Sarah’s Hunter’s Star top
I promised that I’d share the top I began in the Jan Krentz Hunter’s Star workshop, so here you go! Since my goal for the class was to get hints on improving my teaching, and since I haven’t made a pieced top in YEARS, I was fairly laid back about what I would do. I selected “Caribbean” colors from my stash (yes, I have a goodly sized stash, and did serious reduction of the aquas!). To make matters worse, since of COURSE I couldn’t do the quilt top just like the teacher said but instead had to do my own thing, I had an arithmetic hiccup while calculating, and now have enough blocks cut to make TWO 68×68 tops.
My blocks finish at 8 inches, so the total quilt is about 66 1/2 inches before quilting (which usually shrinks it up a couple of inches).
Before the class, Jan had sent me a jpeg of a student’s piece using two different sized diamonds. I LOVED the motion, so decided to make FOUR different sized stars. In the end, that proved to be too much, so I selected two of the sizes for the first top, and two for the one that will be made at some point. Ahem. The photo above is the blocks I made in the class up on the wall for testing at home.
And here is the completed top:
I’ll have to take a break now and do things I ought to be doing like writing my next article for Machine Quilting Unlimited, finishing up my Birch Pond pattern, and working on a commission quilt. Ahem. Nothing like taking a detour, eh?
May 24th, 2009 at 11:32 am
It’s lovely Sarah. The colors are fabulous!
May 24th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Sometimes the detour can be refreshing because of the change of scenery …
May 24th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
What a delightful detour! Makes me want to play, too.
May 26th, 2009 at 7:23 am
What gorgeous quilt blocks – and you’re in Camden? I vacation up there every chance I get. I’ve stayed at the Blackberry Inn many, many times. You also have such a cute pug! I’ve got two of them – Alsley and Abby.
May 26th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Lovely quilt, Sarah! Love the colors you have chosen…can’t wait to see it quilted!
May 26th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Makes me think of the beach…….its lovely, your brain probably needed this little “gettaway” to reset you for more work.
That’s my theory ( when I start a project) and I’m sticking to it.
Happy Sewing
May 26th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Gorgeous, Sarah! I LOVE the colors!!!
May 28th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
love it! Can’t wait to see how you quilt it.