Tag: 12 Ways to Quilt a Sawtooth Star

On your mark…..get set…..

For the last month, I have been talking about my upcoming series…..

Twelve Ways to Quilt a Sawtooth Star

Remember that you can download the FREE pattern for the Sawtooth Star Quilt HERE

BUT….what if you want to participate in the challenge, but you don’t have time to whip up the quilt top?

DO NOT DESPAIR!!

There are lots of other ways that you can join in……

  • Each week I will provide a pdf of a Sawtooth Star block. You can print it out and draw your designs rather than quilt them.
  • You can trace the design onto fabric and quilt it that way. It is a simple block to draw out….only a few straight lines. If you don’t want to “waste” good fabric, you can use a cheap cotton blend fabric or even sheets that you buy at a thrift store. If you find a cheap blanket there, use it for the batting!! Remember, the point is to learn and try NEW designs…..not to create a piece of art!!
  • If you have a drawing program on your I-pad (such as Procreate), I will provide a jpg of the pattern and you can draw along.
  • As a worst case scenario, you can save the video links so that you can do this exercise on your own time!!!

As you can see, there is NO reason not to play along……remember……

We start next Friday, April 1st!!!!

Please email me if you have any questions!!

Sawtooth Star – Free Pattern

As I mentioned yesterday, I am planning a new Free-Motion-Quilting series called……

Twelve Ways to Quilt a Sawtooth Star

I am looking forward to using a variety of techniques, including ruler and Free-motion-quilting, and to TESTING MYSELF to see just how many different ideas I can come up with.

But first, I need to make a quilt top to work on!!

After thinking about it a LOT, I decided to work with the Sawtooth Star. As I researched a bit I learned that…..

The block name can be traced back to a”Farm & Fireside Magazine”, published in 1884, however, the block can be seen in quilts prior to that date. In the tradition of quilt blocks being named after everyday items, sawtooth refers to the right-angled triangles looking similar to the teeth of a saw. The block has also appeared under various names such as Evening Star, Variable Star, and North Star.

Whatever it is called, I like that it is a simple block…..

….consisting of one large square, four small squares, and four flying geese units.

This is the quilt that I designed to use…….

….and you can download the FREE pattern by clicking HERE……

I will talk more about making the quilt top in the next few weeks and then LET THE QUILTING BEGIN….

I can’t wait!!!

Please contact me if you have any questions about the pattern or the Quilt-A-Long.