Hello and welcome to my stop on the 100 Blocks Blog Tour! This is my first 100 Blocks issue and I’m so excited to be a part of the fun! My block even made the cover:
Here it is a little closer, #825 Starry Path Redux:
When I started thinking about designing a block for the magazine, I went to the EQ7 Block Library to look for inspiration. A block called Starry Path caught my eye:
(Now you know where the name came from!)
EQ7 has a fun feature called Serendipity that allows you to create new blocks without drawing. The feature uses blocks you’ve saved in the Sketchbook as a starting point to create new block designs. There are 7 Serendipity tools to choose from: Frame Block, Tilt Block, Merge Blocks, Clip & Flip Block, Shrink & Flip Block, Kaleidoscope Block, and Fancy Star Block. There are lots of options within each tool, so the possibilities for new blocks seem endless!
My Starry Path Redux block is a result of using the Clip & Flip Block tool. Here are some of the other possibilities created with Starry Path + Clip & Flip:
And here are some more designs using the same Starry Path block and the other Serendipity tools:
So many designs and they all start from the same block!
Thanks for visiting during the Blog Tour! I’ll be starting a new EQ7 Jump Start Sew Along here on our blog on May 5th (click here for more details). I hope you’ll join in the fun!
Leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite quilting gadget is to be entered in the 100 Blocks Vol. 9 magazine giveaway. And check out Quiltmaker’s blog each day to see the other stops on the 100 Blocks Blog Tour!
*You must comment by 11:59 pm EST on Thursday May 1, 2014 to be entered in the giveaway. One winner will be chosen at random.*
04-28-2014
6:42 am
Lovely star block!
My favorite quilting gadgets are the Companion Angle and the Easy Angle; making Flying Geese easy!
04-28-2014
6:44 am
My favorite gadget is the rotary cutter and rulers! I can’t imagine making a quilt the way my mother did with her cardboard templates!
04-28-2014
6:50 am
Most recently, I found that a metal skewer comes in pretty handy in my sewing room! Thanks for the chance!
04-28-2014
7:01 am
It would have to be my rotary cutter….what a quick tool vs. using scissors like i did in the olden days! ha!
04-28-2014
7:13 am
My favorite tool is my rotary cutter. And my pins come in a close second, lol!
04-28-2014
7:22 am
Lately, I’m loving my wooden wallpaper seam roller for paper piecing. Also handy to press seams open without burning your fingers!
04-28-2014
8:07 am
I love my rotary cutter. I began quilting before they were available, and the rotary revolution changed how everything was done (and for the better).
04-28-2014
8:12 am
What a beautiful block. Congratulations.
My favourite quilting tool is my cutting gear. Of course, that’s not strictly speaking one tool, but several: mat, rotary cutter and rulers, but you can’t use one without the others!
04-28-2014
8:22 am
My favorite tool is also a rotary cutter. When I first started quilting, I had to trace my pattern and cut out with scissors. It took so much time to do that. Your block is wonderful! Thanks for a chance to win a copy of the magazine.
04-28-2014
8:22 am
My favorite gadget had to be my seam ripper and snippers-they are the ones I use the most on a regular basis. Having started with cardboard templates and scissors, LOVE the rotary cutter and all that goes with it!
04-28-2014
8:26 am
My favorite gadget is my Gingher scissors – had them for over 30 years – can’t work without them! Love your block!
04-28-2014
8:28 am
Congrats to that great block. Love it
04-28-2014
8:32 am
I love my rotary cutters. I also love my square rulers. Wow, such movement in your block.
04-28-2014
8:35 am
My favorite gadget is my nippers for cutting thread fast.
04-28-2014
8:36 am
What a beautiful block! I am going to have to make it… My favorite gadget has to be the little gooseneck halogen light I have attached to the side of my sewing machine. I feel lost when I use another machine and don’t have that light. Second favorite has to be a rotary cutter–not sure how all that cutting would get done without it! Thanks for sharing your block and for the give-away!
04-28-2014
8:52 am
I love my hexagon ruler!
04-28-2014
8:53 am
Beautiful block. My favorite gadget in the purple thang.
04-28-2014
8:59 am
I love my paper piecing supplies – 1/4 and 1/8 rulers and love love love this amazing block
04-28-2014
9:08 am
I love my rotary cutter! Because there is no way that I’d be quilting if I only had a pair of scissors!!
04-28-2014
9:19 am
My favorite I couldn’t live without is my rotary cutter and 6 1/2″ x 24 ruler but my Quilt In A Day flying geese rulers run a close 2nd.
04-28-2014
9:32 am
My computer is my favorite tool. Inspiration is EVERYWHERE and I can visit all of those places ANY TIME I WANT even if my hair is a mess or I can’t find my favorite shoes. I have dozens of folders filled to the brim with links lists and pictures. They prod me to get out my graph paper and colored pencils and make something–even if only on paper! One of these days I am going to have o break down and get EQ7. Your block has so many iterations that would take me an afternoon to coordinate and you can do that with just a click.
04-28-2014
9:34 am
My Marti Mitchell Templates
04-28-2014
9:42 am
Such an interesting block – so many possibilites to play with.. Congradulation on getting in the magazine…
I don’t have EQ7 so some graph paper and pencils to map out something you see or an idea you run across on line – of course one of the best new gadgets is the rotary cutter – what a time saver – but still nice to occassionally cut things out wit scissors…
MaryLou
Fun4Me1249@aol.com
04-28-2014
9:46 am
My favorite quilty tool is a small curved tip scissors – it gets real close to the fabric & cuts threads clean – love it. Love your block too!
