Yesterday was another Quilting 101 workshop. I featured Lemoyne Star blocks. This was the month I decided to present the dreaded inset piecing block. A lot of quilters will avoid this type of block because they feel it is difficult. I much prefer the Variable Star block, but I have done Lemoyne Star blocks. I did not like them, but I think it was because I did not like piecing them very much.
I found a magazine article with one page instructions for piecing a Leymoyne Star block so I decided I could present this at a Quilting 101 workshop. That was a couple of months ago. Last month I saw a show with Eleanor Burns and she did the Lemoyne Star. I liked the way she sewed her block together better than the way the piecing was presented in the magazine article.
The green and blue/purple block is the block I made from the instructions from the magazine article. The pink and blue block is made from Eleanor Burn's book, Victory Quilts. I had to search far and wide to find this book. It seems that someone else had designs on copies of this book. I had seen it everywhere I went all summer. But when I wanted a copy of this book last week, it was nowhere to be found! Since I wanted it ASAP, I did not have time to order it and have it delivered to my home. So hubby and I went on a trek 50 or more miles away to get this precious book. I like the way Eleanor Burns presents her directions in this book. They are very detailed with lots of pictures. Since I am a picture lover (I don't read the directions until I have made a mistake), I appreciate that concept.
One of the ladies finished her block at Quilting 101 yesterday. I was excited for her because this is not the easiest block to piece. She was very happy that she persevered and finished it also.
Please check out Roberta's blog. She has lots of great pictures from our retreat.
Happy Quilting
6 comments:
I still wish we lived close enough so I could take your classes. I am completely self taught but I would let you teach me all that you could!!
LeMoyne Stars are my favorite shape in all of Quiltdom...but then they are a breeze to do when hand piecing. I'm not so sure I would have ever made one if I had to do it by machine :0)
Crispy
Hi Pam! I'm glad I do live close enough to you so you can teach me your new (to you) technique. Can I have a mini workshop at retreat?
Your stars look great, Pam! I admire your piecing abilities!
I made one perfect one in a class with Ginny B once, and now I'm done. I'm gonna stick with Evening stars. . . or, even better, wonky free-pieced stars!
Pam, Your blocks are lovely. I purchased the Victory Quilts book last year when Pat Knoechel (Eleanors sister) came to our guild. She comes every November and shows us the latest books and brings along the most beautiful quilts to share. She gives a little demonstration on how to put the blocks together. I love the Sky Rockets block and plan to make it someday. Isn't the book great? I visited their store this summer in San Diego and they have a new book out. Too many projects and so little time. :)
Good job on your blocks. I made some of those and by the 5th one I was getting pretty good at it and I only needed to make 6. lol
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