July 22, 2008

Third time's a charm

Star3Jelly Star #3 was a success!   I tried to be extra cautious about not stretching anything while sewing or pressing my seams open, and this one turned out pretty perfect.  My blocks are finishing at 25-3/4" - they would be 29-3/4" if I used the jelly roll strip.  Still a nice sized block - even one block framed with a border fabric would be pretty as a wall hanging or table topper.  I have 2 stars that I need to remake, and as I wait impatiently for my Fig & Plum jelly roll to arrive from Canada, I'm cutting and sewing the checkerboard sashing.



While this quilt could definitely be made with just one jelly roll, using 2 will give me the opportunity to use more strips of my favorite prints from the line and eliminate some of the darker plums, which are very pretty, but take too much focus away from the lighter prints.  I've got my fabric choices for the 2 remaining stars all sketched out.  Did I mention I'm waiting impatiently for the mailman?



My Four Seasons Swap partner down under, Soo, received her quilt from me.  I'm so happy that she likes it.  And hey - that means I should be getting a quilt in my mailbox soon.  Another reason to stalk the mailman!



8 comments:

  1. It is nice to see that the corner squares are not set-in. (I have the "foundation" pattern to do this star in a similar manner.)

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  2. Oh I so glad your star came out so great. Love it!

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  3. That is so pretty. Third time truly is a charm huh?

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  4. Looks great . . . but I loved the others, too *s*

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  5. I just noticed that within a color "row" you've used different prints. I like that idea! :D

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  6. This one is really lovely. The colors are so sweet. Well done.

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  7. It's beautiful, Lisa! You did an absolutely wonderful job on it! I love the colors!

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