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Photo by Gregory Case Photography                                                       Image from Carrie Bloomston

There are so many tools that are available to quilters nowadays, which make the process much easier, faster and more accurate.  Have you ever wondered who comes up with those tools?  Meet teacher and designer Deb Tucker.  She has been quilting for 30 years, and she began teaching soon after she mastered many quilting techniques. 

Deb notes that accuracy was a recurring challenge for students, so she designed ways for improving ease and precision when piecing.  She demonstrates how they help simplify the creation of a LeMoyne Star with foolproof accuracy.  Do you think of a LeMoyne Star as traditional?  Not necessarily!  Deb offers infinite variations on this block.  She also dissects a quilt pattern, examining its parts and offering ideas for changes and simplifications. 

Later, Author and Fabric Designer Carrie Bloomston shows us how to cool down a wild color with paint and fabric.


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