Appleton Dance

I've been working on the "Hot Cross Stars" a Cut Loose Press design by Kathy Seal of The Quilt Patch in Tecumseh, Michigan  using the   4.5-inch 90-degree double-strip ruler by Creative Grids. . Kathy Seal demos this process on YouTube at " Quilting Tutorial: Hot Cross Stars and More Double-Strip Ruler Quilts"  .  This process is another of those techniques that transforms fabric quickly by stitching fabric strips together then cutting the stitched strips using the special ruler. You end up with patches featuring three fabrics that can be arranged in various design blocks. The block I made is Kathy Seal's "Hot Cross Stars". I made these scrap patches using fabrics from my stash and displayed here on my design wall. The technique is very, very fast and easy and so much fun! Close up of four "Hot Cross Star" patches. Close up of single patch (red and blue). Close up of single patch (red and green). I'm using the patches ...