Spring Stars is done

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I finished up quilting my Fat Quarter Stars QAL quilt and it turned out just the way I thought it would. Perfect colors for Spring! When this Quilt A Long started 6 months ago I wanted to use fabric with lots of bright and beautiful color. I'm going to call this quilt Spring Stars.

I took these pictures last night right after I finished the binding. The sun was setting but I made it in time.

Builder Bob decided that my quilting assistant should be in the pictures.

Can you tell Simon doesn't get to go outside? I think he was in shock.

I was lucky to have this large piece of blue cotton for the back. I know that fabric had been in my stash for at least 15 years.....waiting for just the right quilt.

I always love beginning each new project but by the time I am stitching down the last side of the binding I am tired of it. Does anyone else get that way?

Then I take some pictures and throw it in the washer and dryer. When it comes out I fall in love with it all over again.

I used Warm & Natural batting and 100% cotton thread on the creme background.

I'm not one for big spaces in my quilting so on each block I used Bottom Line Oatmeal thread for the quilting.

Here you can see the star before being quilted.......

and here it is quilted.

I couldn't resist showing one more photo of Simon just before he was taken back into the house.

My next project is fixing poor little Piggy for my granddaughter.......