All of Kaye’s books and patterns center around a technique that makes that design easier for the quiltmaker to do. No individual templates are used; The 3 Starmaker Master Templates will cut over 75% of all geometric designs in quiltmaking.

Click here and let the AMAZING-NESS of the Starmaker 8 Fulfill You!

“If I don’t have an original technique that makes a pattern easier to do, then I don’t put out that pattern”, Kaye says.

Be sure to check out our videos, all on YouTube on this awesome template!

Just CLICK HERE and put “Starmaker 8″ in the search box directly to the left of the video that is playing.

The Starmaker 8 is used in the following books:

Quilt Like A Pro (introduction to 8 pointed stars, dresden plates, fans, 1/2 square and 1/4 square patterns, seminole patchwork,

Strip Cut Quilts (lots of quilts made from 23 different quilt blocks, all cut with the Starmaker Flying geese (any size, no wasted fabric, no elaborate steps), Trees (great for borders) and  Lots of X designs: strips sets are cut into squares; then into an X to get 4 different blocks; the blocks are then combined in lots of different ways.

Everyone Can Quilt (several different 8 pointed stars)

Starmaker Design Concepts  58 different techniques using the Starmaker 8, including kaleidoscopes, flying geese, lots of different stars, pineapple designs

The Starmaker 8 is used in the following patterns

Morning Glory Quilt  (the easiest technique for 1/2 square triangles-no grids, no papers, no drawing lines)

Blazing Stars (Log Cabin Stars always perfect)

Kaleidoscope (always perfect centers and corners)

Rising from the Mist (one of the X designs: strips sets are cut into squares; then into an X to get 4 different blocks; the blocks are then combined in lots of different ways)

Path of Light (another X design)

Brick Path (a form of seminole piecing)

Tumbling Winds ( The Starmaker 8 insures perfect angles in all of the borders).

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Holiday Sales…. Day 1! Everyone Can Quilt Regularly $22.99, but now Through Nov 7, 2011 it’s only $15.00!

144 pages If you’re a beginning quilter or a seasoned one who would like to sharpen their skills, this book is a must have for your quilting library. With 20 projects and over 100 tips and techniques to go with every skill level, you will be making everything from pillows and table toppers, to all different sizes of quilts. Plus, Kaye includes paper templates of her infamous Starmaker® rulers for you to use, though we highly recommend our acrylic version. Kaye also includes tons of witty stories and anecdotes about her life and travels throughout the quilting world. Uses Starmaker® 5, 6, and 8 (sold separately). Click over to our SALE page to order!

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In This Issue…. Kaye’s Blurb What’s On Sale New In Our Store KayeWoodTV.com Show and Tell Tips Our Facebook Group QSC Expos Ugly Quilt Contest Contest List Your Events! Kaye on TV Copyright Concerns Quilting the Kaye Wood Way Like us on Facebook for special offers! “Pitter Patches”, our Twitter Bird is enjoying the flowers….Follow us! Contact Info: Kaye Wood, Inc PO Box 456 West Branch, MI 48661 1-800-248-5293 http://www.kayewood.com http://www.kayewoodtv.com Questions? Email Us!

Hi Quilters!  Northern Michigan is sporting her yearly cloak of lilacs. Deep purples, light lavenders and white, and the air is fillied with their perfumes. Gorgeous. Aromatic. What’s On Sale….  $15.00 on the Everyone Can Quilt Book and $15.00 Starmakers With Purchase of the Everyone Can Quilt. Don’t want the book? Get the Starmakers for $19.95 each!   Everyone Can Quilt Strip sets are cut then placed together so the diamonds spin in a hexagon around the quilt top. This design only looks complicated when you follow the techniques that Kaye Wood has developed. Uses the Starmaker 6 (sold separately). Size: 54″ x 47″ Check out our Sale Page for more bargains, clearance items, hurt patterns coming back from the shows and lots of other one of a kind items!! What’s New In Our Store….   Handy Tabs Use to attach purse handles, swivel clips, ‘D’ rings, charms or make loops to hang small quilts. 100% polyester, colorfast, wash warm and tumble try. Comes in 10 colors Brand New on KayeWoodTV.com!  Squares Galore from Kaye’s book, Everyone Can Quilt. Watch Kaye as she shows how to make her Squares Galore Quilt. Book not included. Tip: Annie Moody from Janome shows crazy quilt designs on the MC 11,000 machine.   See above for our special sale on this book! DVD available of project being featured on Kaye’s Quilting Friends TV program K2012.

Our Reader’s Show and Tell…. Blazing Stars – What a wonderful way to do stars with the Starmaker 8 and they look like they’re difficult to do, but aren’t. I used an Aztec fabric and took the colors from it for the other fabrics. I had trouble with the squares and triangles, but once I got them figured out, it went really well. It’s a great pattern and one that I know that I will make often. (That top edge really is straight, it’s just the way it is hanging for the picture)….Margaret A-Maze-Ing Quilt Pattern….Becki do you have a project you’d like showcased? Send me the pictures and a story by clicking HERE!

