Summer Nights Stars

Seems a bit strange to be making a quilt with the name Summer Nights here in mid-February. We currently have a bit of snow cover and seasonably cold temperatures, so thinking about summer is somewhat far-fetched. But thinking about a blue and white quilt, or a star quilt, or better yet both, is not far-fetched at all.

I have had this pattern ever since it was released by Bonnie Olaveson of CottonWay - maybe two years ago? Three? It's been awhile. Anyway, I made a couple of the star blocks right away, and then promptly moved on to other endeavors. But finishing this quilt was always lingering in the recesses of my mind.

I put it on this year's goals list, but I think I was already back at work on it last year. I showed a picture of my chaotic design wall here, and several blocks are pinned up there in the madness.

Well, today all 18 star blocks are at last finished. Whoo-hoo!!

My stash has provided me with wonderful navy blue options, and it has been a lot of fun revisiting some of these almost vintage fabrics. I have used perhaps 8-9 different blues in these stars. My plan for the setting blocks is to use just one consistent blue as a way of taming the chaos and letting the stars shine with their variety.

Now, I should qualify my claim of having all 18 stars finished. When I stacked all the blocks from the design wall, I discovered one block that was significantly smaller than the rest. I have no idea what happened, what I did, or how it came to be so small. I don't see any way of making it work, so I am going to save myself the aggravation of trying to force it and instead just make another one.

The small block is shown above. My guess is that it's a full inch smaller than necessary. I am pretty sure it was one of those early blocks made back when I got the pattern. Still, why I have such a huge discrepancy is mystifying.

Oh well...

Happy Quilting, Friends!