I’ve got to tell you, it feels good, downright awesome, to start on a “new” quilt! It’s the first one on my UFO list. I have a quilty goal to work off my UFO list and not start anything new until I’ve finished the UFOs. Of course that doesn’t cover wedding quilts and baby quilts, which I just finished doing and will be doing…
The exciting news is that Noel Heart and her hubby, Chief, are expecting a baby! I’m going to be a Nonnie again! Obviously a baby quilt is going to be made!
The UFO that I picked up this weekend was my Lone Star. There’s a story that goes with this, isn’t there always?
My Aunt Marie made a beautiful version of a Lone Star Quilt, called a Broken Star.
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| The only picture I have of the Lone Star. I took the picture back in the day before I knew how to photograph quilts. I leaned my double bed mattress against the wall, put the quilt on it and took a picture. |
When PIQF came to Northern California in 2009, I went down and spent 3 days taking classes and looking at all the quilts. I chose to take a class in making a Lone Star. Being guilt-ridden, I wanted to make one for my hubby. By the end of the class I had a couple of the diamonds made.
My good friend had taken the class with me, and we decided to continue working on them together in order to get them done sooner than later. I got to the point where I had the star finished and four of the eight background squares sewn on. And that is as far as it went.
Until now. Last week, I got it out. First thing I had to do was take out the four background squares. The fabric just wasn’t right. And it was the second one I tried!
The progress I’ve made this week is to take out the four squares and put them back in! In the photo above it's hard to see where the triangles are missing--the background is almost the same color as the paint!
I’m eager to get to work on it tomorrow. I have the four triangles and then the borders. I’ve decided to do at least one (perhaps two) pieced borders and 3 plain borders. At least that’s the plan for now!
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So generous of you to share your inheritance. I'd have held that orange one back from their choices. Since you inherited the collection, you should have had the first choice.... that'd be my logic.
ReplyDeleteYou are making a lovely substitute. Good for you! I'd love to see it when you're finished.
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Oh, and congrats on the new grandbaby to be.... another excuse to make a quilt!
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My daughter and her husband are very, very happy. All of us are anxiously getting ready for the baby.
DeleteThe Lone Star is an old tradition and rarely done these days. I love yours. The color placement makes it seem to burst open!!! Great job.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your generous praise. There's a reason why they're not made anymore!! This is my first and last one. I can't imagine my aunt making hers with cardboard templates, cutting and stitching together by hand.
DeleteI am totally NOT a love of orange (except the actual fruit of course) but I really really love the orange star! And I think that's a pretty doggone good way to photograph a quilt, LOL!
ReplyDeleteI'm the same about orange...but this one sure stole the cake! The room I photographed in was the only one with good light and there was only one wall I could use. I thought the mattress innovation was a good one also.
DeleteGood luck with your Lone Star. I have a pink and black one that I made a really long time ago. My color tastes have changed but that quilt was A LOT of work and I will not be giving it away any time soon!
ReplyDeleteI agree! It is difficult. I've seen videos on YouTube saying how easy it is to sew a Y seam. I'm really questioning their sanity. I think the demo was done with smoke and mirrors! I think a pink and black Lone Star sounds very pretty.
DeleteYour lone stars are beautiful! I think I like the orange one even better.
ReplyDeleteYes, that orange one is a beauty. Not only was it completely hand made, including cutting the diamonds, but it was hand-quilted. In addition, it had the extra diamonds for the corners. Good grief, I'm not up to that caliber of quilting talent.
DeleteOoh, it's going to be GORGEOUS! Good for you, getting it out again and resurrecting the project! I know what you mean about petering out on a project when you get the sense that there's something not quite right about it. Hopefully now that you switched out the "wrong" fabric you'll have the motivation to take this one to the finish line. Oh, and congratulations about the grandbaby on the way!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I had an inspiration fabric to help me figure out the colorway. Today I'm going to make some sample blocks for the borders. I want to find which ones are the easiest!
DeleteAmazing! Good luck.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm glad you like it. I'm really liking how it's turning out and I even think that it's going to lay flat. Thanks for stopping by!
Deletevery pretty, I love the colors
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