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Upcycling Orphan Blocks and Improv Strip Piecing with Rayna Gillman | How To do Y-Seams with Ricky Tims

(Show 3105) Rayna Gillman has been blazing her own quilt-making trail since taking her one and only class. A rebel who left the ruler and focus on precision to others, she began cutting freehand. Along the way, she cut up and re-sewed unsuccessful blocks that became stunning quilts, printed her own fabric, and taught countless others how much fun improvising can be. And don’t miss Ricky’s sure-fire tips for piecing an 8-Pointed LeMoyne Star and Y-Seams.

Improvisational Piecing, Improvisational Quilts, Modern Quilts, Art Quilts, Y-Seams, LeMoyne Star, Carolina Lily, Orphan Block, Improv Strip Piecing, Improv Piecing

Product List:
Create Your Own Free-Form Quilts by Rayna Gillman (C&T Publishing)
Create Your Own Improv Quilt by Rayna Gillman (C&T Publishing)
Create Your Own Hand Printed Cloth by Rayna Gillman (C&T)
Free-Form Fabric Art: Cut, Piece, and Create without Rules with Rayna Gillman (DVD) [Quilting Arts]

Joanne Knapp
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I absolutely loved loved this show !! Rayna was wonderful ! Thank you for the inspiration and the laughter...

Pati Shambaugh
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Much like Rayna, in Home Ec class I got a lower grade for “not following directions.”

It was about 1968/69 when hip-hugger bellbottoms were the thing. I had already been making my own clothes since 1963 so I was experimenting in my own...

Much like Rayna, in Home Ec class I got a lower grade for “not following directions.”

It was about 1968/69 when hip-hugger bellbottoms were the thing. I had already been making my own clothes since 1963 so I was experimenting in my own designing. I found some hot pink and lilac woven houndstooth plaid fabric. It was a soft faux-wool type of fabric. So I used it to make my hip-hugger bellbottoms but I liked “the wrong side” of the fabric better because it made little pyramids about 1/2” square. I also thought the bells weren’t wide enough so I made them “elephant bellbottoms.” I thought they were great and I wore them almost constantly for a couple years until I wore them out. I was just so cool in them.

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Lucy Kise
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Rayna was wonderful, loved the show. Her way to do Improv was out of the box great way to do it.

Maureen Barber
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I absolutely loved this show. It was so much fun with lots and lots of fun.

Carol Mann
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Rayna added levity to the show. In addition inspiring to ask What if?

Carol Mann
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This is the system that Linda Franz developed. Why did you not give her credit? She is Inklingo.

soniasimone
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I actually find Lemoyne stars easier to piece by hand! The seams take a few extra seconds, but there's very little set-up time.

Inklingo, who you featured recently, is also a really good way to piece Lemoynes.

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