I was mesmerized by the clear night sky, which was frequently full of stars, with a ring of pines

Starry Starry Knightdale

by Ann Harwell

Techniques: Machine pieced, hand-quilted by the

lap quilting method

Design Source: Feathered Star and Pine Tree blocks

The Quilter's Album of Blocks and Borders by Jinny

Beyer was an exciting resource for me to make block

patterns in the early eighties. It was using this book

and her Patchwork Portfolio that first inspired me to

make a quilt that could express a beautiful concept.

We had moved from Raleigh, NC out into the

country near a town called Knightdale. I was

mesmerized by the clear night sky, which was

frequently full of stars, with a ring of pines that

clung to the remnants of a dark pink and burgundy

sunset. I made Starry Starry Knightdale to help

describe this experience.