This months block has two construction options, English Paper Piecing and Foundation Paper Piecing, for the rainbow fan. You can either hand or machine sew the fan to the background fabric. One quick tip: When sewing your fan to the background, baste with a water-soluble glue rather than using stickpins. You could also use steam-a-seam. I find when gluing I have less shifting than when just pinning together. Like last year, If you have already subscribed to my mailing list, y

This months block has 144 pieces! Don't fret though, you don't need to cut all of those pieces now... unless you want to do so. Our block is an old-fashioned, one of a kind, postage stamp block with 1" finished squares. Which means you will need 1.5" squares to start with. I will be making this block as I go along this year. It is super scrappy with no real rhyme or reason. Although, you could take it to the next level and do some fun layouts. As I cut out my QBM blocks, I'll

Last year Quilt Block Mania was really fun with the blocks representing a photograph linked to the theme. To be honest, it is one of my favorite quilts. I use it frequently. It makes me happy because each block is stitched with a precious memory. You can now purchase the entire pattern here as a PDF. It will be available shortly in a spiral bound printed edition. If you're new to my Quilt Block Mania projects, I tend to have an in the background theme. A couple years my blo

This year is all about history. If you didn't know, 250 years ago the United States declared their independence from the England. It really was a time that changed the history of the world. I have several quilt patterns in the works to honor the history of our nation. With this in mind, I have a couple fabric recommendations if you would like to make a quilt from my QBM blocks. Let's get this out of the way first. The following recommendations are from Connecting Threads. If

2025 Quilt Block Mania (QBM) is full of themed photo, color inspired, traditional quilt blocks! I had so much fun designing this quilt based on photos from my phone. All the fabrics are from Charisma Horton's Live Boldly Collection by Timeless Treasures. This months theme was "New Year." I didn't have an actual picture of celebrations but I was picturing the confetti falling and fireworks exploding in the midnight sky. That is where the color palate originates. I decided to

Here is the correct link for December's block: https://www.quilted-diary.com/post/2025-december-quilt-block-mania 2025 Quilt Block Mania (QBM) is full of themed photo, color inspired, traditional quilt blocks! I had so much fun designing this quilt based on photos from my phone. All the fabrics are from Charisma Horton's Live Boldly Collection by Timeless Treasures. Ah, the holiday's are soon approaching. It is going to be different this year. I'm not sure what it will look

2025 Quilt Block Mania (QBM) is full of themed photo, color inspired, traditional quilt blocks! I had so much fun designing this quilt...

2025 Quilt Block Mania (QBM) is full of themed photo, color inspired, traditional quilt blocks! I had so much fun designing this quilt...

2025 Quilt Block Mania (QBM) is full of themed photo, color inspired, traditional quilt blocks! I had so much fun designing this quilt...