04-28-2014
9:46 am
I’d have to say rulers – I’m a ruler junkie. Actually I’m a gadget junkie. I see a new ruler/gadget tutorial and I just have to have it. I’m new to quilting so it will be interesting to see how this evolves over time.
04-28-2014
9:50 am
Such a lovely star block! My newest favorite gadget is my TruStitch regulator. I love it!
04-28-2014
9:50 am
Great stark block.
04-28-2014
9:59 am
Love the block. It would have to be my seam ripper. I can’t live without the thing.
04-28-2014
10:03 am
How fun that you can do all that in EQ? I had no idea! It’s a beautiful block and will look great in many fabrics and a variety of layouts.
04-28-2014
10:10 am
Has to be the most used tool after the normal sewing machine etc it has to be the RIPPER
04-28-2014
10:18 am
Congrats on your star block!
I couldn’t live without my rotary cutter and assorted rulers.
thanks!
04-28-2014
10:23 am
My favorite gadget is my fork pins, hate it when my corners don’t match!
04-28-2014
10:25 am
I’ve lots of favorite gadgets, but my most favorite is my accuquilt studio cutter. ah.. so fast and so much fun
I have eq7, but I’m still intimidated by it. Looking at what you’ve created with it is nudging me to open it up when I finish finals next week…
04-28-2014
10:38 am
Jenny! I am so excited for you. Love your block and all of your creativity
Much Love
04-28-2014
10:39 am
Has to be my sewing machine. Love the block.
04-28-2014
10:40 am
I love the diversity of this block..so pretty
04-28-2014
10:48 am
I would have to say my favorite gadget is my 1/4 seam foot for my sewing machine. It makes it much easier to do accurate piecing.
04-28-2014
10:50 am
Apart from my unpicker (grin), my favourite ‘gadget’ right now would have to be my Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream because it gives me grippy fingertips for holding onto my quilt sandwich when I use my domestic machine for machine quilting.The more I read and see the more determined I am to buy EQ7 for Mac. Your block (and its possibilities) is gorgeous!
04-28-2014
10:53 am
My favorite tool would be my 3″ x 9″ ruler.
04-28-2014
10:58 am
My favorite gadget would be my sewing machine. My roatry cutter and rullers are close behind.
04-28-2014
10:58 am
I can’t do without most of my gadgets, but I think I have the most fun using my free-motion quilting foot, or maybe my binding maker, though it could be my little seam pressing iron… so hard to decide!
04-28-2014
11:10 am
My favorite tools and my cutter and rulers.
04-28-2014
11:10 am
You have inspired me to spend some time exploring EQ7′s Serendipity function. Beautiful blocks.
04-28-2014
11:11 am
I have a love/hate relationship with my seam ripper. I also love my little snips.
04-28-2014
11:13 am
Believe it or not, my favorite gadget is a pair of bent needle nose tweezers and a tailor’s pressing ham. I make a lot of mini quilts and both are great for doing those! Very versatile block! Love it!
04-28-2014
11:16 am
I think my rotary cutter is my favorite tool. I love your block and love paper piecing
04-28-2014
11:17 am
I love any type of ruler
04-28-2014
11:23 am
Love any kind of star blocks. Bet you had fun designing yours. My favourite quilting gadget has to be my pins, they keep everything in order. Thanks for the chance to win a copy of this wonderful magazine.
04-28-2014
11:30 am
my favorite gadget is my snippers. They are practically glued to my fingers.
04-28-2014
11:38 am
My favorite quilting tool is the rotary cutter and rulers. I couldn’t do without them. I love the square rulers of many different sizes. I love star blocks. Thanks for the chance to win.
04-28-2014
11:39 am
Hummm…these days I have to confess it’s my seam ripper!
04-28-2014
11:41 am
My favorite ie EQ7…! I love to design new quilts and design way more than I ever intent to make! I love those cool tools in EQ7 too and have tried a lot with them, they make such fun new blocks!
04-28-2014
11:42 am
I love the versatility of this block, it amzaing! My favorit gadget is Lori Holts Alphbeties. It helps me to organzie my blocks according to the pattern’s letters. I simply cut my pieces and place an “A” “B” etc., on each stack. Then I can just go through each step of the pattern.
Thanks for the chance.
Debi Horne
debihorne54@yahoo.com
04-28-2014
11:44 am
Love the block and love Electric Quilt! One of my favorite quilt items is foundation paper for paper piecing
04-28-2014
11:47 am
It has to be the rotary cutter hands down. Without it, I would not be quilting. I cannot cut stuff with scissors well.
04-28-2014
11:48 am
I love my rotary cutter.
04-28-2014
11:50 am
Rotary cutter, without a doubt. Should say seam ripper, lol, but won’t!
04-28-2014
11:50 am
my favorite gadget is the quarter inch ruler/marker i love hsts and this makes them such a breeze to do. babscorbitt@gmail.com
04-28-2014
11:50 am
Wow! I really like this block. I use EQ7 to design quilts but I have never gotten creative with the serendipity tool. I think I will try it.
04-28-2014
11:54 am
Wow. Amazing how these quilt programs can help one be so creative. My favorite gadgets would have to be the extra light that is attached to the underside of my sewing machine arm and my 1/4 inch foot. Both help my getting-older eyes sew more accurately. Thanks for the block.
04-28-2014
12:08 pm
My favorite tools are my mid-sixties Japanese import Kenmore sewing machines. They are built like tanks! I even found I could do fmq waves/diagonal geometric shapes (nothing too fancy – I’m new)without dropping the feed dogs or using a special foot. They are all metal and can sew through 8 layers of denim (not sure I need to ever do that but you never know). Thanks for the opportunity!
notwendy gmail
04-28-2014
12:08 pm
My favorite gadget is a mustache trimmer – instead of using a seam ripper, that little mustache trimmer does the unripping job at lightining speed!
