Brilliant stars abound! Each 15’’ star is made of four identical sections of easy paper-piecing. The pattern includes fabric pre-cutting instructions for fast piecing with minimal waste. RECOMMENDED: Newsprint or Vellum for copying the paper-piecing patterns. See second image for detailed fabric requirements. See below for more details! Shopping from the EU/Great Britain? Purchase Star Stuff here.
If you enjoy this post, I write more posts like this on my Substack, How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz. Check it out! Note: I often write for my industry, and this is one of those such times. Interested in hearing this post as audio? You can do so here! This question came up recently in a conversation with a colleague: does learning Adobe Illustrator make you a professional quilt pattern designer?* The TL;DR answer from my chair is NOPE. But let me dig into this a bit, because once we start digging under the hood of such deceptively [...]
If you enjoy this post, I write more posts like this on my Substack, How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz. Check it out! Note: I often write for my industry, and this is one of those such times. The start of a year means the announcement of new brand ambassadorships! If you've ever thought of applying for one, please give these thoughts a read to see if that bright shiny opportunity really IS in your best interests. Please note that I'm NOT saying you shouldn't do it. I am saying you should give ambassadorships very careful thought and evaluation, [...]
TECHNICAL EDITING FORM Please fill the below form out, and once we agree on a timeframe, I’ll send you a contract to sign and return with a PDF of your pattern. If you have any questions at all, please get in touch! Fine Print Stuff: --I’ll send back your PDF with typed edits and suggestions, and will attach additional notes and drawings if I think they might help. --I charge $50 USD per hour, and bill in 15 minute increments. --I will present an invoice with the final pattern edits; please pay it within 48 hours. I invoice [...]
HUNTER'S DESIGN STUDIO Welcome! I’m glad you’re here! Pour yourself a nice cuppa and come explore… I have cool stuff for you to play with! I’m a quilt and embroidery pattern designer, and my philosophy is to help people have fun while they make more things! I love to lecture and teach, and thanks to the wonders of virtual technology, we can meet up no matter where you live. Thanks for popping by! ABOUT SAM HUNTER'S DESIGN STUDIO Welcome! I’m glad you’re here! Pour yourself a nice [...]
Note: I occasionally write for my industry, and this is one of those such times. By now we’ve seen many organizations within the quilting industry take a publicly anti-racist stance. Some stances have been prompt and willing, some only exist through goading, some have been powerful, and some have been so carefully tepid as to essentially mean nothing. Talk is cheap. Actions matter more, and a few days ago I witnessed an appalling and disappointing disconnect between a stance of support for diversity in my industry, and how that support played out in what should have been a minor conflict, [...]
We're back again with the 2019 edition of the Spring Clean Your Studio Blog Hop! My friend Cheryl Sleboda of muppin.com and sewmuchcosplay.com puts this together every year so that our readers get a peek behind the scenes of different studios. If you've followed me on this in the previous years (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) you know that I'm not a terribly messy person. I find a tidy studio really inspiring and welcoming. I also frequently have friends over to sew at the weekend, or run classes in this space, so I'm always changing things around to fit the work [...]
Yes, it's time to clean up my studio again! My friend and creative whirlwind Cheryl Sleboda is again hosting the Spring Clean Your Studio Blog Hop (I love this blog hop project!) and today is my day to show you the latest version of my studio. I hope you check in on all the participants - see below for a list with links! So many people have some great solutions to working in all kinds of spaces - you're sure to see a tip or trick that will really inspire you! To see my studio cleanup in prior years, go [...]
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