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
Category: Studio 180 Design
Sea Glass – the finishing
SEA GLASS Finished "Sea Glass" today. I quilted it with a pantograph that included seahorses, conch shells, star fish, and fish with bubbles. The pantograph was a good way to learn to quilt the designs, but I didn't like losing control of where the designs landed on the quilt. I am also opposed to the… Continue reading Sea Glass – the finishing
Wish Upon and Sea Glass
Loving the name of this quilt. I now have the borders on and the backing ready to go. Just have to get the quilting ideas in my head. This quilt used the Split Rec and the Wing Clipper tools from Studio 180 Design. While finishing up this quilt I couldn't wait to go ahead and… Continue reading Wish Upon and Sea Glass
Certified Studio 180 Instructors Reunion
Had a great few days in Williamsport, PA reuniting with the inaugural group of Certified http;//www.studio180design.net instructors and the Tucker team. What a great group! I can not say enough positive things about this group of instructors, Any one of them would be an asset to you shop for classes, or to your Guild meetings for lectures… Continue reading Certified Studio 180 Instructors Reunion
Signs of Autumn
I couldn't wait to make "Signs of Autumn" Table Runner made with www.studio180design.net Wing Clipper I and Corner Beam tools. I loved the fabrics, the colors were just falling out of my stash. There were the blues, the oranges, the purples... I found the border at after I made the center, and it was perfect incorporating all… Continue reading Signs of Autumn
What To Quilt and What Threads Do I Use?
What to quilt and what thread do I use? Looking over my newest quilt "Crowning Around," I saw great open areas for quilting some feathers. Quilting feathers is probably my favorite quilting design so not a hard decision there. I copied my quilt pattern onto some freezer paper which I covered with plexiglass and using… Continue reading What To Quilt and What Threads Do I Use?
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 