04-28-2014
12:12 pm
I love my rotary cutter. It makes things so much faster. I want to eventually get a Go cutter too, but I have to save for that. Love the block, the colors are wonderful. Congrats on being selected for the magazine. Thank you for a wonderful giveaway.
04-28-2014
12:32 pm
The EQ7 ‘starry path’ block is one of my favorites and you’ve made it BETTER! Love it!
04-28-2014
12:36 pm
Rotary cutter is also my favorite. Thanks for the chance to win.
04-28-2014
12:41 pm
Love your block…You can use it in so many ways. My favorite tool is my marking pens. They are just like magic, you just put a hot iron on them and they disappear.
04-28-2014
12:42 pm
Love my rotary cutter – but don’t consider it a gadget anymore. Right now it is my Jaybird Quilts Hex N More ruler!! I have used it in so many ways for her patterns and for other projects…. such a great design.
04-28-2014
12:43 pm
I love your block!
My favourite gadget has to be the rotary cutter. I shudder to think of having to cut 200 squares for a quilt pattern out by hand, but the rotary cutter makes everything so quick and accurate.
04-28-2014
12:47 pm
I love my rotary cutter, mat and creative grid rulers. I don’t care for cutting, but these gadgets make it a whole lot easier.
04-28-2014
12:48 pm
Lovely block. Favorite gadget ? Wouldn’t quilt without my rotary cutter.
SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
04-28-2014
1:13 pm
Star blocks are some of my favorite blocks. My favorite gadgets are my rotary cutter and my Accuquilt Studio.
04-28-2014
1:17 pm
My newest and as such, favorite,gadget is the eyebrow trimmers using for seam ripping. Jennifer above mentioned mustache trimmer, might be about the same. Thanks for the giveaway.
04-28-2014
1:23 pm
My favorite tool would be my rotary cutter and rulers . Thanks for the chance .
04-28-2014
1:24 pm
My favorites are my Olfa ergonomic rotary cutter, & the plastic film I attached to the back of my rulers to keep them from sliding around. Thanks.
04-28-2014
1:34 pm
My favorite gadget is the strip cutter. Without it, I can not cut a straight line. Thanks!
04-28-2014
1:37 pm
My favorite tool are my Havel snippets. I use them to snip pieces apart when chain piecing, trim tips and even when using my embroidery mode!
04-28-2014
1:37 pm
My rotating cutting mat…super handy for knocking out those scraps!
04-28-2014
1:40 pm
So lovely pattern.
I have a blog in Korea.
Can I translate the scrap?
04-28-2014
1:57 pm
Favorite tool are Buckley’s small scissors for applique. They really grip the fabric.
04-28-2014
1:59 pm
What a cool block. Love the colors your chose. They make my heart sing. Fun ways to re-arrange it too!
04-28-2014
2:05 pm
My favorite gadget has to be my rotary cutter! I never used one before I started quilting in 2008 and now I am lost without it!
04-28-2014
2:05 pm
My favorite gadget is my bloc-loc ruler. Without it my many half square blocks would be wonky and take to much of my time to square them up with a regular ruler.
04-28-2014
2:18 pm
Unfortunalely for me, I like needle threaders since I can’t even tell if there is a hole in a needle. Thankgoodness they work so well.
04-28-2014
2:21 pm
My favorite tool would have to be my rotating cutting mat and my seam ripper. Congratulations on being included in the magazine and thanks for the chance to win.
04-28-2014
2:23 pm
My rotary cutter and you can’t have enough rulers of all sizes and shapes.
04-28-2014
2:25 pm
My favorite gadget is the rotary cutter. Just think, without it we would be cutting out all those quilts by hand. How long would that take us? I like the info you gave us on how you got your block. I do not have EQ7 yet but am going to work with my EQ6 more now. Thanks for the giveaway.
04-28-2014
2:30 pm
I hate to say my Bernina seam ripper is my favorite tool, but I can say it works Licketty splits and I am a pro at using it because if I am sewing, I am probably rippppping.
04-28-2014
2:37 pm
I couldn’t live without my rotary cutter and rulers, but I also can’t do without my iron – using it makes my blocks come out so much nicer. LOL. Thanks for the opportunity.
04-28-2014
2:37 pm
June Taylor’s shape cut plus ruler, a big mat, rotary cutter and of course a computer. I couldn’t list just one – they all work together.
04-28-2014
2:50 pm
My favorite tool is a rotary cutter and templets I go back to the days of cardboard and sissors
04-28-2014
2:53 pm
Like so many others, my favourite quilting gadget is the rotary cutter – small and big blade sizes.
04-28-2014
3:09 pm
I love my Martelli rotary cutter that allows me to cut easily while seated.
04-28-2014
3:24 pm
I like your star block.
04-28-2014
3:29 pm
I really love my Clover Wonder Clips!
04-28-2014
3:29 pm
Love your block and thank you for the chance to win. My favorite tool would have to be my rotary cutter, of course you can’t say rotary cutter without mentioning mat and rulers to go along with it.lol
04-28-2014
3:31 pm
I think my favorite tool is my little seam roller. Saves me SO much time instead of ironing every single little seam…….
04-28-2014
3:50 pm
It’s my Olfa 12 inch rotating mat.
04-28-2014
3:52 pm
I couldn’t quilt without my sewing machine and cutting mat/rotary cutter. Just wouldn’t ever happen. But I do love it!!!!
04-28-2014
3:53 pm
Your block is beautiful. I love the colors. Thanks for sharing.