Reader’s Hints, Tips and Techniques…. Use a pipe cleaner to get lint from around the feed dogs and bobbin case. Just fold it in half around your finger (so it stays rounded rather than bending the metal directly in half) and insert the folded end into the machine to pull out those little lint devils. I find this much easier to get into tiny spots.….Elise As a newbie quilter I have taped down a small sticky note pad on the 1/4″ line so that I don’t go over the sewing line. That way I get a true 1/4″ seam line and I don’t have to buy an extra foot….Janet

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May Ugly Quilt Contest – One Week Left…. Send me pictures of your UGLY quilts, or even just the blocks that were soooo ugly that you never finished them! We want to see them. Winner will get your choice of a View & Do Shape or Starmaker and an assortment of patterns to accompany your choice. Send pictures and stories HERE

List Your Event….  Looking for a Quilt Show to attend? Check out our listing. If you have an upcoming event or show you’d like to post on our events page, just click the link! mailto:terrye@kayewood.com?subject=events

Did You Know – Copyright Concerns….  The subject of copyright as it applies to handmade items, is a subject dear to the heart of someone who is making a living through their creative efforts. A copyright protects an authors income, by giving them the exclusive right to control the reproduction of their work, whether they have created patterns, music, art, books or any other specialized design. For work to be copyrighted, it must be significantly original. An item or a technique so common it can be considered in the public domain, cannot be copyrighted. It must be something unique and distinctive, already in existence. Facts and ideas cannot be copyrighted, but the way they are expressed can. Copyright infringement occurs when a person copies someone else’s copyrighted item, without permission. To have a copy is not to have the copyright. For example, you can photocopy a pattern to cut up or mark, so you don’t ruin the original, but not to give to a friend so she doesn’t have to buy one. This would result in a loss of income for the author. It doesn’t matter if the pattern is no longer available or if you do not charge for the copy. You are free to use patterns from any book or magazine that you have purchased. However, if you make an exact copy or a close adaptation of an item from a pattern or book, the designer still owns the copyright on your work, and you must ask that designer for permission to publicly display it. Many books and patterns will give permission for personal use and non-profit use only. This means you can make an exact or a close item from the pattern and keep it, display it, give it to a friend or sell it. Some will tell how many you are allowed to reproduce and sell. You cannot mass produce items from the pattern and sell them commercially. Changing the color scheme or size does not transfer the copyright to you. You would need to change the design enough so that it is not similar to the original. However, a technique cannot be copyrighted, so you may use another persons technique, to create a unique design of your own. It is always best to give credit where credit is due. If you create a work based on someone else’s design or technique, mention that in the label or display information. What goes around, comes around and who knows, someone may be inspired by YOUR work someday. Permission is hereby granted to freely copy and distribute this article provided credit is given to the author, Kris Driessen and the website PhoebeMoon.com

I think that’s all for this week. Have a great week. Hope you enjoyed the Lilac Pictures!

from The staff at Kaye Wood, Inc!

Quilting The Kaye Wood Way Week of 5.25.11 – Lilacs! is a post from: Quilting The Kaye Wood Way

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Make four identical place mats, or for a fun casual table, choose just one fabric to keep constant in every place mat and choose different colors for the second fabric. Make your rectangle squares from as few as two strips
per square to as many strips as you want.

The PDF download is here: http://www.kayewood.com/downloads/rail_fence_placemats.pdf

Easy Strip Pieced Rail Fence Placemats is a post from: Quilting The Kaye Wood Way

Whether funny, touching, or mysterious you all have your stories, and we want to hear them. Come on, fess up…. you can’t possibly think that you’re the only one whose done……..

Send them to us, here and we’ll include them in our newsletters.

We’ll start off with one from Kaye, from her book, Everyone Can Quilt (which incidentally sports quite a few of Kaye’s “tales”!)

The Fabric Police

There is a law that you cannot leave a state without buying fabric. Soon after I mentioned this in a seminar, I got a phone call from a man who said, “My wife was at your seminar and I understand there is a fabric law.”

“Every quilter knows about this law,” I said.

“Well, I’m a state trooper, and no one at the post knew about this law, but when we checked with our quilting wives, they all knew.”

Call For Entries… Funny Stories From Our Readers is a post from: Quilting The Kaye Wood Way

I am back. I’ve been on the road to Nancy’s in Wisconsin and to the American Sewing Expo is Novi. Both shows were great, but they are totally different.

It’s always fun to meet all of you at these shows. Nancy is always a great host and she even gave me the chance to “perform” my talk about the “Funny Things that Happen on the Quilting Road”. It is so much fun to share these stories with quilters. Many of you have had funny experiences too, so you can relate.

Lots of my funny stories are written down in my book “Everyone Can Quilt”. We’ve had people buy that book because of the funny stories, even though it is really a step-by-step piecing manual. And because I want you to enjoy my stories, we are having a special on this book.

http://www.kayewood.com/item/Everyone_Can_Quilt_Book/281

Did you ever think of writing your own stories to share with others?

Kaye

Find Funny “Kaye” Stories in Everyone Can Quilt! is a post from: Quilting The Kaye Wood Way

Happy Squaring!

Kaye

Squaring Up An Eight-Pointed Star is a post from: Quilting The Kaye Wood Way

Many of you know that one of the seminars I present is based on the unusual and usually funny things that have happened to me as I travel through the quilting world.

Today I thought I would share with you some of the letters I have gotten. Keep in mind, we try to laugh with you, but sometimes……………

“Thanks for the great show! I’ll continue to watch as long as it is good.”
“As a pagan high priestess, I really appreciate the pentagon designs.”
“You make me glad I’m not a size 6.”

At your request, I’ve included lots of funny things in my book “Everyone Can Quilt”.
I plan to share more of these with you in the weeks to come.
Keep on quilting.
Kaye

Funny Things Happen On The Way To A Quilt Show is a post from: Quilting The Kaye Wood Way