Blue Bear Quilts is participating with more than 40 quilt designers in Quilt Block Mania. The theme for August is Back to School. At the very bottom, you can see links to all of the wonderful Back To School blocks. Blue Bear Quilts has created a free pattern for you. It’s called the Girl’s Favorite Block. Here’s the block. What do you think? The fabrics in the photo below are from QT Fabrics Rapture collection, which will be available in quilt shops in August 2020. Rapture is a fabric collection of colors that are just yummy.
Now when it comes to school, a girl might have many favorites, such as a favorite teacher, class or beau. She might even have a favorite hot lunch from the cafeteria. You can decide what your Girl’s Favorite will be. Please be sure to tell us what your favorite is when you create the block and then post a picture on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #bluebearquilts.
Here is a photo of the block that I sewed up with fabrics from my stash. In the pattern, we give you instructions fro both rotary cutting and Accuquilt cutting. With Accuquilt, you will use the dies from a 6″ Qube.
If you are not familiar with Accuquilt, it is a fabric cutting system. It uses a roller in a cutting machine, that rolls over a metal blade in a die, and as your fabric and the die go through the machine, the roller presses down on a mat, covering the fabric and die, and cuts out the fabric in the shape of the die blades. In this photo, there is an example of the half square triangle die. The metal blades are surrounded by the grey foam and this die cuts out 2 half square triangles at the same time. You can lay 6 layers of fabric on the die, so with this particular die, you can cut out 12 shapes with one pass under the roller.
This block makes a pretty interesting quilt just using this block. Here is what it looks like in a 16 block quilt, which measures 50 x 50″ with a 1″ finished border.
If you would like to download a free PDF pattern of our block, all you have to do is look for the box on our blog, on the right hand side, that says “Like this content? Sign up for free updates” and sign up to receive our newsletter. When you have done that, you will receive a welcoming email from us that will contain a coupon code and a link back to the free pattern. You will act as though you are purchasing the pattern and in the cart, you will apply the coupon code, which will make the pattern free. You will need to fill out contact information, but no payment method will be necessary. Don’t worry, we do not send out newsletters very often and we never sell email addresses or contact information. Please note: This pattern will only be free during the month of August 2020. Here is what the pattern looks like. It is in a format very similar to most Blue Bear Quilt patterns, so if you see what you like in this free pattern, you will like our other patterns as well.
Current newsletter subscribers, don’t despair! You will be able to download the free pattern as well as you have already been sent a newsletter on August 4th which gave you the coupon code.
We are so happy that you stopped by to visit us in the Quilt Block Mania hop and we hope that you like our block. Please stop by to see all of the other designer’s wonderful blocks. You can click on the links to the other blocks here.
Crayons by Slice of Pi Quilts
Lockers by Powered by Quilting
Math Problem by Pretty Piney
Chalk Board by Inquiring Quilter
Stack of Books by Carolina Moore
Pointy Pencil Block by Sew Brainy
Geometry by Duck Creek Mountain Quilting
Pencils by Quilting Room with Mel
School Bus by Orange Blossom Quilt
Book with Animal by Seams to be Sew
Stack of Textbooks by Quilted Diary
Shades of the Sun by Charisma Horton
Basketball by Devoted Quilter
Apples by Perkins Dry Goods
Box of Crayons by ScrapDash
Apple with leaf by Blockofthemodotcom
Crayons by Off the Wall Quilt
School Time Schoolhouse by Quilt Moments
School House by Utah Quilt Appraiser
Pencil by True Blue Quilts
Owl by The Whimsical Workshop
Calculator by Quilt Fabrication
Crayons by Linda B Creative
Applique Computer by DooHikey Designs
Modern Apple by Cotton Street Commons
Glue by Quilting Mod
School Girl’s Puzzle by Sew on the Go
Snack by Quiltfox Design
Backpack by Oh Kaye Quilting
Math Signs by Patti’s Patchwork
Bookworm by Appliques Quilts and More
Backpack by Tacy Gray
Schoolhouse by From my Carolina Home
Girl’s Favorite by Blue Bear Quilts
Origami Paper Plane by Amarar Creacions
Show up and Shine! by SewJoy Creations
School House with Children by Aunte Ms Quilts
make the block wonky like this one made by Jennifer Dick of 42 Quilts.
