Feathered Star Productions, Inc. features quilts and quilting products by designer, Marsha McCloskey: Feathered Star patterns, quilting books, her Fabric Collections from In the Beginning Fabrics, and Precision Trimmer rulers. Also, included are Mystery Quilt Singles and quilting books by Judy Hopkins. Thanks for visiting.
Radiant Blue by Marsha McCloskey, 51" x 51" This quilt pattern appeared in the January/February issue of Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting magazine. The 15" Radiant Star block featured in the pattern is in FEATHERED STAR QUILT BLOCKS I.
Really Hard Blocks That Take a Long Time to Make Inside this book you'll find patterns for 10 Le Moyne–based Feathered Star blocks. The smallest finishes at 12", the largest, at 38". Some are given in more than one size. Design and shading suggestions are given throughout. Patterns are written for rotary cutting and machine piecing. Templates are provided for checking purposes, and for quilters who prefer more traditional techniques. 8-1/2" x 11" Softcover, Color Cover and Photo Gallery, 56 pages, Regular Price $19.95 TO ORDER: Click on Marsha McCloskey's Books at the left. Techniques used in this book call for 2 specialty rulers: The Bias-Square ™ and the Precision Trimmer 3™. Click on RULERS AND NOTIONS at the left to order these tools.
The first Blended Quilts book by Sharon Evans Yenter and Marsha McCloskey has gone out of print. But now, In the Beginning Fabrics has gathered the six best quilt patterns in a brand new smaller publication called The Best of Blended Quilts. Sharon's new fabric line Antique 1800s Blends is seen in this quilt, Simple Gifts (designed by Cathy Mathis). The quilt pattern is in the new book and the light floral prints (3AEB) can be ordered in 5 different colors. TO ORDER click on Blended Quilts at the left.
Judy Hopkins and Feathered Star Productions have teamed up to present a new collection of 36 pieced quilt blocks on Alaska themes. It's a gold mine of Alaska block designs to quick-cut in the size of your choice! Make Quilt Alaska samplers or repeat block quilts. It includes complete instructions for making each block in six different sizes with clear, easy to follow cutting instructions and piecing diagrams. QuiltALASKA! retails for $13.95. TO ORDER: Click on JUDY HOPKINS' BOOKS at the left. You'll also find special instructions and a FREE PATTERN for Judy's ingenious ScrapMaster ruler just waiting to be downloaded.
Enjoy the fun and whimsy of prints from the 1930s and 1940s when you make these six new quilts designed by Marsha McCloskey for her second line of fabric for In the Beginning: MORE Fat 8ths and Friends. Click on MORE Fat 8ths & Friends at the left to see the new fabrics! You can order MORE FAT 8ths & FRIENDS, FAT 8ths & FRIENDS and the first fabric line. Click on FAT 8ths & FRIENDS: FABRIC at the left to order and to get more information! (Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page to see the fabric!) Make good quilts. Take care of yourselves and the ones you love. Write when you find out how it works. Sincerely, Marsha McCloskey |
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