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Sunday, January 20, 2013

There is something very addictive...

...about a Quilt-a-long!  After first seeing the posts for the Starburst Quilt-A-Long by Melissa at Happy Quilting...I really wanted to...but told myself to wait and see...wait and see if in the midst of this crazy work schedule I'm on that I would have time to play along!  So I got up Friday after the best sleep I've had all week...and went...hmmmm...why not!

Thankfully I have LOTS of FQs in my stash.  After taking a look at all of them, I decided to go with Prairie Paisley 2 by Minick and Simpson and make myself a Red, White and Blue quilt!!!  (I'm very excited to see how this one comes out!).

I laid all 12 FQs out to decide what would make up what part of my stars:


Then I got to cutting (making the 32" blocks), and here it all is:


and a closer look at the fabric for the stars:


I have not cut out the sashing strips yet, I want to see how the blocks look and perhaps go a little scrappy with the sashing.  

Since I have tomorrow off from work (woohoo!), I'm hoping to be able to start on the next part of the QAL as soon as it's posted!

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5 comments:

  1. Melissa CorryJanuary 20, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    Way to go!! Those fabrics look lovely, it will be such a pretty quilt!! I will try and get it posted first thing so you have lots of quilting time on your day off :)

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  2. Lois (AKA Onnie)January 21, 2013 at 7:05 PM

    I am going through the stash and trying to figure out what to use I love your fabric. My favorite so far of all I've looked at! I'm having a terrible time!

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  3. KateJanuary 24, 2013 at 9:15 PM

    Love those fabrics. Looks like a very fun quilt along.

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  4. SabrinaJanuary 25, 2013 at 10:06 PM

    I like the fabrics very much! Hope you get your baby back soon!

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  5. La-IsaFebruary 5, 2013 at 6:38 AM

    Great fabrics! You must have a lot of fun putting this together!

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