Monday, March 29, 2021

Ursa Major: Stay At Home Round Robin

Today marks the end of the Stay At Home Round Robin.  The SAHRR is the brainchild of Gail from Quilting Gail.  Her idea is that instead of a traditional round robin, where you pass your quilt from maker to maker, each quilter makes their own.  She invited a small group of quilt bloggers, including me, to join her in choosing different rounds in this Round Robin.  Each maker then used that prompt in their quilt, making the quilt completely their own.

I started with an applique polar bear.  Thanks to Kate from Life in Pieces for the recommendation for the name of this quilt.  Ursa Major is a constellation, which made me think of the stars on the outer border, and it means "greater bear" which I thought appropriate for the polar bear.  


I wasn't sure how to quilt this.  I ended up with one of my go-to designs, wavy lines.  I did them horizontally in a medium blue Aurifil thread.  I used more of Island Batik's Bluebird for the binding--it's the same fabric in the outermost border and the background of the center polar bear, so that hopefully ties everything together nicely.

All of the fabrics are Island Batik.  Most are from the Glacier View collection from last year, with a few of their foundations in whites and blues thrown in to supplement.

I've been excited to see how many people joined in our Stay At Home Round Robin! We've all had such a good time that we've decided to make it an annual event!  While we wait for next year's, be sure to check out the finished quilts from all our hosts.  If you sewed along, be sure to link up with Gail.


23 comments:

  1. The quilt is fantastic! Well done you!

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  2. I love the cohesive look you gave your quilt with it all in blue. The checkerboard really pops, nice job Emily!!

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  3. Fantastic finish Emily! I like those pinwheel corners - great idea!

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  4. Beautiful. The soft blues make that polar bear look right at home.

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  5. Love LOVE LOVE the finished quilt!!! It's beautiful! My hubby just came by and said that you have a beautiful quilt! He loves the bear and the colours!!! :-)

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  6. Great job with this SAHRR! I love the way it turned out, really everything is perfect with this. Bluebird is a perfect color - even though an odd name for such a wintry quilt but it really is perfect.

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  7. Squeal! I just love this Emily. It is so beautiful and 'together' just wow. Are you keeping it?

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  8. Great finish! I just love your center block.

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  9. Emily, your Ursa Major (perfect name!) quilt turned out beautifully. I knew it would because it was beautiful every step of the way! The colors are so cool and crisp. Congratulations on a wonderful, unique finish!!

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  10. Great finish, Emily! Your quilt is definitely a keeper!

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  11. Love your quilt, Emily! I think the wavy lines are perfect! I'm going to play along on the next SAHRR!!

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  12. I really enjoyed watching these grow, especially this bear. Never thought to name my quilt. Did you name it at the start so it would help you design it? Whatever you did, it came out great.

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  13. Emily your SAHRR quilt is beautiful and the name is perfect! I love Blue and White Quilts but this is a show stopper. 😉

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  14. Beautiful finish, Emily. The blues shine like crystals and the Polar Bear glows in regal glory!!! Kudos to you.

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  15. Love, love, LOVE how your great blue bear SAHRR turned out, Emily!!

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  16. I love how you used large squares of the blue batik fabric with fir trees in the outer border to locate your polar bear within a wintry forest. It's been so much fun to watch all of these SAHRR quilts coming together across social media, with each maker interpreting the prompts through their own aesthetic. Nicely done!

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  17. Ursa Major is my favorite of all the SAHRR quilts. Those icy blues work so well with your polar bear. A very fun and beautiful finish. I'm glad you liked the name suggestion. I seem to do better naming other's quilts and not so hot at naming my own.

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  18. It is a fabulous and creative quilt... great job!

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  19. Your quilt is a beautiful quilt. Your machine applique is perfect. I love your quilt - First Prize to you from me!

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    1. Now I have had time to look at the quilts again and you and Chris deserve a Blue Ribbon on your quilts. Outstanding!

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  20. Must also add that you quilt is so pleasing and easy on the eyes. Color placement is perfect! Definitely a winner!

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