The Lone Star Quilt is an old pattern known by different names. Besides Lone Star, people have called it Morning Star, Star of Bethlehem, Mathematical Star, and Star of the East. They are beautiful but can take a little skill to prevent the center from being too full to quilt and keeping the corners square. […]
Is there a certain type of quilt that when you see it, you just can’t help but smile? For me it’s quilts with bold, bright colors! Those bright colors seem to spread hope and joy like a ray of sunshine. Here’s a few bright quilts from my renters. This is Mary’s Lone Stars quilt. I […]
These are a few more quilts from the recent NQA show in Columbus Ohio. If I had a ribbon to give out it would have gone to this quilt. I love, love, love it. It is a variation on a mariners compass and what makes it pop for me is the circles and the two […]
Judy works at one of my local quilt shop gems, Among Friends Quilt Shop. She made this patriotic Lone Star wallhanging using the Quiltsmart interfacing that helps keep all those pesky bias edges tamed. I love the fabrics Judy chose for this quilt. Judy likes simple designs and leans toward more traditional almost hand quilted […]
Bonnie sent me the star portion of this lone star only. She wanted it set into the setting squares and triangles and then quilted. It was quite a task – but didn’t it turn out lovely? You name the fiber and I believe you’ll find it in the star. The variety of fabric types made […]
Juanita brought me this lone star top that her Aunt had hand pieced a very long time ago. It was in great shape and I really liked the small star in the setting squares. That is a design touch I haven’t seen very often in lone stars. Juanita shared with me that her now deceased […]
Bonnie has been incredibly patient waiting on me to assemble her Lone Star quilt. It needed setting squares and triangles. The star itself was made out of a gaggle of fiber types some of which had really stretched out of whack. To say it was a bit of a challenge is an understatement. I ended […]
It is done and delivered! Kathy loves it and I think I’ve convinced her that she should enter it in the KY state fair. It is stunning in person. She made this for her daughter in Florida and it will have matching shams on her bed. Kathy knew her daughter wanted fall colors and quilting […]
I’ve got to say that I cringe a little when I get a lone star quilt in. I love them, but they are incredibly difficult to piece. You’ve got bias edges everywhere and trying to get everything to lay flat can be challenging for even the most experienced piecer. If the Lone Star doesn’t lay […]
Busy, busy, busy! I taught the APQS Beginning Longarm Quilting class on Saturday to 4 great students and excited new APQS machine owners. We covered a ton of material and had fun too. The class is open to stand up frame owners of any machine type and it is free for new APQS owners. Other […]
Show and Tell is my absolute favorite time during my local quilt guild meeting. All that eye candy is just wonderful! I love seeing how much talent all the women around me have- they are amazing! Well, there is one lady in my guild who rarely shares her quilts during Show and Tell. I’ve always […]
This is an authentic Lone Star Quilt from an authentic Lone Star Texan! Debbie found me through my website and contacted me about this quilt that needed a bit of help. It had some rust stains which Debbie doctored with lemon juice and Texas sunshine. The quilt suffered from some excess fullness which was a […]
Here’s a sneak peak at Debbie’s Lone Star quilt. I know, such a tease! Quilted Joy Blog Stop by QuiltedJoy.com for design inspiration, quilting options and pricing on new or used APQS quilting machines.
Susan’s Lone Star is complete! I took some closeups of it today. I put curling feathers reaching out into each of the Lone Star points. The feathers add a rich texture to the center of the quilt. In the setting squares, I used squared-off feathered wreaths that look quite sophisticated. The large outside border has […]
I still don’t have a wide shot of the Susan’s Lone Star quilt- it is HUGE! The best part is all the open space I have to play in on her quilt. The outside border has these incredibly well made stars. I’ve never been brave enough to piece something like this. The most impressive part […]
I’ve got this beautiful lone star on the frame right now. I love the combination of batiks with the other fabric motifs. The lone star has a great contemporary feel, doesn’t it? I’ve finished the stitch-in-the-ditch work on the whole top, and I have done one of the star sections with a curling feather. It […]
