So, after attempting to take photo's of this quilt on no less than 5 separate occasions, this is what I have. Maybe in the summer I will get her out for a do-over. And of course, anyone coming to the Fat Quarterly Retreat can meet her in person :o) But for now, these will do just fine.
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| Worst quilt picture ever, I know. But look at my dad, standing on a wall, in his slippers, in the rain , for me... ♥ him |
It started here, in October '11, with an inspiration mosaic of stars, and a stack of Denyse Schmidt's Hope Valley.11 smaller stacks of Hope Valley were sent out to far flung corners of the UK, where my girls worked their magic, and sent them back on their way.
I made a couple more stars and then pieced the top. I had a bit of a wobble while I was making it, and decided to send it out to be quilted. I'd never done that before, but I really wanted to love this quilt, and I was working myself up into quite a stress thinking about how to quilt it.
As it turns out, Long Armed Chris is some sort of quilting goddess! I knew I wanted a geometric pattern, like the Baptist Fan... but I was also toying with the idea of some sort of loopy star or flower design. Hey presto, Baptist Fans WITH flowers. How awesome is this???
I LOVE the quilting. The quilting just makes it.
I pieced the leftovers from the blocks into a long strip for the back to include all of our "siggy blocks", and used the very last pieces to make a scrappy binding.
Which I love.
I'm all about the scrappy binding recently. Which is weird, because I never used to like them that much.
I may have said it before a million times, but THIS is my new favourite quilt. Oh yes it is.
Quilt Stats
Namesake: The Star Beast by Robert Heinlein
Size: approx 70" x 70"
Fabric: Denyse Schmidt - Hope Valley for the front and binding,
plain sheet for the back.
Pieced by: Sarah, Fiona, Judith, Hadley, Jennie, Susan, Trudi, Judith, Terri, Jo, Ceri and me!
Size: approx 70" x 70"
Fabric: Denyse Schmidt - Hope Valley for the front and binding,
plain sheet for the back.
Pieced by: Sarah, Fiona, Judith, Hadley, Jennie, Susan, Trudi, Judith, Terri, Jo, Ceri and me!
This is freaking awesome, Laura! Even the grey day can't take away its beauty. Fab quilt and that quilting is perfection!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing!!! Every block rocks and that quilting is perfect!!
ReplyDeleteA beauty. I am looking forward to seeing her at the FQ Retreat. Di xo
ReplyDeleteI LOVE it! It is sooo beautiful. That long arm quilting was well worth it. I may have to think about that for any big quilts that I think I might struggle with.
ReplyDeleteBlinkin gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWowzers that is fabulous - bring Thurs of course!
ReplyDeleteIt's just stunning! :)
ReplyDeleteoh man the quilting is awesome!!! LOVE IT!!!
ReplyDeleteWow I'm not surprised you've been desperate to share this...it's simply wonderful!
ReplyDeleteSo fresh and the quilting is beautiful too.
What a great bee!!
a bee! how fun. i just at this moment am getting in on one, should be a good time! i love your quilt, the stars are beautiful, so is the fabric (of course!) but i absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the quilting. so very cool indeed. sucks when the weather wont cooperate! glad you finally got to share, tho. what a nice papa :D
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous, Laura! I'm loving the scrappy binding and that fantastic quilting along too. All those stars shine in DS fabric. Totally see why this is your new favourite. Can it be my new favourite too? :o)
ReplyDeletewoohoo!!! Star beast is absolutely wonderful! Love it :-)
ReplyDeleteI don't blame you, this quilt looks pretty awesome! The quilting looks familiar, I think someone else posted a quilt quilted by Chris with the same type of flowers, not sure about the fans. Anyway... The shots are pretty nice, overcast is actually better to take good photos, so don't be upset! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYay! Woohoo! Yippee! There's a bit of me in that quilt but it is yours all yours and it is perfect!!
ReplyDeleteBee-utiful! What a fab quilt and the quilting is just wow!
ReplyDeleteFantastic Finish well done!! and the quilting is just perfect!
ReplyDeleteLovely, really lovely. Super quilting too.
ReplyDeleteAMAZING!! I think it is all just perfect! And yeah for your Dad too ;)
ReplyDeleteO.M.G Amaaaaaazing! What a fabulous heirloom quilt!
ReplyDeleteIt's flippin fantastic! I love the quilting, Chris did an awesome job, ... when I grow up I still want a long arm :)
ReplyDeletewhat an awesome quilt, love the colours and the quilting. And you get to have a little piece of all those lovely ladies in there too!
ReplyDeleteDear lord that is a stunner!!
ReplyDeleteOMG that may just be the most amazing quilt ever! It's gorgeous in every way.
ReplyDeleteOh, Lolli!! It is just gorgeous. Everything about it is warm and friendly and comforting. And, yes, that quilting makes it - you lucky, lucky girl!
ReplyDeleteLove it so much it's so damn pretty Lauli. The scrappy binding is perfect for it
ReplyDeleteOH MY WORD!!!!! What a fantastic quilt!!! Love everything about it. And your dad holding it for you in his slippers, too precious!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful group effort! I love the name along with the quilting (a Heinlein fan also). I've never thought about working flowers, or anything else, into the standard Baptist Fan quilting! What a great idea! May have to borrow this the next time I do some hand quilting of those fans :) I can see why this is your favorite.
ReplyDeleteGlorious beast!!
ReplyDeleteThe Star Beast what a great name for a quilt! Love all the blocks and how they look together. The quilting is genius it really does make the quilt ! =D
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, I love it.
ReplyDeleteOh I had a little pang in my chest when I saw your dad on the wall - made me think of my dad as that`s just what he would have done. *sniff* But anyway, that is one very very special quilt. A real heirloom isn`t it? The colours, the design, the quilting. Very very special.
ReplyDeleteSimply GORGEOUS!!! I love it :-) beautiful job
ReplyDeleteGob-smackingly awesome LJ! Sewn with love and I know it will be treasured! Job well done! Jxo
ReplyDeleteIt looks fab, and love the quilting! I may just be giggling at your dad out there in his baffies though ;o)
ReplyDeleteIt's a gorgeous quilt !!
ReplyDeleteYou did a beautiful job :)
I just added this to one of my all time favorite quilts. In all fairness, I must say my list gets longer and longer every week!
ReplyDeleteOh I love it Lolly!!! The quilting is perfect xxx
ReplyDeleteShe is a real beauty !
ReplyDeleteNot surprised you love it
ReplyDeleteAnd love the fans! Looking forward to getting to know it but what classes are you in for!
We are the champions! That quilting tops it off. :o) xox
ReplyDeletei love this quilt so much! very beautiful! xo
ReplyDeleteWhat a treasure! How did you get involved with the process?
ReplyDeleteDo you have patterns or names of the stars? I have been collecting star patterns for a while now, and would love some of these!
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt, it is so gorgeous...I am contemplating making a star quilt for a bee and was wondering how much fabric you sent to each person since from the looks of it, you allowed each person to choose what type of block to send to you. Thanks! =)
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