Starshine Quilt

A few years ago, I picked up a couple of florals by Rifle Paper Co. that I loved. One had a lovely burgundy background, but I didn't know how to use them. They sat in my drawers waiting for a project. Last fall, I worked on a fabric Friday pull using them and settled on this. Even though I didn't have anything to tie in the burgundy, I thought it was still okay. And I really liked the colors together. So I kept it aside and thought about patterns I could use it for.

And then I remembered a quilt pattern I was given for my birthday from my oldest daughter. She had picked it out when we were at a quilt shop after visiting a quilt show at a nearby museum and had my husband buy it for her. It's called Star Shine by Modernly Morgan and I really like it. It looks like a simple pattern, one I would not buy for myself because I would think I could figure it out on my own, but I'm glad she picked it. Unfortunately, my colors look an awful lot like the cover quilt. I don't like remaking quilts someone else made, I really prefer to put my own spin on it, so this is disappointing, but I do really love the colors and how it turned out, so I don't mind too much.

When I was ready to make it, I had to pick out fewer fabrics than I had in my pull. Some were easy to eliminate because I didn't have a big enough piece. But I made sure to use the two Rifle prints that started it all. I'm really happy with it, I think it's a pretty quilt!

I backed it with a Ruby Star Speckled I picked up on sale, and I bound it with a Ruby Star Sprinkle that I got on the same sale. They don't match together super well, so I'm sure not going to brag about how great the back looks, but they both work with the quilt so I'm happy.

Fabric Friday Week 41: November 17

I didn't think I was going to get a post up today. I went on a field trip with some of my girls to the zoo today and I hadn't gotten a post written yet. 

But I had about an hour after I got home before the girls would be home from school, and I decided to work on it. I went into my sewing room, and I just stared at my drawers of fabric. Nothing was sparking. I do have a fat quarter bundle I bought and I'm brainstorming ideas for it right now. I thought it kind of felt beachy, so I thought I'd pull a beach bundle. I saw a piece from a collection by Sheri and Chelsea called Seashore Drive and decided to start there. I think for a quick pull it's pretty decent. I don't know that I would use it necessarily, but it works. Maybe instead of the print, I would use the darker blue as a background color. Hmm...

Have a great weekend, and a great Thanksgiving!

Fabric Friday Week 40: November 10

I have finally recovered (mostly) from our most recent trip. We went to Northern Italy for my 40th birthday celebration! We did a Photo Workshop in the Dolomites for fall colors, and while we had more rain than we would have liked, it was still beautiful and amazing. I've never done group travel before but it was really fun.

This was sunrise at a lake we visited, and this one is from my cell phone, I haven't finished the pictures from my big camera. It was spectacular!

This week's bundle is one I pulled together randomly. It ended up being, oh, what is it called? Triadic complementary? Hmm...I remember reading about a color combination like this, where you have three analogous colors plus the complementary one. But I guess I also added in the pink so it's not exactly the same. *shrug*

In other news, I think I'm nearly there with a group for another hexibore quilt, I pulled one kona to go with mostly Moda bellas, and it might just do the trick. I need to figure out the layout I want, because I love the look of the mini baby quilt, but I'm a throw girl and don't like making quilts smaller than throws.