Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Applique and baby


What can anyone say about these works of art?

Sarah's Blue Star


This is 30x30, my favorite size for a little baby. All cotton fabrics and thread; backed with the yellow-blue Beach House floral that is also the bottom left star background. Block pattern from a published source ("Hodgepodge" by Susan McDermott, Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, Sept-Oct 2008); 9-patch border from Judy Martin & Marsha McCloskey's Pieced Borders. As usual, a contrast bias binding. Hand-quilted outline around the star points and again inside the square, 2" diagonal lines at 45 degrees elsewhere. Batting is bamboo-cotton blend from Fabric Cupboard. Sold.