Ta-da! It’s done! 🙂 This quilt actually went together rather quickly, from the drafting to the quilting. In fact, deciding on how to quilt it probably took longer than any other part of the process. However, I’ve always loved both feathered stars and LeMoyne stars, so it was a no-brainer […]
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Wow! I just realized that it’s been almost a month since I’ve posted anything! Good thing I don’t really have a schedule, right? 😉 Anyway, I’ve been dithering about how I wanted to quilt my current quilt, but I’ve also made some decisions. This is a “teaser” to show that […]
Just yesterday, this is what my latest quilt top looked like: As you can probably see, the center square was complete, but I hadn’t yet attached the borders. Those border sections to surround the outer triangles, which are just pinned in place, weren’t even cut out, as I was still […]
I think I’ve cut out all of the major pieces for my current project — it took a while, since I had to wait for the black background fabric to arrive. However, I’ve now pieced the central LeMoyne Star and have begun working on the feathered star that surrounds it. […]
I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been taking a fantastic set of online classes from Philippa Naylor. The last class in the series is a tutorial on making a feathered star quilt with a LeMoyne Star center. I’ve always loved both feathered stars and LeMoyne Stars, so this was a no-brainer […]
The latest quilt is now finished! I had such a good time quilting this one, especially since I wasn’t constantly fighting the weight as I moved it around under my Bernina, thanks to my new suspension system. The background fabric is a white-on-white fabric with happily flitting dragonflies, which is […]