04-28-2014
3:54 pm
Excellent variation on Starry Path! Can’t wait to incorporate it into a quilt.
I love my “purple thang” – can’t sew without it!
04-28-2014
3:56 pm
My favorite gadgets are the quilting rulers. So many shapes and sizes. Really speeds up the quilting process.
04-28-2014
4:00 pm
I like playing with EQ7, but need lots more practice. I haven’t played with what you showed today, and love the block.
04-28-2014
4:04 pm
My favorite is a bamboo stick. You can use it as a stiletto, or for ironing open seams when you don’t have, or have room for a board.
04-28-2014
4:18 pm
Like many who have commented, my rotary cutter is a prized tool, but I’m also a scissor fanatic and have more pairs that I want to count. My favorite thing to do with my little scissors I use to cut threads while I actually sew at a machine is to use a nametag clip with a retractable string to hold them. This way I always know where my scissors are, and it is especially handy when machine quilting because the quilt is taking up all the flat space with no room left to lay down the scissors. The nametag clips can be found in packages of six in the office supply section of major discount stores. So no big deal if one breaks and also plenty to share with friends.
04-28-2014
4:19 pm
My favorite gadget would have to be my large size rotary cutter, especially if I am cutting several layers at a time.
Thank you for the opportunity to win one of your giveaways.
Warm hugs,
Ruthie
04-28-2014
4:24 pm
I love my Clover chalk marker and my clover clips! thank you and I love the star block!
04-28-2014
4:26 pm
I do not know what my favorite tool is called – I use it to sew the ends of my binding together.
04-28-2014
4:26 pm
that is a really cool quilt block…love star blocks….have a great quilting day.
04-28-2014
4:26 pm
My favorite tool is my “Go Cutter” as it makes cutting so quick and accurate. Your block will be a challenge, and very beautiful, thanks. And congrats on making into #9 of 100 Blocks, love these zines!
04-28-2014
4:29 pm
Thank you for the Serendipity tips! Must play around with that! Favorite gadget is now “The Gypsy Gizmo”. It’s a purple plastic thingamabob that stands up with a razor blade in the top. When you are chain piecing you never have to touch your scissors or use the blade built into your machine again. Just hold your pieced parts over it, pull down, and the razor cuts the thread. I can no longer be without it. Thank you for the opportunity to win!
04-28-2014
4:34 pm
My newest fav is my Clover clips! I have both sizes and use them all the time.
04-28-2014
4:35 pm
Don’t we quilters have a lot of gadgets? My favorite is my rotary cutter.
04-28-2014
4:35 pm
I’m just a beginner so my favorite gadget is my seam ripper
04-28-2014
4:35 pm
My favorite tool would have to be my rotary cutter.
04-28-2014
4:53 pm
Great block! My best and favorite tool is my Rotary cutter. I cut most everything with the rotary.
04-28-2014
5:02 pm
My favorite tool/gadget right now is a tiny rotary cutter I resurrected recently after suffering a broken wrist this winter! It allows me to get back to what I love with out to much strain.
04-28-2014
5:02 pm
I’ve loved reading about everyone’s favorite gadgets. The trusty rotary cutter is by far the favorite!
This has definitely given me a few new items for my “Quilting Wish List”! Thanks everyone for stopping by
04-28-2014
5:06 pm
My favorite gadget is my Creative Grid rulers. Thanks for sharing!
04-28-2014
5:12 pm
My favorite tool is EQ7. So much fun to design you own blocks and quilts.
04-28-2014
5:13 pm
I really love my rulers, especially my 2 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch ruler from creative grids.
04-28-2014
5:16 pm
Since I’m not much of a gadget girl, I was having a hard time coming up with a favorite. Then I read through some of the comments and realized a Ruler is a Gadget… and a Rotary Cutter is a Gadget! Actually, I love my little 1 x 6″ ruler. I use it a lot. Congrats on getting into the publication and thank you so much for the opportunity of a giveaway!
04-28-2014
5:30 pm
My favorite quilting tool is my 6″ x 12″ ruler. Thanks for the giveaway!
04-28-2014
5:30 pm
My favorite tool is the rotary cutter.i started quilting by cutting out pieces with scissors and the cutter gets me to sewing so much faster.
04-28-2014
5:33 pm
This is going to be a fun tour. Thanks for putting my name in the drawing. I like my telescope magnet to pick up pins off the carpeted floor.
04-28-2014
5:34 pm
I couldn’t get along without my rotary cutter and rulers. Such time savers. Thanks for the lesson on EQ7.
04-28-2014
5:37 pm
My favorite quilting gadget is a very sharp rotary cutter….large size for layers of fabric and a smaller size for triming and squaring up the block. Thank you.
04-28-2014
5:47 pm
I have two favorite quilting gadgets. The first is my magnetic pin holder. It was one of those things that when I started using it, I was pretty sure I wasted my money. Now I find it difficult to use a “regular” pincushion. The other useful gadget is my stiletto. It’s great for manipulating fabric really close to the presser foot to make everybody behave!
04-28-2014
5:53 pm
I am new to quilting and do not have many “gadgets”, but I do really like the roll cutter waaaayyyy more than trying to use scissors. Thanks for the beautiful block and for the giveaway.
04-28-2014
5:55 pm
My favorite gadget would have to be Bonnie Hunter’s seam guide so I now have a perfect quarter inch!
04-28-2014
6:01 pm
If you ask my housemate, a.k.a. my husband, his response to my favorite gadget would be the credit card.
04-28-2014
6:04 pm
I love Karen K Buckley’s scissors.
04-28-2014
6:11 pm
I love my Clover Mini Iron for preparing small applique pieces.
