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So, this is Tuckerville

Spring has finally sprung here in Central New York. I spent the last week in March in North Carolina with Deb Tucker and my fellow Studio 180 Design Certified Instructors (CI’s). We meet up every year to continue our Studio 180 education. It is one of my favorite gatherings. It is so good to see everyone again. We learn so much from each other. We are more like a family than CI’s.

This is Carla Alexiuk and I with Dan Perkins photo bombing us!

Some blocks from a pre-cut challenge.

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The best part was we got to play with Deb’s new tool coming out at Spring Market, it’s fabulous!

The other best part of my trip was spending time with my Sons Jason & Josh, whom I love and adore!

On the way home I stopped in Virginia Beach and taught a Northern Neighbors class. We had such a good time!

I sure miss you guys!

When I got home it was my determination to paint my quilt studio aptly named “Tuckerville”!

Painting paneling is horrible! But this room was so dark I couldn’t stand it anymore. I chose what I consider to be a happy color “Aqua Chiffon”!

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The stairwell is bright now! You can see the Joyce McCorduck (my mother) memorial Shultz & Dooley display. The girls to welcome you at the bottom of the stairs, along with one of my brooms for a fast get away! And, Grandma Bessie’s quilt watching over me!

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It is a long room, with places to sew and 2 cutting stations, a design wall, not to mention a comfortable couch and big TV. I love the new color.

I want to introduce you to the “Mayor of Tuckerville”

Her name is Tucker, Tuck for short, because she has already tucked herself in my heart. I pick her up in a few weeks, there will be more pictures to follow.

Go quilt something!

Aunt Pitty Pat’s Sampler

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I have been working tirelessly on getting class samples done. The other night I dreamt about a quilt I started almost 8 years ago. I had the 12 blocks done and had the fabric needed to complete it all together. So I made it a priority to “get her done”!

I think it was in 2008 that I and my friend Judy signed up for a class at What’s Your Stitch “N” Stuff Quilt Shop in Virginia Beach. It was called “Aunt Pitty Pat’s Sampler. Taught by Sue Troyan and her alter ego “Aunt Pitty Pat.

Sue Troyan has been quilting for nearly 30 years, and teaching for nearly as long. Sue specializes in teaching technique classes to quilters of all levels of experience. She does “almost everything, except machine quilting”, and especially enjoys hand applique’. A charter member of the 19^th Century Patchwork Divas, Sue has had a number of her reproduction quilts exhibited at Quilts, Inc. shows including Houston, Chicago, and Long Beach, CA as well as the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Colorado. Her deep interest in antique quilts and American history caused her to create the character of “Aunt Pitty Pat”, a lady of a certain age from the nineteenth century who teaches the needle arts to young ladies and gentlemen. Her specialty is, of course, quilting. Sue, and Pitty, take great pleasure in visiting quilters guilds and shows, where Pitty shares her experiences and insights into the art we all love. Currently residing in Virginia Beach, VA, Sue lives with her husband Bill.

It was a great class, we had loads of fun. So this is for you Sue, I finally finished “Aunt Pitty Pat’s Sampler. I just love it! I must say, making the 200 flying geese was much easier using Studio 180’s Wing Clipper I.

Aunt Pitty Pat’s Sampler

Lucky Lemoynes

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I love Lemoyne stars, especially when there are no “Y” seams! I have wanted to make this pattern “Lucky Lemoynes” by Deb Tucker since it was released. When you learn Deb Tucker’s process using the Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star Tool you will be able to make a Lemoyne star in 10 sizes from 3″ to 12″ blocks all by strip piecing and NO “Y” seams!

I bought the fabric for it from Delve MIY (Make It Yourself) last August at the AQS show in Syracuse. The fabric is gorgeous. I chose their Plaster of Paris, Zuzu’s Petals & Daydreams IV – Love Blossoms lines.

Fabric by Frond Design Studios

Lucky lemoynes is made with 7″ lemoyne star blocks and Shaded Four Patch units.

