tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post2837250932735548405..comments2023-07-25T11:48:39.285-04:00Comments on The Free Motion Quilting Project: 50. How to Piece a Slash Star Quilt BlockLeahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-40641267370473308152016-07-06T21:37:39.521-04:002016-07-06T21:37:39.521-04:00I have been enjoying making all the blocks so far....I have been enjoying making all the blocks so far. BUT, the slash star block is very disappointing! I kept try to convince myself that they would be fine when finished, but they were not. I made all four of them and by the time they are trimmed down to size, they don't even look like stars any more! Wonky? No, just weird! I really couldn't stand the way they looked. I finally decided to draft a paper piecing pattern by tracing one of the quilting diagrams and breaking it down into four separate sections. Sewing it together is a bit more complicated than your instructions but the block looks like it should and the quilting diagrams will fit the way they should. And I can look at it and smile! Still ripping out the other three blocks because I'm afraid I will run out of fabric if I start them all from scratch. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669706716196369523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-8026369766531834102014-10-16T15:39:07.929-04:002014-10-16T15:39:07.929-04:00How about a dab of glue stick behind each section ...How about a dab of glue stick behind each section and a revolving cutting mat? So odd to watch a left handed cutter. Read more quilt blogs and you will get used to seeing the modern esthetic. NBearpawquilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074543482692626850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-65333616805712365942014-10-13T09:50:11.554-04:002014-10-13T09:50:11.554-04:00I love "Stomach lining" because you can ...I love "Stomach lining" because you can tell you were a biology major and looked t sections under the microscope. I was wondering if you have ever made any designs from looking at pond water samples. Some of the microorganisms have such beautiful designs. I love Volvox. I wonder how that might look as a FMQ design! :) (I was a bio teacher for over 20 years).<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082811790164095837noreply@blogger.com