Oder than dirt star quilt

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01-30-2016, 06:59 AM

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bearland53

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An oldy but a goodie - nice job

01-30-2016, 07:03 AM

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Tartan

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What a fun, original quilt! It makes me smile just to look at it.

01-30-2016, 07:15 AM

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LindaMRB

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it all works. the star looks wonderful and not all out of whack with all the bias. she did a great job and kudos to you for finishing it.

01-30-2016, 07:37 AM

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Rebecca_S

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Your mom had a great eye for color! I wouldn't have thought to use the blue/yellow plaid with a lone star but it totally works!

01-30-2016, 08:13 AM

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lynnie

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came out very pretty. the background is a bit buggie on my eyes though. I remember making a star this way. cutting each piece out first and sewing it individually together.

01-30-2016, 11:40 AM

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dunster

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It's a real treasure from the 70's and will always remind you of your mom. What a great thing to have it finished.

01-30-2016, 02:08 PM

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Monale

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Quote:

Originally Posted by twinsister2

In those days they cut out each piece that was used to make the star. Then sewing them back together, you can only imagine how it could grow and stretch because of the bias cuts!

What a great quilt in memory of your mom!

Well, you say that "in those days" they cut all the pieces separately. I have to confess that - being an ignorant newbie - that's exactly what I did about 4 or five years ago with a lone star for a baby quilt! I wasn't even aware that bias could be a problem

I hand pieced and hand quilted it. And I did the same with fabrics as your mom a few decades earlier: There was not one piece of "real" quilting fabric on it (didn't have that back then). It was all cotton, but part of it was from old bedding, part from a table cloth, part from a shirt... you get the picture! Turned out quite nice, though, and was much loved by the recipient!