UFO #3!

by Kathie | Aug 3, 2020 | Home, Work in Progress

Here comes UFO #3. I think this project was from a retreat in 2007, so 13 years ago. The reason this is a UFO to begin with is because it became a series of lots of little lessons. Every time I made a questionable decision on this project, I put it away until I...

UFO #2!

by Kathie | Jul 28, 2020 | Home, Work in Progress

I'm working on my UFO pile, and this time I grabbed a small pizza box from the pile. Yup, another oldie, but not as old as the vest. Inside the pizza box was a stack of blocks, some leftover fabric, a notebook, and a list of people. Aha! These blocks are from a...

Now I Get To Play! UFO #1

by Kathie | Jul 17, 2020 | Home, Work in Progress

Hi All! I've decided to give myself a break, and I'm sewing and quilting for fun this month. I'm digging deep into my UFO pile to see what I can finish. You know all those tote bags you get from quilt shows and vendors that just pile up in the closet? Well, I use...

Skyfall Block #12!

by Kathie | Jul 9, 2020 | Home, Skyfall

Block #12 is here! We already have one year of Skyfall stars! Rules for the BOM: One block will be featured from Skyfall each month between newsletter editions. The block will only be available for free during that one month. Once we have moved on to the next...

Playing with the Corner Pop 3 Tool

by Kathie | Jun 26, 2020 | Home, Work in Progress

After taking a break to enjoy the sunshine, I got back to the sewing room to play with the Corner Pop 3 tool. Similar to the Corner Pop 2, the Corner Pop 3 tool is designed to pop a corner of a block to create a long, spiky triangle in that corner. The triangle is...

Skyfall Block #11

by Kathie | Jun 10, 2020 | Home, Skyfall

Block #11 is another 3-inch block using the V Block tool. 🙂 Rules for the BOM: One block will be featured from Skyfall each month between newsletter editions. The block will only be available for free during that one month. Once we have moved on to the next...

Working with the Corner Pop 2 Tool

by Kathie | Jun 5, 2020 | Home, Work in Progress

Hi Friends! This week I'm playing with the Corner Pop 2 tool. If you didn't know, Studio 180 Design has three Corner Pop tools, the original Corner Pop, Corner Pop 2, and Corner Pop 3. The original Corner Pop tool replaces the traditional Folder Corner method used...

Diamond 4 Patch Wedge – the 5th Wedge Star block

by Kathie | May 27, 2020 | Home, Work in Progress

This week I worked on the Diamond Four Patch Wedge Star, which is another Technique Sheet for the Wedge Star tool. This makes the 5th kind of block I've made with the tool - lots of bang for the buck. This is a 5-star technique, which means it is suited...

Another Block with the Wedge Star Tool

by Kathie | May 22, 2020 | Home, Work in Progress

In my last blog post, I was playing with the Wedge Star tool, and made three different kinds of blocks to make the Freelancer quilt. This week I played with the Twisted Wedge Star Technique Sheet. Deb Tucker's technique sheets help to create more variations of blocks...

Playing with My New Wedge Star Tool

by Kathie | May 18, 2020 | Home, Work in Progress

So, my two new patterns are in the process of being tested. Yay! Now I finally have time to catch up on some work with Deb Tucker's new tools. As a Studio 180 Design Certified Instructor, I need to learn and keep on top of all the latest and greatest tools and...