut TWO (2) 4 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These will be flanked by the results of the White 2 3/8″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
Purple: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are paired with the results of the White 4 1/4″ square, which will create TWO (2) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut TWO (3) 3 1/2″ squares. (These will be the upper right-hand corner & lower left-hand corner’s of this quilt block.)
White: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are paired with the results of the Purple 4 1/4″ square, which will create TWO (2) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut EIGHT (8) 2 3/8″ squares. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles. (These will flank the results of the Blue 4 1/4″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut EIGHT (8) 2 3/8″ squares. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles. (These will flank the results of the Purple
4 1/4″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut ONE (1) 6 1/2″ square. (This will be the center of this quilt block.)

Wild Goose Chase Quilt Block Diagram

Wild Goose Chase Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) â€œWild Goose Chase Quilt Blocks,â€ you will end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.

Goose Tarts Free Recipe by Scott Leysath from The Sporting Chef brought to you by Ducks Unlimited!