Sparklettes

I have a finished quilt to show today!! It seemed to take forever to quilt. Granted, there is quite a bit of negative space and I chose a fairly dense background quilting fill. So I'm super happy to have it done and couldn't be more pleased.

The pattern is "Sparklettes", from the book Fat Quarter Style. It's found on the cover, but you may notice that I changed the setting up a bit. I added background strips to the sides of the blocks to square them up and alternated the direction of the elongated star.

My original plan was to make the quilt just like the one in the book, but after I changed my mind I found that I didn't have quite enough backing fabric. Adding a pieced strip stretched it out to fit.

And that's what I've been up to!

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Little bits of sewing

We are in the throes of buying and selling, so sadly my sewing has taken a back seat. (As my blogging also has) But I've managed to get to the machine here and there. And although I've sewn a bit, my real camera has been sitting in the drawer.

So excuse the phone pics, but I know not all of you are on Instagram. Here's a bit of what I've been up to:
"Playground" from Simply Retro in mostly "Hello Bear" by Bonnie Christine...

The start of "Fireworks" (one block) in Gooseberry, a soon to be released Moda line...

I received this awesome wall quilt from my #iheartbandc swap buddy...

"Vintage Tulips", a stash quilt...

And my June swap blocks...

It's amazing how a little bit of sewing can help with a stressful time. So thankful that I love to sew!

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