If there is anyone that can inspire me, it's undoubtedly Heather Ross. Last month I shared how I stumbled upon her work and fell in love. She's a inspiration that always pushes me to find new ways to explore her artwork through quilting. While I've already made two HR-heavy quilt patterns (Treasure Box and Solstice Medallion), I still don't have enough snuggley Heather goodness in my home.
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| My two Far Far Away blocks |
Enter, the Starfield Quilt! I wanted to make a bright, happy quilt to feature a smaller number of HR prints. The idea for the star-centered design was inspired by Jeni Baker's (my other new quilting crush) quilt pattern, the Shining Stars Sampler. I love the simplicity and clean lines of her quilts (so unlike my natural style!) and the way her fabric choices bring a modern feel to traditional patchwork stars.
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| These horses are one of my favorite HR prints |
I started with the traditional patchwork star, eight-point star, and ribbon stars at the core of my design, and added HSTs, chevrons, and arrows to make them really sparkle and shine! I love how the blue center star gives the illusion of a circle. It reminds me of a sparkler!
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| The unicorn that introduced me to Heather Ross |
For my fabric choices, I selected nine Heather Ross fussy cuts, including some of the Far Far Away bundle I got in the mail last week. Including the unicorn felt very full-circle for me, seeing how it's design that introduced me to Heather Ross.
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| Picking the lucky fabrics |
For the backing, I used the flat sheet from one of my college twin sheet sets! It was the perfect size, plus it's super soft and snuggley! I love how my quilting stands out against the solid gray.
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| Look at all those wiggles! |
The Starfield quilt pattern is available for sale on my Craftsy store, here. It's fat quarter friendly and perfect for featuring your superstar fabrics!
Name: Starfield
Size: 54" square
Fabric: Heather Ross Prints (Far Far Away, Briar Rose, Nursery Versery, West Hill, and Munki Munki), Wee Wander by Sarah Jane (blue star), Tula Pink (green stars), etc.
Pattern: Starfield (by me!)
Quilting: Meander
Completed: August 17, 2014
Very pretty! Very modern in it's own way. I like that it doesn't need EPP or anything like that.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm usually too impatient for paper piecing. ;)
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