How to quilt a Lone Star?

Over the weekend at my American Sewing Guild's winter sewing retreat, I
finished a Lone Star wallhanging. You can see it in my works in progress
album.

http://gallery.me.com/mwoz2#gallery

I'm hoping to get it pin pasted so I can quilt it at the Washington Quilt
Guild's retreat at the end of February. I'd planned to maybe do something
swirly or feathery in the white areas. But someone at the retreat said I
should do something with more straight lines.

Any opinions? How should I quilt this?

Maureen

Have you done a search on Webshots for Lone Star quilts? You will get many,
many great ideas for quilting!!! I think feathers in the white areas would
look wonderful. Perhaps some continuous curves in the star part. Are you
quilting this on your sewing machine?

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Laurie G. in CA
http://www.finishingtouchesquilts.com
http://community.webshots.com/user/lagrant7
~~~~~~~

"Maureen Wozniak" wrote in message
lobal.net...
Over the weekend at my American Sewing Guild's winter sewing retreat, I
finished a Lone Star wallhanging. You can see it in my works in progress
album.

http://gallery.me.com/mwoz2#gallery

I'm hoping to get it pin pasted so I can quilt it at the Washington Quilt
Guild's retreat at the end of February. I'd planned to maybe do something
swirly or feathery in the white areas. But someone at the retreat said I
should do something with more straight lines.

Any opinions? How should I quilt this?

Maureen

On Jan 25, 3:17*pm, Maureen Wozniak wrote:
In my opinion (G) swirly and or feathers would be wonderful in the
white areas. With so many straight lines in the piecing, some curvy
quilting will help balance the whole thing.
Lovely quilt.

Pati, in Phx


Over the weekend at my American Sewing Guild's winter sewing retreat, I
finished a Lone Star wallhanging. *You can see it in my works in progress
album.

http://gallery.me.com/mwoz2#gallery

I'm hoping to get it pin pasted so I can quilt it at the Washington Quilt
Guild's retreat at the end of February. *I'd planned to maybe do something
swirly or feathery in the white areas. *But someone at the retreat said I
should do something with more straight lines.

Any opinions? *How should I quilt this?

Maureen

In article l.net,
Maureen Wozniak wrote:

Over the weekend at my American Sewing Guild's winter sewing retreat, I
finished a Lone Star wallhanging. You can see it in my works in progress
album.

http://gallery.me.com/mwoz2#gallery

I'm hoping to get it pin pasted so I can quilt it at the Washington Quilt
Guild's retreat at the end of February. I'd planned to maybe do something
swirly or feathery in the white areas. But someone at the retreat said I
should do something with more straight lines.

Any opinions? How should I quilt this?

Maureen


Maureen, I like your idea of the swirly, feathery motifs. With so many
straight lines in the Lone Star, a bit of variety and contrast in the
quilting is a great idea. BTW, that Lone Star is just gorgeous! I
also like your teapot quilt; I have one made from the same patterns. G

--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net

Hi
I love your color choices! I agree with your decision to do
something
swirly or feathery in the larger areas rather than straight
lines.

The ones I've made I quilted following the diamond shapes in
the center
and then curvy or feather shapes in the larger areas. I was
very happy
with that balance.

-Debbie



Maureen Wozniak wrote in
lobal.net:

Over the weekend at my American Sewing Guild's winter sewing
retreat,
I finished a Lone Star wallhanging. You can see it in my
works in
progress album.

http://gallery.me.com/mwoz2#gallery

I'm hoping to get it pin pasted so I can quilt it at the
Washington
Quilt Guild's retreat at the end of February. I'd planned
to maybe do
something swirly or feathery in the white areas. But
someone at the
retreat said I should do something with more straight lines.

Any opinions? How should I quilt this?

Maureen

Ditch quilt the diamonds of the star, then quilt curves inside the
4-sides of the diamonds. Quilt feathered wreaths in the squares and
half wreaths in the triangles. Stipple the space around and inside the
wreath. Stitch in the ditch around the border and add a nice cable
inside the border, stippling around the cable. Bind with a the border
