Tools for the Realist, Not the Idealist
Home of Deb Tucker's patented quilting tools, including the Wing Clipper, Tucker Trimmer, Rapid Fire Hunter's Star, and Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star. Here at Studio 180 Design, we design and market quilt tools, patterns and companion products to make quilting easier and more fun. Our tools add accuracy and precision for the best results in all your quilting projects.
New Releases
Candle Tip Wedge Technique Sheet
$ 8.25
Add some sparkle to your Wedge Star blocks with the Candle Tip technique! This fun Technique Sheet has you using strip piecing to construct your pieced diamonds, then trimming the small diamond before adding small wedges and trimming the large diamond. Note the "five star" difficulty rating, so it's best that you are familiar with your Wedge Star® tool before you take this one on!
Details
- One page, laminated for durability
- Three-hole punch for storage
- Companion for the Wedge Star®
- Eighteen block sizes from 7" to 24" finished.
- Free online video for unit construction and tool trim down (coming soon!)
- Left Handed trimdown instructions available for download
- Item # DTEC40
Time Out Technique Sheet
$ 8.25
Want a fun new way to use your Four Patch Square Up® tool?? The Time Out unit is a simple modified four patch, easily assembled using strip piecing! With 12 different sizes available, there are options for all your projects. The instructions are written to use two colors of fabric to make these nifty units, and once they're sewn together you'll be able to trim them to the perfect size using your Four Patch Square Up® tool!
Details
- One page, laminated for durability
- Three-hole punched for storage
- Companion for Four Patch Square Up® tool
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Twelve size options from ½" to 6" finished
- Free online video for unit construction and tool trim down (coming soon!)
- Left Handed instructions available for download here
- Item # DTEC41
Bubbles, Curves and Corners Fabric Bundle
$ 70.75
Immerse yourself in a pastel paradise with Studio 180 Design's newest Island Batik Original collection - Bubbles, Curves and Corners! A spiritual successor to our last collection, which you may recall was Squiggles, Dots and Lines, this whimsical collection features 22 never-before-seen fabrics in shades of pink, purple, and teal. These colors work so well with one another you'd think they were designed that way - oh yeah, that's right - they were!
Ideal for an Easter or Valentine's Day project, don't miss your chance to get your hands on a complete pre-cut collection today!
Details
- Bundle of all 22 Bubbles, Curves and Corners
- Available in fat quarter, half-yard, or one-yard bundles
- Available while supplies last!
Crossweave
$ 12.40
Using your favorite fabrics and your Tucker Trimmer® III, you can create this dynamic quilt. We recommend that as you pick your fabrics, you pair each dark fabric with a medium fabric in the same color. For example, a dark green and a medium green, a dark blue and a medium blue, etc. This will allow you to create a dynamic, attractive quilt just as we did with the cover project! With 5 different layout options available you have lots of great options with just this one pattern.
Details
- Project sizes: Crib, Throw, Twin, and Queen
- Required tool: Tucker Trimmer® III
- Fabric: 4 Mediums, 4 Darks, and Common Fabric
- Pattern # SP005
Jubilation
$ 44.00
Jubilation is an 8 month Block of the Month, printed in full color, with 52 pages of instruction. It's a great skill builder, where you will start working with one tool, and then add three more as the quilt progresses. Larger sections of the finished project are assembled at various times throughout the program, providing you with a sense of accomplishment and motivation to complete the quilt.
Please note that this item only includes the pattern.
BOM Details
- Project size: 100"x100"
- 8 Month Program
- Required Tools:
- Also requires the Quilter’s Magic Wand
- Full color pattern with 52 pages of instructions
- Packaged as a single pattern from which you can pull each month's instructions
- Item #BOM04
Cloud Nine
$ 12.40
The Shaded Nine Patch unit has endless possibilities! You’ll be on cloud nine with this dreamy quilt that is easily constructed using your Tucker Trimmer® I to make this one unit. Work with coordinated fat quarter for a cohesive look or dig into your stash for a scrappier quilt. No matter which size you choose to make, you’ll have a complete project in no time!
Details
- Three project sizes: Lap (48”x 48”), Twin (60”x 96”), and Queen (96”x 96”)
- Required tool: Tucker Trimmer® I
- Fabrics: Assorted Medium & Dark Fat Quarters and Background
- Pattern #SP004
Chrysanthemum
$ 12.40
This pattern uses Framed 60 (Technique Sheet not required) units to create either a twin or king size quilt. The directions are the same for both sizes, you simply make the units larger for the king size. Putting seven Framed 60 blocks together makes it look like many petals coming together just like on its namesake flowers.
Details
- Two project sizes: Twin (75”x 78”) and King (103”x 108”)
- Required tool: Star 60®
- Fabric: 5 Blues, 2 Greens, 2 Maroons and a Background
- Pattern # DTP093
Fractured Wedge Star Technique Sheet
$ 8.25
Add a little sparkle to your Wedge Star blocks with the Fractured Wedge! The block is made up of 8 wedges where each wedge consists of a pieced diamond center plus two side wedges. Strip piecing makes the construction efficient with twenty block sizes available.
Details
- One page, laminated for durability
- Three hole punched for storage
- Companion for Wedge Star tool
- Twenty unit sizes from 5" to 24" finished
- Free online video for unit construction and tool trim down (Coming Soon!)
- Left Handed instructions are available for download here
- Item # DTEC38
Watch Chain
$ 12.40
Want a fun new way to use your Four Patch Square Up® tool? This quilt uses a modified four patch to make linked chains that remind us of the chains on pocket watches. Easily assembled with squares and rectangles, by the end of this project you'll be a pro at making these fun Watch Chain blocks! This is the perfect project to use your pre-cut 2½" strips with a background fabric to make a fun quick project.
Details
- Four project sizes: Crib, Lap, Twin, Queen
- Required tool: Four Patch Square Up®
- Fabric: Dark, Background, Assorted 2½" x 43" Medium Strips, and Borders
- Pattern # SP003
