The products featured in this post were given to me by Island Batik, Aurifil, and Hobbs.
Star Light Star Bright was the August theme for the Island Batik Ambassador challenge for those of us who didn't participate in this month's Beat the Heat Blog Hop.
My project features the Victoria and Albert collection by Island Batik and coordinates with my Starstruck Pillow from last year.
When I choose a thread color for quilting, I like to audition each three by unwinding a portion of the thread and laying each single strand of thread across various areas of the the quilt to see how the color plays on light and dark fabrics. For this quilt I considered Aurifil 50wt Light Sand (#2000), Light Avocado (#2886), and Champagne (#2105), three of my recent acquisitions from Aurifil's Pastel Collection. My daughter and I ultimately chose the Light Avocado. (I match my bobbin thread to my top thread for quilting.)
These sawtooth star blocks were constructed from a 10" stack to create squares and half square triangles for 16" finished blocks. The quilt measures 48" x 48".
I used a floral FMQ motif to complement the floral prints in the fabrics. My backing fabrics included Ivy, Sterling, Glacier, and Shark, all from Island Batik's Basics.
I bound the quilt using my machine binding technique. I chose Aurifil 50wt Very Dark Grass Green (#2890) to match my Ivy binding fabric.
I've linked up to the Q3 Finish Along Finishes post. Check out my whole Q3 list of projects.
Vicki in MN
Love, love, love your quilting on this one!
sarah
Post authorThank you so much, Vicki!
Gene Black
The quilt is lovely. I envision it draped across a sofa with the pillow close by.
sarah
Post authorThank you, Gene. Now to find the perfect home to pass it onto. ;-)
Anja @ Anja Quilts
Great finish. I love star blocks.
sarah
Post authorThanks, Anja. You can't go wrong with Sawtooth Star blocks. :-) So versatile!
Alison
I love your quilt this month! These fabrics are really gorgeous.
sarah
Post authorThank you, Alison! This line is a very pretty variety of colors.
Anita
Lovely star quilt with beautiful quilting!
sarah
Post authorThank you, Anita. I enjoyed this free motion motif and will definitely use it again.
Izzy
Beautiful finish and the quilting is perfect! On behalf of the 2019 FAL hosts, thank you so much for playing along with us this quarter!
sarah
Post authorThank you, Izzy!