Rising Star

Some fun was had on Saturday trying out the Accuquilt Rising Star die. I bought it in either November or December when they were having daily deals.  It makes a 10" star in a star block. 

That center star is small and I wouldn't want to do it without the die because it was a snap to make with the dog ears all cut off before you even begin! 

I made all the stars on Saturday afternoon and finished the piecing on Sunday. 

Quilted it and bound it on Monday. And got it listed in the shop after taking photos Tuesday morning.

I made it versatile by putting a hanging sleeve on the back so my customers can choose if they want it as a table topper or a wall hanging. 

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Another quilt story

Continuing with UFO finishes is this hexie quilt. After winning these Tula fabrics several years ago I started this Opposites Attract pattern from Anka's Treasure's Sizzling Sixties book.  It didn't work opposites didn't attract, I really do not like this quilt and I have no idea what I was thinking!! 

While I like some of the fabrics in it, there are some I really don't like!  That made it hard to finish it. I don't have a record of when I started it, maybe 7 years ago, but it grew in stages and then got stuck back in timeout shifting from spot to spot around the room. This year I got tired of it and in a couple of different spurts over the last 3 months I finished it.  

Perhaps I should have studied it a little better before I set out to sew it into columns, because where I left off last is not how it ended up!!  I hope the recipient doesn't care and just enjoys a warm quilty hug. I know I am glad to be done with it.  The pattern actually doesn't have the blue 'border', it wanted you to bind around the pointy hexies, no way was I doing that! 

I finally found my laser light for my longarm, it had fallen down on the floor with a bunch of batting scraps.  Hubby got it attached for me and I quilted this with a panto called Sprung(I think).  While I really enjoy free hand quilting, I really wanted to use some panto's once in a while just to be different;)

This quilt will be used for a donation quilt for the H2H 2023 quilt challenge going on now. That pile is growing and it feels wonderful!

Linking with H2H check in today at Sarah's. 

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Every Quilt has a Story

It's true, don't you think, every quilt has a story!  This one sure does...It all started around 10 years ago. I am not positive as I can't find a record for this particular quilt. However, I found a similar quilt made from the same template in 2013.  At the time I was testing a template for a gal in Wisconsin. I don't think she ever went through with its development as we discovered it was to close to someone else's.  All that to say it is out of my 'to be quilted' closet now!!!

Why, you might ask, did it take so long for me to finish it?  I had my reasons, LOL.  I don't remember when I finished piecing it, but I do know it has sat in my 'to be quilted' closet for several years. Up on the top shelf layered with it's backing, batting and the quilting had been started. I remember why I didn't finish the quilting...it was on the longarm and I did half of the first row of colorful swirly deals and quit because the darn thread kept breaking, it was an aurifil pink. I tried and tried to get it to stop breaking. No luck with that so I got frustrated and took it off the longarm and threw it in the closet. 

Whenever I had time that I could have quilted it, I just stared or maybe I glared at it would be more appropriate. As much as I wanted to finish it, I just couldn't make myself try again.  Fast forward to last month and I said enough of this. Pinned it back on the longarm, got out that same pink thread and tried again. Guess what!  Break, break, break, good grief.  Then I thought I have that same shade of pink in a cone thread of Maxi Lock, let's try it as I have nothing to loose.  Guess what!  It worked like a charm!!!!

Two days on the longarm and it is done!!!!!!!!!!!!  Can you tell I might be a tad excited about that!  And just what will I do with this quilt... its a donation for H2H, Hands 2 Help. 

Sunday is another check in for H2H at Sarah's. I'll be linking up then.  Since it is made from scraps also linking at Oh Scrap

Also on Sunday I have another quilt with a littler story to share with you. 

Iris Quilt

Happy May Day!!!  Time really does fly sometimes doesn't it!  I have had this quilt done for a month and forgot to post it.  It's another of those UFO's that had been waiting in the 'to be quilted' pile for a while now. Going back through posts I see I started this in early 2021 with a Riley Blake jelly roll.  Then it got set aside until I trimmed it as it is pieced on the diagonal as you see HERE.  

The quilting happened mid December last year. An allover freehand feather design was perfect for all these fun fabrics.

The binding and photos didn't happen until March of this year.

The quilting pile is getting a little smaller!  While I certainly like the finished quilt, I realized I don't like doing diagonal piecing for some reason. Do you do it and like it?

The pattern for this is from Kitchen Table Quilting called the Iris Quilt. 

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