How to free motion quilt star blocks

Free motion stars and swirls are a fun addition to your quilting repetoire. Learn how from Super Mom - No Cape. Video tutorial included in post. via @susanflemming

Quilts and Other Stuff from Frances Twelve Ways to Quilt a Sawtooth Saw In this challenge we will look at 12 different ways to quilt the same block. Let’s get started. If you want to make a Sawtooth Star Quilt, CLICK HERE for the free pattern. There are a number of printed resources available for … Continue reading Twelve Ways to Quilt a Sawtooth Star →

This is Missy’s Prismatic Star quilt which is a paper pieced pattern by Judy Niemeyer of Quiltworx. Missy owns Up North Quilt Shop in International Falls, MN and this quilt was a class she held at her shop a few months ago. This is the first time I have quilted for Missy so I asked her if she liked feather quilting and she said they are not her favorite. I’m so glad I asked as I would have put feathers all over this quilt! So my next idea was to have lines radiating out of the star with some…

There are many different methods for quilting your own quilts on your domestic machine; most involve marking the quilt top in some way before getting started. While pens and chalk markers are effective, they do have messy drawbacks at times. Sometimes the pen marks don’t wash out entirely, or they reappear after the quilt has been washed and dried! Yikes! Chalk can rub off on other parts of the quilt making the lines hard to follow. So, here are some foolproof ways to mark a quilt for…

Six designs for FMQ star blocks as well as a plan for quilting all of the negative space

Piece N Quilt: How-to: Free-Motion Quilt a Star Flower Quilt Block

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The first episode of The Midnight Quilt Show aired last week and I couldn’t be more thrilled with the response. We didn’t have a whole lot of time to go into the quilting of the Variable Star Quilt,

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Hello Quilting Friends, Hope that your week has been a great one! I told you last time that I have some fun quilts to share with you...so here goes! First up, this lovely quilt made by Beth, using the Mini Metro Rings pattern from Sew Kind of Wonderful. If you haven’t

computerized digitized quilting patterns for a lemoyne star or carpenter star quilt block

A finish hot off the sewing machine this very morning. The Janome gal has been purring for a couple of days - mornings, afternoons and evenings. Back at it by 5:00 a.m. this morning I now can say "Finished!" Just in time for the Friday Finish Linky Parties. I am pleased with how well the Quilt-As-You-Go - Fun and Done style technique went overall. I have a couple areas I am not too crazy about, but that had more to do with not cutting 2 of the backs wide enough. I made it work though by…

Computerized Digitized Lemoyne Star Diamond Crosshatch Quilting Patterns

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Stars are a part of quilting history, popping up in numerous traditional quilt block patterns. But the star motif is being used in new and exciting ways all the time! From scrappy and wonky stars to precise and paper-pieced stars, star quilt blocks offer a versatile and exciting way to add whimsy…

Forever bright, Stars and Stripes are a perfect quilting combination. Stitch a few spirals to add an even more festive flair to the duo and your quilts will sparkle! Learn how to free-motion quilt the stars and stripes motif on the blog at weallsew.com.