Wednesday 3 July 2019

FAVOURITE FINISH FOR JUNE.

 I'm linking this month to join with Cheryl at Meadow Mist Designs for the favourite finish.  Although some may have seen this quilt shown in June, it is the one I liked the most.

                                  

                                                                  SWISHY STARS.

It all started many years ago with an outline sketch in my graph book.  It sat there just waiting for the right time to be started.  I had the pansy fabric ready to go, found other bits to go with it, then the background fabric & put it aside in a basket.
I'd thought about doing it as a mystery quilt on my blog, but just don't have the confidence.  I even looked to see if I could find the block in books, but none quite like it.

Come the beginning of 2019 and I decided to make a start.
The first block on the design wall after trying to do a tutorial for it.

Next came more blocks & the sashing stars.

Finally done & ready to be quilted.

And .......voila!  Out for it's photo shoot.

Hope you enjoyed it's journey from start to finish.    Thank you & there are lovely quilts to be seen for June over at Cheryl's blog linkup.
Take care all & huggles, Susan.

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20 comments:

  1. Jo3 July 2019 at 18:27

    It's really beautiful. I love the design and the fabric you've used too. You really should have more confidence, you know (says me, ha), I'm sure there'd be lots of people interested in a mystery quilt along.

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    1. Susan Smith4 July 2019 at 07:25

      Thanks Jo. I try hard, but it doesn't always work. May at least have another for Make Modern later this year if I can get organised.

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  2. Sandra Walker4 July 2019 at 01:59

    This is a gorgeous quilt Susan! You should try to write up the tutorial! Just go for one block and tell everyone it's your first attempt and let you know if there are any confusions... Quilters are pretty forgiving. Then, take it to the next step and write the tutorial for the entire quilt! It's a lot of work but fun too.

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    1. Susan Smith4 July 2019 at 07:28

      Thank you Sandra & I am worried about making errors in the instructions & have trouble with good diagrams, but I may try one later in the year.

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  3. Rosie4 July 2019 at 03:41

    Lovely to see the quilt as it progresses to cmpletion. It is very pretty:)

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    1. Susan Smith4 July 2019 at 07:30

      Thanks Rosie. I'll bet you grow lovely pansies in your pretty garden.

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  4. Lowcarb team member4 July 2019 at 04:40

    I enjoyed your photographs.
    This quilt is so lovely …

    All the best Jan

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  5. Bag End Gardener4 July 2019 at 06:05

    You know that is one of my favourites :-)

    I also had a little of the beautiful pansy fabric you used in the block centres, have a feeling I've used it all up.

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    1. Susan Smith4 July 2019 at 07:34

      Thanks Jayne & you did help the colour decision of the first border. I've still got a lot of those pansy fabrics, some which I used in one of the test quilts for Sue, when I first started blogging!!!

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  6. Joy from Days Filled With Joy4 July 2019 at 21:27

    I think that quilt was my favorite too :) Love all the photos! xx

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  7. Melanie4 July 2019 at 21:59

    I love the layout with two different star sizes. And the quilting design with stippling and stars (or how else you would describe it) is fitting so well. xo Melanie

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    1. Susan Smith5 July 2019 at 07:34

      Thanks Melanie for your lovely comment. Your photos are so good, they've given me inspiration for my photo shoots.

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  8. Julie6 July 2019 at 07:23

    I do admire ladies who quilt. This one is a stunner, well done.

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  9. Jeanette7 July 2019 at 07:34

    Beautiful quilt & i love the colours. I'd also love to hear about you design wall. Hugs,xx

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    1. Susan Smith8 July 2019 at 08:09

      Thanks Jeanette & I'll try & do a post this week on the design wall.

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  10. Cheryl9 July 2019 at 02:35

    Beautiful finish! Thank you for taking us through the whole design progress, it was fun seeing the quilt come together.

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    1. Susan Smith9 July 2019 at 07:26

      Thanks Cheryl & for hosting this linkup. I think it keeps some of us motivated.

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  11. Joanna12 July 2019 at 13:05

    Love this quilt. I like the floral in the center block and the third fabric behind the star that looks like a shadow, to me anyway. Nicely done. Hope I have a finish to share soon.

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