Quilt Block Mania – February 2025 – Outhouse

It’s time for another Quilt Block Mania block.

The theme for February 2025 is “Houses.”

It may seem silly, but the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the theme was “an outhouse!”  My husband loves the outdoors, and he enjoys volunteering at fire lookouts.  I’ve been to the one closest to us, and the only facilities are a rustic old outhouse down a rocky path from the fire lookout.

So, if you enjoy the outdoors, maybe you will also enjoy this cute little outhouse that reminds me of one of my husband’s favorite places.  (Maybe I should have made a block with the fire lookout instead!)

This block is made with traditional piecing techniques.

This pattern will be available for free until March 31, 2025.  After that, you can find it in my pattern store.

Quilt Block Mania – January 2025 – Sneaker Shoe

I am participating in Quilt Block Mania this year as a designer (#quiltblockmania on Instagram).  Throughout the year, I, along with several other quilt pattern designers, will be designing and releasing free block patterns.  All of the blocks will finish at 12″ x 12″, and each month has a theme.

The theme for January 2025 is “Sports.”

My quilt block for January 2025 is this Sneaker Shoe block.  It is made with traditional piecing techniques.

This pattern will be available for free until March 3, 2025.  After that, you can find it in my pattern store.

This is the sample block that I made.  I realized that my “toe” came out a bit more pointy than planned, so I have updated the pattern to be more rounded like the image above.

Be sure to use an acurate scant 1/4″ seam – with all these small pieces, accuracy is important for your block to finish the correct size.

 

Don’t forget to check out the other sports-themed quilt blocks by these amazing designers: