I am still enjoying my photos from the Festival of Quilts, even though this is not exactly news anymore. They have a competition category called Quilt Creations, where you may enter every quilty th…
I am still enjoying my photos from the Festival of Quilts, even though this is not exactly news anymore. They have a competition category called Quilt Creations, where you may enter every quilty th…
Classic Quilt Blocks have been sewn for centuries, are easy to recognise and are every quilters favorite. Let's celebrate these gorgeous blocks and add them to our quilting projects! The Friendship Star block is such a fun block to play with, whether you adapt the colour values, the layouts or the block design. There are so many variations of this block and you'll notice that some of them are referred to by different names, such as the Ribbon Star block or Water Wheel block etc. Today I'm going to share a few of the variations I played with to inspire you. Hopefully they will illustrate the gorgeous secondary patterns you can create with this block when it's used in a quilt. Please note these diagrams are for inspirational purposes only, they are not patterns. Let's start with the most basic Friendship Star block like we sewed in last week's tutorial: In either a straight setting or an on point setting, these gorgeous blocks dance and float around the quilt like ballerinas. The block may be simple, but doesn't it make a sweet and pretty quilt? Each example is all about the blocks and I love that! If I had to choose, I think my favorite is the on point setting. If you wanted to add a little more visual interest, then add some sashings and cornerstones. Perfection! Adding a third colour to the block not only changes the look of the quilt but it adds an extra element. An extra colour in the HST units anchors the floating stars together and creates a pretty layout with very little effort. Adding a third colour to the corners, adds warmth to the quilt and creates large blocks of colour. You could make these corners as scrappy as you want to inject more colour into the quilt, or only add colour to two corners to create a diagonal chain between the blocks. So, layout and colour are fun to play with, now let's have a look at variations of the block design: Replacing the square corner blocks with HST units creates a gorgeous secondary pinwheel (my absolute favorite) to the quilt. The pinwheels pop in the one colour but scrappy would work as well. This is such a simple variation with lots of possibilities. Switching the orientation of the HST corner units creates a lovely woven pattern connecting the star blocks into a gorgeous quilt. This one is so fun and looks way more complicated than it actually is. Stunning! Adding a simple four patch to the corners of the block, and some sashings and cornerstones to the layout creates a wonderful secondary chain pattern linking all the star blocks together. This one is really pretty, don't you think? It would make a great scrappy pattern. Adding an extra strip of colour to the corner HST's creates a two toned secondary square pattern. This gives the quilt a modern feel and adds something fun to the design. You could really play around with this variation, and it would be quick and easy to sew. Dividing the outer HST triangles into two creates another gorgeous secondary pinwheel pattern which also floats in the quilt. I love this one! The pinwheels are smaller and softer than the other example and it doesn't overpower the Friendship Star blocks. So cute! And I love this variation as well. I'd keep each star in the same fabric but use a mix of fabrics in the corners to make the secondary pattern scrappy and fun. This one could be a fun one to try! Maybe we could do something like this for the Scrappy Sew Along I want to run later in the year. So, that's just a few variations of the Friendship Star block to inspire you to create some gorgeous quilts of your own. It's a block that shines in any setting and even in its most basic form you're guaranteed an eye catching quilt. Which one's your favorite? I hope these examples give you the confidence to play with colour, layout and design to adapt the Friendship Star block in your future quilts. Next week I have a mini quilt pattern for you, and it's the perfect example of two is better than one. Stay tuned! Happy quilting :)
Okay everyone! This long time anticipated crochet quilt tutorial is finally available! (happy jig!) My friend Tiffany of Fanny Lu Designs took the time to put together the most thorough and detailed t
As I write this blog post, the halls are decked (except for my Christmas tree) and I am curled up under a new, large, Minky-backed Christma...
