I have thouroughly enjoyed my time as an Island Batik Ambassador this year. The monthly challenges have been good for me in "expanding my borders" and getting to know other quilters and designers has been inspiring. The fabric from Island Batik, needles from Schmetz, dies and cutters from AccuQuilt, thread from Aurifil, batting from Hobbs… Continue reading Medallion Quilt
Category: lemoynestar
More Fabric Please
So when do you start a new project? I have six quilts in the wings waiting to be quilted, and at least ten partially pieced quilts needing finishing. I promised myself I was going to catch up, but all it took was a poke from a student " Are you going to teach "Lemoyne Trails?"… Continue reading More Fabric Please
Quilting Trade Winds
This was such a fun project to quilt. With the LeMoyne Stars, V-blocks, and Square there was such a diversity of areas to be quilted it was just fun. My previous blog (and yes it has been a while, but life gets in the way sometimes), showed the piecing of "Trade Winds", and here I… Continue reading Quilting Trade Winds
Trade Winds
What a stunning wall hanging Deb Tucker's "Trade Winds" pattern makes. I used richly colored batiks, and the Studio 180 tools to put this together. The Rapid Fire LeMoyne Star ruler creates stars with all your those perfect points. The 4 inch and 6 inch were used in this quilt. To make the border I… Continue reading Trade Winds
Manusco Quilt Show West Palm Beach
Had a great time at the Manusco International Quilt Show in West Palm Beach with Anita Chaisty of Magic Cat Quilts. Met some great people who loved the Studio 180 tools and some who were new to http://www.studio180design.net/. We demonstrated both the fundamental tools and the LeMoyne and Hunter's Stars. We had all the teaching boards… Continue reading Manusco Quilt Show West Palm Beach
Gail Renna 