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Thursday, May 30, 2019

Hidden Stars

I've been following Sherry Shish of Powered by Quilting since discovering her through the new quilt blogger's blog hop a few years back.  Maybe a year ago, Sherry put out a request to her readers for pattern testers.  That's something I was interested in, so I volunteered.  The first pattern I tested was Hidden Stars and I just needed to make one block.  Which, of course, left me with an orphan block.  Then Sherry announced she was doing a Sew Along with her Hidden Stars pattern in early 2019.  Perfect!  I ended up falling behind the SAL but I did finally finish.


I used scrappy blues and Kona Stone for the background.  There are A and B blocks so I did lighter blues in block A and darker blues in block B.   Some of the blues came from the big stash of fabric I was given by the mom of one of my college friends as she de-stashed her craft supplies, and the binding fabric also came from that de-stash.  I really like the scrappy look of this version.


This is the crib size, the smallest included in the pattern.  This will go to my local Project Linus chapter.  Hidden Stars was on my list of projects needed for my PhD (Projects Half Done) with Quilting Gail and was #20 on my list of Q2 finish along goals.



 


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8 comments:

  1. KathleenMay 30, 2019 at 11:52 PM

    What a great version! I love the dark and light blocks as a way of organizing this - it does give it a different dimension doesn't it.

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  2. HeideMay 31, 2019 at 7:07 AM

    What a great combo of colors. Such a great finish.

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  3. piecefulwendyMay 31, 2019 at 7:25 AM

    Oh, wow, what a pretty quilt. That pattern was a fun one to test, wasn't it? Those blues just glow. This will be a lovely donation quilt; someone will enjoy it for many years to come!

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  4. Carole @ From My Carolina HomeMay 31, 2019 at 8:13 AM

    That turned out nicely!

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  5. Vicki in MNMay 31, 2019 at 8:44 AM

    And one UFO down, that was super she did the SAL so you could get this one finished! The stars hide really well, I had to really stare at some of it in order to find them!!!

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  6. KateMay 31, 2019 at 10:10 AM

    A very pretty finish! Congrats on getting another UFO off the list.

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  7. Soma @ inkTorrents.comMay 31, 2019 at 12:20 PM

    So lovely! It does not look scrappy at all, looks like a very well planned quilt :)

    -Soma

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  8. Sew of CourseAugust 14, 2019 at 11:05 AM

    A lovely quilt, and a great way to place the different blues. Congratulations on the finish, and thank you for joining in the Finish-A-Long, on behalf of all our hosts!

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