It’s days since I posted anything but I’ve been chugging along as always.
Danish Paper Stars – it’s become a seasonal tradition to make stars to share with neighbours and friends. I’ve made a total of close to 60 this year. I started with about 45 – which I distributed the other evening (one star per apartment). When I got home I realized I didn’t have enough left for friends so last evening I made another 15! That’s it for stars this year. It takes me about 8 minutes to make a star. [The website I found a couple of years ago describing how to make the stars is still functioning so click here if you want to try your hand at making a few!] [If that link doesn’t work try here.]
The Quilt Top – it’s been a chore but I finally managed to piece the panel together. I rummaged through my stash looking for fabrics to border it with. I came up with something.
The challenge with the burgundy “cork” fabric is that it’s directional so I’ll have to consider how to use it on all four sides – it will require some piecing, I think. Deciding to include a thin strip of the backing fabric ties the whole thing together. It don’t see any appliqué that will enhance this panel which is already way too busy!
Can’t say I’m ecstatic about this creative effort – the background fabric [Free Spirit: Tim Holtz, Eclectic Elements, Abandoned, Rusted Patina PWTH126] turned out to be much busier than I anticipated. I loved the colour combinations, but cutting it up just accentuated the “busy-ness” and adding the solids as I did made the whole panel out of control. That’s the challenge of improvising – it doesn’t always work out as you’ve imagined it.
The Rusted Patina fabric should have been used as very large pieces which is what I’m going to do on the back. I managed to purchase enough from a number of online sources to do that. I want to see what making a small strip through the dominant backing fabric will do. In any case I want to use up what I have. I don’t intend doing anything more with it. Lesson learned!
I just keep carrying on.
If you have time I recommend Barb Emodi’s recent Substack piece: Comes With The Territory.
jmn 
Are you on Subtrack? It was a very well written article with a good perspective. I will have to look her up and see if I can follow her in my unpaid subscription.
I am on Substack and I follow Barb as an unpaid subscriber.
Your border fabrics certainly work. I had that burgundy one in navy and used it in a lot of projects. I learnt from your quilt and so went big and bold in the charity one I just finished. Bernie
Your quilt turned out well. Go big was a good strategy!
Still love the fabric but you are right it needs the correct setting.
Yup!
I love the color of the “cork” fabric with those colors in the quilt, but – of course – I’m not seeing it in person. I look forward to seeing the progress you make in the next week.
I think the burgundy “cork” fabric works because of the narrow dark navy inner border along with the very narrow strip of the Rusted Patina main fabric. We’ll see when I’ve got it done!