Blocks in set two had warmer-toned fabrics, so I pulled out a peach/apricot fabric from stash and used it as sashing. This will also be a charity quilt donation. Hooray for another little pile of blocks gone out of my sewing room and on its way to benefit someone (eventually)!
Tag: Sunshine and Shadow Starburst
Sunshine and Shadow Starburst 1
Here is the first quilt from the blocks that I had been making and calling Sunshine and Shadow Starburst (that’s a mouthful). I split the blocks into two sets, and the first set leaned more to the cool tones pinks/blues/purples. I looked through my fabrics and found a cool dark pink to coordinate as sashing.… Continue reading Sunshine and Shadow Starburst 1
Purple-y
I thought the color selections so far were missing a bit of purple, so I chose some of the recent gray-purples (deep plum?) I used in the last Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt I finished. I came home from a recent quilt meeting with some donated fabric scraps, so I’m in the process of pressing and… Continue reading Purple-y
Turquoise
This block came together pretty quickly, like the last one. I had a couple of fabrics I could have chosen for the darkest, but I really liked the graphic “blocks” print. I’ve used that fabric in several quilts. It provides a great contrast to the bright, bold floral medium print. And the sweet light floral… Continue reading Turquoise
Much less fussy
Compared to the last block, this one went up on the design board and right to the sewing machine. I just love all the fabrics in this one – swirls at midnight and snowy twilight and little flowers on a cloudy day (at least in my mind).