Sunday 15 September 2013

More starburst blocks

I had to go to Wellington for work over the weekend, but managed to make a couple more of my Starburst blocks this afternoon after I got home. The introduction to this pattern reads "this is a simple quilt to make and a great one to whip up for a loved one". I really enjoy making these blocks, but they don't exactly fit my idea of simple as far as construction goes, and "whipping up" suggests a couple of weekend's work - definitely not my experience so far!



This is a quite a different (and scrappy) look from anything else I have made so far, so making it feels like an act of faith. I have no idea how it will look when I put it all together, so fingers crossed I won't hate it! I have to make 25 blocks and I have made six to date, so it is definitely a long term project :-)


7 comments:

  1. I was going to say, not your usual fabric choices - but nicely scrappy.

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  2. They look very fiddly to me - I assume a Y seam is involved. I love the background fabric in the second block.

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  3. They do seem quite hard to me! But worth the hassle I am sure!

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  4. I love me those butterflies. I think it's going to look great. I'm sensing a little hand quilting in your future?!

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  5. Very scrappy - not like u at all, but looks great! I guess you will get quicker at them as time goes on.....do they all join up block to block or is there sashing between? L

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  6. What a great block, I love all the little details in the star and the clever way it's put together - after reading Heather's comment above I looked a little closer to see how it was done and it's neat! I commiserate on the reality vs. the pattern description too! I think some people's idea of "whip up" is either a bit delusional, or they are super good and fast quilters who forget about us mere mortals :)

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