04-28-2014
6:12 pm
I would have to say my Accuquilt Go, it has been a lifesaver when cutting up fabrics and it saves the stress on my hands. I also like that i can work faster and make more quilts.
Debbie
04-28-2014
6:18 pm
I like my cutting ruler, is 25×5 and very useful to block the quilt, thank you…marta
04-28-2014
6:27 pm
I’ve been using EQ since v1, and wouldn’t be without it! Next to my tweezers, I think EQ7 is my favorite quilting tool – it really helps me figure out fabric placement BEFORE I cut, avoiding many of those “WHAT was I thinking?” moments!
04-28-2014
6:40 pm
Doubt I could piece anything without my stiletto. Use it ALL the time. You sure do know how to make my EQ desire rise! I’m thinking it could very easily become my new favorite gadget!
04-28-2014
6:52 pm
Favorite quilting gadget would have to be the rack my husband made for all of my rulers. I like all the variations of the block.
04-28-2014
6:55 pm
I have arthritis and have moved my hair tweezers in to the quilt room to pick out threads after ripping something out But couldn’t function w/o rotary cutter and ruler.
04-28-2014
6:56 pm
My favorite tool is the Martelli rotary cutter. I just love it.
04-28-2014
6:56 pm
My favorite tool is rulers. I have lots of them.
04-28-2014
6:59 pm
My favorite tools would be my sewing machine and rulers.
04-28-2014
7:20 pm
my lighted, magnifying seam ripper is my very favorite tool … I cannot do with out it now.
04-28-2014
7:21 pm
My favorite tools are….my machine, EQ7, and my snips.
04-28-2014
7:27 pm
Besides all the obvious tools needed for easier quilting, (rotary cutter, mat, etc…) my latest favorite tool is Sizzix fabi cut dies. Besides quilting I also scrapbook so my big shot sizzix machine works for these quitling dies.
04-28-2014
7:37 pm
Favorite tool had to be my rotary cutter, followed closely by the stiletto!
04-28-2014
7:38 pm
thanks for the chance to win a copy of this magazine. love your quilt block
ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com
04-28-2014
7:47 pm
My favourite quilting gadget has to be my ergonomic rotary cutter, my rotating cutting mat and my oh so wonderful 1/4 inch foot. Love my EQ7 too
Love your block Cheers Lynne
04-28-2014
7:48 pm
My favourite gadget is a pair of gardening gloves. I use them when quilting – they have more grip than the “proper” quilter’s ones
04-28-2014
7:50 pm
EQ7 and my rotary cutter, thanks for the giveaway!! I haven’t tried the serendipity feature yet but will tonight for sure, it is cool.
04-28-2014
8:04 pm
I guess that I am with lots of others. I just don’t know how I would LIVE without my various rotary cutters. I have several sizes and keep old blades on a special cutter for paper! Thanks for the chance to win!
04-28-2014
8:05 pm
It would have to be the rotary cutter – I’d be lost without it!
04-28-2014
8:17 pm
My stitch ripper goes everywhere with me. Congratulations on having your block in Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks No. 9
04-28-2014
8:38 pm
I love playing with EQ7! I got it a couple of months ago and am having a hard time getting any “real” work done it is such fun to play with. Thank you for sharing!
04-28-2014
8:39 pm
Your block is awesome.
I’d never complete a project without my seam ripper! I’d rather it wasn’t my most used/
04-28-2014
8:45 pm
Nice block. Love your colors. It’s hard to pick a favorite “gadget” but I love my June Tailor Shape Cut. It make cutting accurate strips and squares a breeze. Also love my Wonder Clips.
04-28-2014
8:51 pm
Fun block! I’m looking forward to your EQ sew along. I guess my favorite gadget would be my seam ripper–unfortunately I seem to use it everyday.
04-28-2014
8:58 pm
My favorite gadget is my Go cutter. I have used it so many times when cutting out quilts. Thank you for the chance to win
thim3@hotmail.com
04-28-2014
8:59 pm
I’m not sure I can narrow my gadgets down to only one favorite. I have a couple of rotary cutting rulers that I can’t live without, but I can’t use them without my rotary cutter and my cutting mat!
04-28-2014
8:59 pm
Like another commenter, Carmen, I am a newbie with EQ7 so a seam ripper is an often used tool.
I plan to learn from the tour and all the sharing!
04-28-2014
9:00 pm
My favorite gadget is my little Gingher scissors, I use them every day, they are lightweight and sharp.
04-28-2014
9:11 pm
My favorite gadget has got to be my rotary cutter. Couldn’t work without it. Not a gadget, but my favorite sewing item is my 98+ year old treadle.
04-28-2014
9:18 pm
Favorite gadget would have to be the rotary cutter. I can’t imagine quilting without it.
04-28-2014
9:18 pm
A very pretty star block, I like stars.
I don’t have a truly favorite gadget but I do know that I would not want to give up my rotary cutter and various rulers. I can’t imagine going back to cardboard and scissors.
04-28-2014
9:19 pm
My favorite gadgets are the little red wonder clips. They save my fingers from being poked while sewing bindings.
04-28-2014
9:19 pm
I like the half hexie tool! Loads of fun!
04-28-2014
9:22 pm
I love stars of all sorts
04-28-2014
9:50 pm
I love my accuquilt rag square die! It saves so much time not having to snip all those edges!
04-28-2014
9:57 pm
I don’t know if its my favorite tool… But it has been the most useful so far… My seam ripper… I couldn’t quilt without it…lol.. But so new to quilting.. I’m sure that will change
04-28-2014
9:58 pm
My favorite gadget seems to be whatever my newest ruler is–I love them all
04-28-2014
9:59 pm
I like my surgical seam ripper which is a necessity some days.
