Loving the Lemoyne Star in Two Ways

Hello Everyone,

Yesterday, I played BIG time!! I just had the urge to make a TON of Lemoyne Star blocks.  I had started some a while ago and I sooooo needed to make some more.

I love this technique in making them.  This is NOT paper pieced.  You can do it by paper piecing, but you don't have to if you don't want.

This technique is all strip pieced! Yes, no cutting of diamonds.  I am doing them in two different fabrics... Kaffe Fassett fabrics and African fabrics... you will see them further down in the post.  The Kaffe fabrics that I am using are reds and yellows... many different fabrics too!  This will be very scrappy.

I love the trimming pile, so pretty.

The strips are cut and sewed together and eventually you get this shape, then re-sew them and you get these...

Lovely Lemoynes!!  I am making many different sizes with this technique too... very cool! 

Here are my African Lemoyne stars.  I love the way the African fabric looks against the black Kona.

This technique give you perfect points too!  Gotta love that!

Here are the sizes that I made yesterday left to right in inches:

9.5, 8.5, 6.5, 4.5, and 3.5.

This one is the little mini 3.5 inch... look at those points!  I am sure you would like to know how I made these?

I have been using the Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star Ruler.  You can find it in my shop by clicking here.  

And I will be teaching this method and at a retreat in Vermont in March!  If you would like to learn it from me, just click here for the details and to register for the retreat.

It makes Lemoyne star blocks that range in size from 3" to 12" blocks.  Truly a great alternative to paper piecing and easy to do because it is all strip pieced.  

Wait until you see the quilt that will be made with these blocks.  But don't worry, there will be 2 quilts, one Kaffe and one African.

P.S.  This weekend there is a Columbus Day Sale going on in my shop, all Black and White fabrics are marked down to $7.50 per yard, Batiks to $8.50 per yard, and Australian Aboriginals to $8.50 per yard but only through Monday.

Enjoy!

Until Next Time...

Loving the Lemoyne Star in Two Ways

The LeMoyne Star Made Easy

Hello Everyone,

A little while ago, my friend Deb Tucker asked me if I wanted to "test drive" her newest ruler for her.  Of course, I jumped at the chance!  Unfortunately, I haven't posted this until now.  I tested it for her last year in April and she introduced her LeMoyne Star Ruler at Quilt Market in May 2011!  I do carry them in the shop, just click here.  

Now to show you the magic of of this somewhat difficult block and how nicely it comes together.

This first photo shows how little waste there actually is when you are done squaring up the block.

You can see how nicely the points all come together.  

Here is the completed block all trimmed.  All the points come together without having to set any seams in at all.  This block is all strip pieced!

You can see just a wee bit of trimming and you have that perfect quarter inch from the edge of the block.  No worries about losing the point of the star.

The back even looks pretty.  The nice thing about Deb's patterns is that her instructions are some of the best in the business. The graphics and explanations are impeccable.  No stone left unturned.  She tells you how to make this block in many different sizes and how to press the seams all along the way so that these points always match.

I don't think that I would make this block any other way.  So far, I have made two different sizes and am using my scraps to make a yellow and red quilt.  All Kaffe Fassett too!

This is the fabulous ruler, comes complete with instructions!  If you ever wanted to try this block, this is definitely the way to go, just click here.

Don't forget tomorrow is the last day to enter my Kaffe Fassett Spot Giveaway!  Just click here for all the details.

Until Next Time...

The LeMoyne Star Made Easy