I received a 10″ stack of Starry Seas along with along with 2 yards of Buttermilk (from the Neutrals collection) and 2 yards of Sea Urchins – Multi Pink (which is part of the Starry Seas collection) in my Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) box. When I saw that Jennifer, from the InquiringQuilter was going to do a blog hop, I asked if she wanted me to participate. Of course, she said ‘yes.’
I used the “Kite” Accuquilt die and cut out a kite star from 20 of the 10″ squares, along with the coordinating pieces using Buttermilk. They were pieced together, then I added a 2.5″ sashing of Buttermilk and 2.5″ squares of Sea Urchins for cornerstones. This is the result:
I used Silly Moon’s “Rocket” to outline the kite stars and do the inner stars. The neutral was free motion swirls. On the border, I used the “Kite” ruler to make the kites circulating the quilt.
And a couple of close ups of the quilting!
Quilt Stats:
- Size: 50″x 60″
- Block size: 8″
- Fabric: Island Batik: “Starry Seas” along with Buttermilk & Sea Urchins
- Hobbs Batting: Heirloom Cotton
- Aurifil Thread: 50 weight
- Piecing: #2600 (Dove Grey)
- Quilting: #2000 (light sand mako)
- Silly Moon Rulers: Rocket and Kite
- Schmetz Needles: Universal 80/12
- Oliso Iron
But there is more. When I cut out the Kite shapes with the Accuquilt, there were pieces left-over. Pieces that could not be cut into nice half-square triangles or squares. So … I had an idea to use some Mod Podge and cover some magnetic bowls. I covered a bunch of them and gave them to my quilting friends for Christmas.
The Blog Hop
Here is a list of the participating Blog Hoppers:
- January 12th – Jennifer @ Inquiring Quilter(ENTER TO WIN A FAT QUARTER PACK!)
- January 13th – Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing
- January 14th – Preeti @ Sew Preeti Quilts
- January 15th – Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
- January 16th – Laura @ Slice of Pi
- January 17th – Lisa @ Lisa’s Quilting Passion
- January 18th – Gail @ Quilting Gail
- January 19th – Sandra @ Textile Time Travels
- January 20th – Leah @ Quilted Delights
- January 21st – Jennifer @ Inquiring Quilter (WINNER ANNOUNCED!)
Don’t Forget!
I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.
Quilting Gail 