Wonky stars quilt

A couple of weeks ago I spent a very fun day at the monthly PMQG Charity Sew meet up. The event is held at the fabulous Modern Domestic (my new home away from home) and I got to spend many happy h…

Free Quilt Pattern: 12×12 Wonky Star-In-A-Star | I Sew Free

You all – the Wonky Quilt is done!!! This is one of those quilts that I just LOVE, for so many reasons. First, that I was able to come up with a design that I really like, which uses a fair a…

Another Friday finish for you…and this week is a darling little baby quilt I made using some small wonky star blocks I had floating around… Usually when I make wonky star quilts I use 5…

We will be making a wonky star charity quilt for Fisher House, which provides "comfort homes" at Eglin AFB for the families of our wounded service men and women while they are undergoing medical treatment. Some of you may have received fabric at our A&E field trip last Saturday. If you didn't receive fabric then, there may be a limited number of block kits available at the May meeting. All blocks should be returned to Susan McDuffie not later than the June 7 meeting. Marcy Gallagher made our…

Wonky stars mini quilt PDF pattern. Finished size 18” (45cm) square. This is a fun stitching project, as there's quite a lot free form piecing with the stars, so one does not have to be very precise when sewing the pointy triangles. The more different they turn out, the better the "wonky" design. Fabric requirements: 12” (30cm) teal background fabric 13 x 4” by 10” (10cm) strips for star fabrics 20” (50cm) square of backing fabric 20” (50cm) square of batting / wadding 5” by 42” (15cm x…

Wonky stars

My friend wanted to make some wonky stars today... so we worked together... and figured out how it's done. We began with 3" squares. I dug through some scraps and found some yellow. laid it down there.... Double checking that it would cover the corner of the block. Yes. It does. :) Sew it on. Press open. Trim. Using the 3" square as a guide. Viola!!! One Star point.... Only 7 more to go!!!! Two star points! Oh.... Don't they look nice? Here I am chain piecing those star points on! Much…

Wonky Star quilt made with Napa's Block Party Club blocks - this one is off to Fairbanks with niece Ariana!

By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador You may have heard about improvisational quilting, or improv for short. This kind of freeform construction is fun and easy, and it keeps piecing interesting because every block is a new adventure. You don’t know exactly how it will look until it’s sewn together. I think improvisational work […]