Thursday, January 26, 2017

Starry progress and a finish

A year ago Darlene from A Needle Pulling Thread quilt shop gave a challenge to make a 6"star block each week for the year.  I decided I would join in , sounded like fun and it really was , I loved making these tiny stars .


Here are my 52 stars plus I made the larger stars for the center to make this a little larger , still not that big so a border is probably in the future but not right now,  I have to ponder on that for a little . These stars were all made from a FQ bundle I won a few years back and are called Lined Dried , they have an old fashion quality to them and remind of the dresses my grandmother wore or her aprons as well . Darlene has another challenge this year but I think i will pass , just too many other things on my plate .
Now for my little finish , you must all remember that I also have a love of all things wool, well last fall I started this sewing roll but didn't complete it until this week . I only had a small amount left to do so not sure why I put it off .

The black wool was once a scarf that I felted , so yummy and soft , almost felt guilty cutting,  almost lol . Here is the inside ....

It has a place for everything so will be extra handy to take along for handwork.  This is a pattern by Lynne Hagmeirer of Kansas Trouble fame. I found the pattern in a book by Lynne called Seeds of Time.

I am on the run tonight so thanks for stopping by and hope the world is treating you well .
Hugs Sheila

16 comments:

  1. Hi Sheila,wow love your starry quilt and your wool pouch,well done.

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  2. Love your star quilt. What size are the small stars?

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  3. I LOVE the star top. Great fabrics! The roll is super cute and so practical.

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  4. Beautiful stars Sheila!
    They look so fresh and bright
    Lovely sewing keep too, can't beat some wool applique

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  5. Two lovely finishes - always a good feeling ton finish WIPs that have been sitting around for a while!!

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  6. I love your star top, Sheila......star designs have always appealed to me! Your wool applique sewing keep will be very useful, and it's also very pretty.

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  7. Love the quilt top. Your organizer is so handy. It's great to recycle something you love but have not been using.

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  8. I absolutely adore the sewing roll but your star quilt has won my heart. It's beautiful.

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  9. Lovely stars Sheila and your sewing roll looks great. xx

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  10. the quilt is very lovely and I know you will decide on just the right way to finish it. The wool roll is great - so useful too...
    Hugz

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  11. Your stars are beautiful Sheila and I do love your gorgeous sewing keep xx

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  12. Two lovely projects Sheila - well done on the finish and your stars are looking great! (Nice to repurpose the scarf - I bet no-one would guess where your sewing pouch 'came from'!)

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  13. Gorgeous star quilt. Love it & your sewing keep. Hugs, xx

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  14. Love the star quilt Sheila, such pretty colours. Your sewing pouch is great too, wonderful idea to use the scarf.

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  15. Love the star quilt and of course the pouch as well. It is hard to cut into something you made though, I agree.

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