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March 11, 2016March 14, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Friendship Star Sashing Quilt

Have you ever found yourself in the situation where you have beautiful fabrics and the cutest quilt pattern picked out, but then you can’t bear to cut your fabric up into such small pieces? The Friendship Star Sashing Quilt gives you the best of both worlds. You can keep your large 10″ squares without cutting into them, but still add a super cute flair to the sashing to give it a little something extra.

Here is all the info you need to create this quilt. You can click on the image to download a printable version of this as well!

Friendship Star Sashing Quilt Details and Supplies Needed — Click on the Image to Download a Free Printable PDF for Reference!

Click on the button to watch the tutorial and shop for all the supplies you need to make your own Friendship Star Sashing Quilt!

March 7, 2016March 7, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Ohio Star Quilt!

Raise your hand if the Ohio Star block is on your quilting bucket list! This is such a beautiful quilt block and so much easier to achieve than you might think! All you need is some small hourglass blocks and a square for the center! 🙂

Here’s what you need to make this quilt just like Jenny’s! This is a large quilt, but it will come together so quickly! 🙂

Click to watch the tutorial and shop for your supplies!

February 29, 2016March 11, 2016

Slumber Party Quilting Retreat Recap February 2016

Here in Hamilton, MO, where you can find 12 Missouri Star Quilt Shops, we host at least one themed Quilting Retreat each month! February brought us the “Slumber Party” Retreat.

Jenny gave one of her famous Trunk Shows that had the audience laughing, crying, Ooo-ing and Aah-ing. Mr. Jenny (Ron) has the strongest arms in the quilting industry, as he serves as Jenny’s quilt holder and assistant in each of her trunk shows! Talk about a loving husband! 🙂

This particular retreat is a favorite because those who attend don elastic waists and slippers for the entire weekend (and don’t we all like to be comfy when we’re engrossed in a new quilting project??). Even some of our shop gals and guys dressed in their PJs so that our retreaters could feel comfortable shopping in their favorite PJs. And of course, we quilt.

We had some organized quilting projects as well as some impromptu little projects, which everyone loved.

We had a great group from around the states, from New York to California and many states in between! It is so much fun to meet ladies from all over the United States and sometimes the world. Quilting is what stitches us all tighter and no matter where we are from we all speak the same language, “Quilt”.

If you would like to attend a future retreat, you can find them here: Missouri Star Quilt Company Retreats and Events Page.

February 26, 2016February 26, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Rising Star Quilt

The Rising Star Quilt is so striking, yet so simple to make (aren’t those the best?)! This simple block was created by Mr. Jenny (Jenny’s husband Ron) and you’ll hear all about that in the video tutorial. You will also see some different ways to arrange the blocks to create a completely different look!

Click to watch the tutorial and shop for all the supplies you need to make this quilt! Happy quilting! #risingstarquilt

February 19, 2016February 19, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Crosswalk Quilt Tutorial

There’s nothing as quaint as a small town. (Of course, as small town folks ourselves, we may be a tad bit biased!) I’m talking about the kind of place where you can step off your front porch and follow the sidewalk to the library, the park, or the corner bakery. It’s the kind of place where kids can ride their bikes all the way across town and the neighbors are friendly and familiar.

Today’s new tutorial, The Crosswalk Quilt, was inspired by a beautiful line of fabric called Neighborhood. It’s simple and sweet, but intricate and eye-catching all at once.

Click on the image to watch the tutorial and get all the supplies you need to make your own Crosswalk Quilt! And if you share on social media, make sure you tag us and use #crosswalkquilt.