I am SEW excited to be a part of the Wish Upon a Star blog hop with Just Let me Quilt! What quilter doesn't like stars? I wanted to create something new for this hop and I was in the mood to paper piece so I designed this block in Electric Quilter and got to work. I wanted it to appear 3 dimensional so I used two different shades of orange to create that effect. I also like the way it appears to spin.
I started with three solids from Micheal Miller's Cotton Couture solids collection. They are my absolute favorite solids as they feel like batiks (go figure...I love batiks!). I paper pieced the sections of this block. I'm quite happy with how they turned out.
I started by drawing the white lines you see above. I then filled them with elongated pebbles. I used a slightly lighter gray to make these pebbles stand out.
It was an interesting challenge as the space got smaller. I ended up with curvy lines at the very tip.
Next I had to stitch the rest of the backgrounds. I added some sprays of feathers in the corner. Then I stippled the center, did swirls in the skinny strip between pebbles and repeated the stippling in the corners. I did this quilting in a darker gray to let the bubbles stand out. All of the thread used is my favorite Aurifil 50 weight.
This picture is more true to life in color.
And the final quilt!
Be sure to check out the other amazing quilters on the Wish Upon a Star blog hop!
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I hope you get to quilt today!
Suzy
WOW!! WOW!!! WOW!!!! This is stunning. I absolutely love this, I so want the pattern Suzy.. How'd you do this in EQ... maybe a lesson.. but everything about this block is absolutely amazing, from the outer workings, to the quilting, to the design.. I just LOVE it!!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is amazing. Our church group just started paper piecing.
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! Love the quilting! This is a gorgeous piece!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilting on your star...love all of it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great star! I love how it looks like its spinning.
ReplyDeleteStunning! Your design is so unique, and the piecing and quilting are amazing!
ReplyDeleteHi Suzy: This is outstanding. I love your design and the quilting.
ReplyDeleteHi Suzy,
ReplyDeleteWOW - this is gorgeous! I absolutely love the pebbles in the spikes - it really makes them stand out so well. All of your quilting looks great, and I never would have thought to draw the lines and then stitch between them with additional pebbles. I think you achieved your goal of making this look 3D and agree it does look very much like it is spinning. Great job! Happy Wednesday! ~smile~ Roseanne
What an amazing star, Suzy! I'm in awe at the gorgeous quilting and the star itself is a work of art. You really shined on this! Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful piece and for hopping with us. :O)
ReplyDeleteVery cool
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! This is a beautiful creation from the star to the last quilted stitch. Stellar.
ReplyDeleteAs usual, you knocked it out of the ball park with your fabulous quilting. One of these days...LOL! Just waiting for my lessons from you! :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat little quilt! Your quilting is awesome! Any chance of selling the pattern?
ReplyDeletewow this turned out gorgeous
ReplyDeleteWow that is amazing. The design, the colors, and the quilting are all awesome. Wonderful job.
ReplyDeleteoh my, that is just stunning! Love the way you have quilted it, it's amazing! xx
ReplyDeleteHoly OMGOODNESS that is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteOMG what patience and skill you have.
ReplyDeleteamazing quilting and a beautiful little quilt
ReplyDeleteLove your design and the quilting!
ReplyDeleteThe design of the quilt is well done, but it's the quilting that makes it perfect. Great work!
ReplyDeleteOh wow!! How amazing is this, do have a tutorial, I would love to have a try. Your quilting is stunning ♥
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty star; just lovely to see a new design. Great quilting; the final quilt surely shines.
ReplyDeleteI love this! Your piercing and quilting are perfect. I need this pattern. I don't have any of the quilting software to create it myself. You did not do this on vacation did you?
ReplyDeleteOh My!!! This is suberbly amazing.
ReplyDeleteVery fancy.. I love the colors.You really put alot of thought into this.cool... happyness04431@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteOustanding! The design of the star is amazing and then I am always in awe of anyone that can do over the moon quilting. Thanks for the beautiful work and inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThis is just fabulous! I love the star, and your quilting is amazing!
ReplyDeleteI love the design and the quilting looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteYour quilting is fantastic!!! You've given it such thought and attention to detail. My goodness, you must have spent a lot of time quilting it. Lovely piece!
ReplyDeleteOooooh my gosh!! Gorgeous!! Such detail & creativity!! Thank you for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a creative piece of art. Incredible quilting. Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful spinning star with gorgeous quilting!
ReplyDeleteWow! Love the vibrant colors, and your quilting totally rocks!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous star! Awesome quilting too!
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt and your quilting is gorgeous!
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