I picked up this brighter, chunkier plaid (check?) and had a time picking fabrics to go with it. I started with the aqua print with orange flowers, which is probably the reason I had such a time finding additional coordinating fabrics. Once again, I wanted to find something that would go with all of the… Continue reading Bright starburst
Author: Melissa
Plum and olive starburst
I made this block about a week ago, in between sewing some of the Peaks and Valleys blocks. It has some brown in it, but I think it’s different enough from the last block with the bits of green, purple, and a teensy bit of orange in the plaid. I used that plum/olive fabric as… Continue reading Plum and olive starburst
Brown starburst
I made this block a couple of weeks ago and forgot to share it. I love browns and creams together in quilts, and I really like how this version of the Sunshine and Shadow Starburst looks.
About that Grandpa’s Star
As I was talking about the Omigosh! quilt yesterday, I realized that I had never posted a photo of that one Grandpa’s Star block that I had made. I meant to, because I uploaded a photo. But then I got distracted, and never shared it. This block is from Bonnie Hunter’s Addicted to Scraps column… Continue reading About that Grandpa’s Star
Prepping or procrastinating?
I was running out of leader/ender “kits” that I use between blocks when I can’t use the units within the blocks themselves. So I pulled out my “Scraps of All Sizes” box. And I spent most of the afternoon Sunday working on pressing and cutting those into the standard size strips and squares that I… Continue reading Prepping or procrastinating?