Quilting Star Crazy 2010

[Rita C.]

Lorna I love it! And I really like the way you quilted it too - probably much more appropriate for a DGD, but you are far too young looking to have a DGD!

[Beverly C.]

Very nice! I enjoyed making this quilt from beginning to end!!

[Lorna B.]

Very nice! I enjoyed making this quilt from beginning to end!!

I agree. Both of the quilts in 2010 were lots of fun!

[Renata L.]

Lorna, what a great quilt and I'm sure it's going to be very much loved! I like your quilting too--what a great idea to keep the quilting simple, the stars really stand out!

[Lorna B.]

Thanks, Renata.

As simple as the quilting is, I struggled with the concept before starting--not the straight line pattern, but sewing over the bright colors with a white thread. White thread seemed the logical choice because of the background. I noticed at Festival of Quilts in Birmingham that sometimes an all over design really distracts from the fabric and design of a quilt. I think sometimes it is because the thread is too much contrast for the fabrics. But what to do when your fabrics contrast?! I wanted the quilting in the background and not to distract from the colorful stars. I used Superior's So Fine thread in white and it seemed to blend with which ever color it was on.

[Nancy R.]

It looks wonderful, Lorna! I can see the texture from the quilting, but it doesn't distract at all from the stars. Perfect! I'm sure your DGD loves it!!

[Linda J.]

Loved your quilt. Looks like you have some Batiks in it. The colors were quite smashing.
I would love to make this one.
Linda Jo

[Lorna B.]

Thank you. Actually no batiks. I rarely buy kits, but loved the fabrics for this quilt. The fabric line is Whisperings by Alex Anderson for P&B Textiles. Pattern for this and Hugs and Kisses, also a 2010 BOM, were designed by Sue Garman. It was fun to put together. Looks like the pattern is available on line if you are interested.

https://www.comequilt.com/shop/c/p/Star-Crazy-Complete-Pattern-Set-x2206365.htm