Half square rects with Studio 180
Deb Tucker-Studio 180 Designs
What a fun challenge this was for May, with Island Batik and industry partner Deb Tucker Studio 180 Designs you are going to see a lot of different designs in this hop. The Split Rects Ruler that I received in Island Batik Ambassador box 1 took all the fuss out of cutting and squaring up the half rectangle triangles, with one ruler. Studio 180 Designs offer great instructional videos too for all their rulers, the Split Rects video can be found here . Each ruler comes with printed directions for cutting but being an visual learner I watched the video.
The layout design on the ruler above is very interesting and I thought I would make a quilt with that layout. In the end I went with something much different but I will definitely go back to it as time allows.
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Some of the products featured on this site were provided to me free of charge by Island Batik, Hobbs Batting, Aurifil , AccuQuilt, Deb Tucker Studio 180 Designs and Schmetz Needles.
There are 20 different fabrics in the collection with various designs. My favorite is the fiery orange/yellow tear drop design that is in the top row on the right in the photo below.
The blue fabrics in this collection are lovely too.
The red, orange and yellow fabrics are so bright.
You can find the swatches on the Island Batik website by clicking here. If you would like to find a store near you that carries Island Batik fabric there is a Store Locator.
A single quilt block
For the body of the quilt this is the quilt block I chose.
Progress. The block would look great standing vertically or laying horizontally, with sashing between the rows, or not.
For a 20+ year old machine this longarm still produces lovely stitches, the only errors are operator errors. The quilt was pieced using Aurifil Thread 50wt with Schmetz Super Non Stick Needles and for quilting Aurifil forty3 that I purchase from MaryMackMadeMine.
Batting was of course Heirloom® Bleached 100% Cotton. I love the feel of it and it quilts up real nice.
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Hi Denise, I really love the bright colours on this quilt. It has so much mouvement. I particularly love the top and bottom strips with the feather quilting. Thanks so much for linking up to Free Motion Mavericks. Another beautiful finish! Congrats.
Thank you so much.
Your quilt is beautiful! I pick a pattern first, then start shopping in my stash for whatever strikes me as a good fit!
Very cool design, Denise! I love what you did with this ruler. Have a great weekend!
Beautiful quilt. It looks so intricate. That’s a great pattern and good play on colours.
Striking effect, very modern and bright!
Love the quilt…looks like spiraling poles.
Hi Denise, what a fabulous quilt! The two blocks on each end are really dramatic and give the quilt an extra zing. I love your FMQ and am looking forward to seeing it on Free Motion Mavericks (which is finally up!) Congrats on an amazing quilt.
I really love your quilt Denise. The design, the quilting and the fabrics are all so awesome! The blocks look very hard to make, but you really did a great job. Thank you for sharing.
What an awesome quilt, Denise. I love the design you went with, but I will be looking for the other one when you make it!!
Love your quilt Denise! Those fabrics are so bright and fun!
Thank you
I like how you added the design to the top and bottom of the quilt.
Those were an after thought as I was playing with left over blocks. Thank you.
wow your quilt is lovely. thanks for sharing and inspiring. I love the top and bottom pieces as well as how the pattern looks like it is swirling. quilting dash lady at comcast dot net
Thank you
Split rectangles can be tricky, the ruler looks like a good idea. Happy stitching!
It was fun to play with. If you mess up while squaring them you just move to the next size smaller marking on the ruler.
Nice job! I think I’d watch the video for that one too.
Lol, the funny shaped rulers scare me and I was happy to watch the video.
I love the flow and feel of your quilt. The colours make th design pop. Thanks for sharing
Thank you
I love this block and these fabrics. When deciding which pattern and fabrics I usually consider who is receiving the quilt and their personal style.