04-28-2014
10:02 pm
I love my rotary cutter (&mat, &rulers/templates) – much faster and more accurate than scissors! Fabulous block – it’s on my must make list!
04-28-2014
10:03 pm
Love the block, looks like a pinwheel.
04-28-2014
10:10 pm
After my rotary cutter and rulers which I wouldn’t want to be without, I’d have to say my fav gadget is my bendable bright light.
04-28-2014
10:12 pm
It’s not really a quilty gadget per se, but my Hubs gave me this tool that’s about 8 inches long. It expands & has a magnet on the tip. So when I drop a pin or the whole tub of pins, I can easily retrieve them!
Thanks for a chance at the give-away!
04-28-2014
10:14 pm
I have to say that my favorite quilt gadget is my seam ripper because I don’t know where I would be without one. I cannot do a project without it, something always seems to test my patience lol. In all honesty, I have so many wonderful gadgets that I could have written about…was hard to chose just one.
04-28-2014
10:16 pm
So many gadgets, so much fun! Latest helper is my Chaco rolling chalk marker.
04-28-2014
10:21 pm
My favorite gadget is paper piecing units. It is a way to make accurate points. Thanks for the give away.
04-28-2014
10:28 pm
Not really my favorite tool but the one I use the most is my seam ripper.
04-28-2014
10:41 pm
What a fun block! I may just have to do some experimenting and try entering a block.
04-28-2014
10:45 pm
My favorite this month is my marked throat guide. Next month it might be my easy angle ruler. Love your block! Thanks for the giveaway.
04-28-2014
10:47 pm
By far the rotary cutter. I tried to make a quilt using templates. It took me 15 years to try it again.
04-28-2014
10:48 pm
I don’t really think of my rotary cutter as a gadget (more like a totally necessary tool) so am not counting it. My current favorite tool definitely EQ7. I can see I’m going to have to experiment with the Serendipity tool more. Love your block!
04-28-2014
10:52 pm
My favorite quilting gadget is a freebee letter opener that has a razor blade type cutter. It is great to cut apart chain pieced blocks.
04-28-2014
10:56 pm
i has to be my rotarty cutter and then my minni ironing board; can’t do without them!
04-28-2014
10:57 pm
I love the ergonomic rotary cutter, it’s great!
04-28-2014
10:58 pm
I really like your block. It would be a good block to use up scrapes.
04-28-2014
11:04 pm
My favorite quilty gadgets right now would have to be my AccuQuilt cutters and dies. I am also a ruler junky and have an entire large draw of specialty rulers. My next favorite “gadget” and I use this term loosely because it isn’t really a gadget is my EQ7 program. I am bookmarking your site so I can participate in your upcoming Jump Start Sew Along.
04-28-2014
11:10 pm
I love my EQ, my snip-eze, my freezer paper and my computer scanner.
04-28-2014
11:14 pm
Rotary cutter and lots of rulers favorite by far.
04-28-2014
11:19 pm
Wish I could take off a day! Mid seventies this week. Best tool? My sewing machine!
04-28-2014
11:35 pm
Picking a favorite gadget is really a tough one, because I love gadgets and will quickly buy something new on the market. The gadget I use more than any other, sigh, my Clover seam ripper.
04-28-2014
11:35 pm
I love Block Loc rulers. They are the best!!
04-28-2014
11:41 pm
My new rotary cutter! My old one was getting wonky, the screw had gone on the blade mechanism so I treated myself to a Clover one. It’s great.
04-28-2014
11:42 pm
I love my feather weight. I don’t know if you would consider it a gadget. I have my favorite cutting ruler. Your block looks great. Congratulations for getting it in the 9th edition. I also like to use EQ7.
04-28-2014
11:46 pm
Beautiful stars! I’m not a real gadgeteer, but I do like the new binding clips. So nice not to get stuck with all the pins.
04-28-2014
11:52 pm
Well, it’s pretty spendy for a “gadget”, but I love my longarm!!! I am also very partial to my Olfa ergonomic rotary cutter!
04-28-2014
11:54 pm
My favorite quilting gadget is probably my bamboo stiletto, followed by my ergonomic rotary cutter!
04-28-2014
11:55 pm
I’m still thrilled by rotary cutters.
04-28-2014
11:57 pm
What? Your first issue and you’re a cover girl, no less?! Congrats on that!!!!! My favorite gadget is a bit old school. The old nut pick from the nutcracker set you always bring out at Christmas. If I could figure out a use for the walnut cracker I’d use that too….but haven’t discovered a use for it….yet!
04-28-2014
11:59 pm
I just signed up to follow your blog. I have never been here before. You sew along looks great. I just bought Olfas circle maker.
04-29-2014
12:00 am
I just love your block. It is so crisp clean and bright. Some of my favorite colors are in it too.I guess my favorite gadget is my ruler(s). They help me to keep it all straight. Thanks so much for creating the beautiful block and givung us all a chance to win.
04-29-2014
12:00 am
I’d have to go with rotary cutters paired with nice transparent rulers and cutting mats.
04-29-2014
12:03 am
I really like your star block! My favorite gadget is my rulers. Thanks for having this.
