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Block of the Month Firsts and Finishes

Block of the Month Quilt· Freezer Paper Piecing· Modern Triangle Quilts

12 Feb

Block of the month firsts and finishes are celebrated in this post with a slideshow of our Make Modern Triangles members work the past month.

Remember the first block you finished, the new technique you learned or a big quilt finish? And how great those felt? That’s exactly how we’re feeling about all the progress.

We can’t pass up those tada moments that are a part of bunches of moments that build our skills, confidence and joy in creating quilts. Celebrate, you bet! We’re better together because we celebrate together.

Block of the month firsts

Magic Mini is a small project for first-time freezer paper piecers in the Freezer Paper Piecing Masterclass. It’s the first big step toward making an even bigger modern triangles quilt. So yeah, a big deal!

magic mini quilt blocks n blues, reds, yellows and teal colors
Ellen D-B. – Magic Mini

magic mini quilt blocks in grays, black, bright pink, dark teal and teal.
Magic Mini by Laura W.

magic mini quilt blocks n blues, reds, teal green, and teal blue.
Joyce W. – Magic Mini

Congratulations on finishing your Magic Mini quilt blocks!

Block of the month finishes

Make Modern Triangles members have made progress on a variety of block of the month quilts. During this past month, Aurora and Solstice BOM quilts have been completed, including pieced tops and quilted tops. And they are so beautiful!

You’ll also see the beginnings of the 2026 Dutch Summer BOM quilt with coloring pages, fabric pulls and blocks.

Here’s a snippet from the slideshow:

Solstice block of the month finish in pint, red, and blues fabricss.
Solstice BOM made by Carrie P.

Aurora block of the month finish in teal, orange, green and yellow colors with black accents
Aurora BOM made by Mary Jo S.

Aurora block of the month finish
Aurora BOM made by Tina M.

Congratulations on your BIG TADA FINISHES, Carrie, Tina and Mary Jo!

Block of the month firsts and finishes Slideshow

Let’s celebrate! Click on slideshow to start the celebration.

Rebecca xo

More quilts and Resources

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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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Once you get beyond the halfway point, you start the countdown to the BIG finish! 🎉

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It helps keep layers from shifting and makes seam allowances much more consistent. 

Especially helpful with triangles and bias edges. 😌

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MAKE A TEST BLOCK!!! Please, I am begging you. 😅 MAKE A TEST BLOCK!!! Please, I am begging you. 😅

You’d think after 15 years of quilting I’d be able to skip it...

And every once in a while I convince myself that I don’t need a test block because I’ve made this block hundreds of times or my freezer paper piecing skills are good enough to skip it... 

And do you know what happens every time I convince myself that I don’t need a test block? 🙃

I almost always regret it and end up having a nice long date with Jack The Seam Ripper as a consequence. 

Learn from my mistakes so you don’t have to learn from your own and make the test block EVERY TIME!!!

Are you making test blocks? Tell me in the comments! ⤵️

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
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Finished Dutch Summer Month 6 blocks are showing up in the Make Modern Triangles Club every day. We’re past the halfway point, and we’re really starting to stack up the blocks! Now that we’ve got a bunch of stacks of blocks, it’s such a fun time to play with arranging your blocks and see what your creativity comes up with. ✨

Once you get beyond the halfway point, you start the countdown to the BIG finish! 🎉

We’re feeling excited, motivated, and accomplished. We are covering some ground, folks! Swipe to see each month’s block so far, and drop a ‘DUTCH’ in the comments if you want to make your own! 💕

#quiltteacher #quiltingtutorial #quiltingtips #modernquilting #quiltcommunity
Comment ‘FREE’ if you’re a brand-new quilter and w Comment ‘FREE’ if you’re a brand-new quilter and want to learn an easy technique that will save you countless hours and allow you to fully enjoy the quilting process. ✨

Inside my free class, I’ll teach you the freezer paper piecing technique, a better way to foundation paper piece, and you’ll leave with a block pattern to start sewing right away! If you’ve been wanting to try out quilting, this is it! 💕

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
Drop a “FREEZER” in the comments, and I’ll send yo Drop a “FREEZER” in the comments, and I’ll send you straight to my free class! 

FREEZER PAPER PIECING TIP NUMBER 7 ⬇️

Try a walking foot.

A lot of quilters don’t think to use it for piecing… but I LOVE it for freezer paper piecing.

It helps keep layers from shifting and makes seam allowances much more consistent. 

Especially helpful with triangles and bias edges. 😌

Are you using a presser foot for paper piecing? Follow along @bryanhousequilts to get more paper piecing tips, and comment ‘freezer’ to take my free class! ✨

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
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