miniature feathered star
09-01-2011, 08:52 AM
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Thank you, everyone! To answer some of the questions -
1. It's paper-pieced. I use vellum or tracing paper, so I can see the lines through the paper. I don't stitch through the paper; I fold on the stitching line, trim to 1/8", align my next fabric to the line I just cut, then stitch right at the fold. This way I don't have to tear off paper when I'm done.
2. I use 1/8" seams when I'm stitching the sections, then when I assemble the sections together to make the star I use 1/4" seams.
3. The whole quilt is a "library quilt"; it looks like books on bookshelves, with various novelty fabrics used for the spines. Apparently the mini quilt will look like it's hanging on the back of the bookshelf, above a couple of books that are laying down.
4. I did it because my friend Lynette asked me to. She is a nurse and quilts about 30 quilts a month for one of the hospitals. The quilts go to terminally ill patients, and when they pass, the quilts are given to the family. I've read some of the thank you notes from the families and it is AMAZING what comfort these quilts give. I have a huge amount of respect and admiration for Lynette and the work she does, so when she asks me to do something, you can bet I figure out a way to do it!
I'm not sure about the auction, I'll have to ask Lynette about it. I think it takes place in October.
I actually made 2 feathered stars. The first one was 6 1/2" and was too big for the quilt, and I could NOT get some of the seams to match up no matter what I did. So I started over, shrunk the pattern to finish at 5 1/2" (once it's in the finished quilt it will be 5 inches square). I starched the snot out of the fabrics before I cut them, I used Bottom Line for both upper and bobbin thread, and I did a LOT of ripping and finessing. There's not a lot of ease or bias in pieces this small, so hyper-accuracy was important.
Thanks for looking, everyone, and please pray that the auction raises lots of money!
1. It's paper-pieced. I use vellum or tracing paper, so I can see the lines through the paper. I don't stitch through the paper; I fold on the stitching line, trim to 1/8", align my next fabric to the line I just cut, then stitch right at the fold. This way I don't have to tear off paper when I'm done.
2. I use 1/8" seams when I'm stitching the sections, then when I assemble the sections together to make the star I use 1/4" seams.
3. The whole quilt is a "library quilt"; it looks like books on bookshelves, with various novelty fabrics used for the spines. Apparently the mini quilt will look like it's hanging on the back of the bookshelf, above a couple of books that are laying down.
4. I did it because my friend Lynette asked me to. She is a nurse and quilts about 30 quilts a month for one of the hospitals. The quilts go to terminally ill patients, and when they pass, the quilts are given to the family. I've read some of the thank you notes from the families and it is AMAZING what comfort these quilts give. I have a huge amount of respect and admiration for Lynette and the work she does, so when she asks me to do something, you can bet I figure out a way to do it!
I'm not sure about the auction, I'll have to ask Lynette about it. I think it takes place in October.
I actually made 2 feathered stars. The first one was 6 1/2" and was too big for the quilt, and I could NOT get some of the seams to match up no matter what I did. So I started over, shrunk the pattern to finish at 5 1/2" (once it's in the finished quilt it will be 5 inches square). I starched the snot out of the fabrics before I cut them, I used Bottom Line for both upper and bobbin thread, and I did a LOT of ripping and finessing. There's not a lot of ease or bias in pieces this small, so hyper-accuracy was important.
Thanks for looking, everyone, and please pray that the auction raises lots of money!
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