Sew On The Go by Michelle Renee Hiatt

The Heat - - -wow!  It has been crazy on the east coast. For me, it drives me out early in the day and then in for the worst part of the afternoon.  Which is good, lets hope I get some sewing completed today.  I've been really quiet these days.... Sorry.  When I'm not working or gardening, I've been working on the instruction for my July class; Constellations Quilt.  In addition to teaching the class.   Pennington is planning on selling the kit for the pattern I made using Deb Tucker's LeMoyne Star ruler.  So, I've been trying to put that together, where everyone can follow the instructions.  Deb has the basic instructions, but trying to tell someone how much to cut of what fabric I used and where I placed it.....  well, that takes time. Constellation Quilt using Deb Tucker's LeMoyne Start Ruler I'm also finishing up my August Class instructions, for my "Not Your Grandmother's Dresden" class.  Again, using a ...

Life has taken over the last few weeks, apologies for lacking in the posting department.  In between life, I've been playing around with the Deb Tucker's  LeMoyne Star Ruler.  Love it.  I started off with making test blocks, then I move onto Deb's free pattern that came with the ruler.... then I didn't want to waste any blocks, so my Constellation Quilt is a Galaxy Quilt - no surprise there.  Believe it or not, it is only 46"x46" some of those starts are 3". A quick overview of the technique... You cut your strips according to Deb's instructions... then sew them together, then cut them into units. Then sub cut the triangle off. Then sew the triangle onto the unit...   Then press them (according to Deb's instructions - very important to come together properly). Cut the units down with the ruler (apologies, I missed this photo). Then sew the trimmed units together to create a square (note:  this units are sitting on a 4.5...