Today is my stop on the Diamond Star Quilts Blog Tour! The book is by Barbara Cline and there are 12 different projects included!
The book is made for ambitious beginners because there are no Y-seams at all. The book uses some clever techniques to make some complicated quilts much easier to assemble.
The project I picked from the book to create was Twirling and A-Swirling! I actually streamed the making of this quilt top a few weeks ago on Twitch to really see how long this 48" square quilt would take me. It took me just about 5 hours to complete. I was shocked that the quilt top didn't take days! For reference, my quilt in a day Simply Series quilts take approximately the same amount of time, but this quilt looks so much more complicated!
Barbara steps you through strip piecing all the different sections and then cutting them down to size!
Once you have all the different strips, the book walks you through how to pin the pieces together to sew accurate seams to make an entire diamond.
Once you have all the diamonds, you sew triangles to the diamond to make a wedge. Then sew the wedges together to make the full quilt top.
I decided to quilt the quilt with the Scottish Plaid Diamond pantograph to accent the diamond shape. I think it turned out great! Click the photo to enlarge and see the quilting! As a side note, I still have open slots to get quilts finished before the holidays, so be sure to check out my Longarm Quilting Services to get your quilt presents finished!
The book also includes a fun applique version that can be done with younger children! It's a really fun alternative to piecing everything.
You can get the book in C&T Publishing's shop, on Amazon, or try your luck below to get a digital copy of the book!
Monday – September 28 C&T Publishing
Tuesday – September 29 Karen Goad
Wednesday – September 30 Byrnes Sewing
Thursday – October 1 Preeti Harris
Friday – October 2 Sherry Shish <- YOU ARE HERE!
Saturday – October 3 Laura Piland
Sunday – October 4 Charisma Horton
Monday – October 5 Diane Knott
Tuesday – October 6 Barbara Cline
Tomorrow is BAG DAY for my Twitch Stream, join me at 8am while I make the Waterlily Tote from Blue Calla on my Twitch channel. I can't wait to hang out and sew with you!
What are your sewing plans this weekend?
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