Tuesday 12 April 2016

Stop procrastinating ....... just DO it!

Back in January and February 2012 I participated in a Bee Swap on Flickr. I asked for a variety of star blocks using some designs that I had seen being made at that time by other Flickr members. At the time I received the blocks I was having health problems and going through several months of treatment so the blocks were put away.  Over the intervening years I have found them again in various sorting out sessions I have had in my sewing room and each time they have gone back to join other UFOs.

A few days ago I was looking at the Siblings Together blog ( siblingstogetherquiltgroup.BlogSpot.co.uk )  and the packet of star blocks popped into my head.
It's such a worthy cause, why didn't I just stop procrastinating, get out the blocks and make a quilt?

 
As you can see, they are very varied, lots of white background, in one case it was a creamy coloured white which really stood out like a sore thumb when they were laid out on the carpet.
 
But, I had an idea of sashing with multi-coloured strips and set to.  In two days I had created this quilt top:
 

A lot of the fabrics came from my scrap strings, but I also had to cut into lots of FQs for more variety.  The outside border is Delhi Flowers by Amy Butler, a piece of lovely fabric I had been hoarding for ages.
I am really pleased with the quilt.  This morning I sandwiched it, this afternoon I machine quilted the main part of the quilt but I am going to do some hand stitching round the stars and where there is still a lot of white showing.

One of the interesting things about the top is that the creamy white block is now not noticeable at all - magic!

Have a look at the Siblings Together blog - perhaps you will inspired to finish a UFO and donate a quilt.

I am feeling very enthusiastic about those star blocks now - perhaps it was worth waiting for 4 years for an idea to pop into my head!
 

5 comments:

  1. I love your scrappy star quilt! Well worth finishing indeed!

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  2. You have done a great job at making this into a top. It really looks good.
    So you have settled in at home well enough to get stuck into some sewing. Good on you.

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  3. It looks gorgeous and will be much appreciated thank you so much! You are a star for doing it! Thank you for linking up to #scraptastictuesday

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  4. Came across your post via linky with scraptastidtuesday. Thank you! I really love what you did with your orphan stars!!! And, I know some sweet little sibling will be thrilled with the gift. Congratulations -- well done! lynnstck(at)yahoo.com

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  5. You should be enthusiastic about these great blocks - They look fantastic!

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