Yes, it's time for another Island Batik challenge! One of the perks of being an Ambassador is getting to make a project each month with the wonderful fabrics they provide. I really do love the challenge of coming up with a project for the them we are challenged with. I feel like it stretches my creativity immensely.
This months challenge was to create any size quilt with a star on it. I love stars, so it wasn't too hard to come up with an idea, but it was a little difficult to squeeze in the time to work on my project. But I did manage to set aside last weekend and come up with a nice quilt.
I broke out the Paisley dot stack, and paired it with a half yard of my current favorite color - Blueberry!
I went with the top one for my background and the bottom one for the binding.
I picked out pairs of fabric and a bit of yellow for my stars. Can you tell how small these pieces are? I decided to make this project a mini quilt. I decided to give the Aurifil 80 wt thread a try for machine piecing, it worked great for quilting my last mini, so I thought it might be a winner for the piecing as well.
Each of these little units only measures 1 1/2 inches after trimming the dog ears. So cute!
I had originally planned to add a dark border, but when I tried this fabric, I loved the way the colors echo the stars! I think this is
TieDye in the Paisley Dot line. I managed to get enough out of a 10 inch square for the borders, and have a bit left over.
One of the best things about mini quilts is....it doesn't take much time to quilt them! I did a little stitch in the ditch in the stars, loops in the background, then swirls in the border. I used both 80 wt and 50 wt threads from Aurifil for the quilting, and a scrap of Hobbs wool for the batting.
Close up of the back. Aurifil 80 wt worked perfectly in the bobbin.
I love it with this cute bowl I found in a shop at the mall earlier this month.
I really am happy with that pop of yellow, and I'm glad I only used it for the inner part of the blocks.
Rainbow Corona measures 11 inches square. Now to put a hanging sleeve on it and figure out where I want to hang it!
If you would like to purchase the pattern to create your own mini, I have it available in my Etsy Shop:
Have you ever made a mini? I really enjoy making and collecting them. Right now I am putting sleeves on all of my mini quilts so I can hang them properly instead of sticking pins in the corners. I'll have to post a picture when I get that project finished.
Have a terrific Saturday!
