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Anna's Stars Quilt Along - Week Six

ANNA'S STARS QUILT ALONG

FINAL WEEK

Well, here we are at week #6 - the final week of the Anna's Stars Quilt Along.  I hope that the six weeks has been happy and productive for you.  If you have had some life interruptions that have waylaid you a bit, don't fret - these posts are all listed up at the top of this page and you can access them anytime you need to.  Remember to post photos over on Instagram and also in the comments on the blog.  We would all love to see your progress!

For those that are just joining us for the first time on this post .... 

The pattern, the fabric bundles and the kits for Anna's Stars are on sale on the website until Sunday, February 23rd.  If you are interested in making this project or know of someone who would, please link over to the website and have a look around.

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Now, let's continue with finishing this little cutie!

My Quilting Directors

National Love Your Pet Day!

I would like to introduce one of my creative directors .... meet Tia Maria.

Tia is five years old and is a beautiful Bengal .... maybe just a bit on the “tubby” side but such a big pussy cat 🐱.  Tia is in charge of my time management .... she ensures that I get up early EVERY morning -  usually around 5:00 a.m. .... sometimes 5:30 ....... way too early in my opinion but there is no arguing with her.

Whiskey is my very loving director of operations (she is a little camera shy 😞).

Whiskey is a beautiful, tall, and lean seven year old Bengal ..... Tia and her had the same Mom but different daddies.  Both girls enjoy the job of quilt quality control 😀.... although they are not allowed out in the studio (located in our backyard) ...... they only inspect the quilts that come into the house.

These two directors keep us on our toes and make our days very interesting - we wouldn't have it any other way!

We don't need a special day to love our girls 😊, and we love them to bitz every day!

Do you have directors in your sewing room?

'til next time,

QB

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Anna's Stars Quilt Along - Week Five

Anna's Stars Quilt Along - Week Five

Wow.  Here we are at week #5 already!  How is everyone holding up?  Are you ready to show us your pretty stack of blocks ... we don't judge here .... remember I'm only showing you my good ones 😉- I've got little ones hidden away underneath the stack that are not all that pretty.  A little uneven here and a few seams that could have been readjusted ... but I'm happy with my progress.  I hope you are happy with your progress also!

This week we are going to take all of our "G", "F" and "H" background pieces and the little "I" print pieces and get everything sorted out on the floor, the design wall, or wherever you lay out your quilts to admire, fine-tune and arrange.

I use a combination of my design wall, floor and cutting table depending on which sections of the quilt I am working on.  The photo below shows all of the pieces arranged on the design wall.  This is where I audition where I decide where everything will go and get a really good idea of how things are going to fit together.

Lancaster is Here!

Lancaster

This was such a wonderful box to unpack!

Beautiful yardage and jelly rolls by Jo Morton for Moda.

 Bundles, jelly rolls and yardage are now ready on the website!

What type of project does this inspire you to make next?

Drop me a comment and let everyone know what you would plan for this beautiful line of fabric . . . we can inspire each other!  I am thinking something Primitive Fall or Halloween related 😀..... I'm seeing crows and pumpkins .....

'til next time,

QB

Anna's Stars Quilt Along - Week Four

Anna's Stars Quilt Along - Week Four

This is the week that we get to sew all those pieces into beautiful little blocks!  They are so sweet!

Starching them has given them a really nice crisp look and they feel like little pieces of cardboard .... well maybe not that crisp 😊.   Just crisp cute.

This was the perfect time for me to use my little design board that I made using this tutorial Bee In My Bonnet.  I can arrange my thirteen blocks on the design wall or the floor and then transfer one block over to the little board to carry over to the sewing machine. There are also directions for making a larger design board that will hold about six of these little blocks - very handy!

Country Charm Tablerunner - Free Pattern

Country Charm Tablerunner

This little project was designed back in 2006 as a freebie to say thanks to all of my business supporters and I wanted to pull it into the present to say a big THANK YOU to all of my new customers as well.

This tablerunner is the cutest!!  You can use 2.5” scraps or pick up one of those little mini charm packs by Moda.  I have some new ones coming in soon so you might want to wait until you see them before making this project.  Although, over the years I know I have made this one a good six or seven times, so be prepared to make more than one!

Like I said this is perfect for scraps, goes together really quick and makes a perfect gift whether it is for Halloween, Easter, Christmas or just because.  The embellishing with the buttons or appliqué makes each tablerunner unique and so much fun to make.

Enjoy.

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‘Til next time,
QB

Finally!

ONE UFO IS DONE!

What with everything going on in January .... family, business, etc., etc., ..... it has been very difficult to find some sewing time for myself, but finally I have a completed project!

Oh, what a feeling!!!

I have an embarrassing stack of quilt tops that need to be quilted .... it looks like I chose the smallest one to complete and that is true 😖.  Start small and work towards the big stuff is my philosophy.

This little 20" x 20" quilt is by the Red Button Quilt Co. (see the red button!) ... and is called Minnesota Flurries.  I purchased this as a kit at Quilt Market in 2015 and have been working away at it for FIVE years 😒.

I LOVE kits .... everything is at your fingertips when you need it .... right down to all those snowflake buttons!

Someone slept through all the excitement .... I wish I could close my eyes and sleep as soundly as Whiskey does.

How many UFOs have you finished this year?

'til next time,

QB

Anna's Stars Quilt Along Week Three

Anna's Stars Quilt Along - Week Three

Hi everyone!

I hope that Week Two was good for you ... playing with those little tiny squares wasn't too bad was it? Like everything ... it's one step at a time ... there is no race and we just need to focus on the end results.

Here we are now at Week Three and this will involve a bit more sewing than last week.  No cutting for the blocks though - that is all done, except for trimming of course.

I am calling these units Star Points, but they are more commonly known as Flying Geese.

If you were preparing your triangles with the drawn line on the reverse side of the print squares, you will need to ensure that you have done that on 104 of the remaining assorted "B" squares.  If you have installed your painter's tape, as discussed in last week's post, you are ready to start sewing!

          

The image above (on the left) shows what we will be doing this week and the image on the right is a reference guide.