It dawned on me that I have been neglecting my Star Sampler Quilt. It's made up of 12 star blocks around a center medallion star. This is block #5 that I machine quilted the other day. It's so difficult to see in the picture but I sewed little flowers in each corner. I quilted 5 loops in the triangles as well as an 8 loop flower in the center. The other blocks seemed to take me forever but this one took under an hour. I hope this is a sign of improvement!!
This next photo is still difficult to see. I quilted 8 scrolls in this center square. I marked it a little just so the scrolls were evenly spaced. This is the entire block. It's so hard to see quilting on a dark print.
I quilted scrolled hearts that were all connected so I could sew one continuous line. That didn't take long at all! I also outlined the 2 center squares as well as the entire block. I have 6 more blocks to quilt but it's not taking as long as when I started. I'm hoping to get the blocks done very soon. Then I will have to decide how to quilt the two remaining borders.
I'm still watching the Olympics every night while I knit my socks! I'm almost done the first sock. I started them before the Olympics even began. I'm not that fast! I think the Olympics are just so exciting to watch. I'm trying to ignore Twitter so I don't know who won but it's so hard! I wish the games were shown live during the day instead of having to wait for prime time.
Hard to see the quilting lines in the photos, but I know that your work is really good!
ReplyDeleteBeen thinking of you as I watch the Olympics and knit too! After many false starts, I'm finally making progress!
Can't wait to see what you're working on. Are you finishing up the sweater? I just finished my sock this afternoon. If you click on the picture, it gets a little clearer but not much!!
DeleteWhich sock pattern are you using? Is it from the Jane Austen Knits book?
DeleteI'm using Sock Innovation by Cookie A. She has some very neat patterns. I'm making the one named Glynis. I almost made the one from Jane Austen but I wanted to try one of Cookie's patterns.
DeleteThey look great and you're getting the hang of it spending less time to quilt a block! I love following your progress on FMQ and one I hope to try before the year ends ;)
ReplyDeleteI do feel a little more confident. It's so nice to be able to sit, quilt and be done in a normal amount of time. It was taking me way too long when I first started. You should try! I'm sure you'll master it in no time!
DeleteI love this and wonder if it's like the American Star just turned in different directions??? I would love to make a pastel one for my Shabby room:) It's beautifully coming along:)
ReplyDeleteI don't remember any names for the blocks. It was an online quilt along 2 summers ago. I bet you could figure it out. The blocks finished 12 inches square. Thanks!!
DeleteYour blocks are beautiful!! It's going to be so pretty when it's all done. I love those colors.:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the nice comments and thanks for the visit!!
DeleteI definitely like the hearts, they're a fun little treat. I keep getting olympic spoilers too :( Plus I haven't gotten much sewing done because every time I look down something important happens on the tv lol.
ReplyDeleteI know! It's so hard to sew/knit and watch television! I have really enjoyed watching the Olympics and will really miss them when they're over.
DeleteThanks for stopping by!!
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