Online since
1997
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Infinite Stars |
1992, American Quilters Society |
Trouble Free Triangles |
1995, That Patchwork Place |
Thirtysomething |
1997, Pl Publishing |
Second Cousins
I had a vague idea of what I wanted to do for this quilt
before I began. I went to Corel Draw to fine tune it. Corel Draw probably wasn't the
quickest program for illustrating it, but I wanted to be able to illustrate how to
assemble it for a pattern for Thirtysomething. By illustrating
it before beginning, I was able to determine exactly what needed to be cut. Working in
shades of gray was important for getting the values right to get the design I had in my
mind.
Country Christmas
This is one of my favorite quilts from my book, Infinite Stars.
To design the stars, I converted traditional square patchwork blocks into diamonds on
equilateral triangle grid graph paper. Reflecting one patchwork diamond in a pair of
mirror tiles shows a star. Recoloring the block and altering the positions of light,
medium and dark in the block or adding, subtracting or altering design lines within the
block, truly leads to an infinite array of stars. Quilters today have the computer
advantage to design these quickly. If I didn't have more ideas for other quilts, I would
still be doing these - they're fascinating and so much fun.
I was lucky to meet Gayle at the
1997 Houston International Quilt Market. A very friendly lady with a great sense of humor.
Gayle challenged me to make a 6 pointed star (like she makes in her book Thirtysomething)
using a traditional block in Quilt Pro. I wasn't sure it could be done but with some
thought to how the program works I was able to do it. This is what she tells us about
herself. "I was hit with a very serious case of quilt
pox in 1981 and have not recovered yet! My great passion for patchwork and quilting has
lead to my developing three techniques for quilters and authoring a book about each. I
have become known for adapting today's rotary cutting techniques to the 60 degree angle.
Currently, I am working again with the half-square triangle unit in traditional country,
scrappy designs." Gayle goes on to say "My quilts
have won numerous awards, but my main focus is designing quilts to share in books,
patterns and lectures. My most popular workshops are based on my books, but workshops of
my newest patterns are also taught. Contact me at