Radiating stars

“Double Wedding Ring quilts are among my preferred quilt designs. However, I have consistently found the numerous Y-seams required to be challenging. So far, this is the most effective alternative to

“This quilt was inspired by an antique quilt. I loved the large-scale Log Cabin blocks and the asymmetrical layout created by having an odd number. I knew that I would love hand quilting this simply a

“It is always fun to play around with the Kaleidoscope block to try to create new patterns. In this quilt, I have combined Kaleidoscope blocks with stretched Sawtooth Stars to create new, fun and inte

BEHIND THE QUILT FRESH SPRING HUES “The fabric collection I chose for my quilt included a lovely selection of cream prints, so I combined these with a few fat eighths of light, low-volume prints from

To make four (4) of Block 4: ■ Fabric G: one (1) fat eighth ■ Fabric H: 3in x 6in ■ Fabric O: one (1) fat eighth FINISHED SIZE ■ 6in square (6½in square unfinished) NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, un

“This Spinning Pinwheels quilt started out 20 years ago as a pattern in one of my books. I always wanted to make it again in blues and whites, like one of my students did. I must have started it in ea