Quilts from the New York Sewer

Quilts from the New York Sewer!
December 1992 LeMoyne Star This is the second quilt that I made. High on the completion of my first quilt, I made this one imediately after the first. By this time, I had discover the whole rotary cutting system, and I used a special angled ruler to cut the diamonds. This quilt was bigger than the first, it was a queen size. It took me two weeks to make. I used machine piecing, and tied the layers together with pearl cotton embroidery floss in matching colors. I think I also machine-tacked the layers together. I used a darker fabric for the cornerstones of the sashing, which gives this top a little pizazz! I think the colors came out pretty good. At this point in my quilting 'career' I played it pretty safe and made quilts with few colors on a light background. I used a big puffy batting, just like my first quilt. I don't recommend this if you are going to machine quilt, and if you tie it, you should do it about every 4-5 inches. I tied about 12 inches apart, and I can only imagine the condition this quilt is in! It was a gift, and I haven't seen the quilt since giving it away. Click for larger image References for this project: Books Patchwork Made Perfect This was the first book I had, but it is not a book for beginners. Links LeMoyne Star from Simply Quilts - Pretty good instruction, and templates to print out. Tools EZ Quilting Templates This template/ruler makes cutting this quilt very easy! There is a great Tutorial on the EZ Wright site about how to use this ruler. Shops: Quilt Direct in England. They sell all the EZ Wright products. Creative Quilting and Country Crafts carries the EZ rulers, they are in the US.	QUICK LINKS! My Quilts Quilts Home .....Go To Next Quilt---> Squirrel Winter Wallhanging Strawberry Quilt Jacobean Wallhanging Halloween Quilt Autumn Table Runner Flags in Stars Flying Geese a L'Orange avec Cranberries Whirlygig Wallhanging Quilt Shoo Fly Mini Quilt Berry Patch Stars Lap Quilt Buckeye Beauty Lap Quilt Heart Wall Hanging Double Nine Patch and Hearts Pinwheel Baby Quilt American Flag Quilt Double Irish Chain Queen Quilt Pieced Tulip Baby Quilt Sawtooth Star Baby Quilt Weathervane Wall Hanging Pink and Green Lemoyne Star Red and Green Lemoyne Star Christmas Stockings

Quilts from the New York Sewer!

December 1992

LeMoyne Star

This is the second quilt that I made. High on the completion of my first quilt, I made this one imediately after the first. By this time, I had discover the whole rotary cutting system, and I used a special angled ruler to cut the diamonds. This quilt was bigger than the first, it was a queen size. It took me two weeks to make. I used machine piecing, and tied the layers together with pearl cotton embroidery floss in matching colors. I think I also machine-tacked the layers together.

I used a darker fabric for the cornerstones of the sashing, which gives this top a little pizazz! I think the colors came out pretty good. At this point in my quilting 'career' I played it pretty safe and made quilts with few colors on a light background.

I used a big puffy batting, just like my first quilt. I don't recommend this if you are going to machine quilt, and if you tie it, you should do it about every 4-5 inches. I tied about 12 inches apart, and I can only imagine the condition this quilt is in! It was a gift, and I haven't seen the quilt since giving it away.

Click for larger image

References for this project:

Books

Patchwork Made Perfect
This was the first book I had, but it is not a book for beginners.

Links

LeMoyne Star from Simply Quilts - Pretty good instruction, and templates to print out.

Tools

EZ Quilting Templates

This template/ruler makes cutting this quilt very easy!

There is a great Tutorial on the EZ Wright site about how to use this ruler.

Shops:
Quilt Direct in England. They sell all the EZ Wright products.
Creative Quilting and Country Crafts carries the EZ rulers, they are in the US.

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