Since I last posted, I attended Quilt Canada and completed a couple of mini quilts for the newest Curated Quilts mini challenge. The theme for this one was “Stars”. I made 2 entries – ‘Twinkle Stars’ and ‘Starburst’.
I love mini challenges because it’s a great opportunity to experiment without a huge time commitment. For ‘Twinkle Stars’ I played with puffy polyester batting, walking foot matchstick quilting and some hand-quilting outlining the stars. This mini was selected to be included in the Stars issue of Curated Quilts magazine.
‘Twinkle Stars’ 
detail of hand-quilting
‘Starburst’ was made using a freezer paper pattern. I sewed the fabrics together with overlapped seams, which I then covered with light gray bias tape. The seam around the center star was covered with zigzag stitching. I wanted to do more quilting, but didn’t have time as I was leaving for Quilt Canada the next day. So I submitted it as you see in the photo below.
Starburst freezer paper pattern ‘Starburst’ as submitted to challenge
When I returned from Quilt Canada, I decided it needed more quilting. I had already sewn on the facings, but I hadn’t fused them to the back (they were just pinned in place for the challenge photo). I’m much happier with the way it looks now.
Starburst additional quilting – back ‘Starburst’ final version
Quilt Canada was held in Ottawa this year. As always, it was a lot of fun, and an opportunity to connect with friends, be inspired by lectures, do some shopping and of course see the quilts! I didn’t have any work in the National Juried Show this year (I missed the deadline to enter!) but I really enjoyed viewing all the quilts. You can see all the pieces that were on display here. And the award winners are posted here.
I’ve started working on a larger quilt (approximately 40 x 40 inches) that I plan to finish soon. But it’s not at the stage yet for photos. Check back next week and I will have something to show.
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Thanks for stopping by. Today, I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.
- Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday
- Can I get a Whoop Whoop? by Confessions of a Fabric Addict
