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| "Make a Wish" |
The top star blocks are 6", the middle nine blocks are 12" and the bottom stars are 9". It was a challenge to figure out how to combine 3 different block sizes, and along the way there were a few creative possibilities using layouts that made the quilt way too big. I wanted to make a donation sized quilt, so this layout came out to the right size at 45" x 60".
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| quilting on a 12" star block |
All the free motion quilting was done on my Brother 1500 domestic sewing machine. The quilting design is mostly loops and stars, with some curved arcs in some of the star blocks.
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| Pinocchio inspiration |
Around the outside border I quilted the lyrics from the song "When you wish upon a star" (which won the 1940 Academy Award for best original song) from the Disney movie called Pinocchio.
"When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you"
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| Beginning border quilting |
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| quilt back |
I'm so happy that these blocks have finally become a finished quilt. Not a single fabric was purchased for the quilt top and the binding strips were leftover pieces in the navy scrap box.
Here is a photo of the back of the quilt. It used up 5 pieces of fabric that were in a bundle on sale for $10 at Creative Sisters. That's a great deal for a backing!
Hopefully you had some time to visit the other blogs on the hop and enjoy the wonderful star quilts that have been created (complete list here).
Here are the other blogs to visit today:
May 24
Kathy’s Quilts (me)
Thanks to Carol for organizing another fun blog hop for us to enjoy!
That quilt looks amazing! I have a Brother too, I'm so glad someone else can FMQ on their domestic, instead of sending it out to a longarm.
ReplyDeleteKathy this quilt turned out so beautifully. The yellow cornerstones tie the two rows of stars together. I think the quilt is more interesting for the fact that the rows of stars are not the same....and also because there is colour variation in the stars themselves. Its just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job putting all those stars together. Love the back too.
ReplyDeleteVery nice Kathy...love that back
ReplyDeleteI love all the different stars, you did a fantastic job!
ReplyDeletePerfect words for the border of your quilt and encouraging for the recipient too!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt looks amazing. You would never know that these were orphan blocks. The layout is perfect.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful quilt from orphan blocks!
ReplyDeleteSuper orphans, all playing so nicely together! I love the inspirational words along the edge. It's perfect for donating to someone who needs comfort and hope :)
ReplyDeleteA job very well done. A person would never know they were orphan blocks. I too have a Brother and free motion small projects with it. The larger quilts hurt my hands after a short time. Your quilting is great, a well rounded project.
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific job and a great way to use those orphans! Love the idea about the wording. Someone will love that quilt.
ReplyDeleteI certainly hope my orphan block quilt turns out as nice as yours. Mine are piling up.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great finish on your star quilt...it looks amazing, Kathy! I love the quilting you did on it, too, and to add the words to the song was a wonderful idea. I'm so glad you joined in for the hop and were able to finish this beautiful quilt. Thanks for sharing your star quilt with us. Can you guess what song is now rolling around in my head? LOL
ReplyDeleteWhat a great inspiration for finishing a quilt! You not only used orphan blocks from one but also two projects. I love how all the stars came together. I would never have dreamed of such a great quilt. Thanks for participating and the awesome inspiration.
ReplyDeleteAmazing quilt! Love that you used fabric that you had in your stash!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to get those stars out of the closet. That backing is incredible the way it went together. I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this great inspiration. I love stars.
ReplyDeleteyour quilt is amazing. I love that you wrote/sewed the song on the side. that makes it so happy. and that you gave it away. so cool. thank you for sharing and inspiring.
ReplyDeleteThat is so pretty and your quilting looks wonderful on it.
ReplyDeleteThat is a simply beautiful quilt! It's amazing how you got everything to fit together perfectly. I really love the quilting. That part is so intimidating to me. I guess I need to learn to practice.
ReplyDeleteIt turned out Great. Not at all what I expected. Glad to see the finished quilt. Now you can wish upon a Star and take a nap.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great combo of blocks! Good on you for clearing out leftovers to create such a charming quilt.
ReplyDeleteJust love your quilt and all the 'savings' you did to create it. "Yes" for moving UFOs to finished!
ReplyDeleteThe setting you used pulled everything together. It could have been a big challenge to make all go together in such a pleasing look.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt and post Kathy! I love that pretty song too! May all of your dreams come true❤️❤️ Tracy@ it’s a T-Sweets Day! Itsatsweetsday.blog
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your finish and taking advantage of the hop to pull those awesome star blocks and putting them together. Your quilt is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteGreat use of what you had on hand, and you brought them together into a cohesive design for a wonderful donation quilt. I love that you quilted the words to that song in the border.
ReplyDeleteVery very cool ty for sharing your thoughts and ideas.. happyness04431@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteWonderful use of all those swap star blocks! Beautiful quilting! The backing is also wonderful. Thank you for sharing in the hop ... :-) Pat
ReplyDeleteGreat use of all of those different blocks, and your quilting is fabulous. Love your backing too.
ReplyDeleteGreat use of those blocks and I love the finished quilt.
ReplyDeleteGreat use of orphan blocks, your quilting is beautiful and I love this song.
ReplyDeleteLove Love Looove your quilt!! Beautiful job!! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat way to use orphan star blocks, your quilt is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous quilt and all that quilting on it. I love the words especially; I am still trying to write my name!!
ReplyDeleteLove the new life you gave these blocks. Great idea for the quilting of your borders. Well done.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love the stars, the quilting, the borders. Someone will cherish this labor of love!
ReplyDeleteIt's turned out just beautifully! I love how you managed to get all the start blocks of different sizes together - they look like they were made to be together like that! Love your quilting too :) xx
ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of quilting the song words into this - and that you have used up all those different blocks.
ReplyDeleteKathy it's beautiful! :)
ReplyDeletelove your quilt
ReplyDeleteThis is a beauty, and to have those words in your quilt, extra special.
ReplyDeleteYour quilting is beautiful, love the stars
ReplyDeleteThat is a beauty, both front and back, Kathy! What a wonderful quilt, and practically free. LOL
ReplyDeleteGreat post and great quilt! Good idea to use some UFO blocks in hiding for the hop. Just goes to show that there is beauty "hiding" everywhere.
ReplyDeleteNice quilt. I have star blocks from a Treadle On exchange, a few years ago. One of these days I'll turn them into a quilt.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stars - love the variety!
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