Asterisk Quilt Completed

I finished the quilting in time to show this quilt in our little quilt show in August. This is the second project I have completed on my new Gammill Vision 26-10. The quilting was really very simple. I just quilted squiggly lines in all the 1/2 inch inserts. This resulted in a sort of lattice [...]

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Borders Added to Asterisk Quilt Top

I added the 1 1/2 inch dark brown print inner border, the 1/2 inch turquoise batik inner border, and the large floral mitered outer border, so the quilt top is complete. I have some ideas for the quilting which is the next step, but that will have to wait a little while.

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Center of Asterisk Quilt

When I finished the center of the asterisk quilt, I took this photo with it placed on my living room floor(That’s rug to the left and hardwood and hearth to the right.). The problem I am having with this quilt is obvious: lack of good contrast between background fabrics and the insert fabrics. In this [...]

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Progress Report on Asterisk Quilt

I have been working on the asterisk quilt. As you recall, you start with stacks of 7-inch squares. Insert 1-inch strips. End up with stacks of blocks to be trimmed up. Here are some finished blocks. I will need 81 for a 9 block by 9 block quilt. These are Kaffe Fassett fabrics. I think [...]

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Asterisk Block

I started experimenting with asterisk blocks using Kaffe Fassett fabrics. These are lots of fun.

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