Wednesday, December 05, 2018

I Did Promise

This is the star quilt I recently made.  This pattern is called Lemoyne Star.  The stars alternate green and cream, blue and cream, and gray.

Front

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back, stars and planets in a night sky.

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Star detail—getting the points to meet precisely was tedious, as was not burying the outside points in the seam, but I did pretty well.

To quilt it (tie together the front, batting and back) I stitched in the seams around the squares.  I also stitched just the inside lines of the stars. 

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On the back, the squares are outlined.  The star stitching makes a star burst design.

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Each family member is represented by a symbol stitched on the gray squares.  This football represents our son-in-law, Benji, who (obviously) likes football.  He and our daughter Rachel now have this quilt on their bed.

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How the symbols look on the back.

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Next time, the grandkids’ ornaments.

Louise and Duane

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