50 Fab Paper-Pieced Stars
02-09-2012, 01:36 PM
#932
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Georgia
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I'll be joining too! After picking up the book at the library and thumbing through it, I felt a bit daunted to even start this project. BOM/week projects are new to me. I'm following the BOM project which January's block was a first for me in paper piecing. Naturally, after looking closely at some of the more intricate stars, I thought no way am I going to get through all of them. So, I told myself instead of doing the entire 50 blocks, just pick out three that look doable and use them in a quilt. So, here are those three blocks that will be put into one quilt. The blocks are Delaware, Kansas, and Ohio. Well, after following this thread (lurking) and seeing all the beautiful stars, I'm jumping in. I will be doing all 50 stars, but not in the colors of red, white, and grey. The 50 stars will be a rainbow of colors! Thanks!!
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02-10-2012, 06:18 AM
#933
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Wichita, KS
Posts: 1,601
I love those red stars; great job. I have been soo busy quilting on the longarm for QOV that I still haven't done last week's block or this one. And we were going on a road trip to some QSs but the wind chill is just too much for us retired ladies. And next week is quilt retreat and we are forecast to have snow off and on all week. 
Which wouldn't be bad, but I'm driving back and forth. So we shall see.
Have a blessed day, all.
Which wouldn't be bad, but I'm driving back and forth. So we shall see. Have a blessed day, all.
02-10-2012, 09:22 PM
#934
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 621
Well, it's been very quiet on this thread today.... I hope that means every one has been working like crazy on their stars. I'm a little ahead, but I will be missing a week from sewing when I'm away at the end of the month.
02-11-2012, 08:45 AM
#936
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Possum Trot, KY
Posts: 3,843
Can't believe the Colorado block is eating me up! I have ripped out one final triangle 5 times on the last section! GGGGRRRRRRR I gave up the other night and I will cut an oversized piece today and master this monster! I will I will I will. For a blocks with so few pieces, I guess I was too cocky because I have ripped out more on this little beast than all the other blocks together. I did fussy cut some of the pieces and thought that was a pain but that ended up being the easy part so far.
I have the next star copied and the fabrics picked out and I can hardly wait to finish this Colorado catastrophic chaos.
I have the next star copied and the fabrics picked out and I can hardly wait to finish this Colorado catastrophic chaos.
02-11-2012, 04:04 PM
#939
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Fairfield, OH
Posts: 3,694
I finished my Florida block last night. I have worked ahead because I am going to have to put it aside for several weeks because I have been contracted to do a t-shirt quilt. I didn't really want to do it but he is a good friend. I also have a couple of baby quilts to fit in too. I was waiting on the t-shirts and am undecided on the baby quilt so I worked on my stars while waiting. I look forward to seeing all the pictures.
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