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Happy Monday! This past Spring I decided to sew up a new version of my Shining Stars Sampler Pattern. The pattern features six different star blocks, which are sewn up in two sizes.
![Solid Shining Stars Sampler Quilt](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1487/23652154073_ee7b4639c5.jpg)
I wanted to challenge myself to sew a large quilt with just solids! This is pretty far outside of my comfort zone, but I have to admit, I really ended up enjoying it. I limited myself to only six colors plus the background.
These are fun blocks to make, especially the small ones. I think I'd like to make a quilt of just small start blocks this year. We'll see!
![Solid Shining Stars Sampler Quilt](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1632/23652149103_c157cce328.jpg)
This quilt pattern is one of the classes I'm teaching at QuiltCon in Pasadena, CA next month! We also just wrapped it up as a Block of the Month Club at The Sewcial Lounge.
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The quilting was done by Melissa of Sew Shabby Quilting. I cannot get enough of swirly quilting!
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I used the following Pure Element solids from Art Gallery Fabrics: Nocturnal, Coral Reef, Verve Violet, Apricot Crepe, Empire Yellow, Tile Blue and Ash.
![Solid Shining Stars Sampler Quilt](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1560/23652153343_4a5496593a.jpg)
For the backing I used some Luxe in Bloom yardage that I've been hoarding. The colors are almost a perfect match to the front, it's kind of crazy! I bound it in Pure Element Empire Yellow.
![Solid Shining Stars Sampler Quilt](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1633/24170797432_e1bbf9398d.jpg)
It was fun working through the restrictions I set for myself with this quilt. I love sewing up star blocks, and the variety in this quilt help keep the sewing interesting!
Happy Quilting!
Lovely! Who did the magnificent quilting?
ReplyDeleteEllie
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The quilting was done by Melissa of Sew Shabby Quilting: sewshabbyquilting.com
DeleteCuteness! Love the solids and all that bright gray space!
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful! I still need to quilt my quilt top that I made from the BOM at Pink Castle Fabrics in 2013!
ReplyDeleteI love your quilts. I still cannot get the points on stars. I have your book, but I still cannot do it!!! Any Help?
ReplyDeleteI think points most often get cut off because of the seam allowance. Make sure you're being very consistent with your 1/4" seam!
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