I've already made this quilt once, in batiks. But when I saw Betty's quilt in reproduction fabrics, I just had to make it again. I had the blocks complete, so I thought I would be able to finish it before today's Block Party. Here is where I was when I went to bed last night:
I should be able to sew twenty blocks together before noon, right?
Except I forgot the sashing had starred cornerstones:
This is where I was when I had to leave for my quilt group:
There is one more border, into which the stars extend. I will wait until the blocks are all sewn together before deciding what fabric to use, or if I should make it scrappy. Ohmigoodness, I see a piecing mistake in the top row, second block from the left! And now I see another mistake on the second row! That's what I get for sewing at night --glad I don't have the block sewn together yet!
Here is the same quilt made from just three (maybe four) fabrics. Really looks different, doesn't it?
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