Wednesday, October 31

Lone Star anyone???

I actually love making Lone Star quilts - I know...just a bit hard to believe!
It was the first quilt I ever made - BEFORE I knew there were "levels" to quilting.
Sometimes what you don't know isn't so bad!
Here are my strip sets, cut, stair-step sewn and ready to be cut again.
Look at that stripe binding just hanging there on the left waiting to be added! 
 
 I've cut the strip sets on a 45 degree diagonal.
Ahhhh - it's starting to take shape!
 
The star points are sewn and set into a quilt.
I quilted a #3 level design - different in each area.
 
 

I added the left-over diagonal strips in a border to make the quilt rectangle. 


This was a custom order for my friends Mark & Karen. 
 It's hanging in their home in Montana - so pretty!

And this is the original Queen size one of mine...Fig Tree prints - lovely...

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13 comments:

  1. Vonna October 31, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    Very beautiful. I love the colors you used. I am getting my nerve to do a lone star. After all, I do live in Texas - right. Your quilting rocks. I learning that also.

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    1. kathy-oOctober 31, 2012 at 9:40 AM

      Ahh - thank you! Yes - you live in Texas - the Lone Star state...take a deep breath and you'll get it done! I love the picture of your red & white star quilt....yummy!

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    2. Vonna November 5, 2012 at 9:06 AM

      I appreciate your reply to my comment. I have found that there are many bloggers out there that I'm guessing all about the advertising and never respond, even in general to their fans comments. I so appreciate it.

      The red quilt in my profile is my greatgrandmothers. The brown urn on the shelf is now about 125 years old, the quilt around 100 and the pink bowl about 7 as well. Thank you for the comment.

      Vonna

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  2. trishOctober 31, 2012 at 9:24 AM

    Breath taking!!!

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    1. kathy-oOctober 31, 2012 at 9:41 AM

      Thank you! They are always fun, fun, fun to make!

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  3. DesOctober 31, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    Love what you did on the sides to make it rectangle. Smarty pants!!
    i love a lone star. sigh.

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    1. kathy-oOctober 31, 2012 at 10:07 AM

      The "sides" idea came from a fantastic friend in Idaho who had done the same thing....she gets the credit on that one!
      Thanks!

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  4. Terry@ a quilting blogOctober 31, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    What a beautiful quilt...love the fabrics and colors...TFS!

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    1. kathy-oOctober 31, 2012 at 12:36 PM

      Thank you - I have a larger bed-size one out of these same prints for myself. I had it in a show & these friends saw it & wanted one, too. Sharing.....that's what it's all about!

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  5. vintage greyOctober 31, 2012 at 8:12 PM

    Wow, so gorgeous!! xo Heather

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  6. Mama PeaOctober 31, 2012 at 8:15 PM

    It is absolutely beautiful. I have never tackled one of these yet!

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  7. JocelynNovember 1, 2012 at 3:16 AM

    It is beautiful! I love those colors too!!

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  8. Cotton BlossomNovember 1, 2012 at 5:26 AM

    Wow that is gorgeous! I wish I didn't know about levels, totally intimidating to me!

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