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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

A Big Quilt

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone's holidays were wonderful. 

I'm so sorry I haven't blogged yet this year.  I have a really good excuse.  I've been working every night on my first big quilt.  I started on December 19th and I hand stitched the last inch of binding on Sunday.  That's exactly 3 weeks!  Oh and get this.... I hand quilted it!!!  That part definitely took the longest!  (This Amish alter ego seems to take over alot.  I think I should name her....Annie!  Annie it is...)

So, here it is!  :)  These are white wonky stars arranged in a interlocking pattern. 


Measurements are 90" x 90" (queen size).  


All Hand Quilted...


Here's the back.   


I did the reverse of what I did in the front. 


The fabric used was DS Quilts Picnic & Fairgrounds and Kona White. 
Both were purchased from Joann Fabrics.


My inspiration was this beautiful mini quilt by Faith. 

I saw it while browsing through Fresh Modern Quilts. 

If you ever need some inspiration, you can find some seriously amazing work there. 

Thanks for letting me share my latest work.  :)
xoxo,
Sunny
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16 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 10, 2012 at 9:20 AM

    Daaang "Annie" :o)
    this is amazing- queen size too?? 3 weeks?? You did a beautiful job- the back is just as gorgeous as the front!!!

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  2. bethJanuary 10, 2012 at 9:23 AM

    It's beautiful!

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  3. SunnyInCAL - JennJanuary 10, 2012 at 9:43 AM

    Thank you, ladies. Yes, Jess... It was many late nights... :)

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  4. MariaJanuary 10, 2012 at 4:17 PM

    I can't wait to see it in person. It looks beautiful!

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  5. Eileen {bluebirdluxe}January 10, 2012 at 6:28 PM

    Jenn, this is SO fabulous!! WOW! It's gorgeous!

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  6. SallyJanuary 10, 2012 at 7:23 PM

    Your quilt looks awesome! I've really been drawn to all of the star quilts I've seen lately and I love how you reversed it and made the stars out of the solid.

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  7. SunnyInCAL - JennJanuary 11, 2012 at 10:40 AM

    Thanks so much for your lovely comments. :)

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  8. jmdayJanuary 11, 2012 at 1:15 PM

    Wowo!!!! I love it. I love the interlocking stars, and I've been thinking about reversing the colors and whitespace on a different block... so fabulous. And the hand quilting!

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  9. KirstenJanuary 11, 2012 at 10:28 PM

    Gorgeous quilt and your handstitching is perfect!!!

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  10. Linda BethJanuary 12, 2012 at 8:07 PM

    Seriously? 3 weeks from start to finish? AND hand quilted?? I am super-impressed!!

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  11. modernamishplainJanuary 16, 2012 at 4:55 PM

    What a great quilt! I'm cutting into my P&F prints soon, just saw your quilt and am truly inspired...love it!

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  12. JoyJanuary 23, 2012 at 5:43 PM

    Wondering if you had a system of how to keep this organized since is it a sort of reverse of a usual wonky star. Did you just take a given # of various solids and make the points of white? Did you need to use a design wall to lay them out correctly? If you have instructions, I'd love to have them. :)

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    1. SunnyInCAL - JennJanuary 24, 2012 at 10:03 PM

      I used a sketch. I aligned the white stars like a "plus pattern". If you're not familiar with a plus pattern, I made a pillow using in this pattern. There's a photo in an older post called Some Weekend Sewing. I hope this helps.

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  13. KimDecember 4, 2012 at 3:57 PM

    W0w!!! I love it!!! I really love the reverse look on the back-each side is a piece of art. I really love the handquilting-great work!

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  14. Mary E. StephensDecember 5, 2012 at 5:31 PM

    I actually like the back better than the front. LOL It's looks really nice.

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  15. artsycraftsyivyDecember 6, 2012 at 8:29 AM

    This is gorgeous :)

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