tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36292068849862708222024-03-24T00:10:04.099-07:00Kelli Fannin Quilt Designs, Simply pieced, beginner friendly quilt patterns. I love color! Half modern, half traditional, lots of whimsy and fun. Free kid friendly sew alongs, block tutorials.Kelli Fannin Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06320874172629888663noreply@blogger.comBlogger637125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629206884986270822.post-51971948957719366142023-02-07T23:21:00.008-08:002023-02-07T23:21:55.899-08:00

Happy Wednesday!It's been such a crazy couple of years. After posting the last of the National Days quilt block tutorials, I realized that there are a few new patterns that I never did do a blog post about. So today, I thought I'd share one that I had mentioned doing about a year ago, after having had some requests for a bigger quilt based on the Garfield inspired block tutorial I did for

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Well, I can't believe it. I just can't! The day has come. The day for the VERY last National Days quilt block tutorial. The 144th 8" scrap block pattern for my National Days scrap quilt project.. (actually, more, b/c there are a couple of extras), enough to turn a bin of scraps into a quirky challenging and colorful KING size scrap quilt!! The very last block is for National Brush Day (

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It's been so long since I've posted one of the Harry Potter quilt extra blocks, I thought I'd post the Chocolate Frogs today.According to Harry Potter Wiki, "Chocolate Frogs are a popular confection that are sold throughout the wizarding world. They are packaged with collectible cards portraying famous wizards and witches. Many of the pupils at Hogwarts collect and trade these cards. The frogs

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Happy Wednesday! You guys! I'm so excited. This block, for National America Recycles Day, is the next to the LAST quilt block tutorial for my National Days scrap quilt project! What started out as a fun 2020 project, stitch up a scrap block/use all the scraps, post the tutorial, work my way through the calendar in a year.. got waylaid by a pandemic, moving plans, a major health crisis, along

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Hello! Welcome back! It's been a few weeks since I've posted.. Today, I thought I'd share maybe my FAVORITE National Day quilt block tutorial of all. The bison for National Bison Day (which was in November). Two of our favorite places to visit are Grand Teton National Park, and Yellowstone National Park. So when I saw that there was a National Day for the bison, I KNEW it would have to be

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Happy Friday!Popping in today to share this ice cream sundae quilt block tutorial that I drew up for National Sundae Day, which was in November.I think after this one, there are only two left to get to the 144 total for my National Days scrap quilt project . The king size scrap quilt!I just can't wait to share the whole grid with you, all filled in!Okay, here's how this one goes

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Hello! Welcome back! I have some more foodie quilt block fun to share today. Because what's better than food? Fabric food!It's been a while since I posted another free quilt block tutorial for my National Days scrap quilt project. I am getting so close to the end.. There are only just a few left now, and then I'll have worked my way through an entire year's worth of scrap block tutorials,

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Hi! Welcome back and Happy Friday! I cannot believe how fast this year is going. It's been a few weeks since I've posted. I'm sorry I haven't posted a free block in a bit, but I've been busy behind the scenes trying to get some new patterns tested and in my shop. These are designs that have been languishing in my files for ages, drawn while I was recovering from my surgery last year. I couldn't

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Of course, chocolate has its own National Day. On Oct. 28th.. close to Halloween when all the chocolate is collected via trick or treating. Or eaten, while waiting for trick or treaters. Anyone else? Just me? :) I love chocolate, therefore it definitely HAD to have a block in my National Days scrap quilt project!I love that you can make different scrappy wrappers, dark or milk chocolate..

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Hi there quilty friends! It's been a bit since I posted the next quilt block tutorial for my National Days scrap quilt project. Did you know Candy Corn had a day? Me, neither. :) Do you like Candy Corn? This is probably a controversial opinion, but I'm not a fan, really. (*ducks behind laptop screen, please don't throw things*) I mean, I've heard it's good with peanuts, but I dunno. I can't

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There are so many ways you could go for a quilt block representing Halloween.. pumpkins, ghosts, bats, witches.. But for this day in my National Days scrap quilt project, I thought I'd do a good old classic Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin quilt block with a gnarly face! Especially since the pumpkin, Frankenstein and candy corn all have their own National Days. So without further delay, here is my

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Hello again! I hope you're all well! It's time to share yet another Halloween themed block for my National Days scrap quilt project. There are a few of them! This one is for National Frankenstein Day. I had no idea he had his own day prior to starting this project, about three years ago. This is what I came up with for Frankenstein.. in all his colorful fabricky goodness. He's very

