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Mr. Jones.

“Mr. Jones” 
Blogged 
Design: Coffin block
Quilting: Me
Completed: March 2014
Size: 60ish by 75ish 

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“Dolly Dress Up Quilt”
 blogged
Design: Mine
Fabric: Dolly Printed blocks from Holly Holderman, Pam Kitty Morning Fabrics, 30s Reproductions
Quilting: Me! Becca Bryan
Completed: October 2013
Size: 46 inches square
Lucky, a selvedge medallion

“Lucky”
 blogged
Design: My own, a medallion quilt made from selvages
Fabric: Selvedges and Kona White
Quilting: Me! Becca Bryan
Completed: September 2013
Size: 60 inches square
Tutorial(s) planned for late 2013

Scrappy Trip Along Finish

“Scrappy Trip Along”
 blogged
Design: scrappy trip along, Quiltville’s tutorial here
Fabric: Scrappy ya’ll! Red and white, and a touch of aqua
Completed: September 2013
Tribute Star Quilt

“Tribute Star”

 blogged
Design: Free pattern download 
Fabric: “Florence” by Denyse Schmidt
Completed: May 2013
Rainbow Plus Quilt

“Rainbow Plus”
Blogged
Design: Plus Quilt, Jeni Baker
Fabric: Oakshott cottons
Quilted:  Organic Wavy Lines
Size: Throw
Completed: January 2013

“A Vintage Christmas”
Blogged
Design: Mine, Ocean Waves
Fabric: Kona Rich Red and White
Quilted:  straight lines
Size: Family,  68″ by 88″
Completed: October 2012
“A Boy Named Sue”
Blogged
Design: Mine, Banners 
Quilted: Loopy loops
Size: Family,  30ish” by 42 ish”
Completed: June 2012

Noelle's quilt, finally finished

“Noelle’s Quilt” or my bed rest quilt
Blogged
Design: Paper pieced six pointed stars
Fabric: Pam Kitty Morning
Quilted: hand quilted
Size: car seat quilt
Completed: August 2012


“Blue Star Quilt”
Blogged
Design: Eight pointed star, used this tutorial 
Fabric: Various solids
Quilted: Wobbly, straight lines
Size: Family,  68″ by 68″
Completed: February 2012

“Katie Squared”
Blogged and pattern here
Design: Mine, Katie’s Choice block
Fabric: Ruby by Moda
Quilted: Stipple
Size: Lap, 52″ by 52″
Completed: January 2012

“Easy, Pezzy Baby Quilt”
Blogged
Design: Mine
Fabric: Tonal Pezzy by American Jane
Quilted: Wobbly, straight lines around each block
Size: Baby, 42″ by 54″
Completed: January 2012

“Cora’s Pinwheel Quilt”
Blogged
Design: Mine based on pinwheel block
Fabric: Hushabye by Tula Pink
Quilted: Loopy Flowers
Size: Twin
Completed: September 2011

“Pinked Charms” 
Blogged with block tutorial here 
Design: Mine
Quilted by Erin Weber
Fabric: various Amy Butler fabrics
Size: Queen (92 inches by 92 inches)
Completed: August 2011

“Christmas Cake for Mom” 
Blogged
Design: Birthday Cake Pattern by Elizabeth Hartman
Fabric: Fruitcake by Basic Grey
Quilting: Stippling
Size: Throw
Completed: August 2011

“A Wee Flower Garden” 
Blogged
Design: Mine
Quilting: Monofilament in the ditch and hand quilting
Fabric: Solid Bella 1930s Solid, and a rainbow of 1930s fabrics
Size: Mini-Quilt
Completed: April 2011

“Christmas Geese” 
Blogged
Design:  Joann Figueroa “Fly Away Home”
Fabric: Assorted Greens, Reds and Greens
Quilting: Free motion vines
Size: Snuggly Throw
Completed: December 2010

“Christmas Cake“
Blogged
Design: Birthday Cake Pattern by Elizabeth Hartman
Quilting: Loopy Flowers
Fabric: by Heather Mulder
Size: Throw
Completed: December 2010

