Radiant Blues Flimsy

Radiant Blues is now a flimsy! Have mentioned how much I enjoy this quilt?!

I don't know why the white fabric has a yellow tint, the next picture should look better but it doesn't 😕. 

It was a very bright and sunny day, perhaps the bright sun made the problem?

I didn't realize these pictures were this way until I wrote this post. Ordinarily I would take new pictures but I've already delivered the quilt to Colleen for quilting. You'll just have to wait until it's quilted for a better photo.

Radiant Blues measures 78" square before quilting. The pattern for Radiant Blue(s) is found in the January/February 2007 issue of Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting magazine and is designed by Marsha McCloskey. 

I changed the pattern to make my quilt but the general effect is still the same. I didn't use Marsha's directions to piece the stars, I foundation paper pieced them using the 16" pattern found here at Threaded Quilting Studio. 

Radiant Blues was one of the projects listed in my 2024 Quilting Plan back in January. 

Linking to Midweek Makers, Wednesday Wait Loss, Needle & Thread Thursday, Put Your Foot Down, TGIFF!, Finished or Not  Friday, Off the Wall Friday, Beauty Pageant, Patchwork & Quilts

Hearts & Wreaths

I've quilted across another section of Hearts & Wreaths. Here are the photos in whatever direction Blogger decides to place them.

This is a link to my first post about Hearts & Wreaths way back in August 2021. The pattern is found in Quiltmania magazine, issue 138. If you want the pattern, you'll have to find someone who has the magazines. They're no longer available online since Quiltmania no longer has a website.

This picture was taken several weeks ago and the bleeding hearts are no longer blooming. I enjoy these little flowers!

The hostas are growing. This flowerbed looks much nicer this year than last year. These plants were all transplanted in August 2022, not a good time for transplanting. I brought them over from the farmhouse. 

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Radiant Blues Progress

The center section of Radiant Blues is completed! I just need to add the outside border. 

As you can see, I did NOT use the dark feathered star in the quilt. I was just too dark for my taste. Now I have a feathered star to use elsewhere, I'll think of something.

Here is a close up of the checkerboard in the corners. Last week I had showed you a light blue sashing, I changed my mind and went with a darker blue. It didn't take long to make the sashing and corners, strip piecing is my friend.

The fabric in between the dark sashing is a light gray fabric and is also used in the checkerboard square. You don't really see a contrast between it and the white background fabric in the stars but it is enough to make them standout against the white.

I really like how this wall quilt is looking! Of course I love all the blues! 

The pattern for Radiant Blue(s) is found in the January/February 2007 issue of Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting magazine and is designed by Marsha McCloskey. I didn't use Marsha's directions to piece the stars, I foundation paper pieced them using the 16" pattern found here at Threaded Quilting Studio. 

Linking to Midweek Makers, Wednesday Wait Loss, Needle & Thread Thursday, Put Your Foot Down, TGIFF!, Finished or Not  Friday, Off the Wall Friday, Beauty Pageant, Patchwork & Quilts

Hearts & Wreaths

There are a lot of pictures to show you today since I posted two Sundays about the Sauder Quilt Show.

The center blocks in Hearts & Wreaths quilt so much faster than the outside border did. I've made it across the blocks, not quite to the center of the row.

Here are the pictures from the right side of the quilt to the left side.

Click on the pictures to see more detail.

I've quilted across the center of the quilt!

Here are those pictures again from the right side to the left side.

I've reached another milestone while quilting. This spool of thread is empty, it held 500 yards of thread!

This a link to my first post about Hearts & Wreaths way back in August 2021. The pattern came from Quiltmania magazine issue 138. As we all know, Quiltmania is bankrupt and their website is supposedly undergoing  revision.

Just a reminder, sometimes Mail Chimp sends out my posts, sometimes it doesn't. I suggest you bookmark my blog and just check for updates. I normally post on Sundays and Wednesdays/Thursdays.

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Last Feathered Stars

Eight feathered stars have been pieced for Blue Radiance. I need 9 blocks for the wall quilt, I've pieced two more stars.

These blocks are all starting to look alike! And the second block.

I pieced a tenth block because I can't decide if I like the dark block in the center or not. What do you guys think?

Here are the blocks with the dark star in the center.

Here are the blocks with a a different star in the center.

I sewed some sashing to help in the decision. What do you think?

This next picture has the dark block in the center.

I think I like it better without the dark block in the center but I'm not 100% sure yet.

The pattern for Radiant Blue(s) is found in the January/February 2007 issue of Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting magazine and is designed by Marsha McCloskey. I didn't use Marsha's directions to piece the stars, I foundation paper pieced them using the 16" pattern found here at Threaded Quilting Studio. 

Linking to Midweek Makers, Wednesday Wait Loss, Needle & Thread Thursday, Put Your Foot Down, TGIFF!, Finished or Not  Friday, Off the Wall Friday, Beauty Pageant, Patchwork & Quilts

Sauder Quilt Show, the Rest of the Pictures

My Pastor's Attic quilt was awarded first place in the applique/handquilted class at the Sauder Quilt Show. I knew the sweepstakes winners were presented with a 'plate' but I didn't realize the blue ribbon quilts were also! I was very surprised when Lynn and I picked up our quilts and we each received a plate.

The plates were made by the village potter. It's definitely on display in my home!

The first group of Sauder quilt show pictures were published last Sunday. Here are the rest of pictures. These quilts weren't necessarily prize winning quilts, they are the quilts that caught my eye.

We can ALL relate to this quilt and we ALL have the pieces to make a quilt like this!

There were many more lovely quilts at the show that I didn't photograph. I couldn't take pictures of them all, besides, my phone died.

The 2025 Sauder show will be held Wednesday April 30 - Saturday May 3. SauderVillage.org/QuiltShow

Linking to Kathys Slow Stitching Sunday, Stitching Stuff, Oh Scrap, Sew & Tell, Design Wall Monday, Monday Musings, To Do Tuesday