Tuesday 7 August 2012

It's finished

I have a BIG finish to present, so I hope you don't mind if it comes with a story.

Back in 2008 I was reading Anni Downs blog and I saw this picture.

It was the Blackbird Designs stand at Houston, and I just loved the look of the quilt in the background. I saved the photo away in my ideas folder, and thought, maybe one day.

In January 2009 I was at home with the kids for the holidays and desperately needed a new hand piecing project. Hmmmm..... I could draft my own 8 pointed star easily enough, maybe I'll make a few of those and see how it goes. Well I got a bit carried away, I used a bit of almost every fabric in my stash, even the ugly ones, and ended up with 128 star blocks. I did buy some fabric for the plain squares for variety.

Fast forward three and a half years, and my Stars Quilt is finished. I had to get the boys to stand on the trampoline and hold it up high for the photo.

Every star and every square is hand pieced, and the whole thing is hand quilted. The binding was sewn on by machine, but stitched down by hand. It has been an absolute joy to have a project I love so much always waiting to be worked on in the background (although the quilting got a bit tedious towards the end).

It measures 96" square ( or 2.4m), and this is how it will look on my bed tonight.

And this is the first quilt I ever made, which it is replacing (although hubby isn't convinced).

Thanks to everyone who has enquired about my poor pricked finger, it is looking forward to a rest for a little while.

Sweet dreams.

Susan x

24 comments:

  1. Wow Susan it is just beautiful...and all that hand work! You must be so pleased! And I can't see any uglies there!lol!
    Lisa

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  2. Oh Susan, congratulations, well done, you must be so very proud of yourself...stunning......

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  3. Well done Susan,it's absolutely gorgeous :) Barb.

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  4. congrats Susan its gorgeous,well done.xx

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  5. Simply stunning!!! You got some gorgeous shots of the quilt too!!Well done, tis always nice to have a finish.

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  6. Congratulations, great story, great journey and a beautiful, beautiful quilt that will keep you warm and happy. Your finger will enjoy the rest.
    Well done to the trampoline boys too, they did a good job holding up your beautiful creation.
    Love your first quilt, most of us must have one of those. I love mine dearly and it is still unfinished but gets used alot.
    So what is next for you?

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  7. What a beautiful quilt .... It looks gorgeous on your bed !!!

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  8. Magnificent! Your quilt is amazing and what a labour of love it has been.
    Your first quilt is lovely too. Now you will have two lovely quilts to alternate on your bed.
    Well done!!

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  9. Susan your quilt looks fabulous. You have inspired me to get my paper piecing out again. xxx

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  10. Congratulations! You should be very proud of your achievement, and your patience to persist with it until it was finished - well done!

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  11. Oh Susan I love a story and this is a wonderful one...your quilt is just beautiful and looks perfect on your bed. Wow, all that hand quilting no wonder you have a sore finger! The colours are gorgeous...lovely, soft and warm...Sweet Dreams xo

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  12. Congratulations .. your quilt is stunning.

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  13. absolutely gorgeous Susan.........you should be very proud........

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  14. Just beautiful Susan...and what an amazing achievement!

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  15. Oh Susan... it takes my breath away.... just so lovely and a real heirloom quilt.... your pricked finger is well deserving of a rest....
    Hugz

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  16. Well done. You can be very proud of yourself! It is beautiful.

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  17. Everyone has said it all ... you've made an amazing and stunning quilt!

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  18. Inspiration should never be underestimated. It helps us create great things. All I can say about your quilt is STUNNING!!!!! Congratulations on completing your gorgeous heirloom.

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  19. Susan your quilt is gorgeous, you have made such a beautiful job and it is a real heirloom! Absolutely gorgeous!

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  20. I can only say "ditto" to all the comments--its just amazing! Absolutely beautiful! Well done.

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  21. Wow Susan it is stunning. What a mammoth quilt, you are so clever, well done on sticking with it and getting it finished!! Beautiful colours, they all 'work' so wonderfully together. Congratulations!!

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  22. Susan your quilt is beautiful and such an inspiration for paper piecing which I too love. I love the variation of colour in the background - it totally sets the rest of the quilt off. Congratulations.

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  23. Congratulation!
    Your Star Quilt is very beautiful.

    Greetings Manuela

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  24. OMG! It's just beautiful Susan. Congratulations on all your HARD work xx

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