Center Starstruck- border, hmm...

     I sewed all the blocks together for the center version of Starstruck and can't decide on a fabric for the border. It is 47 x 60 now and I was thinking a 3" border to make it a tad bigger. Now, I need to pull out the asymmetrical one. If I hadn't done this in a web method, I certainly would have gone astray. Thanks again Wanda for explaining it to me!

   It is so cold, dark and rainy here on Friday. If it was not for the photos I took Wednesday in my garden, it would be grim.

Just the binding

     I was hoping to finish Monkey Business (Connecting Threads), but although it came off the longarm, I can't decide the binding. I quilted all the triangles with lines parallel to the base, but the surrounding block had a different pattern in each one. Since it is cold, dark, and rainy, I had to take the photo in the house and it looks a little dull. Once the binding is decided and on, I will do a better photo.

Quilting details

Hanging in the breeze

     The weather has still been wintry like. This photo is the edge of my driveway with crusty snow and then the anenomes blooming inches away. The dichotomy of the seasons.

The sun came out enough the other day to photo the done Katie's Quilt top (MSQC) without a stiff wind. I love the periwinkle text fabric for the border. I used the whole yard. I wish I had more of it.

"Winter" Quilt

     This quilt is called Winter from the Cultural Fusion book. The curves are cut freehand and 4 blocks at a time are stacked, cut and pieces swapped. Finally got it quilted and bound. My assistant is holding it down from the wind curling it. Glide thread top, Omni in bobbin. My friend bought me the black Marimekko and I wish I had more so the quilt would be bigger. I don't know if it is big enough to be a comfort quilt.

Another explosion- of squares

     More exploding squares- such a great scrap buster! All the blocks, 4" center start, were on the wall and it took a whole lot of moving things around so one area did not look like its own quilt. Final decision made and all the blocks are clipped by column ready to sew!

One of many movings

Final decision

Hearts off to new adventure

     My granddaughter helped me draw the winner of the heart blocks for the Orphan block adoption. She pulled the winning name out of a bag and I contacted Kathy who gave me her address. The blocks are going out in the mail today.

     Also, I made the missing blocks for Starstruck and took it off the wall, clipped by column and ready to sew.

Starstruck!

     I finally finished trimming (Bloc Loc Rocks!) all the HSTs made from an indigo layer cake I fell for on MSQC. There were 42 blue and white paired blocks, sewn around all 4 edges and then cut diagonally across twice. Then the trimming. It is well worth the time.
     Then, I pulled out a quilt pattern I have been dying to make- Starburst. However, I had so many HSTs and did not want to make one huge quilt, so I made two for comfort quilts. I think they will need a border and the asymmetrical one is missing 2 blocks, so I have to scare up some indigo color to make the last two. I just love, love indigo. These two do not seem like too many to me!