I went ahead and made a mini quilt out of my most recent rose star block, thinking it would look cute on the wall in my sewing room (once I get it back) or on the center of a table in case that never happens.
I echo quilted it, 1/8in from the seam on one side, 1/4in on the other. Why? Because I messed up and didn't notice right away. By the time I figured it out I decided to just keep going and pretend I'd done it that way on purpose (oops, so much for that plan).
I have a scrolly/swirly black and white dot print (by Alexander Henry maybe?) and thought it would look cool as binding. I was right (duh) and I'm super happy with how it turned out.
The back is leftover sheet material that my mom found at a thrift shop. It's 100% cotton and I used most of it for the backing on my punctuation quilt. I just need to put binding on and that one will be finished. I guess I should get on that...
I'd like to give a shout out to my pal, Elizabeth! She wrote a killer sweet post where she linked back to my blog not once, not twice but THREE times, lol! I was über pleased and am stoked she's joined in on the EPP bandwagon. Do yourself a favor and go check out her blog, Occasional Piece.
Okie dokie that's all for now. I'm linking up with:
Megan's {sew} modern Monday
Elizabeth's Little Quilt Monday
Quilt Story's Fabric Tuesday
Thanks for stopping by!
Okie dokie that's all for now. I'm linking up with:
Megan's {sew} modern Monday
Elizabeth's Little Quilt Monday
Quilt Story's Fabric Tuesday
Thanks for stopping by!
Very nice!! How big is this mini??
ReplyDeleteLove it, it looks fab! i'd love to do this pattern but my I'd never manage all that hand piecing.
ReplyDeleteKrista, this is wonderful! I started a rose star block, but I have gotten sidetracked....seeing your mini has made me want to get it out and finish it(when I find the time : )
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to Little Quilt Monday....your mini quilt is a lovely addition to the group.
just darling!
ReplyDeleteI love EPP too, although I have yet to venture beyond hexagons and dresden plates! I wanted to join in with the rose stars but I was confused and didn't give it a second go. Boo.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love what you have done with this! You've done a great job!
ReplyDeleteso sweet!!
ReplyDeletewhats next?
Ok your mini looks fabulous. I just may have to give this one a try.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! It'll look so cute on the wall :)
ReplyDeletep.s. can you turn off your word verification please??!
done! and looky here, I can reply to comments on my blog! let me know if you get notified that I replied like this... seems like a useless feature if it doesn't let you know i did it!
DeleteNice quilting! I have done foundation paper piecing but not English paper piecing (unless they are the same thing). I'll have to check it out!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful little quilt! It will look great on the wall or the table.
ReplyDeleteThis is just lovely! The quilting and piecing is just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteadorable! love the mini, instant gratification :)
ReplyDeleteWoo-hoo! This looks terrific! I had no idea how big these blocks were until I finished my first one, and a mini-quilt is a great idea. I love the quilting--I do like that echo idea on each side of the seamline. Thanks also for the bloggy shout-out. I'm just happy to learn how to do this (even with my mistakes) and glad you've helped me along. Thank you, and again--your mini quilt is so beautiful. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth E.
opquilt.com
this is gorgeous and will look great as a wall hanging
ReplyDeleteI love it! Great work, it's so beautiful. Also, quilting looks great :-)
ReplyDeleteHaha I havent done much stalking, but I have considered it!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great!! I love it :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, wanted to let you know that I'm passing the Liebster award on to you this week! www.kelseysews.blogspot.com
I love it! I need to make one of these soon.
ReplyDeleteOh I see from the comment above you have had the Leibster handed to you recently and I just went and did it again. Hope you don't mind, just noticed in the comments here now. I think this rose star quilt is gorgeous.
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