Wednesday 16 October 2019

Having fun with my feathered star block......

In my last post I mentioned that I wanted to turn my completed feathered star block (I made it at the recent quilt retreat I went to) into a medallion quilt and, I showed you a rough sketch of what sort of border I had been thinking about adding.  Here I thought I would share with you my progress to date.


Above is the finished star block (it measures 18 inches square) to which I added another narrow border in the background fabric to make it sit nicely as a central panel for a medallion quilt.  Below is the finished central panel.


It was at this point I started playing with ideas and sketches as to what sort of border I should add next.  I was hoping to have enough of the lilac 'feathers' fabric from the star to make into flying geese for the next border, which is why I had coloured them purple.


However, when it came to cutting and piecing the flying geese blocks, I found I didn't have enough of that fabric to use.  Instead I picked out the green which featured as little squares in the original block.  I was very happy with how this border looked and was inspired to add some more borders to grow the quilt.  


I decided that I needed an accent colour to make the whole thing 'pop' a little, so I added a narrow border in bright teal/blue.  It measures just half and inch in width but, I really like how it lifts the whole quilt.  Next I added another one inch background fabric border at which point the quilt measured 27 inches square.


I already knew that I wanted to add a wider border for the next addition but, I wasn't sure what type of block to use and I didn't want to just add a plain border.  After sketching a few more ideas I decided that I liked the idea of using diamond shapes in the border to reflect the shapes from the original block.  So, I set about piecing 40 squares set on point using scraps of each of the fabrics from the centre panel, I then pieced them into a border and added it.  The piecing was fiddly but, I really love the result.


At this stage, I would have really liked to have added another narrow teal/blue border but, I didn't have enough fabric, so I have added a darker green, spotty fabric.  The quilt so far measures 35 inches square and is getting to a nice size.  I have one more border that I want to add before I will say the piecing is finished but I need to play with a few ideas, so you'll have to wait a bit longer to see that!


Thanks for visiting and hope you are enjoying some creativity this week!


11 comments:

  1. Hi Vhristine this is so pretty ,you make such beautiful projects well done my friend xx

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    1. Thank you very much Shez! That is really kind of you! Christine xx

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  2. This quilt is just beautiful Christine, especially with special touches such as the addition of diamonds in the border. And you really nailed it with the green border in place of the lilac!

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  3. Each step you took to grow this quilt was perfect! It’s beautiful!

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  4. So pretty! I think not having enough of the desired fabric forces us to come up with new ideas that end up being even better and it looks like you are having lots of fun with this project!

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  5. Your medallion quilt is going to be gorgeous , love what you have done so far.

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  6. It's looking amazing Christine - I really love the colours. As for the teal, could you incorporate it somehow into the next border? It looks so pretty with the other colours you're using.

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  7. Liebe Christine,
    das ist dein wunderschöner Federstern. So zart in den Farben. Sehr schön zu sehen, wie Du den Block entwickelt hast und alles so genau genäht. <toll.
    Liebe Grüße
    Monika

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  8. It's interesting to see your project coming together. It is going to look really lovely when it's finished! xxx

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    1. Thank you Janet. It is a fun project and I am looking forward to getting it finished now! Chrissie xx

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  9. It looks beautiful Christine...and so nice to see the work as it progresses. Hope you are having a lovely week. XXX

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