Okay everyone! This long time anticipated crochet quilt tutorial is finally available! (happy jig!) My friend Tiffany of Fanny Lu Designs took the time to put together the most thorough and detailed t
This is a simple Cathedral Windows quilt tutorial that uses circles and is also Quilt As-You-Go! I really enjoyed making this quilt – it’s refreshing to make something different from yo…
Last Saturday I was honored to be asked to be the guest speaker at the MMQG Super Saturday Sewing event. Why is it super? Well for starters, they gather from 9am to 9pm for 12 hours of non-stop stitching!!!! That's pretty super in my books. It was a lovely day with nice company, good food and great stitching. The event happens upstairs at GJs fabrics so there's always great shopping available too! :-) It's a great space for sewing with loads of natural light!! There were many wonderful quilts to see ... And I did a bit of show and tell myself ... I can't even imagine what I was thinking / saying in that last shot with Groucho. Maybe I should run a caption competition ;-) All in all, I had a great time and want to thank everyone at the Guild for being so lovely and welcoming!! Andi xx
The Andee Hoodee is finally here!! This is a beginner pattern super easy for those that have just started. Hope you enjoy it!! Make sure you tag me so I can see your creations and how you style them. You will need to either quilt your own fabric, buy quilted fabric, or and what this pattern is meant for use a pre-owned quilt for this project. COMES WITH - - A4 Digital download Pattern - Instructions - A0 download Body : Medium: width 53” around - length 21” from top of shoulder Large: width 59” around - length 22 from top of shoulder X-Large: width 65” around - length 24 from top of shoulder The length is easy to adjust if needed longer, the sizing provided sizing is mean’t to meet at your pants edge. You will receive an INSTANT DOWNLOAD sent to the email you have used on etsy (make sure you can get into this email.) The sizing is M L XL starting from the first line on the inside Instagram: @darleneagnes.co
In my first Sawtooth Star post, I mentioned I'd do a tutorial to help you work out measurements for flying geese units, but then I decided to ditch the math lesson and provide a quick and easy cheat sheet for various sizes instead. Ah! The flying geese block is just a little slice of heaven, isn't it? - so simple, so versatile and so easy to sew. They're used in lots of gorgeous blocks like the Sawtooth Star, they look fantastic in borders, and rows of flying geese set into a quilt is simply stunning. There are a few methods for sewing flying geese blocks (and I'll link a couple of fantastic tutorials at the end of the post), but I prefer sewing them one at a time, left triangle first and then the right, before trimming them to size. It may be more time consuming than other methods, but I enjoy the slow rhythm of chain piecing a bunch of these blocks. I do cut my smaller triangles slightly larger than required because they're cut diagonally from a square, and no matter how carefully we cut it can still result in wonky units. This little extra ensures you don't lose any points or 1/4" seams. Once the sewing is done you will need to trim them to size, but there's minimal waste and a perfect flying geese block every time. Flying Geese Bloc Loc Square Up Rulers makes trimming accurate and easy and a rotating mat makes the whole process fast and painless, but of course you can trim them carefully without any fancy tools. My cheat sheet includes the cutting requirements for eleven sizes which should make it a great reference to have for all your future projects. To download my cheat sheet simply click on the link or right click on the photo below and save it to your computer. For each flying geese unit you require one large print triangle (four are cut from one square) and two small background triangles, and then simply follow the diagrams below to construct your block: There are other methods for sewing flying geese blocks which are possibly quicker, and I've found some great tutorials for you to try as well. Karen at Connecting Threads has two methods - a sew and flip corner tutorial using rectangles and squares, and a sew two at once tutorial using only squares. You can follow both tutorials HERE. Karen also has a tutorial for using the flying geese ruler method which you can follow HERE. Scrapish.com has a tutorial for sewing four flying geese units at once using squares, and there's a cheat sheet included to make it easier for you. You can follow the tutorial HERE. And for paper piecing lovers Triangles on a Roll make it super easy and accurate. There's also a tutorial you can follow HERE. And there you have it - lots of ways to make sewing your next batch of flying geese units quick, easy, accurate and fun! Enjoy! Happy sewing :)
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April 202 Ministering Handout Wow! What a difference a month makes!!!! It is really hard to believe where we are today compared to a month ago…I hope we will say that again next month!! Times are a little bit scary, but I am so glad that we have a prophet who is pro active and … Continue reading April 2020 Ministering Handout →
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Many thanks for all the words of wisdom, comfort and understanding that you each offered to me in my last post! From reading the comments, it seems that artistic road blocks and creative detours, (which can leave us feeling more lost then we feel comfortable with) are pretty common, and it helps to be reminded that not only are we not alone on our journey, it's actually an okey-dokey place to be. If we just stay calm, and even take some time to be at peace with the odd cross-roads which we find ourselves standing in, we might even learn a thing or two. Well, I'm still at those creative cross-roads, scratching my head over which way to go, but I'm making peace with the fact that this is where I am, and trusting that eventually I will feel like I am on the right path again. I guess the thing that I am trying to learn is patience, (which seems to be a lesson that I keep needing to learn over, and over again). In the meantime I am going to be listing the pieces that I made a few weeks ago, (and actually liked!) and do my best to just begin enjoying where I am in the moment, even if it feels a bit directionless. These two "Mini Scrap Quilts" can be found here and here. (I have a few more that I will be listing in the next few days.) And here's to all of you... where ever you you find yourself in your own creative journey, know that I am grateful for getting to walk this path with such generous, lovely and talented kindred spirits. xo P.S. I'm reading the comments, and have to say, don't worry about me! I'm well and fine, and have my sense of humor fully intact! I tend to get philosophical about things, but believe me, I'm not being hard on myself, I'm just antsy, (as I get bored easily doing the same thing over and over) and impatient to figure out something new. (If patience is a virtue, it's a virtue that I lack!) This post was simply to say that I am learning not to rush things and to be more content being where I am, instead of where I think I should be.
