Christmas Stargazer Reveal

There's something incredibly satisfying about starting and finishing a project fast. The speed with which this quilt went together really sends my creative juices into overdrive. I pulled out the pattern and layer cakes on Sunday evening, and by Wednesday this flimsy was finished.

 

Using just two layer cakes, Stargazer was a cinch to make. The hardest decision was pairing up the beautiful prints and making sure that I had the correct number of combinations - light/dark blocks and light/light blocks.  

I'd had the two layer cakes for years and years. One was dated 2008; the other unknown. I suppose French General has a database of their fabrics and the release dates. Suffice it to say, these fabrics look better in a quilt than stacked in packaging and hiding in a drawer. 

Here are a few more shots of the quilt and closeups of the fabrics. The last pic will show you how excited Gracie the cat was about the new quilt. *grin*

 

 

In the last post, I alluded to being unable to focus on the big project of the blue Kaffe Fassett star quilt I want to make. I think that is because I know what I ought to be doing - I agreed to make a t-shirt quilt for a local woman whose son will graduate in May. I might be procrastinating a little bit.Go figure.

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Stargazer Quilt

When fabric designers release new lines of fabric, they frequently also release free quilt patterns for customers to download. Stargazer is one such pattern. I first heard about Stargazer a few years ago from a couple of quilting friends. Designed by Edyta Sitar, it can be downloaded from her website Laundry Basket Quilts.

Several months ago, I laid this pattern out alongside a layer cake with the intent of whipping it up in a spare moment or two. Once I read the directions more fully, though, I realized one layer cake wouldn't come close to being enough fabric. The quilt is made entirely of HSTs using the 10" layer cake squares.

The original layer cake I intended to use was Lumiere de Noel, a Christmas line from French General. I had a bright idea to pull another FG layer cake, also a Christmas line, called Fa la la la la. Such a happy accident bringing these together. They'll make a beautiful quilt.

 I matched up the pairs, drew on the diagonal lines, stitched 'em all up, cut, and pressed them yesterday. Today, I play. Yippee! It is going to look amazing!

This quilt was not on my goals list for 2021, but it should have been. I am so excited to be making a fast, easy, and sure-to-be gorgeous quilt.

Stay tuned for the reveal. Could it possibly be as soon as tomorrow?

Happy Quilting, Friends!