Monday 7 May 2012

Mystery quilt - Starburst

Ta da... my mystery quilt is finished!! And it has a name - starburst.  I love the zingy colours that I went with and love how it has turned out

 The mystery quilt along was started by Sheila back in April 2011: so its taken me a year from start to finish


Sheila introduced me to paper peicing through this quilt along, something I hadn't done before and discovered that I love doing it. My favourite block on here is the mariners compass (top left hand corner)

 I hand quilted this, stitching around the stars in variagated green or orange.  Its been hard going as I used an old duvet for the backing and on further inspection it was egyptian cotton (a charity shop purchase)

The hand quilting shows up really well on the back


And I also included my tippa canoe block that I did all wrong, which Sheila renamed 'capsized canoe'.  Luckily I only made one!


I will make a label for this quilt and sew it on the back.  This was also the first quilt that I spray basted and I will never use safety pins again!!

A great big thank you to Sheila for putting this together and getting us to try new things.

This also counts as my 2nd finish for Rhonda's FAL!

15 comments:

  1. It looks beautiful, Catherine. I love your hand stitching.

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  2. Starburst is perfect! I saw the thumbnail pic and thought of opal fruits! Lovely quilt :-)

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  3. Great finish and a perfect name!!

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  4. So pretty, Catherine! I love those bright summery colors!

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  5. Great job Catherine, so exciting seeing another finish.x

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  6. it went together realy well xx

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  7. Woohoo! Well done C on another fabulous finish! Stunning quilt! Jxo

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  8. Wow that looks gorgeous! Love the bright colours, all the blocks go really well together =D

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  9. It's beautiful! Congratulations on finishing it, the quilting is awesome!

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  10. Beautiful quilt! I love the hand stitching.

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  11. Fantastic!! The hand quilting looks brilliant!

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  12. It is so beautiful! The hand stiching is fantastic! I love it!

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  13. Looks great Catherine - now enjoy!

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  14. Wow, Catherine, that's amazing!

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  15. beautifully done catherine - you must be really proud :)

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