My favorite quilt is a Lone Star or Radiant Star quilt. I've made two quilts with this pattern. It takes
a lot of work
to match the seams. Everything is bias cut, so it tends to stretch.
You have to pin each seam or the star points don't match. I love the
star, but I don't truly enjoy making it.
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My second Lone Star Quilt
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So, one day I was browsing on Etsy for Lone Star quilts and I came across
Touch of Earth shop.
It has several lovely unfinished Lone Star quilt tops for sale. The
most amazing thing is that they only charge $29.99 for a quilt top! I
know that the fabrics probably cost that, and I'd pay a lot more just to
have it pieced! All that pinning done by someone else... it was so
tempting that I bought a quilt top!
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| This is the one I bought! |
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| Coordinating fabric to finish it |
When I got it, it was lovely. I was (and still am) so impressed with her workmanship.
All of the points line up correctly. The center is totally flat. The colors match well and compliment each other well. It is square. Wow!
I'm so excited to share the glorious treasure of her quilt tops with you!!! I plan on buying more and finishing them for gifts. I bought a book several years ago which has fancy methods to finish the Lone Star quilts. It's titled, Lone Star Quilts and Beyond, by Jan Krentz. The quilts in there are sooooo beautiful. I have wanted to make some like this, but I dreaded doing the star center. Now I will be able to finish it in a stunning method. I have bought the fabric to finish this first one, but I plan on keeping it and putting it in on my bed.
Ok, enough about me. Let's look at some more of her lovely quilt tops. I can't say enough great things about her quilts. Lovely.
These are really impressive. I never thought of just buying a quilt top.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought of it either until I saw these. The price is unbeatable. And the workmanship is fantastic.
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