Enjoy these easy and fun cheat sheets/charts for quilters from Art Gallery Fabrics ®. No Waste Flying Geese, Magic 8 HST, basic HST, Four at a Time HST etc.
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I’ve had a package of blue Kaffe Fassett Collective fabrics in my closet for at least a year now. I had planned to make an all blue version of the Jewel Frames quilt. Here’s my very col…
The Summer Solstice was designed by Bradley and Judy Niemeyer. These instructions teach a strip piecing technique that expands on our traditional foundation paper piecing approach to complete lone …
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Classic Quilt Blocks have been sewn for centuries, are easy to recognise and are every quilters favorite. Let's celebrate these gorgeous blocks and add them to our quilting projects! The Friendship Star block is such a fun block to play with, whether you adapt the colour values, the layouts or the block design. There are so many variations of this block and you'll notice that some of them are referred to by different names, such as the Ribbon Star block or Water Wheel block etc. Today I'm going to share a few of the variations I played with to inspire you. Hopefully they will illustrate the gorgeous secondary patterns you can create with this block when it's used in a quilt. Please note these diagrams are for inspirational purposes only, they are not patterns. Let's start with the most basic Friendship Star block like we sewed in last week's tutorial: In either a straight setting or an on point setting, these gorgeous blocks dance and float around the quilt like ballerinas. The block may be simple, but doesn't it make a sweet and pretty quilt? Each example is all about the blocks and I love that! If I had to choose, I think my favorite is the on point setting. If you wanted to add a little more visual interest, then add some sashings and cornerstones. Perfection! Adding a third colour to the block not only changes the look of the quilt but it adds an extra element. An extra colour in the HST units anchors the floating stars together and creates a pretty layout with very little effort. Adding a third colour to the corners, adds warmth to the quilt and creates large blocks of colour. You could make these corners as scrappy as you want to inject more colour into the quilt, or only add colour to two corners to create a diagonal chain between the blocks. So, layout and colour are fun to play with, now let's have a look at variations of the block design: Replacing the square corner blocks with HST units creates a gorgeous secondary pinwheel (my absolute favorite) to the quilt. The pinwheels pop in the one colour but scrappy would work as well. This is such a simple variation with lots of possibilities. Switching the orientation of the HST corner units creates a lovely woven pattern connecting the star blocks into a gorgeous quilt. This one is so fun and looks way more complicated than it actually is. Stunning! Adding a simple four patch to the corners of the block, and some sashings and cornerstones to the layout creates a wonderful secondary chain pattern linking all the star blocks together. This one is really pretty, don't you think? It would make a great scrappy pattern. Adding an extra strip of colour to the corner HST's creates a two toned secondary square pattern. This gives the quilt a modern feel and adds something fun to the design. You could really play around with this variation, and it would be quick and easy to sew. Dividing the outer HST triangles into two creates another gorgeous secondary pinwheel pattern which also floats in the quilt. I love this one! The pinwheels are smaller and softer than the other example and it doesn't overpower the Friendship Star blocks. So cute! And I love this variation as well. I'd keep each star in the same fabric but use a mix of fabrics in the corners to make the secondary pattern scrappy and fun. This one could be a fun one to try! Maybe we could do something like this for the Scrappy Sew Along I want to run later in the year. So, that's just a few variations of the Friendship Star block to inspire you to create some gorgeous quilts of your own. It's a block that shines in any setting and even in its most basic form you're guaranteed an eye catching quilt. Which one's your favorite? I hope these examples give you the confidence to play with colour, layout and design to adapt the Friendship Star block in your future quilts. Next week I have a mini quilt pattern for you, and it's the perfect example of two is better than one. Stay tuned! Happy quilting :)
It's easy to get in the holiday spirit and get your Christmas quilting done with a pattern like Hexie Stripe. It's a vintage design with a modern twist!
I taught a series of classes in Atlanta that used Kaffe Fassett fabrics. As you can imagine, we had leftovers! After about 5 workshops I dev...
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