Shadow quilts

This quilt is fat quarter friendly and consists of only 1 block style. I cut my focus rectangles from 6 different fat quarters using 20 on the front and saving 4 for a pieced back that I’m s…

Shadow Box Quilt Free Tutorial! A lot of my quilting buddies wanted to know how this was made, and since it's such an easy quilt, I d...

This quilt is fat quarter friendly and consists of only 1 block style. I cut my focus rectangles from 6 different fat quarters using 20 on the front and saving 4 for a pieced back that I’m s…

Shadow Box Quilt This Tutorial is available for free... Full post: Shadow Box Quilt

Shadow Block Mini Quilt This Shadow Block Mini Quilt designed by Debora of Studio Dragonfly, The Tutorial is available for free. Full Post: How To Make A Shadow Block Quilt

Shadow Box Tutorial. When selecting colors, though, compare this to http://www.pinterest.com/pin/38702878021694986/ and then http://www.pinterest.com/pin/38702878021694981/. I think a pale blue-gray, with a little more offset creates a more powerful illusion.

We will be continuing with the blocks we created the other day. Directions for how to create a Stack and Whack Block can be found here: http://www.sisterofthedivide.blogspot.com/2014/05/stacking-fun.html Starting with the blocks, we will square them up to 11 inches. To do that, I place my square up ruler on my block, lining up the 5 1/2" line with the center seam going both ways, trim around those two sides and turning your block around 180 degrees, do the same for the remaining two sides…

Shadow Box Quilt Free Tutorial! A lot of my quilting buddies wanted to know how this was made, and since it's such an easy quilt, I decided to share it as a free tutorial! You'll need to decide what color you want to use for your shadows and border, and what color you want to use for your background. (I chose black shadows and a white background.) From your background fabric, cut: 48 squares 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" 5 squares 2" x 2" 28 strips 2" x 9-1/2" 30 strips 2" x 11" From your shadow fabric…

Sandy also made a quilt for her son. The majority of these fabrics she got on a trip to Australia, and she spotted a shadow box quilt at the Heritage Park quilt display, and decided that was a perfect way to showcase these fabrics. She drafted a pattern on her graph paper and this is the fabulous result. I quilted this with a wavy spiral, it almost looks topographical. I thought it paired well with the graphic designs on the fabrics.