I actually HAVE finished and nearly finished projects to share today. The past couple of Fridays it was more of a progress report on NOT finished things.
The Lone Star wall hanging for my son-in-law is all finished. My daughter wanted to honor his Native American heritage with a star quilt. We shared lots of pictures back and forth online until deciding on this spinning version of a Lone Star. In hindsight, I'm wishing I had used the black as the background, and added one more bright color. But it did turn out very pretty and it's quilted with a gorgeous variegated thread that really pops. I love the texture of the quilting too. Mariah did a beautiful job quilting this for me.
In the "nearly finished" category is Cactus In the Cabin. It's a flimsy and 85" square, after adding the 6" black borders all around. Green batik binding strips are cut and hanging with the flimsy but I may wait until later this winter to get this one quilted.
Also nearly finished is the Bah Humbug pillow. I need to finish hand stitching the edge binding, and find an 18" pillow form for it.
12 comments:
Both quilts are beautiful!
love the colors
When I saw your thumbnail photo on the link-up, my first thought was "Oh wow, look at that!" The Lone Star is beautiful, and I bet your SiL will love it. The cactus log cabin looks great, too - you finished that top quickly!
Wow! I don’t remember ever seeing a spinning alone Star quilt. Really pretty. Colors are fantastic
Both of these are just beautiful! That Spinning Lone Star is a wonderful gift and I'm sure will be displayed proudly. Lime green binding for "Catus Cabins" is really going to set off the center well with the dark background --- a good choice!
What a beautiful Lone star quilt--I love the swirl of the yellows! What a beautiful gift! And I can't believe you have the Cactus bloom ready for quilting already!
Fabulous spinning lone star. I have done a regular lone star but the spinning one is on my bucket list. Lovely as well as the bright cactus in the log cabin.
Both are just beautiful!
Both quilts are gorgeous, Sara! Love the design and colors. I'm sure your SIL will love it and treasure it forever. Such a great gift.
If you hadn’t said anything, I wouldn’t have thought there was a way to improve your striking spinning lone star. What a lovely nod to your SIL’s heritage.
I have to say - i love the Lonestar as is - that background makes all those other colors pop - and give it a Shine. The little black pieces are perfect!! What a great gift!!
Both finishes turned out beautifully!
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