Bullseye quilt

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Today we sew on our last circle! Continue here

This term some of the members of The Craft Group are making Bulls Eye Quilts as a 'sharing' group project. I LOVE this pattern. It ...

Before I get to the bullseye discussion, here’s what we look like today in our very bitter cold temps. And I finally put the notions shelf back on the wall – all cleaned up and spiffy a…

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Here we go!! Ready??? First you'll need the background. I chose squares that were 9-1/2" I like lights but they don't have to be white by any means. Each block requires 4 squares. It'll yield 4 blocks. Next are the circles. There are 3: Outside one is 7". I cut a piece of paper using a compass (or a bowl) Middle circle is 5-1/2" Last one needs to be 3-1/2". These don't have to be exactly those sizes. You just want them to be smaller as they go in. I take these circles and fold them in…

You might remember that Kayla brought this quilt top to me to finish. Kayla started this project with her students from her Family Consumer Sciences class. This is a Bulls Eye quilt. The original…

This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase via these links, you don't pay anything extra, but I do make a small commission. Hey Everyone! I've been working on hand-quilting my bulls eye quilt and so I've been discussing it online. I've had a couple of requests for directions on how to do one so here goes! Keep in mind, I'm not an expert quilter or photographer. In other words: please, be kind! I've only done one bulls eye quilt top so far. It's going to be used in some of the…

Two weeks ago we cut all the circles and backgrounds. We also sewed the merge circle down. I like to trim the back of the large circle and can reuse the discarded fabric. So very carefully separate the back of the circle for the newly sewn unit and cut a small slit. Then you can very slowly trim the excess circle close to the seam line. Set the excess part aside. Now take the 5-1/2" cut circle and sew it on top of the first unit. I like to trim the back again. Now one more circle goes on the…