Sunday, September 20, 2015

Back to Stars in a Time Warp

It's been so long since I posted I almost forgot how. It was a busy summer with company and farm work. The freezer is full and the pantry is lined with colorful jars of our harvest. Things are slowing down a bit and the last few evenings I've been making stars...

week 10 green calicoes

week 36 lancaster blue

week 35 cretonne

week 34 bronze-style prints

week 11 purple

week 9 chrome yellow

It's not too late to join the fun. These blocks go together pretty quickly. I think I spend more time picking my fabrics which I'm really enjoying. It is making me dig through my stash. I'm finding things I forgot I had and learning what it is I have. Seriously, please tell me if I've misinterpreted any of these. I really want to know. For those of you who don't know, Stars in a Time Warp is a weekly quiltalong from quilt historian and fabric designer Barbara Brackman at Civil War Quilts. Each Wednesday she gives a lesson on a color and/or fabric design from the past.

While I wasn't posting this summer I have been quilting. I made the quilt below for a fundraiser for a birthing center. I made another quilt for the quilt auction for our local hospice center but forgot to take a photo.


the back

I struggled with the Jacob's ladder. I wasn't pleased until I separated the blocks - bright and not so bright. Below are the not so bright.
I still need to stitch these blocks together.


We got 17 chicks 8 weeks ago. They've been a major distraction!

I have a couple more projects in the works. I'm stitching down a binding on a quilt for our bed. We've had some chilly nights here so I want to get it done and on the bed soon. I'll be back soon to share.


6 comments:

  1. Happy to meet you again with your beautiful work. XXX

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  2. So good to hear from you again, Maureen!
    From the sound of things, you have been very busy and productive.
    Look at you go on the stars! I wouldn't even dare try to start and catch up now. I have myself in too deep on too many projects, but I do love seeing the stars so many bloggers are creating.
    Jacob's Ladder is another of my favorite traditional patterns. I understand how it didn't click for you until you divided the brights from the not so brights. It made a couple of nice quilts, instead of one that didn't make you happy. : )

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  3. Oh, I love to see your stars. what wonderful fabric combinations.
    wonderful and generous charity quilt! 18 chicks - wee!
    I loved the book your reading.

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  4. Your chickens are adorbale, I'm sure work, but they look like fun. Your very generous with your donation quilts - lovely. The stars look great and I'm sure very fun hunting through your stash. I have visions of your pantry shelves all beautifully lined with good food for winter. Impressive!

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  5. Wow, that's a very productive summer! I love your stars and I recognized several of your fabrics from my own stash, too. Your decision to separate the "Brights" from the "Calms" was a very good way to make the two quilts both shine. I like that solution!

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  6. Beautiful Star blocks Maureen and your Jacob's ladder charity blocks and tops are wonderful!
    Those chickens are beautiful and I'm sure a wonderful addition to the farm!

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