Christian Blocks
 

Our middle daughter & her husband are missionaries in Bulgaria with my 2 young grandsons. I want to make them a queen sized quit made from Christian blocks. So far I have Cross & Crown, Gethsemene, Jacobs Tears, Jacobs Ladder, Josephs Coat & Crown or Thorns. My biggest problem is I don't know how to Paper Piece and don't have time to learn it right now (I'm also a beginner). My question is..can anyone suggest a book that isn't EPP, easy enough for a beginner or even lead me to free Christian blocks that aren't PP'd? I would be forever in debt to you. I feel confident that you Members of this awesome board will help me out in so many ways I am looking forward to all your responses. Thank you again for all you knowledge of all things quilting & more.
Jeri

Jeri,

EPP and paper piecing are different methods - for EEP think wrapping fabric around hexagons shapes whilst paper piecing involves actually stitching fabric intially to a paper design. It might be worth checking out youtube for tutorials on paper piecing just in case you might feel differently about this method once you see someone show you a "how to"


My personal go to for inspiration is quilters cache - you can look at blocks either by size or by name, it has a system to indicate ease and what kind of method involved i.e red pins for applique.
http://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore.html

Had a quick look and found http://www.quilterscache.com/K/KingD...k.html....king david's crown
Saint Gregory's cross http://www.quilterscache.com/S/StGre...rossBlock.html
Star of David which is paper piecing but looks beautiful http://www.quilterscache.com/S/StarofDavidBlock.html


Good luck with your search and be sure to post a picture when you get it done!

This is one that I have in my favorites. http://www.patternsfromhistory.com/b.../bible_bom.htm

Mary

How about alternating some plain blocks on which you can write scripture verses in permanent fabric ink? I have done prayer quilts and 'new baby' quilts this way, selecting the verses I want. A snowball block is nice to write on, too.

I love that site. There are a lot of great patterns on there. I had to mark that one for myself.

I did a search on Google "Bible quilt blocks quilt books" and found numerous books listed. I found the book I own (but has gone missing since I moved).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BIBLICAL-BLO...p2054897.l4275

The book is for sale on eBay for $12.99. You need to know that these blocks are not simple blocks for a beginner quilter. You might just try to pick the simplest blocks and plan to make a quilt with that block.

Devil's Claw
Devil's Puzzle
Solomon's Puzzle
Hosanna
Golgotha
David & Goliath
Heavenly Problem
Carpenter's Whee;
Heavenly Stars
Bethlehem Rose
Star of Magi
Cross within a Cross

Good Luck and God Bless. You might want to see if there is a local quilts store in your area that can help assist you. PP is not that difficult and it makes accuracy much easier for a beginner.

If you have a Hobby Lobby near you they have Christian fabric that maybe you could incorporate into your quilt. There are a couple on this page of their website toward the bottom. I didn't check out all the fabric on line but your might find other suppliers

http://shop.hobbylobby.com/fabric-an...erpage=96&pg=4

I love the idea of a sampler made with Christian blocks but a beautiful quilt that may be simpler for you is Charismah's cross quilt. Here is a link to her tute:

http://charismascorner.com/?page_id=2652

Queen that is a great link. Thank you.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]486743[/ATTACH]I found this on a site that I can't remember, but it wouldn't be hard to replicate. I do remember that the owner had posted her instructions to share, so it was something she made up.

365 quilt blocks book has a whole section on christian block patterns.. "365 Fun-to-stitch Quilt Blocks by Jeanne Stauffer & Sandra L. Hatch from House of White Birches... My mother had one and I just had to buy one also,, love it and most of the block patterns are 12" and all patterns are in color.. enjoy

Here are a few that have not been mentioned. You will notice that a few have Biblical names, but are the called by other names we are familiar with.

http://gipsysquashblossoms.blogspot....-by-theme.html

Thank you, it is on my to do list.

Mary

Google Charlotte Bull quilting. She has many blocks.

I learned paper piecing from this website and it is very easy.
http://www.connectingthreads.com/tut...iece__D61.html

Today I happened to pick up this book at a garage sale:
Creative American Quilting Inspired by the Bible by Suzzy Chalfant Payne and Susan Aylsworth Murwin.Copyright is 1983. There are instructions for several different quilts in the book.

I have the book "Quilted Devotions - 24 Biblical Blocks" by Lisa Cogar. I haven't made any of them yet, but it was only $7.47 from Amazon in November 2012.

At the store where I work we have yardage with sayings and scripture on it that can be use in regular pieced quilts. Ulmers drug and hardware. 907-235-8594. It runs 11.99 to 13.99 per yars and i think its by timeless treasures.

There is a book out on Blocks of the Bible. You can probably Google it.

If all those suggestions fail, try asking someone at an Episcopal, Lutheran, or Catholic churches who do needlework for kneeling benches or stoles. They might have patterns or a pattern source.

Quilters Loft had a series of Bible Study blocks. You received them by email, but I think you might be able to get them from her if you ask. http://quiltersloftcompany.blogspot.com/

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart, I'm going to look into some of these sites as well as the books. This means so much to me to be able to gift them with something for all they are doing. God Bless!

I have a few Bible versus for my embroidery machine that I'd gladly stitch out for you for free if you supply whatever fabric you want them on, or if you want on white just PM me. I'll look up which ones they are and post here a little later.

You can choose any of these bible versus or send me one you personally like and I can stitch it.

http://www.designsbyjuju.com/bible-verses

I think that using Bible or Christian themed fabrics and embroidered verses would actually mean more than the name of a block. I have a book that is called "Christian blocks" and honstly, I can't see why they are any more Christian than any other blocks--If someone didn't give me the name of the block, esp. if I were unfamiliar with quilting, I'd never have "gotten it" that they were "Christian blocks."

So, if you just do blocks like Jacob's Ladder, etc., make sure you include an explanation with the quilt. Otherwise all your work will be wasted effort. (I speak from the perspective of a fellow missionary in Poland.)

Thank you so much for your offer bigred, I'll look into what I want and send you the material, I'm doing her quilt in blues I've been collection for a while. justflying I do have a panel of Psalms and another panel that is escaping my mind for some reason so those will definitely make it onto the quilt even if I have to try my hand at dying them or even putting them on the backing. Everyone has been so helpful with this I can't wait to get it all started, I have to finish the 2 quilts I'm almost done with now before I start hers because her's will be a lot harder with so many different blocks that I plan on attaching the name of the block & the story behind it. I have done a lot of research & happy to say I have came up with a lot of blocks I think I can do. God bless you both and justflying I pray that your works are many and successful in Poland. Thanks again everyone!!