I'm really excited to share with you a project that I've been working on for a collaboration with
Justine at
Simply Solids. Let me introduce the Sneaky Stars quilt.
I'm really thrilled with how this pattern has turned out. I've been working on it for quite a few months so it kind of feels like my baby. It's a super quick quilt to piece and I really hope that I'll see versions of it popping up on blogs/flickr when the pattern is released ;)
Justine will be selling kits for this in time for Festival of Quilts. I'll update you when the kits go live :) This version of the quilt will be available to view on
Justine's stand at Festival of Quilts. For those of you who won't be there here are a few more pics of it.
I wanted the solids to do all the talking so I did some very simple echo quilting in white and a rather lovely blue, variegated 12wt Aurifil. I wasn't sure if it would be possible to machine sew with the 12 wt but it went through with no problems :)
The improv pieced backing really shows the star quilting up beautifully, even if I do say so myself :)
I've also made 2 other versions of the pattern so you can see how versatile the design is. First up is a baby quilt that I made for
Amanda's little man. I used Noteworthy by Sweetwater and a natural Moda crossweave. Excuse the rather uninspiring picture.
Here are some close-ups so you can see the pretty fabric:
The cross-weave made this little quilt really snuggly, just what a new baby needed :) You've already seen
a sneaky peek at the other version that I made. I thought it was about time I made hubby a quilt so I put this one together for his birthday in June.
I dug out the perle thread for the quilting on this one. There are 3 different colours but it's difficult to capture them properly with the camera. Either way it stands out beautifully on the black solid.
So there you have it. The Sneaky Stars quilt kit
coming soon to now
available at Simply Solids! I'd better crack on with writing the pattern now ;) Stay cool this weekend. Catch you soon x
It looks fantastic:-)
ReplyDeleteThat is fabulous! ! I especially love the one for the husbeast - your hand quilting is perfect.
ReplyDeleteOh these are stunning, especially the black and white one: you are very clever
ReplyDeleteWow! Stunning quilts, and how different they all look done in different fabrics! Congrats on your new baby! LOL! Jxo
ReplyDeleteYour three different versions really highlight how the fabric choice affects the finish! Lovely.
ReplyDeleteThey're all fantastic! I especially like the one for your husband
ReplyDeleteit's great! I love how different they all are!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilts. Think my favourite is your hubby's version though.
ReplyDeleteLovely seeing other versions of the quilt - mine is still my favourite though! xx
ReplyDeleteThey look stunning Reene - you sneaky one you xxx
ReplyDeleteThat is a great design!
ReplyDeleteFab pattern and I really love the stitching on your husband's!
ReplyDeleteI saw it, I stroked it, I loved it!
ReplyDeleteLove all three but my favorite is the back of the blue one!
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteIs this pattern available for sale?
ReplyDeleteThe pattern will be for sale as part of a kit from Simply Solids end of July/beginning of August. Thanks for asking :)
DeleteThey are beautiful. I love, love, love the blues!
ReplyDeleteThank you :) I couldn't reply via email so I've commented here instead :)
DeleteThey're all fabulous, as are you!
ReplyDeleteSeriously lovely color palettes, all three of them. My favorite quilts tend to balance one or two more vivid colors with a neutral one, but a lot of quilters don't exercise quite that much restraint in their fabric choices. I love the fact that you notice some of the more subtle square elements of the pattern only after you look for a while. I think this would really brighten up the new quilting community on Kollabora, the crafting site.
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