2018 Finishes - Medallion Star - #41

Back in 2007, 2008, and 2009, I was participating in block of the months with two local quilt shops.  This is one from the other quilt shop, called Medallion Star.   All the fabric in this quilt is muted fall colored solids, no prints.   I got this started back in 2008, and because I really did not like it, I put it aside, and dug it out to finish this year.  After it was done, I liked it more than I originally thought.   

This one is another square quilt, measuring 67"x67".  It has the medallion in the middle and falling oak leaves circling the star.   I posted a picture of this quilt in a comment line on Facebook where the person was asking for ideas for quilts that looked fall in color and design.  Someone else like it so much, she asked for the pattern.  Since I knew I would not be making it again, I stuck it in the mail for her to enjoy.

Close up of the center pattern.

Border, very subtle.

To bring in some prints in this top, I chose a very pretty floral that has all the colors from the front.

While I was binding this quilt at a trade show, a friend of ours asked if it was for sale.  I told her no, that I don't sell any of my quilts.  As soon as I finished this quilt, I packaged it up and gave it to her the next time I saw her at the trade show.  

Size: 67" x 67"

Fabric Lines Used:  Shadow Play, Various Tone on Tone Solids (Maywood Studios)

Colors:  Fall colors, red, gold, green, bronze, brown

Pattern: Cotton Patch Medallion Star

Designer:  Diane Bowden

Long Arm Quilter:  Carol Logan Nelson

Year Began: 2008

Year Completed: 06/18

2016 Finished Quilts - Star Struck -Quilt 1

This was my first completion and only completion for 2015 from my UFO pile.  I am considering it a 2016 finished quilt as it came back from the long arm quilter in December.

Fortunately, I had written two posts on in while putting the borders on and getting it off to the long arm quilter, so I don't have much more to say about this one.  You can read about it here.

The nice thing about the following pictures is that they are much nicer and better than those in the posts.  

This first picture is showing the whole top out in my front yard.  The roses were in full bloom and I thought it would make a pretty background.  I used an old wooden ladder (see prior post for a better picture) to prop up a corner for a nice visual.

Each of the quilts I took one of it laid out flat, so you can see the whole design.

This is a close up of the corner, showing in detail the borders and the binding colors and prints.

These next two show the backing print used on the quilt.

Next are the specific facts about the quilt:

Next are the specific facts about the quilt:

Size: 86" X 86"

Fabric Lines Used:  Solid Red and Solid Green - Maywood Studio

Red dot, floral, and floral stripe -Henry Glass English Cottage Line

Pattern: Star Struck BOM

Designer:  Terri Staats

Long Arm Quilter:  Carol Logan Nelson

Year Began: 01/2008

Year Completed: 12/2015

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Cottage Romance Table Runner

I am back today with a finish!  I posted last about a table runner that I found digging deep in my sewing room boxes from all the moves we have done over the years.

It is a simple pattern, that makes up quick, so I did some simple straight line quilting.  Here is a  picture to see exactly how I did the quilting,  I think it turned out quite nice

It's always nice to, when folded up, it comes out square.  Sometimes after quilting the quilt the edges can get a bit skewed.

I have several more projects / quilts to do out of this fabric, so I will put this away until I have some of those other items done, so I can use them all in one room.

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More Sorting in the Sewing Room

Today I spent some more time going though projects that have been packed away for many years.  I think I mentioned before that from 2004 - 2008 I had a large buying spree, I bought hundreds of projects and fabric.  But I didn't get much of a chance to work on them, as we moved three times.  Sometimes over several states!

Getting to the point of the above explanation, I found a box of projects using the fabric line "Cottage Romance" by Maywood Studios from 2008.  This is another line of fabric that I just love, love, love.  Loved it so much that I have enough fabric for three queen size quilts, and about 15 yards more!  Also, I participated in the Patchwork Party 2008 Winter Edition, and it uses this line of fabric.  More about that in a future post.  Needless to say, one of the minor projects, using this fabric line. that I bought was a table runner kit.

This is a picture for the fabrics used in the table runner.

The pattern was a leaflet provided by Willowberry Lane, the company that did this line of fabric for Maywood Studios.  They called it "Garden Party".  Here is the top completed.  Isn't is just too cute!  

I will be able to finish it early next week.  And I will be posting into the future of the other projects that uses this line of fabric.  

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Today's Work

Yesterday's post was about getting the pieces together to begin the quilting process. So today, I took it to the machine and began the quilting process. I do my "actual quilting" on my 1984 990 Viking. My husband refers to it as "Big Bertha". It is truely a workhorse, and hasn't ever been in for any kind of service including any cleaning.

I am planning on doing some straight line quilting in a plaid grid pattern. Here is a picture of the quilt in the machine.

My goal this year is to complete an old UFO project for every new project I want to buy or start.

Simple Flannel Quilt

When I moved into my new sewing room, I of course found many things. Many things like projects that I started but put away. Put away because I wasn't in the mood to finish them, or I got bored on working on them, or something newer/better came along, or life interupted them.

Anyway, this is one of those projects. This is a Thimbleberries pattern that was so simple, I knew it would be perfect done in flannels. I bought this several years ago, the line is by Maywood Studios "Christmas Presence". I really liked the colors, and I didn't think it looked so Christmasy, that it couldn't be used all year round.

I have to confess that this part is the least part of quilting that I like to do. Maybe that's why it got put away so long ago? I have to say that sandwiching and pinning it today was so much easier doing it on my nice big cutting table. I used to have to do it on our king-sized bed, but there were always folds and wrinkles in the fabric because the surface was not hard.


This view is looking at the cutting table from the left side.

This view is looking at the cutting table from the right side.

And this is a close up view of the two flannels.