“The Owl Quilt” 
Blogged 
Design: Shoo-Fly blocks inspired by (drooling over) Malka’s blog
Quilting: Straight-line 1/4 inch off the seams
Fabric: Citron & Gray by Michael Miller
Size: Baby quilt, 45 inches by 45 inches
Completed: July 2010

“Amalie’s Quilt“
Blogged 
Design: Sweet Menagerie Nine Patch Quilt
Quilting: Loopy Flowers
Fabric: Hushabye by Tula Pink
Size: Twin
Completed: December 2010
“Memaw”s Cats” 
Blogged
Design: Mine based on this block
Fabrics: Assorted Fabrics from Joann’s Fabrics
Size: Lap quilt
Completed: December 2009

“Yo-Yos for a Friend” 
Blogged
Completed 2009
A mini-quilt

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Hey there! I’m Rebecca, an author and teacher and freezer paper piecing evangelist. I’m also the founder of the Make Modern Triangles Quilt Club.

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Does anyone else just love this feeling? ✨ Walk i Does anyone else just love this feeling? ✨

Walk into the sewing room, shut the door behind me, and suddenly all other problems disappear. 

A feeling we all know too well. 🙌

What are you sewing right now? Let me know in the comments! 💕

#quilthumor #quilterslife #quiltteacher #modernquilter
Comment ‘FREEZER’ to take my free class! Keep read Comment ‘FREEZER’ to take my free class! Keep reading for tip number four... 👇

Always print your templates at 100% scale.

Before cutting your fabric, measure the 1-inch test box on your template.

Even being slightly off can affect the accuracy of your blocks later on and lead to some BIG oopsies. 😅

This is one of those tiny steps that saves a LOT of frustration later... Speaking from experience, and more re-done blocks than I could ever count! 

Follow along @bryanhousequilts for more freezer paper piecing tips that will make your quilting life easier and more enjoyable along the way. 💕
Comment ‘FREE’ and i’ll send you straight to my fr Comment ‘FREE’ and i’ll send you straight to my free class where I’ll teach you the life-changing technique that made me fall in love with quilting. 💕 

You’ll even leave with a free modern triangle block pattern to start sewing on your own! 🪡

Drop ‘FREE’ below and start the new creative hobby you’ve been dreaming about. ✨

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
1️⃣ Make a test block. I know it’s tempting to s 1️⃣ Make a test block. 

I know it’s tempting to skip this step... I cannot tell you how many times I have skipped making a test block and ended up regretting it later. If I had just made the test block, it would have saved me HOURS and HOURS of seam ripping and re-sewing, so take my advice and just always make the test block! 

I have never regretted making a test block, but I have regretted not making one. 😅

2️⃣ Celebrate the ta-da moments.

I’m not talking about just the finished quilt. I mean EVERY moment along the journey that feels like a win. Picking your colors and fabrics, sewing that first block, the points that line up, arranging blocks onto the design wall... Celebrate as much as you can along the way. 

I think too many quilters rush past these moments because they’re just focused on the finish line, but quilting isn’t one big “ta-da!” It’s a bunch of little “ta-da” moments stitched together.

3️⃣ Learn the freezer paper piecing technique.

I’m not kidding when I say it completely changed my quilty life... The more I quilt, the more I realize that frustration doesn’t make a quilt more valuable. Struggling doesn’t make you a better quilter. A good process gives you more confidence, helps you enjoy the sewing, and frees up a lot of your time to keep quilting. It makes you want to come back tomorrow and sew another block! 

Quilting is meant to be enjoyed and there’s so much to learn along the way. These three things have been HUGE along my quilting journey, and I know they can make an impact on yours too. 

What’s one thing that has completely changed your quilting journey? Share in the comments. ✨

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
When I say I’ve tried it all, and quilting was the When I say I’ve tried it all, and quilting was the only thing that stuck, I MEAN IT! 😅

👉 Tried gardening, and all the plants would die before I got around to them. 
👉 Tried crochet, and discovered I can’t count that high (or just don’t want to!)
👉 Tried making kids’ clothes, and they always grew out of them before I could finish. 

