Red Cross for June Quilt Block Mania

This month's Quilt Block Mania theme is for celebrating the doctors, nurses, PA's, and anything associated with medical or hospital. My first thought is the Red Cross, which is also the name of my block.

Here's all of the other free blocks, with links below, for this medical theme - be sure to thank the designers for their generosity!

Ambulance by Carolina Moore
Medicine Bottle by Crafty Staci
H is for Hospital Hero
Red Cross by QuiltFabrication
Stethoscope by Inquiring Quilter
Bandaids by Memory Barn Studio
Kidney Awareness Ribbon by Emerald Falls Quilts
Doctor Nutcracker
Medical Words by Patchwork Breeze
Medical Bag with heart
Medical Symbol by Appliques Quilts and More
Hospital Sant Pau by Stitching Across the Globe

My Red Cross block is simple to put together. Just grab three fat quarters - red, white, and black - then cut and sew. The Red Cross pattern is a free download until July 7. In downloading the pattern, you agree to not share the file with others, but direct them to the QuiltFabrication.com/Red Cross post - thank you! Now go ahead and click on the download button below for the PDF file. 

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Hot Air Balloon for May Quilt Block Mania

Up, up and away! Come take a ride in my Hot Air Balloon!

Up in the Air is the Quilt Block Mania theme this month - just look at all the creative blocks to carry out the theme.

 

And here's the link to all 

Pig with wings by Carolina Moore
Kite with tail
Daylight Flight by Patti's Patchwork
Hot Air Balloon by QuiltFabrication
Pancakes by Inquiring Quilter
Feeding Time by Robin Kinley Designs Etc
Contrails by Memory Barn Studio
Scrappy Birds by Katie Mae Quilts
Propeller by Patchwork River Quilting
Pinwheels and Northern Lights by The Quilted Diary
Space Rocket by Emerald Falls Quilts
Pilot Nutcracker
Flying Birds by Patchwork Breeze
Raven's Flight by A Piece of Quiet Quilts
Butterfly by Appliques Quilts and More
Night Sky by Studio B

Even though my Hot Air Balloon is foundation paper pieced and geared toward the intermediate quilter, it's really pretty simple to put together. I could have chosen a stitch 'n flip technique, but I find that hard to do with angles that aren't 45 degrees. That's where paper piecing comes in handy, to make those angles perfect!

Fat quarters are the fabric size of choice for this block. I chose to stitch all of the angled seams as I wanted to give the idea of ropes or seams on this balloon. 

But it is certainly not required! The top and bottom portions of the balloon can easily be made with one piece of colored fabric plus the background - instructions are given for that option. Then use the quilting to get those rope/seam lines.

The Hot Air Balloon block is a free download pattern until June 2. In downloading the pattern, you agree to not share the file with others, but direct them to the QuiltFabrication.com/Hot Air Balloon post - thank you! Now go ahead and click on the download button below for the PDF file. 

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Wheelbarrow Blooms for April Quilt Block Mania

Let's start the spring season with a little gardening, compliments of Quilt Block Mania! Cheer up the yard with my bright and happy Wheelbarrow Blooms. 

And here it is all made up! Makes me want to get into the garden!

Add in all the other adorable gardening blocks for a very happy quilt!

Here's the links to all, free for the month of April.

Garden Bunny by Carolina Moore
Garden Basket by Crafty Staci
Creating a Quilt Garden
Bollenstreek by Patti's Patchwork
Wheelbarrow Blooms by QuiltFabrication
Spring Has Sprung
Oriental Lily by Inquiring Quilter
Watering Day by Robin Kinley Designs Etc.
Mushroom by Memory Barn Studio
Ladybug by Patchwork River Quilting
Gardening Days by The Quilted Diary
Texas Bluebonnets by Emerald Falls Quilts
Gardening Nutcracker by Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts
Seed Packet by Patchwork Breeze
Garden Fences by A Piece of Quiet Quilts
Watering Can with Flowers by Appliques Quilts and More
Evening Primrose by Wild Plum Lane
Spinning Tulips by Studio B

A little about info about my block. The center motif of Wheelbarrow Blooms is all applique. Gather up bits and pieces to make the wheelbarrow and flowers. For the background, use a fat quarter. I find it helpful to make the background square a bit bigger to start because applique tends to cause shrinkage. When all the stitching is done, then trim the block to size and piece in the corners. The result will be a perfect 12.5" x 12.5" block ready to go in a quilt!

The Wheelbarrow Blooms block is now available in my QuiltFabrication Etsy Shop. The pattern includes instructions plus a full size image - no need to enlarge.

 

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