Tuesday, October 27, 2009

October Schnibbles Supersized . . . . . . .


Cindy Lou Who, meet.....


One Star
Two Star
Red Star
Blue Star

My October Schnibbles.

When this pattern was announced I was a little disappointed, for some reason it did not initially appeal to me, but I went ahead and ordered the pattern. Once I studied the pattern I was excited to make it. I had never made a quilt top that used snowball blocks. Last month I was determined to use my Gobble Gobble fabric, before I even saw the pattern. This month I mulled over my choices after getting the pattern and decided I wanted to go with a red, white and blue theme. I wasn't in the mood to work with those colors, I was more in a fall or holiday fabric mood, but I went with what I thought it should be and am really glad I listened to my inner voice. This is a quilt I would never have made if I weren't participating in this challenge. I am very happy with how it turned out and happy to have it. I plan to use it next summer as a coverlet for my bed. This is quilt # 51.

Additional Note: I increased the block size to 6 1/2 inches to accommodate the size of the center star in the 9 patch blocks and I mostly used leftover fabric from a previous project so this is practically a "free" quilt!

17 comments:

  1. I just love the fussy cut stars in the center of the 9 patches! Beautiful job!

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  2. Wow - I love it! You did a wonderful job with this one! Love the border fabrics.

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  3. That turned out really nice..I love it!

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  4. You always take your projects one step beyond Thelma! This turned out so great! Your inner border fabric is fantastic.

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  5. Wow!!! This is amazing!!! The red, white and blue fabric and theme is awesome. Love it!!! I love the inner border and corners especially. Thanks for taking the close up picture. You can really see the detail.

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  6. That turned out wonderfully! And it's a nice size. I've been wondering what I'm going to do with all these little quilts.

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  7. You did an amazing job! It is beautiful! Your fabric choices, the border print - everything is gorgeous.
    I like that you made it bigger.

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  8. You know what? I'm just going to take my socks off before I look at your latest, because you knock them off every time!

    Excellent work, my friend!

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  9. I really love this! Can't wait for the parade!

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  10. Oh wow. That is awesome! I love the colors, the bigger size, the fussy-cut stars. You get a gold star for this one!

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  11. This is a great quilt! I never seem to be able to break out of what the designer used; you have a great eye for color placement.

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  12. Wonderful color selection. Great outcome!

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  13. I just love what you did! The larger size was a great idea.

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  14. I just came over from the parade to tell you how much I love your quilt! I did patriotic colors too. I think it is the perfect color combo for this pattern.

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  15. Your quilt is awesome! I love the stars in the center, so cool! I like your projects, they are very pretty.

    I did the Schnibble quilt too, in patriotic colors as well :)

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  16. It's awesome! I love everything about it! (Don't you just love that Jo star print?)

    Happy Birthday to Cooper ~ he's awesome too. And I'm with you ~ I love the pin toppers from Pinks & Needles! I only have a couple of cupcakes so I might need a few more... :)

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  17. Love it and I'm glad you listened to your inner voice ....

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