Can you identify how the block is put together? Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star and Tucker Trimmer III tools are required fort this project.

Lucky Lemoynes measures 56″ x 70″

I wish I could get outside and get a better picture but the weather is not cooperating today. Carry on and quilt something!

Northern Neighbors

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Deb Tucker’s Northern Neighbors pattern features intricate maple leaves and flying geese. The pattern makes two sizes: Twin (70″ x 95″) & King (104″ x 104″). I bought the fabric for this quilt over a year ago and had the units cut and ready to sew together into blocks but I became overcome by events! It was my goal to “get her done” before the year end and I did!

Northern Neighbors Maple Leaf

This is my favorite leaf block.

Deconstructed Maple Leaf

The leaf block is made using Studio 180 Design Wing Clipper 1 for flying geese, Corner Beam and Split Rects tools for great leaf point definition.

One Block

I made the twin size, so I made 6 of these blocks.

Northern Neighbors

It really is a beautiful quilt.

Northern Neighbors Label

Can’t wait to see what next year brings.

Smooth Sailing with Sugar & Spice

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I tried two new quilt patterns in October. The first one was Smooth Sailing by Pam Goggans.

Smooth Sailing

Pam designed this as a companion pattern for Studio 180 Design’s Diamond Rects and Square Squared tools. I had never made a Storm at Sea before and I was very pleased with this pattern. Using the Diamond Rects & Square Squared tools made it easy. The pattern makes two sizes, 49″ x 58″ and 89″ x 107″. You can buy Smooth Sailing from Studio 180 Design or from Pam Goggans at Sager Creek Quilts

I just finished making Sugar & Spice by Deb Tucker. I love, love, love the Lemoyne star. This is a companion pattern for the Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star and Tucker Trimmer 1 tools.

Sugar & Spice

This pattern was easy and fun. It measures 45″ x 62″.

Sew many quilts to make sew little time!

Jackie’s Folly, AKA Country Fair

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Has this ever happened to you? Deb Tucker’s pattern Country Fair was just featured in Fon’s & Porter Love of Quilting Nov/Dec issue. I have been wanting to make this quilt for quite awhile, so I thought “this is the time”.

I make my Square Squared and Flying Geese units (using my Wing Clipper 1 & Square 2 tools of course really makes the process fly).

I get one block done. I feel real good, love the block.

I get the blocks done and begin making the sashings. Oops I have them facing the wrong way, out comes the seam ripper.

I get the center of the quilt together and begin working on the borders.

Borders on, feeling accomplished so I post a picture on Facebook…Drat, I put the blocks together wrong and didn’t even notice. Apparently I’ve had this pattern awhile and did not check to see if there were any corrections. Deb Tucker always posts any pattern corrections on their website http://www.studio180design.net.

But I decide to finish it anyway and I’m sure glad I did. I call it Jackie’s Folly. I still love it. This is a great pattern no matter how you finish it. The quilt measures 72″ by 92″.

How Many Geese in that Formation?

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I’m getting ready for some upcoming trunk shows and decided to make some Studio 180 Design Tool samples. There are 8 Fundamental Tools (not counting Tucker Trimmer 2 & Wing Clipper 2). The Tucker Trimmer 1 makes Half Square Triangles, Quarter Square Triangles & Combination Units in 11 sizes from 1 inch to 6 inches.

Above are Quarter Square Triangles in 11 sizes.

The Wing Clipper 1 makes Flying Geese in 10 sizes from 1 inch to 10 inches.

The Square Squared Tool makes 6 sizes from 1 inch to 6 inches.

The Corner Beam Tool makes 11 sizes from 1 1/2 inches to 6 1/2 inches

The V Block Tool makes 11 sizes from 1 1/2 inches to 6 1/2 inches

The Split Rects Tool makes 8 sizes from 1 inch to 8 inches.

