Quilting the Hunter Star

I have been busy quilting 2 quilts this past week, the Christmas Cactus Quilt and the Hunter Star Quilt, so not much news.  I will post full pictures when they are finished.

One Corner of the Hunter Star Quilt.

I don't want to give it away completely until I have it finished.

Peggy

Hunter Star Placemats

I had some leftover fabric from making the Hunter Star Quilt so I decided to make some placemats rather than just putting the fabric in my scrap bin.  I added a blue border which I am not fond of but didn't want to rip it out.

Hunter Star Quilt is finished and other things

I finished the Hunter Star Quilt the other day and since it was mild out and no much snow I was able to hang it up outside and take a decent picture of it.  It is made with the "Deb Tucker Rapid Fire Hunter Star Ruler".  This ruler is really a great tool to make this quilt.

Hunter Star Quilt

I am a little disappointed with the colours since the deep brown star doesn't show up as much as I thought it would, but I am still happy with it.

I also got an Ipad for Christmas (I'm spoiled, I know) so I wanted to make a cover for it to give it some protection.  I looked around the Internet for a pattern and decided on this one from One Shabby Chick.  Her tutorial is very easy to follow and it actually fits my Ipad.

Ipad cover.

I have had this fabric for a while and

thought it was just perfect,

very elegant.



I also made a new bag for a friend for her groceries.  She is like me and hates to pay the 5 cents for a bag so I made her one to carry in her purse or car to have handy when she needs one.

This bag is lined and ready to go.

I have made this bag pattern many times.  I got it off the Internet many years ago and I can't find the pattern again to link it to this post.  It is called "The Greatest Bag Tutorial Ever?"  I make it a little larger than the pattern calls for.  I make it 16x17 and the pattern calls for 13 1/2 x 12.  I made it that size once and it is too small so not I make it the larger size.

I found the link: here it is.



Christmas Lunch with Thursday Group

Today was our last meeting before Christmas.  There is always so much to do before Christmas that we decided that this would be our last until the new year. 

Joyce did herself proud with a beautiful lunch for us. 

Our beautiful and delicious lunch.

She even used her Christmas teapot.

This was dessert.  Yum...



We also managed to get some quilting done.

Pierina is still working on her tree quilt.

She has completed 18 of 30 trees.

These will be trimmed when she has

them all completed.

Maria was making a gift bag for a friend.

All finished.

She is also trying to complete this

paper-pieced wall hanging.

She just needs borders now.

Joyce started with this today.

And finished the day with 2 borders

sewn on, just one to go.

I was working on my hunter star quilt top (7 rows completed)

and quilting this baby quilt.

Peggy

Hunter Star Quilt Pattern

I took a class today that was through the Circle of Friends Quilt Shoppe.  It was the Hunter Star class using the Deb Tucker Rapid Fire Hunter Star Ruler.  When you use this ruler it makes the Hunter Star block so much easier to use.  Many patterns for the hunter star use templates, but with the Deb Tucker ruler you don't make any templates and you use only this ruler to make the star pattern.


Norma was our instructor and she had all the parts and pieces up on the design wall.  She used 3 colours as so did many of the gals in the class use 3 colours.  She made the 10 inch square and it was easy to see from anywhere in the room.

I used 3 colours.  I decided to make the 6 inch block.  I think I will make it into a lap size and it will go to yoga with me to use for shavasana, when you lay down at the end of your yoga practice and go into a state of relaxation and cover up to keep warm.

My strips being put together

One row put together.  We followed the instructions

for the ruler.  You can see them

under my strip.

I was able to complete 2 rows at class,

I had pre-cut my strips

so I was a little further ahead then some of

the others.

I am a little disappointed that

the star doesn't show up on the

screen, but it does

in real life.

Here are some photos of the other Hunter Star Patterns

that were put together at the class.

Beautiful Red and Green

Beautiful Mauve's (on the ironing board)

There were a few different fall shaded batiks.

Another Red and Green combo.

This one was a mistake.  She didn't plan on the star

to be the beige colour

but

doesn't it just pop out on you.

This lovely blue one took a little deciding to do.

She couldn't decide which combination she liked best.

I think she finally decided on the first one.

Hopefully it won't take me too long to finish this lap quilt but with Christmas coming and lots of extra things to do I will probably get it finished in the new year.

Peggy