Since I finished up those small projects towards the end of last week, I've been focused on getting the pile of 8.5 inch quarter star blocks into a quilt top.
I webbed them all together with only one boo-boo that required a bit of surgery!
Oops! This one is facing the ⬆️ wrong direction!
Then there was lots of pressing to get all those seam allowances to go in the right direction!
Monday afternoon - adding the outer borders. I wanted borders that matched my blue Grunge background so that the exploding star would be floating in the dark sky. And here it is - hot off the ironing board!
Tuesday's job was to prep the backing and get the layers sprayed basted together. Look at this great backing fabric I found - it's called "Head in the Clouds." It's a wide backing from Missouri Star Quilt Co. Isn't it perfect for this quilt?!
Finally, I cleaned my machine, put in a new needle and filled up a bobbin. Now I'm ready to quilt!
Sharing at The Inquiring Quilter for Wednesday Wait Loss.
And I'm going to add this to Melva's Sew and Tell post from Monday because she featured my progress as it was on this quilt a couple weeks ago.
And at Alycia Quilts for Finished or Not Friday.
17 comments:
This quilt is bursting with beauty, Diann! Beautiful job. I look forward to seeing it all quilted and ready for display. Just love it!
What a fantastic quilt! I've so enjoyed watching it progress.
Wow! 🤯 What a wonderful quilt! So many colourful scraps. The blue grunge background sets everything off perfectly. Well done, Diann! I can’t wait to see how you quilt it. Gail at the cozy quilter
I just LOVE this piece! I'm glad you had enough grunge for that border, it's perfect! The backing is really perfect for it! Have fun quilting!
That quilt is such a fun one! It looks great and a neat backing fabric you found. I do love MSQC for those.
It's so pretty Diann, you really placed those blocks perfectly - love the "explosion". LOVE the backing!
I had boo boos in my sewing yesterday also, guess the concentration wasn't there. I love your idea of letting the star float, and what a perfect backing! You'll be done before you know it.
Wow, those arrows all together look terrific! They layout is so pretty. Nice work!
Stunning! Just stunning are those quarter star blocks!!! Well done!!!!!!
I have been looking forward to seeing this quilt come together. You did a great job! Yes, the backing fabric is perfect for it.
I like how the stars turned out. I bet there was a lot of concentration going on when you were piecing those to keep them in the right direction
Wowza! Love the floating effect. And the backing is “to die for”. To quote a dear friend. That wrong direction thing happens to me at least once in every quilt I have “webbed”. 😕
It must be something in the air, maybe the full moon? I had a boo-boo in my sewing room too. Good thing it was an easy fix. Your star quilt is beautiful, Diann! I love it! Love how you have arranged the colors. The backing is perfect!
Such a beautiful quilt top! I can't wait to see how you quilt it up. It's going to be so lovely. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2025/11/05/wednesday-wait-loss-457
Your quilt top is beautiful, Diann. The background color is a great choice for all these star points to shine.
I love this!! so pretty... so good in the colourful scraps too.. you picked the perfect background colours.
Gorgeous!! I really love how you arranged the colors so the center and edges seem to glow. I used that same back on a big scrappy quilt this summer and it's just perfect for this one too.
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