Betty's Healing Quilt: Double Square Star

 My Niece and God Daughter Betty has had a rough year, and I decided to make a quilt for her to wrap up in and know she is covered and loved by her auntie. 

This quilt is one I really enjoy making! Made with a charm pack, 11 background strips and 5 accent strips, it comes together like magic! I added a border from stash that is over 20 years old, I never finished the quilt I originally bought it for! 

Triple Play: 3 Double Square Star Halloween Quilts with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7F7LCX-z7c

The quilting is a free motion meander. I used 80% cotton 20% poly batting for a luxurious, warm, cuddly quilt. 

A little handmade tag. 

The backing from stash with a spot for an inscription. 

Cheerful Yellow Double Square Star

 My goodness look at this bright yellow pinwheel in this beautiful lap quilt! I started this quilt with a friend in mind (Lisa Gagne retirement)  then Janice suggested the Road to Oklahoma  for Lisa. and I changed my mind so it's now ready to offer for sale. The quilting is a wavy lazy horizontal line about every 2 to 3 inches, and then some loopy designs on the top and bottom borders. 

The blocks are on  either crisp white or the palest of yellows backgrounds. The back is a different shade of yellow widened with a scrap from the beautiful pink with tones used in the borders.  The pinwheels just pop off of this quilt! After pinning I realized it was about 1 inch too thin! I added a strip onto each side without unpinning it. Problem solved! 

You can see the tiny additional width I needed to add...

SOLD!

Pinwheels and Four Patches, Double Square Star

 This sweet lap quilt was inspired by a tutorial by Jenny Doan named Pinwheel Frolic... but inspired only, I changed it up a bit. It was fun to make with a charm pack and some pink and peach yardage. 

Dedicated for JANICE  in 2021 for her retirement from NICU. We shared a retirement party!