21 January, 2021

Star Flower Sew-Along

I took part in a Sew Along back in 2013. Yes, you read that right; it was here, on a Crafty Fox's blog. As you might surmise I didn't keep up the pace. I did find, when I unearthed box #5 (of 8) of my UFO's this week, that I did have all of the star flowers pieced. Why did I ever lose steam on this project? Well, maybe, it could be all those thousands of Y-seams! Anyway, there's no time like the present and being MINDFUL this year, it has been moved to the front burner. Low volume quilts are already timeless, right? 
I still have two more rows to add but I should get them done and added by the end of this weekend. I'm wild about the soft, vintage look of this quilt. After cutting all of those setting hexagons I was left with a pile of equilateral triangles in the bottom of the project box. 
A sane person probably would have tossed them. Well, I know that I'm crazy and I have bins of scraps begging to be combined with these. After a few trials I found just the right shape to run through the die cutter along with a few handfuls of brights out of the 4.5" bin! So, UFO #5 has given birth to yet another UnFinished Object! 
Those background triangles will set off these hexies perfectly!
Yes, this will do just fine. I guess this new, baby quilt, will be need to be numbered #5.1!!
I hope to get this one moved on to the done list too; as well as make a BIG dent in the scrap bin.
We'll see...
Life is Good! 




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8 comments:

  1. RobertaJanuary 21, 2021 7:42 PM

    The quilt looks like a delicate lady's handkerchief.

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  2. QuiltdivajulieJanuary 21, 2021 8:31 PM

    Scraps propagate exponentially -- proven fact. Lovely LV project - glad you are going to finish!

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  3. cityquilter graceJanuary 22, 2021 5:56 AM

    2013? not THAT old mrs g....and 2021 is the FINISH year for sure...

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  4. quiltkeemosabeJanuary 22, 2021 7:19 AM

    And the bonus quilt has NO set in seams!!!!

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  5. julieQJanuary 22, 2021 8:54 AM

    I think your low contrast quilt is going to be so, so pretty!!! Fun to bring it to the top of the list again!

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  6. Needled MomJanuary 22, 2021 11:52 AM

    I love the “quiet” of this quilt. Why is it so difficult to throw away the small bits of fabric?

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  7. straythreadsJanuary 22, 2021 12:41 PM

    You inspire me . I cut hexes for an eye spy quilt for 2 of course, I need to find more girly novelty prints and cut all those triangles.
    Y seams are not difficult they are just not speed sewing and we all like to speed.

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  8. TanyaJanuary 27, 2021 8:24 PM

    You are so good to get at working through your stash. I really need to pick out another scrappy quilt to make a dent in my stash bin... So many beautiful things to choose from!

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