The Diamond Rects Tool makes 5 sizes from 2 1/2 inches wide to 10 1/2 inches wide.

With the Corner Pop Tool you can choose from any of the 22 size options and remove a corner from a base shape such as a square, rectangle, pieced unit or block and leave the necessary 1/4″ seam allowance in tact.

The block above is made from V Block and Corner Beam Units.

I made 4 of the blocks but this time I popped of corners of the V Block & Corner Beam units before I put the blocks together, making this very interesting wall hanging.

Next I need to make samples for the Rapid Fire Hunters Stars and Lemoyne Star Tools. Happy quilting!

The Shaded Four Patch Unit

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Lately I have been working on Tech Classes for some of the Studio 180 Design Tools. I’m getting ready to teach the Shaded Four Patch and Tucker Trimmer.

I love this basic unit..

Deb Tucker’s Technique Sheet for the Shaded Four Patch gives you fabric requirements for 21 sizes and all the steps needed so you can make these basic units yourself.

Choose the size you want to make and cut 2 narrow strips and two wide strips. Sew along one long edge of each.

Press toward the wide strip.

Pair two of the pieced strips right sides together with the narrow strips on opposite sides.

Trim into units as wide as the narrow strip.

Stitch each pair along one log edge.

Fold each unit in half to find the center and using your scissors snip all the way to the seam allowance.

Press Open.

Place a ruler with a 45 degree angle on the bottom of your unit so the edge lines up where the stitching lines meet as shown above and draw a line horizontally. Rotate your unit and repeat.

Center each marked unit over a large rectangle, (that you cut per the instructions) with right sides together. Stitch on the lines and cut apart.

Press toward the large triangle and trim using your Tucker Trimmer.

Rotate your unit and trim again.

I made this small quilt measuring 42″ x 50″ using only shaded Four Patch Units. You could make this any size you wanted with the instructions included in technique sheet.

I also made this table runner using only Shaded Four Patch Units.

This table runner was also made using only Shaded Four Patch units. It’s all about color and how you position your units.

A Goose of a Different Feather

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I was going through some magazines from last year and saw a quilt made by Catherine Hughes that had a block in it that contained different kind of Flying Geese units, the background of the geese were half square triangles. I decided to Tuckerize it, which meant I would use my favorite Studio 180 Design Tools.

I decided to make a 10″ finished size block containing a 5 1/2″ center square. The Studio 180 Design method of making flying geese using the Wing Clipper 1 uses one large square and four small squares. For this project the small squares would be half square triangles instead of just squares. The cut size of the flying geese would be 3″ by 5 1/2″. To determine what my large square and small squares should be I checked the chart that comes with the Wing Clipper 1. I cut the large square 6 1/2″. The cut size of the small squares should be 3 1/2″. Now I went to the chart that comes with my Tucker Trimmer I. For half square triangles that finish 3″ the cut size is 3 1/2″ which meant my starter squares should be 4″. Whew that was a mouthful! For 3 blocks I cut 6 red – 4″ squares and 6 black – 4″squares.

On the back of the red squares use your Magic Wand and draw diagonal lines on either side.

Place 1 red square on each black square.

Sew on the lines.

Cut apart between the sewn lines.

Press toward the dark.

Square up to 3 1/2″ using your Tucker Trimmer I.

Using your Magic Wand draw diagonal lines on the wrong side of the half square triangles.

Place a 6 1/2″ square right side up and position 2 half square triangles wrong sides together as shown nudging the half squares triangles in from the corners about a 1/16″.

Sew on the drawn lines and cut apart.

Press toward the small triangles. Position another half square triangle as shown again nudging away from the corner 1/16′.

Sew on the lines and cut apart.

Press toward the small triangle.

First trim.

Rotate unit, second trim.

Block layout. Cut 3″ squares for the block corners.

Repeat process to make 3 blocks. Cut one 15 1/2″ square and cut diagonally twice to make the side triangles. Sew the side triangles to blocks as shown.