Wednesday 20 May 2015

Star Crossed Sew Along


The first thing that crossed my mind, when I was sent this Star Crossed pattern to try, was how fun it would look in scraps, little scraps. I'd had in mind for a while that I wanted to make a quilt featuring Maureen Cracknell's Luminous Field Print, a delicious low volume floral, made of beautiful warm colours. And I knew this would be just perfect! I pulled a bunch of matching prints from my stash and started to cut.  In usual fashion, I immediately altered the pattern, and got so excited about the design that I ran straight for the single (twin) bed option.



Unfortunately 20 blocks worth of star points quickly ate up my stash of Luminous Field. It was then that this Catnap print by Lizzy House made its debut. As much as I would have loved Maureen's floral art to be a feature in this quilt, those cats, fitting perfectly in a 4.5" square, a perfect colour match, and pretty challenging to use anywhere else, became a very fun change of direction. I'm pretty excited with the result. It's everything I love about scrappy postage stamp quilts but sparkly! I love that the eye has somewhere to rest and move. It's like fireworks, don't you think?


This turned out to be the quilt that broke the camel's back, mechanically speaking. My machine, long in desperate need for a service, starting groaning and breaking needles. I managed to coax it along gently for this finish. And my iron died a messy, spluttering death on the home stretch! It felt like the perfect opportunity to try out Jeannette from Gone Aussie Quilting's quilting service. I can't wait to see the result! What kind of edge to edge design would you try out on these sparkles?


So, after pushing myself to get some hard-won finishes the last month, being without my machine for a few weeks actually feels like an exciting creative challenge! I'm thinking hexies. I'm thinking appliqué. I'm even thinking Broderie Perse. Ooh!

Thanks so much Fat Quarter Shop for inviting me to make this pattern! Check out these other blogs and #starcrossedsewalong in Instagram for other interpretations of the design.

Daisy of Ants to Sugar
Lucy of Charm About You
Julie of the Crafty Quilter
Angie of Gnome Angel
Dana of Old Red Barn Co.
Natalia of Piece N Quilt
Heather and Megan of Quilt Story
Amy of Sew Incredible Crazy


19 comments:

  1. Hi Jodi! This is gorgeus quilt and I love your fabric choice! Would love to make this for myself! x Teje

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  2. So bright and beautiful! The colours are gorgeous! Funny I went in the opposite direction, which is unusual for me! I had to google Broderie Perse but it looks amazing, something I would like to try in the future too :)

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  3. I just love scrappy!! Very colorful quilt.kthurn@bektel.com

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  4. Your quilt really does sparkle! What a great way to use up those scraps. I'm glad you're taking advantage of being without a sewing machine for a while. EPP and hexies are quite popular right now!

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  5. Fabulous! I loved seeing the little hints of this on instagram. It's perfect.

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  6. What a wonderful quilt. The colors are lively and beautiful. I'm very tempted to give this a try :0)

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  7. Your quilt is very striking.

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  8. so pretty - really love all of the scrappy fabrics you've used !

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  9. love the quilt .. so colorful and moving

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  10. This is really beautiful! Love the cats in the middle blocks and the scrappy look!

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  11. you have had so many wonderful finishes recently. I love this quilt - as usual it is your use of colour that draws me in - sparkly and bright!

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  12. Been thinking about your quilting pattern choice. I reckon tight spirals would look like those spinning fireworks just to keep with that notion but is that an edge to edge design? No idea ;) I love this, I love that it is so you and yet it feel fresh and different too. Xxx

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  13. Ps can't believe how well the cats go with Maureen's fabric! Awesome!

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  14. Oh my gosh, I love this pattern! it is definitely a sparkly postage stamp look. How fun!

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  15. This is a very very nice quilt. Just found the pin on Rachels pinterest
    Gonna make it, Wowie, your quilt is beautifical

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  16. So beautiful! I went to look at the pattern through the link and I have to say, I would never have purchased the pattern. Seeing your version though... wow! I love it! I just adore scrappy quilts.

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I so love your comments! I read all of them and reply when I can. If you don't hear back, I'm lost under a mound of scraps or outside jumping on the trampoline with the kids. Jodi. xx