GrandmaJeanne

Nice quilt, and no Y seams. Like the way you added the top and bottom borders, just a great finishing touch.

grammypatty7

Hi Lacy,
It has a lot of 4 3/8th inch squares cut in each color used. Pattern says it's a 42 1/2 inch star for a queen or king sized bed which made it interesting to make work for a twin and look right. It will definitely over flow his bed but if he continues to grow as he currently is, he'll appreciate the ample size of his quilt.

We've been in the Villages 6 years this Aug. 29th, 2011 year round and love it here! We do miss family and friends but email is good and we've been going back for a few days twice a year. Our daughter and her children come down for about a week each year and that's wonderful. The children seem to really look forward to coming down as the Villages is very grandchildren friendly. Hope you do decide to retire here. The cost of living is amazingly affordable especially when you factor in all that is offered here. My retired math teacher husband did the math before the move and feels we have come out ahead and we came from a lovely community in IL. The real plus for us is being out of the cold winter where my arthritis really flared up and here move pain free with ease.

Thanks for looking.
Hugs
Patty

grammypatty7

Thank you GrammaBabs. Maybe you're hubby will change his mind. It's really a great place but with the economy the way it is, homes in the north aren't easy to sell at the moment and if you need to sell yours before moving, you definitely want to be sure of a buyer first. Ours in IL sold in 7 days and we had 45 days to get out of a 2 1/2 story home where we had lived for 29 years and had a lot of stuff to eliminate as it couldn't come with us to a one level home. We did it somehow. If it's meant to be, you'll work it out. In the meantime, many come down and rent for a month. Have you come down for their 7 day package yet? If not you might want to look into it. Go to http://www.thevillages.com. That's what we did and we purchased our home the 2nd day here but we had been researching both in IL and central FL for a full year before we came down to visit several retirement communities and knew the minute we got here, this was meant to be. It isn't for everyone but it sure is for us. It all depends on what you want for your life style.
Good luck.
Patty

grammypatty7

Hi Sue,
Answered this in a previous post. The instructor had to get permission to share the pattern with us so I don't feel I can share it - have to respect copy right laws. You could first try doing a search on this group for "no Y seams star" or "shooting star" and see what comes up. It's a 42 1/2 inch block for a queen or king sized quilt but all you get is that huge center star. If you want to then make it into a quilt, you'll have to do the designing yourself unless you can find one to use. I did use my electric quilt 7 software to design it out, to get the measurements for the borders correct and finding all of the smaller individual star and the fan block patterns used on the top and bottom. The actual quilt design is mine. I honestly don't need software to design a quilt but having it did help me get things the size needed such as it allowed me to size the blocks to the exact size and the "points in" border with the exact size for my quilt. I did design it each step of the way as I worked as I do "quilt as you go Patty style". Will define that in a separate email because bet there will be questions on that one. There always are as people are fascinated that I do my own quilting and don't use a hoop or frame.

First search this group, then try a google search and bet you'll find a pattern.
Thanks for looking.
Patty

Leota

Really Nice quilt!

debcavan

That is absolutely gorgeous. I love the colors. I love the design. Congrats on a wonderful quilt

owlvamp

fantastic quilt! You did a beautiful job

laceybritt

Thank you Patty!!!! I am also looking at buying the 'Stars by Magic' book that also does not have y seams. I can hand piece them OK but my machine piecing y seams always ends in me taking them out several times to get them to look good.
I love the idea of squares and HSTs, they look better than the y seams IMO.
My family is getting older (me too!) so we moved back to the small rural town I grew up in. I do not have any quilters by me and NO shops, (heavy sigh)! I am the oldest of 6 girls and everyone LOVES for me to make them gifts, but, I am the only one that quilts. Everyone else says it takes too long and they don't have the patience. I agree with them :lol: , but I do know they appreciate my quilts very much so that is a great trade off!
You would think in this area I would have a lot of time to quilt, but I also love the garden. The Vidalia onions kept me busy and it is time for the tomatoes.
The thing I did not remember growing up here is the summer heat. I left my son and daughter in Orlando (close to it!) and I watch their weather. Right now we are about 10 degrees hotter than they are, and that is hot!
I left my 2 grandaughters behind and I do miss my little quilters. I taught both to quilt, and one loves to machine quilt, she made her first quilt at 12yo. She says there is no way she would ever quilt by hand, and I love to.
But they are teens now and stay very busy!
Pefect quilt for 11 yo is Michael!

grammypatty7

Michael just turned 11. Just sent you a reply privately. You'll enjoy that book, especially if it's the one I'm thinking of as I've debated about getting it too but haven't. I have so many quilt ideas in my head that it's doubtful I'll be around long enough to make half of them. Creativity and motivation just isn't a problem for me it seems. Thank goodness.
Hugs
Patty

Mariposa

Nicely done!!