I’ll preface this with saying I’m just ecstatic to have come across this quilt along before it started and be in a position to actually participate in it! I’ve kept up so far and hope to keep it that way even with other projects happening simultaneously. Picking Fabric This is the first quilt in which I’ve done…
Quilt of Valor: Fabric acquired
Weekend before last between the crazy sales at Jo-Ann’s with 30% off most of the quilting cotton selection and my additional 30% off total purchase coupon I knew this was the time to carpe fabric for the quilt of valor quilt. Problem is with sales like that I need an adult when going into that store.…
Evening Star
The final star for my sampler! I picked this one from lemons quilt other sampler. I though it was just so lovely with how different it is compared to the other stars and that it could tie together all the fabrics so nicely. If this sampler was more traditional with more defined blocks I may…
Star of Mystery
This star proved to be a bit trickier than I had expected. There was some unsewing because my base inside square didn’t line up just right and I was also smart enough to read through ALL her instructions and didn’t trim the last edges of the setting triangles until the block was 100% complete. In…
Whirling Star
So here it is, my very first foundation paper pieced quilt block. It was much easier than I thought it was going to be and I did it with a regular ruler not an “add a quarter” ruler like most of the blogs recommend. I definitely see more paper piecing in my future so I’ll…
Two Color Star
This was a pretty quick star to put together, not my favorite but as you can tell by the name the premise is pretty simple compared to the other stars: just two colors. Again I found myself in HST trimming hell but it was only a couple blocks, I guess that’s the advantage when doing…
Another Star
This star was tricky and required a bit of faith in the author especially when it got the the 1/8 measurements. I’m not great at precise blocks and my 1/4 inch seam often seems to be anything but a 1/4″ but I pushed through and was just giddy with excitement when the block came out…
Ribbon Star
I had originally planned to make this block with a solid pink interior but carelessness in reading the directions lead to it being the background color like the original tutorial indicated. In the end I think I’m more pleased with that happy accident than had I made it pink. I was very careful in cutting…
Starting my Solstice Star Sampler
When I brought my queen size charming stars quilt out of hibernation to finally complete it I had the brilliant thought that I should combine machine quilting and hand quilting after I pieced the top. I had such a love hate relationship with that quilt that I couldn’t bear to let it be my first…
Quilt of Valor: Pre-planning phase
I’ll start out by saying that I’m a sucker for all things Moda Bake Shop. But something struck me when I came across the pattern for the Boho Vintage Star Quilt when browsing through the archives a few months ago; I thought that compared to many other patterns I’d seen it looked pretty quick and achievable…
Christmas Quilts are Killing me!
Since I started quilting 2 years ago I’ve got a few quilts under my belt. There’s my first, Mediterranean Garden Maze which is based on the Moda Bake Shop Squardey Cat pattern. Then there was a little custom dog quilt for the dog my ex and I had designed with little dog bone squares. Next…