fabric .

Easy for me to say, huh? Did you say, "end of February?" Arrrrrgh!

anthony, exhausted in Clearwater just thinking about this project.



Maureen Wozniak wrote:
Over the weekend at my American Sewing Guild's winter sewing retreat, I
finished a Lone Star wallhanging. You can see it in my works in progress
album.

http://gallery.me.com/mwoz2#gallery

I'm hoping to get it pin pasted so I can quilt it at the Washington Quilt
Guild's retreat at the end of February. I'd planned to maybe do something
swirly or feathery in the white areas. But someone at the retreat said I
should do something with more straight lines.

Any opinions? How should I quilt this?

Maureen


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Regards,
anthony
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On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:17:45 -0600, Maureen Wozniak
wrote:

Over the weekend at my American Sewing Guild's winter sewing retreat, I
finished a Lone Star wallhanging. You can see it in my works in progress
album.

http://gallery.me.com/mwoz2#gallery

I'm hoping to get it pin pasted so I can quilt it at the Washington Quilt
Guild's retreat at the end of February. I'd planned to maybe do something
swirly or feathery in the white areas. But someone at the retreat said I
should do something with more straight lines.

Any opinions? How should I quilt this?

Feathers have been used on star quilts like that for a long time. I
have seen (or seen pictures of) a good many, both very old and very
new, with feathers in the background.
If you want a happy combination, do feather wreaths and fill with
simple grids offsetting the grids from the direction of the lines in
the star. That has both curves and straight lines, is very traditional
for large star quilts, and looks very well indeed.
All straight lines in such a quilt seem to me to be tiring on the eye,
and de-emphasizing of the overall pattern.

NightMist
draw a picture
--

Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister.

I would do something different in the centre of the star rather than In
the Ditch. Not necessarily anything complicated but SitD in the centre
can look uneven as you cross the centre point. Something loopy/curvey?


Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk
http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin



anthony in Clearwater wrote:
Ditch quilt the diamonds of the star, then quilt curves inside the
4-sides of the diamonds. Quilt feathered wreaths in the squares and
half wreaths in the triangles. Stipple the space around and inside the
wreath. Stitch in the ditch around the border and add a nice cable
inside the border, stippling around the cable. Bind with a the border
fabric .

Easy for me to say, huh? Did you say, "end of February?" Arrrrrgh!

anthony, exhausted in Clearwater just thinking about this project.



Maureen Wozniak wrote:
Over the weekend at my American Sewing Guild's winter sewing retreat,
I finished a Lone Star wallhanging. You can see it in my works in
progress album.

http://gallery.me.com/mwoz2#gallery

I'm hoping to get it pin pasted so I can quilt it at the Washington
Quilt Guild's retreat at the end of February. I'd planned to maybe do
something swirly or feathery in the white areas. But someone at the
retreat said I should do something with more straight lines.

Any opinions? How should I quilt this?

Maureen

What wonderful suggestions. I'm eager to see that beautiful star when
you've finished. It is a treasure. Polly

Lovely color choice! The classic for Lone Star is a feather wreath in
each square. IMO, a feathered heart would look nice in the triangles.
You have enough straight lines if you outline all the diamonds in the
star.
Roberta in D

On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:17:45 -0600, Maureen Wozniak
wrote:

Over the weekend at my American Sewing Guild's winter sewing retreat, I
finished a Lone Star wallhanging. You can see it in my works in progress
album.

http://gallery.me.com/mwoz2#gallery

I'm hoping to get it pin pasted so I can quilt it at the Washington Quilt
Guild's retreat at the end of February. I'd planned to maybe do something
swirly or feathery in the white areas. But someone at the retreat said I
should do something with more straight lines.

Any opinions? How should I quilt this?

Maureen