After a social afternoon I got to the design wall to layout this quilt. The star blocks are the Kite block that I cut with my die cutter. If I made one more row on the side and one more on the end it would start and end with a star block on every row. I have enough of the alternate block fabric to make this larger.
This is what you see when you get closer to the quilt. For the cellphone readers of my blog: we realize the 2 links I have made, one below the header and one on the right sidebar don't show up for you so I'll give you the link to my new website and store here.
I have had this project in a box for quite awhile. I hadn't committed to cutting that beautiful batik into the alternating blocks. I think I'm ready now though. Here is the post where the blocks are laying on it. I had 23 pieced blocks on that post, there are 24 now. With 24 alternate squares it will make a 6 x 8 layout for a quilt approximately 48" x 64". When I get that sewn I can decide if it needs a border to become a larger quilt. I have added a link on the right sidebar for my new website. When you get to the website, the link to the shop is in the top right corner of the banner. Eventually we hope to have the blog integrated into that site. Right now we're having some technical problems with it. Anyone who has built a website knows there will always be a few quirky situations leading up to the final product.
If you are not a subscriber to my new website you now have access to my new store. It is a pop up store and will be open for 2 weeks (until October 25th). Thank you so much to all who have made purchases and those who have sent positive comments and emails! If you are not on the mailing list and want early access for future offerings, sign up here. There is also a sign up form on the right side bar.
Thank you everyone for the great response to my online store opening yesterday! Pictured above is Circles, a piece I love, and was thrilled when it SOLD... first sale on my new store...purchased by an avid supporter of my work. Shipping today!!! If you didn't sign up for early access to the store, you can here .
The last label is attached on my pieces of art. I'm excited to offer a number of works that have never been released to the public. ALL SUBSCRIBERS: Watch for an email in your inbox later today with your early access link to my new store. If you haven'tsubscribed sign uphere.
My friend Merrill, one of the art quilters, uses a lot of unique fabrics. Here are her first finished paper pieced log cabin blocks. I think it is going to be a fantastic quilt. We had a beautiful warm sunny day yesterday. We haven't had a frost so everything is still growing. I'm going to add this notice to the bottom of every post for a few days. I realize that cellphone readers don't see my sidebar unless they click on "view web version" so they would miss the opportunity to sign up.
Take a look at the new sign up form on the right side bar of my blog (or click on the link). I'll be opening a new online store soon and will be offering quilts, quilt tops, fabric kits and more. I'd love for you to be first in line when the store opens.
I finished cleaning the basement because the art quilters are coming today. I haven't seen them since the Monday before my pacemaker surgery, 6 weeks ago. We are still measuring quilts, stacking them when all of the stats are entered in the new online store. We're still hoping for a mid-week opening. I'm going to add this notice to the bottom of every post for a few days. I realize that cellphone readers don't see my sidebar unless they click on "view web version" so they would miss the opportunity to sign up. Take a look at the new sign up form on the right side bar of my blog (or click on the link). I'll be opening a new online store soon and will be offering quilts, quilt tops, fabric kits and more. I'd love for you to be first in line when the store opens.
My daughter and I have spent hours measuring, photographing, writing descriptions, etc. This pile is waiting to be photographed. She is setting up the new website because I don't have a clue how to do that.
I'm going back over all of the quilts and taking detail shots and making sure there are labels on most things. I don't usually label baby quilts or table runners. A few more days and we hope we are ready to show it to all of you. I'm going to add this notice to the bottom of every post for a few days. I realize that cellphone readers don't see my sidebar unless they click on "view web version" so they would miss the opportunity to sign up. Take a look at the new sign up form on the right side bar of my blog (or click on the link). I'll be opening a new online store soon and will be offering quilts, quilt tops, fabric kits and more. I'd love for you to be first in line when the store opens.
One way to do Hunter Star is in scrappy format with 8 different triangle sections making up each block. I really like it and probably will continue making blocks like this.
Another way is to have all 8 of the triangles that make a star block of the same 2 fabrics. This is the first Hunter Star quilt top that I made in 2015.
The third way was the layout of my most recent Hunter Star quilt top. In this one the quarter square blocks are 2 triangles from the same fabric combination sewn together and placed diagonally across from each other and a second combination is in the other 2 corners. In this quilt each fabric pair is in 2 blocks rather than all in the same block as in the photo above. That makes this one look a little more scrappy but not as random as the first photo.
You can see that a little more clearly in the shot of one block. I hope this gives you more ideas for playing with the blocks if you make a Hunter Star quilt. I'm going to add this notice to the bottom of every post for a few days. I realize that cellphone readers don't see my sidebar unless they click on "view web version" so they would miss the opportunity to sign up. Take a look at the new sign up form on the right side bar of my blog (or click on the link). I'll be opening a new online store soon and will be offering quilts, quilt tops, fabric kits and more. I'd love for you to be first in line when the store opens.
I got a wonderful treat in the mail a couple days ago, the new 2017 fall Kaffe collective, some in half yards and some in quarter yards. Take a look at the new sign up form on the right side bar of my blog (or click on the link). I'll be opening a new online store soon and will be offering quilts, quilt tops, fabric kits and more. I'd love for you to be first in line when the store opens.
