Carpenter's Wheel with borders... Thank you ThePolyParrot!
 

Back in December I went to a quilt retreat.... I wanted to do a complicated project for a "master bedroom" king sized quilt. (At home, I have a toddler running around which makes complex patterns extra challenging) I posted on this board here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...t170476-2.html
asking for advice and ThePolyParrot came up with a carpenter's star with boarder.

At the retreat, I made it! I had a huge bag of pre-cut 3.5" squares (black, white, red) from another member of quiltingboard. I sewed like a maniac and not only assembled this top, I also turned several "block pile" UFOs into finished quilt tops. I am now a huge believer in pre-cut squares... and also in the amazingness of QB! Obviously there is no way a 60" quilt top is going to be stretched into a king sized bed quilt. I would have had to make bigger half triangle squares, make the center 4X, or have a huge huge border. It is perfect at this size, and is the first real Wall Quilt in our home - despite years of quilting.

I made a cutting error on the inner border and added a grey stripe to fix it ... this has actually enhanced the quilt I feel!

Thank you so much PolyParrot!

Quilted on a Voyager 17" longarm on a Bernina frame. 2 colors of cotton topstitching thread.

Wow. I love that. Love the Carpenters wheel. Yours is so beautiful. Love the fabrics you used. Great Job. :) :) :)

It is beautiful!

you did a beautiful job

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Beautiful quilt and I love the borders!!

Carpenter's Wheel
 

I love your quilt, it's beautiful. I will have to add that to my list.

Carpenter's wheel is my favorite pattern. Yours is beautiful!!!

Wow, wow, wow - it looks so beautiful as a scrappy - what a great quilt!

Now I really like that pattern and you just made it go up a few notches on my have-to-do list. :D I'm so happy to see it was helpful and that you made it!

Way to go! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Love the quilt.


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Great job with your fabrics. I love this pattern and you have made it come alive!♥

Very pretty quilt. You did a good job. I have a brother who is a carpenter so may have to add this to my list.

Great job! You did a wonderful job putting in the borders and doing the whole quilt.

Absolutely beautiful. I love the colors you used.

oh, that turned out very very nicely :thumbup:

Carpenters Wheel is one of my favorite patterns and this one is fabulous. Great job.

Wow!! that is beautiful. I would like to try a complicated quilt one day. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for sharing your Carpenter's Wheel Quilt......love the colors that really pop! I have that on my "to do" list.

Really, really nice.

That is so beautiful. You did an amazing job.

that is very pretty you did a great job on it. Love your color placement

wow,that is some carpenter's wheel..that border is stunning....what size blocks did you use?

WOW! That's really pretty. GREAT job!

What a beautiful quilt. Love it. You really did an outstanding job.

Very pretty!

Now...how coool is that? I love it. Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely beautiful

Really wonderful! What great colors you chose!

Great job on this star! Love the scrappiness! :)

I love your scrappy Carpenter's Wheel !

Stunning !!!! Thank you for sharing.

Oh this came out so nice.

Beautiful scrappy! You did a great job!

beautiful, love your colors :)

I love it. Gorgeous.

This is lovely congratulations

Great job! Love the colors.

Wow! That's a super version. Like your borders too.

It's gorgeous!

Beautiful!!! Great job. I love it.