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Hello, Fall! Finally! I'm so ready for cooler weather. So much that I've been tempted to turn the AC down far enough so I can wear a hoodie around the house. But the threat of rolling blackouts in my state and the fact that it would make our electric bill shoot up to a million dollars a month has kept me from it. Hopefully it will cool off soon! It's fall weather here on my website though,

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In 2019, when I started with the Harry Potter quilt along, I never thought I would still be adding extra blocks to the mix years later or that there would be so many blocks!.. But I keep getting suggestions for extras, and you know I love a challenge.. So when Kay mentioned a block for the Marauder's Map, I thought hmmm.. how could we do it, keeping it classic patchwork.. This is what I came up

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Hola! Thought I'd pop back in with another National Days quilt block tutorial today. We're getting so close to the end.. I can't wait to show you the filled grid of all 144 blocks! It's so much fun.The next block on my list for my National Days scrap quilt project is for National Grouch Day, another October National Day.. This is another one that lands firmly in the "things I never

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Hello again!💟 I'm back to share the next quilt block tutorial in line for my National Days scrap quilt project. This block is for National I Love Lucy Day!This block is close to my heart, because I grew up watching black & white reruns of the I Love Lucy show. I loved it then, and still do.This block uses ALLLL the tiny scraps and MUCH corner flipping. SCANT quarter inch

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Hello again! I hope this finds you well. There's so much going on in the world..I don't know about you, but I've been watching all of the news about the passing of Queen Elizabeth II for the last week. She was such a fascinating lady, and lived such a long life of service and sacrifice, while being a first hand witness to so much history. As I sat down to write the tutorial for the next

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Hello, again! Today, I thought I'd post the next block tutorial in line for my collection of National Days quilt blocks. This quilt block is for National Off Road Day. (Oct. 8)I'm not going to sugar coat it, this one has lots of corner flipping and point matching. It never ceases to amaze me, the shapes and blocks that can be made with a few tiny pieces of fabric and some straight seams

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Hello again! Thanks for popping by for a read! I can't believe I'm doing two posts so close together. It's finally Bellatrix's turn to show her face here among the other Harry Potter inspired quilt blocks! I had hoped I could get her tutorial all sorted out on our summer road trip but getting any work done while moving, and with two dogs included in the mix, proved impossible! I'm so glad to

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WOW, has summer zipped right by or what?!  I lagged behind, mocking up these monthly markers/mini calendar quilts for my IG account, using the National Days block tutorials. So here are all the summer months lumped together. It's always fun to see which blocks fit with which month! We spent five weeks this summer getting partially moved to MO then road tripped back here

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Hello again! Wow, over a month has zipped by since my last post.. I can't believe it! I have a fun block to share.. since National Sewing Machine Day was the other day. It's 12" revamp of the original National Sewing Machine Day quilt block tutorial that I did for my National Days scrap quilt project. I changed the size, and swapped the heart for a star. AND it can be made using Accuquilt GO

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I can't believe it's May already! I hope, if you're reading this that you had a Happy Mother's Day yesterday. (I mocked up the Monthly Marker / Door Quilt image above using the cake, year, and MOM blocks from these *block tutorials* that are on the National Days page *here*.)Today is my birthday! And as this year's birthday rolls around, I'm flashing back to my birthday last year in 2021, the

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Hi there! Long time no see! I'm back today with another food quilt block tutorial for my National Days scrap quilt project. This one is for National Cinnamon Bun Day, which lands in October, but we are still way off track from what was supposed to be a 2020 project, due to a pandemic, a major health detour, and more recently, TWO wildly sweet puppies! Here is today's block..And a more recent

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Well, I'm finally back, this time with another quilt block tutorial that lands firmly in the "things I never thought I'd make into quilt blocks" category. haha! This one is to represent National Hair Day in my National Days scrap quilt project. As odd as it is, I'm kind of loving it now. lol It has a kind of retro-ish shape.It goes together like this..Fabric A - Background(6) 1" sq. (~)(6) 1

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Welcome back! It's high past time for Sirius Black to join the other Harry Potter quilt block tutorials on the Harry Potter sew along page, so today, he does just that! Here is my fabric version of Sirius. :) He is just like the others, all straight seams and traditional piecing, but does have two half square triangles.Here are his details:Fabric A - Background(7) 1 1/2" sq. (*)(8) 1 1/2 x 2

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