Monday, January 30, 2012

More with the Stars

Part of the Quilting Conference this weekend included an all night Friday Sew-In.  My Mother-In-Law and I lasted until about 1:30 a.m.  Which is awesome because I haven't had any other time  this weekend to get down to the sewing room.  But I was able to accomplish a lot at the sew-in.

I got all of my stars put together :)  Thanks so much for everyone's help with the layout!!!  It really made such a big difference in the overall look of the quilt :)  Now all I have to do is get the borders added, hopefully today, and then it is ready to be quilted up :)


And I also managed to finish all of the diamonds for my Lone Star quilt.  Now I just have to sew together those diamonds and then insert the background.  You have to do Inset seams to do that, which I am a little nervous about because I have never done them before, but, it's all about trying new things right :)
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Posted by Melissa Corry at 10:13 AM

17 comments:

  1. Mrs.PicklesJanuary 30, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    wow lovely work!!

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  2. syocomJanuary 30, 2012 at 11:39 AM

    Insert seems arn't as bad as they sound. Have fun with it. :)

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  3. mindingmommaJanuary 30, 2012 at 12:09 PM

    love the stars quilt top.

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  4. needle and nestJanuary 30, 2012 at 12:45 PM

    I love how the stars quilt top is coming along. The adjustments you made really made a difference. Now it looks perfect! :)

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  5. Barbara McDJanuary 30, 2012 at 1:29 PM

    I'm LOVING the big star - now I'm itching to make one myself!!

    Great job!!

    Barbara

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  6. Jan MareeJanuary 30, 2012 at 1:38 PM

    both projects look lovely - that blue star quilt is going to be a winner!

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  7. LinzJanuary 30, 2012 at 2:42 PM

    Awesome!!! I love the stars, and the diamonds are incredible! Good luck with the set in seams! They aren't nearly as hard as you think!! :) Have fun!

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  8. Katy CameronJanuary 30, 2012 at 5:16 PM

    WTG on those stars!

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  9. ThreadCatcherJanuary 30, 2012 at 7:25 PM

    Both projects look awesome! Love the blue Lone Star Quilt in particular. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. QuiltjaneJanuary 30, 2012 at 9:52 PM

    Both star quilts are looking fabulous. Insert seams are easy.

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  11. Stevens FamilyJanuary 30, 2012 at 10:04 PM

    I love both quilts! You are so talented! I love the colors, everything.

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  12. DorianJanuary 31, 2012 at 5:12 AM

    Your star quilt and lone star are beautiful Melissa. I have a tutorial for those set in seams, if you're interested :) They really aren't that hard, you'll do them just fine.

    http://mtnmommy2.blogspot.com/2011/01/set-in-seams.html

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  13. Lucy | Charm About YouJanuary 31, 2012 at 5:29 AM

    Both fantastic!! I love the wonkiness of the stars and the lonestar is very pretty!

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  14. MicheleJanuary 31, 2012 at 6:20 AM

    Wonderful, just wonderful. I have yet to attend a sew-in (or a Pajama Party as my LQS calls it) but hopefully I will get the chance sometime this year.

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  15. Josie McRazieJanuary 31, 2012 at 6:41 AM

    Love the stars!! Have fun with those inset seams! they make me angry every time I try them!! But they look beautiful when done right!

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  16. the girlfriend gapFebruary 3, 2012 at 7:38 AM

    love stars. very pretty!
    janita

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Thank you so much for your sweet comments. I just love hearing from you!!
Have a Happy Quilting Day :)

Melissa

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