Welcome to Week 7 of the Machine Quilting Blog Hop!
Today we are working on Chapter 7 of The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting by Angela Walters and Christa Watson, Exploding Star.
I learned Christa's technique for quilting a continuous spiral in the class I took with her back in February, and I've been looking for an opportunity to practice it again. I thought this Turnaround star block from the Modern Blocks Hop would be just the thing to show it off.
An Aurifil spool is about the perfect size to start this, and my Clover white pen shows up on the deep blue.
I chose a variegated blue thread, which I think gives the design some interesting movement. The only downside is that the wobbles are more pronounced, but I just keep reminding myself that this is practice. I didn't finish because my bobbin ran out, but you get the idea. I really do love the effect of this design, and it's not hard, although you do have to take your time and go slowly.
This book has been so helpful for me to see different ways to quilt specific areas and shapes, and it's still on sale at the Martingale site. Don't forget to visit Vicki, Kristin, and HollyAnne for their take on Exploding Star.
Please jump in and join us on your favorite social media channel using the hashtag #machinequiltingbloghop and post pictures of your progress. No blog required!
Aside from the the quilts in Angela and Christa's book this block is my number one got to do block. I love the movement and the way the block looks complelicated but I can see that it is not that hard.then your use of my college colors was another thing. Where can I get the pattern?
ReplyDeleteThis block is called Turnaround by Monique Dillard and is one of the patterns in the Modern Blocks book. Modern Blocks
DeleteI wrote a blog post about this block a few years ago when I was doing a blog hop through that book .