Yes, I still have some things to share from Carolyn Forster's book. I'd like to talk a little about the Kite shape on page 38-39. While it may seem that these should be hand pieced (which is what Carolyn does so beautifully throughout her book), I am the machine queen! 20 To Make One-Patch Quilts by Carolyn Forste r. One Patch Quilts by Carolyn Forster I became enamored with the kite shape when I saw a Rose Star quilt for the first time. What's that, you ask? Look closely at my quilt in this photo and you will see only kites! Rose Star quilt But, let's see the kites by themselves. Here's a group of 4 kites. They are 90 degrees in the top left/right corners; 120 degrees in the top point; and 60 degree angle at the bottom. That equals the magical number 360! Four kite units Yes, when pieced there are y-seams. "Just get over it," I tell myself as I stitch. But, then you can do such lovely things with these patches!  Y-seam from back of patches Groups of kite...

I taught a very popular workshop for about 2 years based on the kite shape. It's got four points: two are 90 degrees, one is 120 degrees and one is 60 degrees.  Let me show you: Kites using 1930s prints The good news is that when you sew 3 of them together, they form a triangle. The bad news is that it involves a y-seam! There's no getting around it. 3-Kite triangles using some 1930s prints Here's my 1930s Stacked Kites quilt. Yes, I cut out a LOT of kites! Needs borders - maybe. What do you think? Very, very scrappy. 1930s Scrappy  Stacked Kites : 44" x 52" I also made one in Kaffe Fassett fabrics and quilted it in 2021. What do you think? Kaffe Fassett Stacked Kites : 44" x 54" Then, I had a lot of leftovers in the 1930s prints! What, you don't like leftovers? (That's a dirty word to my husband when he asks, "What's for dinner?") Did you know that 6 kites will form a hexagon? Well, now you know! 6 kites form a hexagon! I cut some ...

I bet you don't use the kite shape in many quilts! Maybe you aren't familiar with this patch shape, but it's part of the 60 degree hexagon family and appears in many English Paper Piecing blocks. You've seen this in my Rose Star quilts. Can you see how this quilt is composed ONLY of the kite shape? Rose Star table topper was my workshop sample  Rose Star is a vintage block and has reappeared in quilts lately. I guess our ancestors weren't too afraid of sewing y-seams! You can see how the 3 patches come together in the center. 3 Patches of Kites from the back 3 Patches of Kites from the front And here are some more of those kite patches: Lots of Kite patches leftover from my Rose Star I decided to make my own version of a very scrappy quilt which I call Stacked Kites. I pulled some more Kaffe Fassett prints and added them to my pile of fabric kites. Kites and Kites! My Rose Star pattern includes a line drawing of making my Stacked Kites quilt , but I never put toge...