What To Do With Those Orphaned Dolies ?

I have often wondered what does one do with all those beautifully hand embroidered doilies. Some people make quilts out of them but l am a bit lost as to where to begin, any suggestions would be appreciated. Its a pity to see these doilies just sit in a drawer and not being appreciated.

Sampler Quilt; Block 3 Log Cabin

Sampler Quilt; Block 3: Log Cabin

Here is the third block in our series of Sampler Quilt Blocks.
A block with which it can be created as a stand alone block or as seen in the final photo as a full sized quilt.

Instructions

N.B. All seams are ¼” in width.
Step 1: Cut 4 squares 1 ¼”x 1 ¼”

Step 2: Cut strips of fabric, of your 2 chosen colors, 1 ¼" wide.

Step 3: Sew your first piece of strip along aside the square.

After each strip has been sewn into place you will need to iron flat.

Step 4: Sew your second piece of of fabric strip along the next side of the square. This will include going along the top of the first strip of fabric. These 2 strips are of the same color.

Step 5:  Now with the 2^nd coloured strips of fabric continue to proceed around the square as per the following photos.

Once you have finished the first round you will need to trim the edges so that each strip measures an exact 1” in width.

Step 6: Commence the second round in the same manner as the first round.

Step 7:Complete the third round in the same manner.

Do remember to trim around the edges once the second round is complete...that the widith of each strip is 1"

Step 8: Complete 3 more squares in the same manner.

Step 9: Sew the 4 completed squares together in the following manner.

Step 9: Sew the 4 completed sqares together in the following manner.

Step 10: Completed Block.

 An example of a quilt design utilizing a log cabin block

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Quilt Block Railway Fence; Youtube Clip

A new youtube clip has just been released at Koala Quilt N Sew, Quilt Block Railway Fence Construction.
Just click on the following link to view
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFw2uNoOJ7s&t=9s
For the pattern shown in the click on the following link
http://craftingblogger.blogspot.com/2018/07/free-pattern-railway-fence.html

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A True Scrap Quilt: Nine Patch And Snowball Blocks Together

Scrap Quilts
“What Does One Do With All Those Tiny Misfit Scraps Of Fabric?”

The fabric for this quilt was gathered in charm packs from members of a quilt group l attend. This particular year as our birthdays came around we would receive, from other members of the group, 10 squares 5” x 5” of the worst fabric they had in their stash.

Combined with a variety of off cuts of plain blue fabric and tiny scraps l constructed a pile of snowball squares and a pile of nine patch squares.

The next step involved making up rows of alternating nine patch and snowball blocks.

As the rows were sewn together there was always a nine patch block above and below the snowball block.

Thus the number of scrap squares you construct will determine the finished size of this quilt.

A true scrap quilt.