Sneaking in at the last hour for a May finish! This one is for the local camp benefit auction at the end of summer - my scrappy sawtooth stars quilt. About seven months from start to finish, mostly pieced during our quilt ministry meetings, using scraps from the ministry and my own piles of scraps.
No pattern, just 6-1/2 inch stars and pistachio & chocolate alternate blocks.
Machine quilted on the Janome - simple stitch in the ditch around each block and then diagonal X through each block. A bit of free motion stencil quilting in the outer border to finish. The quilt measures about 75 inches square.
Hard to believe we had frost warnings last night, so had to haul all the hanging baskets, tomato starts, geraniums, etc. into the garage for safekeeping. Fingers crossed that will be the last such warning until October! Got my flat of marigolds into the garden today, hopefully tomorrow I can get at least some of the tomatoes in as well.
In my spare minutes, I've been thinking about BB-2 and rummaging through the bin where all the early fabric pull was dumped, along with a bunch of additional bits and pieces that have come my way since early spring.
Wishing you all a lovely weekend!
6 comments:
I do like your quilt and the irises, I love these flowers, beautiful colour. I shall be looking forward to seeing your number two Bramble Blooms in progress.
What a great finish! I love your irises--they are so pretty! Nothing is blooming here yet but my daughter and I planted flowers again in our plot at the community garden. Nights have been cool--low 40s. Hopefully no more frost warnings.
The frames on the alternate blocks are so much more interesting that just-plain squares -- great idea, and a lovely finish.
Our iris are about done. Our peonies have finally bloomed. They are glorious!
Your quilt is beautiful, I like the way the seconadary blocks form a sort of broken sashing. Different look.
Gorgeous iris, thanks for photo. They seem to thrive, despite their delicate look.
Gosh late frost. What is your usual last frost date?
lizzy
Another classic quilt that makes my quilter's heart so happy! Nice job putting the stars together with a block that unifies it all.
Looks like you have two varieties of classic iris there, too. The lighter colored ones look almost fairy-like on their long, delicate stems, in such a pretty, pastel color.
We've had late frost this year, as well, but I hadn't planted anything or moved pots outside yet, so no harm done.
What a great quilt! I really like the combination of stars alternating with the green & brown squares. This will become someone's favorite, I'm sure!
Your irises are gorgeous.
I'm looking forward to your next Bramble Blooms center. I need to make some decisions and start sewing! I'm feeling far behind.
I hope your weather is warm by now.
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