@Immaculata, the pink star really sets off the fussy-cut bird square. Beautifully done!
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When I made the heart blocks, I added a second row of stitching so I could salvage the off cuts. I ended up with 50 HST’s that were nearly 4”. Whenever I had a free few minutes I pressed and trimmed them down to 3.5”. Tonight I got a chance to lay them out into a variation of January’s BOM and did a first round of piecing. I hope to finish the block tomorrow.
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Beautiful!
What a great idea to do the extra stitching…I will start doing that because there sure are a lot of HSTs in star blocks!
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Sunrise star is beautiful!
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-I MistressJennie, submit this as my late January BOM entry.
The HST’s are 3.5”, so it comes to 18.5”. I think I’m going to add a small border and turn it into a pillow or wall quilt.
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It would be an adorable pillow or wall quilt for Ada! Gorgeous work!
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I am making two sizes and colorways, both flannel (a free donation), for each BOM, and here is the 12” size. I simply love this one! I wasn’t excited about the Feb BOM, it read too similar to the Jan BOM. But I rose to the challenge and had some fun.
I apparently channelled the raven block I recently made. The tie-dye center was perfect.
I love how everyone’s variations on each BOM are so inspired. The magic of quilting! I mean, just look at @MistressJennie , @Magpie, @Immaculata, and @tendstowardschaos blocks!
Here are the two month’s blocks measure up.
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Thanks for showing the side-by-sides! Two totally different feels, but both gorgeous!
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Has anyone tried Gütermann Sulky thread for machine quilting? I was looking for a zipper and some sewing thread in the local haberdashery shop and on the top of the Gütermann case I saw this really pretty variegated thread. It had a printed sign saying “quilting thread” . I’d never noticed it before, it’s a similar weight to topstitch thread. The colour I got is 4033, it’s variegated purple - black. I have a Halloween tote bag planned in black and purple and I think this thread would be perfect for it.
I, AIMR, offer this quilted tote bag as a goal list completion. It is made from an unfinished jelly roll quilt top. The body of the bag is quilted with lime green straight line stitching.
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