HI, I am a fairly new quilter, have completed about 10 projects now, long ways from perfect, but each one better than the last, and I am accumulating"toys" that make life easier. Anyway I am intrigued with the TUMBLING BLOCK PATTERN, does anyone know of an easy pattern I could do? Golf is over, and a long winter is looming. I am loving all the helpful hints from all you experts on this board, you are wonderful.
Rita

There is a strip piecing method for making tumbling blocks without the set in Y seam. It is called "Not your grandmother's tumbling blocks". There was a book but I believe it is now out of print. Amazon no longer has it available. If you google it there are you tube videos and I am sure on line tutorials on how to do it. You could also see if your library could get the book or you could try to pick it up used.

Welcome from Alaska.

If you go to aliciasattic.com, she has the new book that includes the material from the abovementioned book.

paperpieces.com has design sheets (free download) the paper templates and lots of great instruction to make tumbling blocks. they are fun!

I just made my hubby a pillow from the leftover tumbling blocks. Sewed the pillow by hand - the quilt by machine. I did the old-fashioned method with inset seams. It is not hard - just tedious because you have to start each seam 1/4" in from the edge and stop 1/4" from the edge.

Here is the pic.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-70976-1.htm

and here is the pic of the full quilt.

Here is video how to do tumbling block using the strip method.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWpSETMbws4

I highly recommend the strip pieced method, unless you enjoy sewing Y/inset seams :D:D:D

Mad Quilter...I love that quilt!

That is a beautiful quilt, Congrats on a job well done.