The Very Best Quilt that I ever made-I'm so proud of it!!!

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03-02-2010, 03:24 AM

#51

blahel

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absolutely gorgeous!

03-02-2010, 03:50 AM

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beachlady

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Gorgeous quilt and Shawna must love it - she will cherish it forever!

03-02-2010, 03:55 AM

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obxqwlter

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That is one awesome quilt!!! A terrific accomplishment!

03-02-2010, 03:59 AM

#54

barnbum

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Wow!! I can see why you're so darned proud of that baby!! It's gorgeous and so well done. Take a bow and keep grinning--you've earned it!! :-D

I don't think I've seen the Carpenter's Star done so small--it's always a table topper when I've seen it. Beautiful!!

03-02-2010, 04:12 AM

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978gray

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All I can say is WOW!!!!

You did a beautiful job, I'm envious :)

03-02-2010, 04:23 AM

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Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

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I love all your bright, cheerful colors!

03-02-2010, 06:26 AM

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Dora Taggart

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Quote:

Originally Posted by danmar

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lilaciris

Absolutely beautiful!!!!

I tried to find the Carpenter's Star block pattern, no luck.

Is it called something else?

I never could find a pattern for it either. I looked for months, but I absolutely loved the pattern, so I made my own. I just saw a picture of one on eBay once. I didn't know much about quilting at the time, as I had only been quilting for about 6 months. I just used all 2 1/2" squares, not even realizing that that wouldn't work since some were squares in it and some were half squares. Then, I didn't know how big they should
be, so I sewed all the like 4 patches together and then decided on a size and cut them down. It was hilarious! Check out the pictures I took.

I have the book call "Simple Stars Beautiful Quilts" by Debbie Maddy, there are no Diamonds and no Y Seams. This book only has directions for Carpenter's Star 70 x70 and Bali Sky Wall Quilt 36x36.... the lay out in this book is just a little different than yours.

You did an excellent job designing that block...

03-02-2010, 06:40 AM

#58

SewSew2

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This quilt is stunning...this is one you should be proud of. Love you fabric choice.
Beth

03-02-2010, 06:54 AM

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Lilaciris

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Quote:

Originally Posted by danmar

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lilaciris

Absolutely beautiful!!!!

I tried to find the Carpenter's Star block pattern, no luck.

Is it called something else?

I never could find a pattern for it either. I looked for months, but I absolutely loved the pattern, so I made my own. I just saw a picture of one on eBay once. I didn't know much about quilting at the time, as I had only been quilting for about 6 months. I just used all 2 1/2" squares, not even realizing that that wouldn't work since some were squares in it and some were half squares. Then, I didn't know how big they should be, so I sewed all the like 4 patches together and then decided on a size and cut them down. It was hilarious! Check out the pictures I took.

I found a Carpenter's Wheel block on Quilters Cache. It's written for a 24" block but it tells you how to make a 12 " block, too.