Sew Many Projects, So Little Time

That is so pretty Kris.  I am in awe of those of you who hand quilt and piece. I did one years ago and never again.

Sorry about the double post! Not sure what happened.

kris, very beautiful quilt. actually it is stunning. i love the way you've used the yellow and blue. yellow is a hard color  for me to work with.  great job. gini

kris, how about shimmering star?  the way you used the white in the middle of the star it looks like it is glowing.  gini

Oh that is very beautiful - thank you for sharing

God bless,

Althea

That is a beautiful quilt, Kris! I a partial to blue and yellow quilts. I like the name you've chosen, too.

Kris - I will have to post a picture of my Lone Star - it also was hand pieced and I hand quilted it - Jay and I had been rear ended in our truck - the bed of the truck was hit so hard it went into the cab and we had an extended cab... I was driving at the time - at a complete stop at the end of the road we live on - I had my left turn signal on and because of a line of traffic - knew I would be there for a while so was half turned in my chair looking at Jay - Bang sounded like a bomb - the next thing I saw was Jay moving in slow motion backwards and then forwards... both captains chairs were broke... I realized we were going forward towards the oncoming traffic and put my foot on the brake again...

I was taken to the hospital and had my 2nd neck surgery and surgery on my left shoulder...

Now I tell you all this because I was signed up for this quilt class - a hand quilting class of an Oklahoma quilt - you couldn't buy the pattern and she wouldn't just give it to you - you had to take the class... so after surgery with my arm in a sling I would sit in the class and hold the material up real high and sew...

And at this time I decided to make the Lone star at home... see I told you I can't sit still and I can't - I would stand for about 20 minutes cutting out the pieces - then I would sit down and hold it up real high with the left arm in the sling and sew the pieces together... by the time I got it done my arm was out of the sling and I was able to sit on my front porch and lap quilt it together...

I have never finished the quilt I took in that class - the top is done but I don't like the material I used for the sashing and filler blocks - I took this class from this lady - at the time I didn't know anything about her - but she is a very controlling teacher - you are supposed to go to class and she will help you pick out all your materials for the class... well I had brought my own -

I was still in the AF and money was tight - we were buying our house and I didn't have $200 to spend on fabric for a quilt - the class itself was $65 - and Jay had given me that for a b/d gift...lol  Anyway, I had enough material for all the blocks but didn't have the rest of it - well she helped me pick out this material and it is okay - it just isn't me - so I did finish the quilt top but one of these days I will take it apart and put it back together with material that I will select...

I do love your quilt - this is one of my favorite patterns - this and the feathered star... I am taking a class from Marsh McCloskey in Sept for that one...

Your Lone Star is really spectacular, Kris.