Star quilt pics finally

[elegentry]

It is old news that I finished the quilt that was my major project last year. However I had never posted pics due to the camera stealing burglar. So finally here for my readers is my big star quilt!.  The quilting is my own desigh, the piecing is heavily based on Cecile Whatman's Aurora quilt. I added the border but the design is otherwise hers. Colours are brighter though.1400 bits of fabric and a year's work. Machine pieced, hand quilted. Fabrics are part scrap and part purchased. Colours and fabrics themed by a beautiful blowsy rose print that forms part of the brown stars. You can see part of this in the detail below:


And here she is in use. Lovely to sleep under. The batting is 60%wool, 40% poly. I think I want to use wool/cotton for my next major quilt. Won't be starting that any time real soon. Want to make other stuff and need time for variety. Also to carefully consider what the next big quilt will be. Committing to a year's labour is a bit of a big deal. Meantime I plan to start the quilting this morning for the baby quilt that has been layered and waiting for a week or so. Plan's for the pattern of the quilting have been gelling in my head. I now have a plan, hoorah for a plan.

Comments

[doushkasmum.livejournal.com]

Yay for beautiful star quilts and for plans.

[quatrefoil.livejournal.com]

Very beautiful, as it is in real life. I'm interested in the way that the squares seem to float on the surface - was that part of the plan, or something that you discovered when it was done?

[montjoye.livejournal.com]

Thank you dear. The floaty squares are all part of the beauty of the design. You think it is all about stars but the squares/diamonds leap out at you. I saw this made up at a quilt show and immediately wanted to make one. I love the intricate piecing and the clever shading of colours.

[lurextoga.livejournal.com]

oh, that is just beautiful. and I can imagine the workmanship.

it's gorgeous.

[montjoye.livejournal.com]

You are very kind. Actually a proper quilter would probably have "things to say" about my stitchlength or something. I enjoy handquilting but I am not very good at it yet. I have a way to go before I can do what I would like to.

[lurextoga.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. Mum is a bit of an expert hand-quilter; her skills are an extension of her seamstress expertise, and the rest. She gets a ruler out to measure stitch length (I kid you not) and unpicks whatever is not up to her standards. Has done for years on all her sewing and other textile artwork.

But you know, to me your quilt looks beautiful.

And if you love it, well that is pretty much all that matters anyhow.

[splodgenoodles.livejournal.com]

That is really stunning.

[sjkasabi.livejournal.com]

That is seriously gorgeous - congratualatons on finishing such a large project, too.

[montjoye.livejournal.com]

ta m'dear. It was indeed a biggy. The inspiration and agonised fabric choice happened about a year before I started cutting (house buying got in the way). So it was almost a 2 year project, sort of.

[monstah.livejournal.com]

wow thats amazing!

[montjoye.livejournal.com]

thanks, glad you think so. Nice that people like it. When one has put that much work in it is somewhat justifying to get good feedback.

[toasty-hampster.livejournal.com]

argh the colours are FAB, MsJoye, how delicious. it's both tonal AND crisp at the same time.

[montjoye.livejournal.com]

ta dear. Yeh, I like that too.

[baggyt.livejournal.com]

Sorry, bit slow on the LJ reading and stuff!
This looks wonderful! You must be so proud! And it makes your room look so pleasant.

[montjoye.livejournal.com]

Thankyou m'dear. I am indeed proud of it. Glad you like it too. I do like a bit of external appreciation.