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Templates and step by step instructions make Cindy McCoy’s complicated-looking Crazy Lightning table topper as easy to piece as it is to look at.

This crazy-fun project uses two colors. Cindy provides yardage for two fabrics, but you may desire to mix it up a bit and use various scraps or fat quarters in the two colors of your choice to add additional texture and movement to the lightning bolts.

Get introduction with supply list at https://ns.needlespot.com/PDFs/BP21-CM-CrazyLightning-00-intro.pdf

Skill Level: Intermediate

This project begins April 10. A new step will be posted every week.

This project is hosted by Cindy Mccoy.

Sample made by Bonny Peters

IMPORTANT: This project requires 60 buttons. https://www.needlespot.com/buttons/


Join us as we challenge ourselves to think outside the box in creating dynamic 9-Patch blocks..

Foundation paper piecing (FPP) templates will be provided with which you can design 9-Patch blocks in 12″ finished sizes. For some of the blocks there will be information for patchwork piecing. Part of this challenge is deciding how to make your blocks, so there will be no fabric requirements. You can choose your preferred methods to make them.
There are a total of 30 units. The design possibilities are just about limitless.

Get introduction with supply list at https://ns.needlespot.com/PDFs/BP26-CM-DesignChallenge-00-intro.pdf

Skill Level: intermediate

This project begins March 25. A new unit will be posted every week.

This project is hosted by Cindy Mccoy.

IMPORTANT: This project requires 60 buttons. https://www.needlespot.com/buttons/


The little poems that included X Marks the Spot and “Itsy Bitsy Spider” were used in fingerplays and were a form of entertainment and learning. This new pattern by Cynthia Passaretti adapts the poem, and with it, you can go on a treasure hunt with fabric. Enjoy!

Get introduction with supply list at https://ns.needlespot.com/PDFs/CP-XMarksTheSpot-00-intro.pdf

This project is hosted by The Quilt Pattern Magazine and starts in the February 2023 issue.


This project will be a lot of fun! We are going to make 9-Patch blocks and rows that change. Jump on in beginners and hone your skills.

Get introduction with supply list at https://ns.needlespot.com/PDFs/BP17-CM-9PatchRows-00-intro.pdf

Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate

This project begins January 10. A new step will be posted every month. Each step will be available for about 4 weeks.


A “Sunburst” is a design which consists of rays or “beams” radiating out from a central disk as do sunbeams. Brighten your room with this shining new pattern by Barbara Hartnett, and create your own shining rays.

Get introduction with supply list at https://ns.needlespot.com/PDFs/BH-Sunburst-00-intro.pdf

Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate

This project is hosted by The Quilt Pattern Magazine and starts in the April issue.


When I first discovered quilting I was drawn to Baltimore Album quilts. There is so much detail in them that I knew they must have spent years in the making. I then realized that we needed a Baltimore Album pattern for beginning appliquérs. “Simple Yet Elegant” was born.

Use your favorite appliqué technique.

Get introduction with supply list at https://ns.needlespot.com/PDFs/BP06-CM-SimpleYetElegant-00-intro.pdf

Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate

This project begins March 12. A new step will be posted every month.

This project is hosted by Cindy Mccoy.

IMPORTANT: This project requires 60 buttons. https://www.needlespot.com/buttons/


Let’s have fun on International Quilting day (March 18).

Whenever I look at this sweet topper I think of sailing on the open sea. The blues of ocean and sky with a bright yellow sun just makes me smile. I can almost feel the wind blowing my hair and hear the seagulls calling. This would look great on a table with a nautical theme setting. Of course, any colors you choose would be great, too.

The directions are easy to follow and straightforward, making it fun to do. The bonus is in the results: a 33-1/2″ x 33-1/2″ table topper or wall hanging that you can enjoy in your own home or for gift giving at any time of year. Enjoy!

Get introduction with supply list at https://ns.needlespot.com/PDFs/BP23-CQ-BonVoyage-00-intro.pdf

Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate

This project will run March 18. A new step will be posted every couple of hours. All step will be available till March 30.

This project is hosted by Cheryl Quigley


When I think of a serape, I think of something that is bright and colorful in its simplicity. If there are any designs incorporated into the weave, they are usually geometric and repetitive. With these concepts in mind, my Serape Quilt was created.

Because of the repetitive blocks in the pieced rows and the strip piecing in the band rows, this quilt is a good beginner project. With simple straight-line quilting, it can be quilted on your home machine using a walking foot. So pull out your favorite palette of solid colors or tone-on-tone prints and make a “Serape Quilt” of your own.

Get introduction with supply list at https://ns.needlespot.com/PDFs/BP25-NN-SerapeQuilt-00-intro.pdf

Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate

This project begins January 20. A new step will be posted every month.

This project is hosted by Cindy Mccoy.

Sample made by Nancy Noah

IMPORTANT: This project requires 60 buttons. https://www.needlespot.com/buttons/


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