04-29-2014
12:04 am
the newest favorite that I can’t wait to use is the new Olfa Circle Rotary Cutter! rotary cut a circle in sizes up to 8″– can’t wait!
my other favorite is my Kwik Klip tool. it is such a finger saver for pin-basting, for inserting, closing safety pins, and for reaching under the arm of the machine to remove pins as you come to them while quilting.
reillyr2(at)hotmail(dot)com
04-29-2014
12:05 am
my favorite tool is my rotary cutter. i never would have learned to quilt using templates so i am very grateful for the tool that revolutionized quilting. i’ve only been quilting a couple years but i love it so much. i love your block. and all the variations. star blocks are my favorite
thank you so much for a chance at a magazine
sara
04-29-2014
12:16 am
My new favorite quilting gadget is the Quilter’s Slidelock Ruler. All my cuts are perfect! Although I may have been looking at EQ 7… Now there’s a tool!
04-29-2014
12:20 am
Wallpaper seam roller (the wooden one) – I use it where you would finger press a seam open.
04-29-2014
12:22 am
I have to agree with others that my favorite tool is the rotary cutter, and my second choice would be the Fons and Porter Half and Quarter Ruler.
04-29-2014
12:27 am
oh my, I love all my gadgets! but my fav are my gingher 6″ scissors. they are so sharp and I use them everyday…. thanks for the chance…
04-29-2014
12:35 am
My rotary cutter by far!
04-29-2014
12:39 am
My newest favorite tool is the 6 1/2″ BLOC LOC ruler to cut precise HST. My rotary cutter is a close second. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
04-29-2014
12:47 am
I would have to go with the binding clips also.
04-29-2014
12:53 am
I really love my GO Baby but probably because it is my newest toy!
04-29-2014
1:10 am
My favorite gadget is the rotary cutter and rulers! I didn’t start quilting until just a couple years ago and can’t imagine making a quilt the old way with cardboard templates! Thanks for the chance to win!
04-29-2014
2:02 am
I absolutely love rotary cutters – so much better than cutting with scissors ( which my mother had to do). Thanks so much for the chance to win.
04-29-2014
3:02 am
Lovely block, congrats on being a cover girl! My favorite ‘gadget’ is my shape cut ruler because I can cut so many strips in many widths without moving the ruler each time.
04-29-2014
3:31 am
Your block is so pretty. My favorite quilting tool will always be the rotary cutter above anything else.
04-29-2014
3:34 am
Congrats on your block!! My fave tool would be the rotary cutter. I would get really bored just using scissors
04-29-2014
3:47 am
A very nice block and so many possibilities. I love all my quilt stuff because is helps me to make wonderful quilts.
04-29-2014
3:48 am
My titanium-blade rotary cutter is my favorite tool–so smooth!
04-29-2014
3:58 am
I love the block. Wow! My favorite gadget is my seam ripper. My brother made it for me. He is a woodworker and turns pen, pencils, and seam rippers. The wood is from his wife’s dad’s property which was across the US highway from the one-room elementary school we attended.
04-29-2014
6:02 am
My favorite quilting gadget is the rotary cutter with a mat. I cut my block pieces out by hand and let me tell you when my husband bought me rotary cutter it make things so much easier!! So hands down my rotary cutter.
04-29-2014
6:35 am
I really like how this pinwheel spins, but not in the typical 2 options you see with pinwheels. I don’t know if EQ is considered a gadget, but if so, it’s my favorite because it enables the dreaming and creativity to just flow, flow, flow.
04-29-2014
7:27 am
EQ7 has to be considered a gadget. I use that with almost every quilt I make, playing with layout and colors.
I forgot about the serendipity tool-I love what you came up with using it.
04-29-2014
8:29 am
My most recent love is the Loc-Bloc recently purchased. And I love the block and the possibilities!! Thanks for the opportunity.
04-29-2014
8:31 am
I love the little chalk markers that lets you draw straight lines for quilting!
04-29-2014
8:50 am
My favourite ruler is the “quilt in a day triangle square up ruler”. Makes great half square triangles
04-29-2014
9:09 am
I love my small rotery cutter. Love your block! Nice colors too! Thanks for the chance.
04-29-2014
9:32 am
My favorite is my rotary cutter. Cant live without it. It is amazing how many different looks one block can have.
04-29-2014
9:41 am
Rotary cutter is my favorite tool.
04-29-2014
9:58 am
Wonderful block, great for a beginner like me. Thank you
04-29-2014
10:06 am
I use my rotary cutter practically daily so that is my favorite tool.
04-29-2014
10:08 am
I love the block-lock rulers. Nice block, congrats and thanks for the chance to win
04-29-2014
10:20 am
Rotary cutters, rulers and cutting mats are the greatest inventions EVER for quilting!! I remember the “Good Ole Days” of tracing around a template and wouldn’t go back to that for the world!!
04-29-2014
10:50 am
Rulers, Rulers and more rulers. Love them all…..
Gorgeous block. Thanks so much for sharing
04-29-2014
11:19 am
My fave gadget varies by day, but today it would have to be my Creative Grid rulers! They don’t slip; I love them! I am slowly replacing my other rulers with CG rulers.
04-29-2014
11:33 am
my favorite gadget/gadgets are the clover clips. I love to use them to hold my binding in place. congrats on your great looking block.
04-29-2014
11:34 am
I have a Love/Hate relationship with my rotary cutter. Love it as it makes cutting so much faster and easier. Hate it because I have to replace the blades so frequently. What’s a girl to do? Certainly not regressing to those scissors!!! Congrats on being published in Vol 9!!
04-29-2014
11:37 am
Although I use EQ7 frequently, I would still have to say my handiest quilting tool is my rotary cutter. I’m not sure which gets more use, that or my sewing machine, but it is definitely my favorite of the two.
04-29-2014
11:40 am
My favorite gadget is my ironing/cutting mat. Thanks!
04-29-2014
11:49 am
What great block!
My favourite has to be my rotary cutter!
04-29-2014
12:01 pm
Love your block! My favourite is my all in one ruler!
