Tennessee Quilter
Sunday, May 20, 2012
BLOCK NO. 7 SAW TOOTH STAR
Fabric 1 (dark red): Cut two 5" squares
Cut twelve 2-1/2" squares
Fabric 2 (pink): Cut two 5" squares
Fabric 3 (black): Cut eight 2-1/2" squares
Fabric 4 (orange): Cut five 4-1/2" squares
Place a 5" dark red and a 5" pink square right sides together. Mark diagonally from corner to corner and sew 1/4" from drawn line. Do the same with the other set of pink and dark red squares. You will have four of these:
Using the connector square method, make four of these using the black on one side and the dark red on the other side of the orange 4-1/2" squares. You will have four like this:
Take the remaining orange 4-1/2" square and sew a red 2-1/2" square in each corner using the connector square method. You will have one like this:
Lay out your pieces as shown and sew together as a nine patch.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Sherry Rogers-Harrison Class at MQS
The girls (Linda and Dana) and I took Paint-leque from Sherry Rogers-Harrison at MQS. What fun we had. I don't know why I didn't take pictures of our art work (she gave us a quilted small piece to practice on) other than brain drain. But we all enjoyed it. Here are pictures of Sherry's quilts and our inspiration:
This is one of her award winning quilts. Nope, that is not applique!! She quilted it on white PDF fabric and then painted it. Exquisite!!!
On for more eye candy:
Yep. All done the same way -- quilted and then painted. She gave each studio a quilted piece to paint. This is the quilted piece that she had painted for samples:
Of course, we bought all the paints and can't wait to start painting this little quilt! I would really like to take all of ther classes but time didn't permit. I am not sure that this would be faster than needle turned applique, but I sure like the technique.
And this is a pattern that Dana bought. Can't wait to see it finished:
The trip was GREAT! And it got my mojo going again. Can't wait to paint and quilt!
This is one of her award winning quilts. Nope, that is not applique!! She quilted it on white PDF fabric and then painted it. Exquisite!!!
On for more eye candy:
Yep. All done the same way -- quilted and then painted. She gave each studio a quilted piece to paint. This is the quilted piece that she had painted for samples:
Of course, we bought all the paints and can't wait to start painting this little quilt! I would really like to take all of ther classes but time didn't permit. I am not sure that this would be faster than needle turned applique, but I sure like the technique.
And this is a pattern that Dana bought. Can't wait to see it finished:
The trip was GREAT! And it got my mojo going again. Can't wait to paint and quilt!
More eye candy from MQS
Even though I absolutely love the quilts, I love the quilting more and that is what I take pictures of, but I hope you enjoyed the pictures.
Eye Candy from MQS in Kansas City
I didn't take enough pictures -- and no pictures of the winners. The quilts were beautiful. Sharon Schambler's was great, but I didn't take a picture. Can't tell you why. Linda Taylor had another beauty that I didn't take. Here are the ones I took and I have no idea who did them!
And closer for the quilting of this one;
On to another. This is Sherry Rogers-Harrison's Autumn Butternut (just a portion of it):
It was so beautiful (won a 2nd) -- and it is not applique! It is painted! Took her class and will do another blog on it.
And a few more that I have no idea who did them::
I'll add a few more in another post. Hope you enjoyed the eye candy!
And closer for the quilting of this one;
On to another. This is Sherry Rogers-Harrison's Autumn Butternut (just a portion of it):
It was so beautiful (won a 2nd) -- and it is not applique! It is painted! Took her class and will do another blog on it.
And a few more that I have no idea who did them::
I'll add a few more in another post. Hope you enjoyed the eye candy!
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Two Baby Quilts
I quilted two baby quilts for two friends recently. This is Nancy's and I did this one free hand:
And added the large daisy with the longarm:
Really a cute quilt. And this is Debbie's. I used my Circlelord board for the zigzag and a stencil for the little rabbit holding a carrot and radish:
Close-up of rabbit:
And this is a picture of a red fox in our front yard. You can barely see him but he is just below the writing:
And added the large daisy with the longarm:
Really a cute quilt. And this is Debbie's. I used my Circlelord board for the zigzag and a stencil for the little rabbit holding a carrot and radish:
Close-up of rabbit:
And this is a picture of a red fox in our front yard. You can barely see him but he is just below the writing:
Well, I don't see any writing, but he is just left of the tree.
Have a great day! Next week I am off to MQS with two friends. We will be taking a class with Sherry Rogers Harrison which should be a lot of fun.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
LeMoyne Star Finished!
After a month on the LA, it is finally finished -- well, except for the binding. It is a large quilt but yard work took a lot of my time. I'm just happy it is finished.
I always second guess what I did -- on this one, why didn't I do curved crosshatching around the stars. Not all of the squares came out even so I had to make the decision whether to do another sewn line or leave a wide space. I chose do add the line because the wide space really drew attention. I NEVER have to worry about making a mistake because only God is perfect!! I would be happy if I could just have ONE mistake per quilt! I have enough fabric to make pillow shams to match the quilt. That is my next sewing project. But tomorrow is a day of rest -- I'm going to the AQS in Paducah tomorrow and back again Friday.
I always second guess what I did -- on this one, why didn't I do curved crosshatching around the stars. Not all of the squares came out even so I had to make the decision whether to do another sewn line or leave a wide space. I chose do add the line because the wide space really drew attention. I NEVER have to worry about making a mistake because only God is perfect!! I would be happy if I could just have ONE mistake per quilt! I have enough fabric to make pillow shams to match the quilt. That is my next sewing project. But tomorrow is a day of rest -- I'm going to the AQS in Paducah tomorrow and back again Friday.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Star Path - Block No. 6
This is the block we will be making for May:
Five Fabrics:
Fabric 1 (grey): Cut eight 2-1/2" squares
Cut four 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles
Fabric 2 (dark pink): Cut six 2-1/2" squares
Fabric 3 (light pink): Cut six 2-1/2" squares
Fabric 4 (dark red): Cut eight 2-1/2" squares
Cut four 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles
Fabric 5 (black): Cut eight 2-1/2" squares
Make two four patches using the grey and light pink print.
Make one 4 patch using dark pink and light pink fabrics:
Make four flying geese using the grey 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles and eight 2-1/2" red squares using the connector square method.
Make four flying geese using the red 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles and eight 2-1/2" black squares using the connector square method:
Lay your block out:
And sew together.
Fabric 1 (grey): Cut eight 2-1/2" squares
Cut four 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles
Fabric 2 (dark pink): Cut six 2-1/2" squares
Fabric 3 (light pink): Cut six 2-1/2" squares
Fabric 4 (dark red): Cut eight 2-1/2" squares
Cut four 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles
Fabric 5 (black): Cut eight 2-1/2" squares
Make two four patches using the grey and light pink print.
Make two four patches using the grey and dark pink fabric:
Make four flying geese using the grey 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles and eight 2-1/2" red squares using the connector square method.
Make four flying geese using the red 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles and eight 2-1/2" black squares using the connector square method:
Lay your block out:
And sew together.
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