Ladder Star Gift-Away!

Autumn days crisp enough for "Sweater Weather!"

Fall nights cold enough for cozy fires and yummy satisfying meals and hot beverages.

I love fall!

Sadly, it never lasts long enough - but while it's here I'll enjoy every day.

I thought a lot about my love of fall while making Ladder Star.  The muted tones and shades of the recycled shirt fabrics - the yummy creams of the neutrals used as star points - it's just a cozy love of a star quilt that says "Fall is HERE!" and I loved every minute of making it -

I love cutting out and kitting up blocks -

One of my favorite things to do is to spend a cutting ady just making sets.  After everything is clipped together, I can clean up the mess and be ready to just sit and sew as time allows.

The use of my Essential Triangle Tool enabled me to cut EVERYTHING from one width of strip, and put my scrap strip drawers to good use.

Of course, traditional rotary cutting methods and other options are provided so you can choose which method works for you - you can work your favorite way, your way.

The biggest hint I can give for working with recycled fabrics is to put unlikely pairs together.  Don't always match everything.  Go for the unexpected - it will all play so much better together.

I also tried to not put the same scale of plaid together in one block.  Mix up the larger scale plaids with the smaller scale ones.  Pull in some stripes and some prints to shake up the mix a bit.

I reversed the value between which was lighter or darker between the two colored fabrics in the block.  This also makes things shimmer a bit - playing up some areas, and toning down others.

I hand quilted Ladder Star over the period of several months.

This time I didn't choose Baptist Fans, but rather worked cross-hatching in the squares, and did some continuous-curve outlining in the triangles.

Close up -

I love the texture!

I chose a chocolate brown printed stripe - a reproduction print - for the binding and couldn't be happier.

Stars and Scraps were meant for each other! Create this stunning star quilt in scrappy plaids from recycled shirts or with your own stash yardage. Piecing options, full color photos and graphics and many tips for easy piecing pleasure included.

Quilt Size: 84’’ X 84’’

Introductory Pricing: I have placed Ladder Star at 25% off.  No coupon code needed. Price is good through 10/31/24. 

And yes, we are having a Gift-Away!

I'll be drawing for two winners who will each receive a Ladder Star PDF pattern from me, and a Crème de la crème neutrals roll from  Cotton to Quilts.

These beautiful ivory shades will blend wonderfully with your plaids and scrap fabrics to make Ladder Star your own.

And check out the other fabric rolls they have in stock as well - there are 20 fabrics in each roll, each piece measures approximately 8 1/2'' X 22''. Great for building variety.

Who is ready to enter?

We'll be drawing for our winners on Monday, October 28th.  We all know that is going to be a busy week - do you remember what happens on October 31st??  

Quiltville Winter Mystery Introductory Post!!  YAY!

It's coming fast folks!

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And guess what I'll be doing today?

Working on getting County Clare together into a finished top.

Wish me luck!

Happy Friday, folks!