04-29-2014
12:04 pm
My favorite gadget is “that purple thang”, this is such a multi-purpose handy gadget. As far as rulers, I couldn’t survive without the “easy angle” and companion angle rulers.
04-29-2014
12:05 pm
Love the block!!!!! My favorite tool would have to be my rotary cutter. It seems to be one I use daily.
04-29-2014
12:31 pm
Well I think my rotary cutter along with a good ruler (this is read as: one that is not missing chunks sliced off. I am one who does not use a lot of gadgets. I am sure some of them would make my quilting easier but….. I haven’t acquired the taste yet.
04-29-2014
1:04 pm
My favorite gadget is not really aimed toward sewing or quilting. It is painter’s tape. I love it because I can find the accurate 1/4 inch and mark it, you can use it to mark the 1/4 inch way out past the throat plates so you do not have to mark HST, and if you need to make it a scant quarter inch you can move the tape. Also since I sew on vintage machines it does not take the paint off.
04-29-2014
2:16 pm
I have many gadgets but, the one which would be the most difficult to do without would be my rotary cutter. If I had to cut each piece using scissors I would never get anything finished.
Love your block! The colors are so happy!
04-29-2014
2:36 pm
My favorite quilting “gadget” is my new sewing machine! Congratulations on being chosen for the magazine and thank you for sharing.
04-29-2014
2:54 pm
What a fun block. Favorite gadget currently are the block-loc rulers.
04-29-2014
3:31 pm
My favorite quilting gadget is my rotary cutter. I remember getting my first rotary cutter, it sure beat using those scissors.
Your block has so many possibilities.
04-29-2014
3:57 pm
My favorite quilting tool is a comfortable rotary cutter. Just imagine how long it would take to cut out all our pieces if we had to cut with scissors and templates.
Lin
04-29-2014
4:46 pm
Love your block. Favorite gadget would be my mini bright light so I can see what I’m doing.
04-29-2014
5:38 pm
My favorite tools is my rotary cutter — it really makes cutting pieces more accurate.
04-29-2014
5:56 pm
My favorite gadgets are clear plastic square templates in a variety of sizes. They are invaluable in fussycutting fabric, and squaring up sewn blocks.
04-29-2014
6:08 pm
My favorite gadget is my “little snippets”. They are Fiskars 5-Inch Micro-Tip Easy Action Scissors. I have about 5 of these, one at each place I sew.
04-29-2014
6:59 pm
My favorites are a toss up between my Purple Thang and my good scissors. My most used tool is my seam ripper.
04-29-2014
7:33 pm
Congratulations on your first block for Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks! Your Starry Path Redux block is lovely. My favorite quilting gadget is the rotary cutter. Thanks for the great giveaway!
04-29-2014
8:04 pm
Nice job on the block and congrats on being featured. I have recently found the Quick Curve Ruler and made a pretty neat looking quilt from various Kaffe Fassette fabrics.
04-29-2014
9:10 pm
My favorite gadget – rotary cutter!
I don’t know…. is a pattern a gadget?
04-29-2014
9:13 pm
I’ve never heard of the Clip & Flip Block tool. But I love the block you came up with. I use the Easy Angle and Companion Rulers most.
04-29-2014
10:20 pm
My favorite new quilty tool is my new seam ripper. It’s the one with the eraser on the end, and it has a really tiny point, and it makes getting stitches out more easily.
04-30-2014
12:14 am
My favorite gadget is my rotary cutter and my rulers. They make cutting so easy.
04-30-2014
9:39 am
After having sewed for years on a machine sitting on a tabletop, I think my favorite gadget is a sewing table with a recessed area for my machine. It makes the height so much better and it keeps the fabric level with the machine so it doesn’t pull itself.
04-30-2014
11:58 am
Wow so much you can do with your block. So cute! I like my 1/4 inch ruler and my applique scissors.
04-30-2014
12:09 pm
My rotary cutter is my best friend! I love your block, I will be making it for sure, probably as bee blocks!
04-30-2014
1:09 pm
I’d have to say my rotary cutter is my favorite tool…that is a time saver!
04-30-2014
3:02 pm
Very versatile block. Love it. Gotta say my favorite tool is my Bernina 1260. That machine is the best!
04-30-2014
3:56 pm
My latest favorite gadget would be the Wonder Clips. It took me a while to get used to them but now I use them whenever I can!
04-30-2014
5:34 pm
I don’t have a lot of “gadgets” – but I do love my 6.5″ square ruler for squaring off!
04-30-2014
5:36 pm
Hi!!!! Love all the blocks you made!!!! My favorite and most used tool so far is my seam ripper!!!! Ha!!!
04-30-2014
8:09 pm
I like my needle threader. It makes it so easy to thread a needle when I am hand quilting a quit. Thank you for creating a great block. It is one of my favorites so far. Thank you for a chance to win.
04-30-2014
8:09 pm
Your block’s just awesome!!!!, and about my gadget would have to be my rotary cutter
04-30-2014
10:50 pm
I love lots of gadgets, but my computer has to be my most useful tool…both for EQ designing and for all the wonderful information on the internet.
04-30-2014
11:58 pm
I like using the rotary cutter and unfortunately my seam ripper
They both make cutting and sewing so much easier 
05-01-2014
11:20 am
My rotary cutter!!!! Oops and my seam ripper.
05-01-2014
5:28 pm
My favorite gadget is the rotary cutter along with the rulers and mat. None would be good without the others!
05-01-2014
5:57 pm
I’ve never met a gadget I didn’t like, but I doubt I’d be a quilter without the rotary tools we all use. I also love EQ for designing and my seam ripper because some days it seems to be attached to my hand.