Star Crossed Part One

Disclaimer:  The products in this post were given to my by Island Batik at no cost to me.

 My Island Batik Ambassador challenge for August is Star Light, Star Bright.  I've been working on it in between getting my three boys back to school.  One to college, one to high school, and the fourth grader is starting on this coming Monday.  I'm excited about the design for Star Crossed.  You can see my design idea, along with some of the new Island Batik fabrics above.

 I was able to cut all of my pieces out with the Accuquilt Go.  So quick, precise, and easy to use.  

I used the 8" qube and a couple of strip dies to cut out my quilt.

 Then I began a lot of chain piecing!  I'm making sets of twelve blocks each in three different colorways, purple, pink, and lavender.

 Here is my design wall showing many of the block units.

 This is one of the finished blocks.  Can you figure out how it is going to become a star?  I'll reveal the whole quilt in a future post.  I've just finished the quilting, so the big reveal should be in the next week or so.  Stay tuned!

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PDF Pattern Sale on Makerist!

 Makerist is having a flash sale now through June 16th!  Selected patterns are only $2.00 each!

 Two of my patterns are included in this sale.  The Strippy Flowers quilt block pattern, and

the Lots of Love Quilted Trivet pattern.  Click here to visit my Makerist pattern shop:

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Winds of Autumn Quilt Homecoming

 The Winds of Autumn quilt is back home from Love of Quilting.  I'm using it on my bed because it's so cuddly warm.  I just love the soft antique look these fabrics give this quilt.  It's wonderful for the cold rainy November weather we've been experiencing here.

 I take a lot of photos while I'm working on a quilt.  I thought I'd share a few of them in this post.  It's interesting to see what goes into each project.  I like to put the pieces of my blocks up on the design wall and snap photos.  Sometimes this leads to new design ideas for future quilts.

 These simple strips laid out together show some fun pattern and color play ideas.

 In this photo you can see the blocks coming together into on-point rows.  I use the on-point setting in a lot of my quilts.  

 Time to sew the borders.  I cut out all the pieces for my quilts before I begin sewing.  I sort them into zipper sandwich size baggies and label them with the color, size, and piece name or letter.

 Here the Winds of Autumn quilt is coming off the quilting frame.  This is when I check for any loose thread ends and weave them back into the quilt sandwich.

If you wish to sew your own Winds of Autumn quilt, the pattern is available in the October/November 2018 issue of Love of Quilting magazine.  If you make one, please send me a photo.  I would love to see it!

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Jennifer Thomas

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Winds of Autumn Quilt and a Giveaway!

 Today I'm showing the Winds of Autumn quilt.  This quilt features Missouri Star blocks and Windy Day Blocks set on point in a warm color palette.  The pattern for Winds of Autumn is in the new September/October 2018 issue of Love of Quilting.  This quilt is paired with a lesson on "quick-pieced split point units" to sew the two tone star points.

The fabrics for the Winds of Autumn quilt are from the Grace's Garden collection.  They were generously provided by Moda Fabrics.  

Here's a look at the Missouri Star block.  This block features bright berry red star points and a large center block that would be fun to showcase large quilting designs.  

The Windy Day Stars block has a nice layered look to it.  The brown cross looks like it is floating over the rest of the block.  This block was a lot of fun to piece, and it has a lovely finished look to it.

I was in a time crunch for the quilting, so I did my standard loopy meander allover design.  I used Warm and Natural cotton batting by The Warm Company and a light beige King Tut thread by Superior Threads.

Here is another close-up look at the quilt top.

Winds of Autumn is a nice size for any bed.  My bed is a King Size, so if you were making it for a Queen, or Double, it will look just as nice with a little more drape over the sides.

Quilt Stats:

Quilt Size:  82" x 99"

Block Size:  12" x 12"

Fabric:  Grace's Garden by Moda

Batting:  The Warm Company

Thread:  King Tut by Superior

I'm giving away two copies of the issue Winds of Autumn appears in.  Do you see the circled cameo of the Missouri Star block on the cover?  This is the new Love of Quilting, September/October 2018 issue.  To win a copy leave a comment below.  Let's make it fun ~ tell me about your favorite traditional Autumn activity.  I'll draw two winners at random.

Fun!  My fellow Island Batik Ambassador and North Carolina neighbor, Bea has a quilt in this issue, too!  Visit her blog here:  Beaquilter to see her quilt and another chance to win a copy of the magazine!

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Jennifer Thomas

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Fabric Sneaky Peeky!

It's sneaky peeky time!  I just wanted to share a pic of this adorable upcoming fabric line I've been working with.  This is Calico Crow by Lauren Nash for Riley Blake.  Isn't this just the cutest fabric?  Think Fall sewing, especially for the kitchen.  The white fabric on right has pumpkin recipes printed on it.  It's adorable!  This should be in your local fabric shop in June.

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Jennifer Thomas

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