FQSQA Finished!

Last night I put the last stitches in my Fat Quarter Stars Quilt Along Quilt.
This quilt was my July goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes.

I started this quilt in September of 2011 when I joined Moose on The Porch Quilts' quilt along.

Every couple weeks a new star pattern was released.
I got all my stars done each week and even got my top done on time.
But then it sat in the quilting pile until now.

I used an orange fabric for the background.  I bought a fat quarter of it for the blocks and when the bolt went on sale, I bought more for the backing and the binding.

I had to have some pictures ready to post on the link party before it closed last night, so I took it out on the porch in the dark last night hoping to get a good photo. The porch light gave it an interesting look.

Then I got the idea to turn the quilt hoping more light would shine on it, but It didn't work out like I thought.

I got a good shadow of my quilt holder though. 

This is also a finish I can knock off my third quarter list for the 2014 Finish A-long.
Yay! This is my third finish for this quarter.

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Fat Quarter Stars Quilt Along - Top Done

After a slight obstacle named Sheen, I was able get my top together just in time for the FQSQA picture deadline.

He usuallly sneaks on the stuff I am working on when I get up to iron, but this time he plopped himself right on my block when I was right in the middle of sewing.  He was definitely telling me I had been at the sewing machine too long.  So I took a break and played with him for a bit.  Then I ate a little lunch before going back to the machine.

I finished right around 5 and that is the evening sun shining through the slats in the fence.

If I can find some yardage of one of these fat quarter fabrics I might add another border.

If not I will quilt it the way it is and add a slightly thicker binding when the time comes.

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FQSQA Catch Up

I got my last three blocks done for the Fat Quarter Stars Quilt Along.  

Block #10

Block #11

 Block twelve was posted last Tuesday. Picture deadline is this following Tuesday so I am all caught up.  

Block #12

Next on the list is to put them altogether in a quilt top.  Picture deadline for that is March 26.

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FQSQA #9

#9

Done early this time around.  I like this block.

FQSQA #7 & #8

These are the latest two blocks for the Fat Quarter Star Quilt Along.  I really like this first one,

#7

#8

This second one I am not liking so much.   To me it just look like a messy arrangement of colors.  It is hard for my eye to focus on the star.   The block was suppose to have dark fabric squares in the corners but I omitted them hoping to tone down the craziness of the block. Perhaps I didn't pick the right colors for this pattern.  I am thinking if I would have stuck with two color families (with a light and dark from each) I would like the block better.  I saw one on the flikr group done in shades of black and gray and it looked pretty good.  We shall see how it looks combined with all the others at the end.  If I am still not happy with it, I may just make a new one in shades of blue and green.

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FQSQA #5 and #6

I played a little catch up on my Fat Quarter Star Quilt Along last night.
I was really only one block behind, but since the new block comes out today, this morning I would have been two blocks behind.  Now I am right on track.

#5

#6

Now I am off to check out the pattern for block #7.

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FQSQA Block #4

Here is my version of block #4 for the Fat Quarter Stars Quilt Along.  

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Here is my latest Fat Quarter Stars Quilt Along block.
I finished this one just in time for the next one to be announced.

Even though it has bits of blue in it, I am not sure I am feeling the orange fabric in this one.
Hopefully as I add bits of orange to other blocks it will blend a little better.

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Fat Quarter Stars Quilt Along Block 2

My finished Block 2 of the Fat Quarter Stars Quilt Along.

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FQQA #1

Here is my first block for the Fat Quarter Quilt Along.  

Now I have to wait a whole week to find out the next pattern... oh the anticipation...

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