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It's done!! I am relatively pleased with how it came out. I made some executive decisions along the way and left the original color choices a bit as I finished it. I think I am going to put a small black border and may then include a row of molas. As it stands, it is about 48 inches by 48 inches and really nice and flat. I am actually looking forward to quilting it as soon as I decide on the outside...
I will be making another one of these as for some reason I decided I would see how the molas I have collected over the years (purchased from Priscilla after her trips to Panama). I just placed these on top of the "rocket" blocks to get a feel for how it would look and I LOVED it so the next Lone Star will be started before too long using the same very colorful palette (looks like the palette was made for the molas, doesn't it! These are the smaller appliqued molas that are really made for the tourists but I have many nice ones that I like -- they are beautifully embroidered -- Priscilla is very picky.
I was bound and determined to finish up and decide what to do with this latest set of Serendipity blocks. I didn't have enough of the background hexagons to do what I usually do so had to move to plan b.
What I decided on was to use small stars in the background triangles. The star points alternate blue and green and are on white. I have done them all but one in this picture. I will use a medium blue for the background of the rest of the background hexagons.
It was an exciting day as I spotted an Indigo Bunting sitting on Marcia's fence but it flew away as soon as I got my camera out. I did get a photo of it way on the other side of the field but it is just enough to identify it and not publishable!! I had heard that we had buntings up here from a club member last week but this is the first time I have seen one. Maybe before I thought they were bluebirds but this definitely was a Bunting!
Of course I got home and am sure now I have a UTI -- drat. It will be a miserable night and will get a prescription hopefully in the morning -- why do these things happen after doctor's hours?
This is one of the eight points of the eight pointed star that is in the middle of the Summer Salsa quilt which is the two day class I just completed with Jan Krentz (Jan Krentz's website with a description of her workshops). Jan graciously agreed to teach this five day class in two days so we were really really working hard and I did homework last night as well!! Despite the handicap of time, Jan completed her presentation. Rarely have I seen a teacher as well prepared and interactive with her students. I left the second day tired but inspired. Hopefully, this will not be another of my "addictions"!
Barb to the left is working on her Featherweight and her block made of all batiks is in front of her. On the right is Jan Krentz working on the sewing machine with another of the students. She took time with everyone in the class.
This was my center star at the halfway point.
I blocked it at home and put it up on my design wall to see how I liked it. Still not sure about fabric choices but I hadn't put a lot of thought into it as I had very little prep time!
Today we spent a lot of time working on the squares that are the "rocket" blocks in the background and fit between each point of the star. This was the color choices of Sallye who was the first to get a background block done. Jan spent time with a lot of inspirations for different choices for the background and even though I cut out my "rocket" blocks, I may change my mind and go with another choice. We shall see....
This is a very over-sized picture of a butterfly called the Red Admiral. I don't think I have seen one (although haven't checked old blogs) but this year there was an "irruption" of these in Rochester due to the very mild winter. They are all over the place. They are about 2 inches wide but are great flitters and don't sit still and when they do, they sit more like moths with their wings folded. I had to wait a bit to find one that momentarily opened his wing in a proper butterfly orientation.
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have just returned from North Carolina just in time to attend the May meeting of our quilt club. It was quite the show!! There must have been 40 people lined up for Show and Tell and there was one spectacular quilt after another! This was a group that had done a round robin and this was the final "show". The quilts are all so different.
This was one of two dahlia quilts done by one of our master quilters -- Judy Laurini. Like me, she has been working on two series of quilts -- she also had done quite a few one block wonders! There was of course awesome quilting in the background which you can kind of see.
I don't know the name of the quilter but I thought this was a beautiful star -- one of a couple that quilters showed.
This looks like applique but it is totally pieced and done by Nancy Levant, another of our prolific quilters.
I thought this was a stunning sampler quilt -- I really loved it and it will be on display at Genesee Country Museum eventually.
This is one of Janet R's beautiful quilts. She can make the simplest patterns just stunning and this was no exception.
This is the back of the above quilt. Originally the strips in the middle were the borders but Janet decided she liked the plain border better. I have done some of the same things with my quilts.
These ladies were showing off the "mystery" quilts they did in our Spring Fling. This was guided by our very talented Janet R and they are all so different!
This is Jan Krentz who was our speaker today, led a class yesterday and who will be teaching a two day class that I will be in on Friday and Saturday. I hadn't done any of the pre-work as of the meeting so came home, looked over the six pages of instructions and got everything done pronto -- may not be the best or most innovative fabric selections but it will do! I didn't attempt to stray from her suggested colors which is definitely different for me!!
Jan is known for her diamond quilts and I loved this one.
This is the class she taught yesterday and I really love the quilt. I would definitely have taken this class if I were in town!! I may have to buy the book this quilt is in even though I have sworn off more books!!
This was a quilt completed by one of Jan's friends which she purchased. It is absolutely stunning and the woman is a fairly new quilter to top it off!!
This is a variation of the quilt we will be doing tomorrow and Saturday.
This the quilt we will be working on tomorrow called Summer Salsa. I wanted to take a closeup picture so I could see better how the fabrics worked together.
So I am looking forward to the class tomorrow. I already know I will be breaking some rules from the supply list description (and what I am NOT bringing) but "done is better than perfect" is the philosophy I have adopted from Brenda P of Dear Jane fame!!
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