But quilting? THAT’S my bread and butter. 

It was my mom who got me into quilting many years ago, and I’ve even been teaching quilting for over a decade. 

I’ve built a community of thousands of quilters from all over, at all ages and all skill levels. 

And the most important part of what we do is have FUN. 🙌

Comment ‘FREE’ if you want to learn and have some fun along the way, i’ll send you to my free class to get started. 💌

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FREEZER PAPER PIECING TIP NUMBER 3 ⬇️ Always prin FREEZER PAPER PIECING TIP NUMBER 3 ⬇️

Always print your templates at 100% scale. Most printers are accurate, however, the template size may be off by a smidge with some printers.

Make a test print on printer paper. Measure the 1-inch scale box to check accuracy. Run a test when this happens by changing the scale setting a percent at a time, then remeasure the scale box until it’s the same size as the original template. Like I said, it happens, but not often!

Some quilters find that freezer paper shrinks after it runs through a printer. Another reason to check the scale box! You can’t turn down the printer’s temperature, but you can pre-shrink it by pressing it onto parchment paper. Peel it off, and you’re ready to try again.

Even being slightly off can affect the accuracy of your blocks later on.

This is one of those tiny steps that saves a LOT of frustration later. 😅

Follow along @bryanhousequilts for freezer paper piecing tip number four coming next week! 💕

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Does anyone else just love this feeling? ✨ Walk i Does anyone else just love this feeling? ✨

Walk into the sewing room, shut the door behind me, and suddenly all other problems disappear. 

A feeling we all know too well. 🙌

What are you sewing right now? Let me know in the comments! 💕

#quilthumor #quilterslife #quiltteacher #modernquilter
Comment ‘FREEZER’ to take my free class! Keep read Comment ‘FREEZER’ to take my free class! Keep reading for tip number four... 👇

Always print your templates at 100% scale.

Before cutting your fabric, measure the 1-inch test box on your template.

Even being slightly off can affect the accuracy of your blocks later on and lead to some BIG oopsies. 😅

This is one of those tiny steps that saves a LOT of frustration later... Speaking from experience, and more re-done blocks than I could ever count! 

Follow along @bryanhousequilts for more freezer paper piecing tips that will make your quilting life easier and more enjoyable along the way. 💕
Comment ‘FREE’ and i’ll send you straight to my fr Comment ‘FREE’ and i’ll send you straight to my free class where I’ll teach you the life-changing technique that made me fall in love with quilting. 💕 

You’ll even leave with a free modern triangle block pattern to start sewing on your own! 🪡

Drop ‘FREE’ below and start the new creative hobby you’ve been dreaming about. ✨

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
1️⃣ Make a test block. I know it’s tempting to s 1️⃣ Make a test block. 

I know it’s tempting to skip this step... I cannot tell you how many times I have skipped making a test block and ended up regretting it later. If I had just made the test block, it would have saved me HOURS and HOURS of seam ripping and re-sewing, so take my advice and just always make the test block! 

I have never regretted making a test block, but I have regretted not making one. 😅

2️⃣ Celebrate the ta-da moments.

I’m not talking about just the finished quilt. I mean EVERY moment along the journey that feels like a win. Picking your colors and fabrics, sewing that first block, the points that line up, arranging blocks onto the design wall... Celebrate as much as you can along the way. 

I think too many quilters rush past these moments because they’re just focused on the finish line, but quilting isn’t one big “ta-da!” It’s a bunch of little “ta-da” moments stitched together.

3️⃣ Learn the freezer paper piecing technique.

I’m not kidding when I say it completely changed my quilty life... The more I quilt, the more I realize that frustration doesn’t make a quilt more valuable. Struggling doesn’t make you a better quilter. A good process gives you more confidence, helps you enjoy the sewing, and frees up a lot of your time to keep quilting. It makes you want to come back tomorrow and sew another block! 

Quilting is meant to be enjoyed and there’s so much to learn along the way. These three things have been HUGE along my quilting journey, and I know they can make an impact on yours too. 

What’s one thing that has completely changed your quilting journey? Share in the comments. ✨

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
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