Mexican Star Deconstructed

The next block for my sweet niece's wall hanging is called Mexican Star.

Step 1. I trace the pattern pieces from the pattern book onto some thin plastic.

Step 2. Trace the pattern pieces onto the fabric.

Step 3. Mark a 1/4" seam allowance using the quilting stick.

I then cut out all of the pieces. Here they are arranged in their final position. The angles are off because of the seam allowance. When I sew it together the corners will meet. I fussy cut Pooh so he would be right side up.

Bright Hopes Completed

Here is the completed "bright hopes" block for my niece's wall hanging. I am really happy with how it turned out.

Lap Quilt

This is the other project I have been working on. It is a 12 block sampler lap quilt for my mother. It is all hand pieced and hand quilted (at least the part that I have finished quilting). It still needs some quilting completed and the edges bound. I hope to finish it for Christmas...we'll see.

Grandmother's Fan

Jacob's Ladder

Dutchman's Puzzle

Log Cabin

Drunkard's Path

Honey Bee (one of my favorites)

Dresden Plate

54-40 or Fight

Rail Fence

King's X

Ohio Star

Card Trick

Bright Hopes

This is one part of the four patch block called "bright hopes". Each of the four blocks is identical and when sewn together create a sort of lattice effect. The block will be part of a sampler wall hanging for my niece's Winnie the Pooh themed bedroom.

My First Quilting Project

Four block sampler wall-hanging

Fall 2007

Bottom row (l-r) "baby bud" and "patience corner", top row (l-r) "churn dash" and "four patch"

"Baby bud"

"patience corner"

"four patch"

"churn dash"

quilting detail