Star Blossom Reveal

Star Blossoms is all done.

It was a fun project to piece and the longer I worked with the fabric the more I loved it.

I'm glad I tried doing something a little different with the center blocks, and while the center blocks don't slap you across the face now that it's done, like they did when I started, a different background fabric probably would have been a better choice.  Note to self, it's OK to use a fabric outside the fabric included in the family of fabrics.  

This is Lifetime Quilt Number 134

The pattern is Star Blossoms by Bonnie at Cotton Way

The fabric is Madhuri by The Quilted Fish for Riley Blake

It finished at 70" x 70"

It has approximately 1,049 pieces.

I hope to get it quilted quickly so I can enjoy it this summer, several quilters commented that this top had a nice summer feel and I agree.

Sinta at the Pink Pin Cushion and I were doing a little Star Blossoms sew along and Sinta finished her top and blogged about it here.  I really love the light outer border she chose and the extra piecing in her inner border, great job Sinta, what's next??

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Star Blossom Update

Sinta and I are making great progress on our Star Blossom sew-along.  All my blocks are pieced.  You may remember from my last post that I started with the center blocks, using pink background fabric, and then I moved on to the outer blocks where I used white background.  I have to admit to being a little underwhelmed with the look at this point.

I like the fabric, I like the block pattern, I just wasn't in the mood for another quilt with white background and one block design, I thought the pink was a great idea to add a little change but not a whole lot of change.  The pink is maybe a bit too bold.

Here's a picture with the sashing added and I think it helps tone down things some.

I cut my sashing a little wider than the pattern directions to give a little more separation to the pink blocks.  Also, the pattern called for cornerstones in the center of the quilt, not the outer edges, as you can see I put them everywhere I could.   I think adding the blue squares to the outer edge pulls your eyes away from the center instead of putting focus on the center.  This could be wishful thinking on my part, but it sure sounds like I know what I'm talking about.

This quilt is done,  adding the inner and outer borders helped even more with those bright pink blocks not looking so bold.  I'm not going to show you the final quilt until Sinta is done, which should be soon, so stay tuned.  But I have to say I'm getting used to those pink centers and think I like having them in more than I would like the quilt without them.

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Madhuri and Star Blossoms

A few weeks ago Sinta at Pink Pin Cushion was nice enough to share a fat quarter bundle of fabric with me for a sew along.  The fabric was Madhuri by The Quilted Fish for Riley Blake.

We decided the perfect pattern for that fabric would be Star Blossoms by Bonnie at Cotton Way.

Are you familiar with this star blossom block?  They're very cute star blocks with little blossoms surrounding them.  I think it looks like little crowns surrounding the stars, more of a princess blossom, either way, these blinged up stars make a great spring project.

The selvage on this family of fabrics is very cute too, elephants.

I'm so glad the trunks are up, doesn't that mean good luck?


I've made my four center blocks using pink background fabric.  My plan is to surround them with blocks that have a white background.  We'll see how that works out, lol.

So for  my spring it's sewing with a friend and using pretty and cheerful fabric for a fun pattern, what could possibly go wrong?

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