Carpenters Star

I love watching the Midnight Quilt Show episodes with Angela Walters. They are fun and I have learnt a lot.When Angela made the Carpenters Star quilt I thought I should also. Using bits and pieces from stash I made a blue version which came together very quickly. 

Apologies, some of the photos are a bit dark or yellow hued as they were taken indoors on my phone.

I thought would use the background fabrics the wrong around as that was my first preference, hence the two shades of grey in the photo above. The right side was settled on when it was all laid out.

I quilted it myself using my walking foot and a lot of shoving to get it through the machine. Backed it with a check I purchased for a different quilt (usually what happens) and bound it with the same fabric as the inner border.

At first I thought it would be a gift for a new baby but the feeling I got was that I should gift it to a friend. So I did. I loved making this quilt. It felt like a bright happy finish.

The final product all washed and crinkly!

Linking up with Finish It Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts and Finished or Not Friday at Busy Hands Quilts.

Happy Stitching
Jenell

Triangle Block 1

Starting to cut pieces for the Bernina Zen Chic Quilt along has made me realise that I might need to add a few extra fabrics to have enough. There does not seem to be much left of what I started with.

Anyway. the first triangles have been completed. On to Block 2.

Happy Stitching
Jenell

Bernina Playing with Triangles Quilt Along

I have decided to participate in the Bernina and Zen Chic Quilt Along - Playing with Triangles. I am a month behind but will catch up. Below are the colours I have chosen for the Quilt Along. 

They are a made up of a few of Good Neighbours fabrics by Crazy Mom Quilts and others from stash. I need to get on with the initial cutting before I make the first month's triangles. The second month's triangles are already out there so I will be busy. I love the pop of colour the accent green will give to this quilt. it is all going on a white background (at least I think it will).

This will increase my works in progress list to at least 11. I've stopped counting. Happy stitching
Jenell