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Stargazer Finished

 

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I am thrilled with how this quilt came out.  Thrilled!  I could not have accomplished this without your suggestions, encouragement, and help with finding fabric.  I feel like it is "our" quilt! 

How completely different it is from my first vision of blues, reds and browns.  When that combination just wasn't working with my focus fabric, many of you suggested I re-do the center medallion and come up with a new focus fabric.  Jean, my friend from In the Garden With Miss Jean, happened to be the last person on Earth who had the perfect fabric –the large floral in brown, corally red, and green.  And who was willing to share it with me!!!  

This pattern went together like a dream.  No fudging at all with the borders, and it came out perfectly flat.  The pattern is called Homestead Heirloom and was in the Fall/Winter 2007 issue of Better Homes and Gardens Quilt Sampler magazine.  The quilt was designed by Homestead Hearth in Mexico, Missouri.  They may be a source for the pattern, since the magazine may be impossible to find.

Here is a close up of how the fourth and final border comes together at the corner.  Pretty, isn't it?

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Seriously, I was going to give up on this project, and let it die in a project box on the top shelf of my stash closet.  Thank you all for your intervention!  I think it is my favorite quilt of 2010!

I like it so much, I think I am going to keep going with all those blue blocks I set aside.  This pattern is so nice it deserves to be made again.

84 responses to “Stargazer Finished”

  19. Woo-Hoo! You are a real machine! I nca’t believe how fast you got it together. It looks fantastic and I’m so glad it’s out of the closet!!

  20. Woo-Hoo! You are a real machine! I nca’t believe how fast you got it together. It looks fantastic and I’m so glad it’s out of the closet!!

  27. Nicole it’s just gorgeous! You are justified in taking a bow or a curtsey or whatever it is that spectacularly good quilters do!!! I certainly think that on is another keeper!!

  28. Nicole it’s just gorgeous! You are justified in taking a bow or a curtsey or whatever it is that spectacularly good quilters do!!! I certainly think that on is another keeper!!

  29. I absolutely love this quilt. Stars are a favorite of mine and the use of the different-sized stars enhances this quilt’s beauty. Can you tell me the sizes of the different blocks since this was apparently a collaboration quilt without printed pattern. Love it.

  30. I absolutely love this quilt. Stars are a favorite of mine and the use of the different-sized stars enhances this quilt’s beauty. Can you tell me the sizes of the different blocks since this was apparently a collaboration quilt without printed pattern. Love it.

  31. I love it! It’s gorgeous! And perseverence paid off – with a little help from your friends. You always inspire me and I’m working on my sewing room/office – cleaning and sorting and tossing (papers) so I can get busy and sew again.
    ~Adrienne~

  32. I love it! It’s gorgeous! And perseverence paid off – with a little help from your friends. You always inspire me and I’m working on my sewing room/office – cleaning and sorting and tossing (papers) so I can get busy and sew again.
    ~Adrienne~

  33. I’m so glad it turned out and that I could be of some help in the process. I’m looking for my copy of the magazine. If I can’t find it, I may hit you up for a copy of the pattern!

  34. I’m so glad it turned out and that I could be of some help in the process. I’m looking for my copy of the magazine. If I can’t find it, I may hit you up for a copy of the pattern!

  35. You are a speed demon. That sure went together quickly! I love the asymmetrical borders. It gives it a real zing.

  36. You are a speed demon. That sure went together quickly! I love the asymmetrical borders. It gives it a real zing.

  47. I thought Madeline was going to be my favorite this year, or maybe, Moor is Moor, but now you’ve added another terrific candidate. Congratulations on the finish!

  48. I thought Madeline was going to be my favorite this year, or maybe, Moor is Moor, but now you’ve added another terrific candidate. Congratulations on the finish!

  49. Oh, Nicole…it’s beautiful! I would LOVE to make this quilt. You did a fantastic job, as usual. I would love to be able to sit by your side and observe your techinique for such beautiful piecing, so quickly! You amaze me.

  50. Oh, Nicole…it’s beautiful! I would LOVE to make this quilt. You did a fantastic job, as usual. I would love to be able to sit by your side and observe your techinique for such beautiful piecing, so quickly! You amaze me.

  51. Wonderful! Great colors! Hey I have that magazine.. will have to look at that pattern again!
    You are a great inspiration, keep up the great work!

  52. Wonderful! Great colors! Hey I have that magazine.. will have to look at that pattern again!
    You are a great inspiration, keep up the great work!

  53. Found my magazine! Yea! I remember liking the pattern when I first saw it. I believe I have every Quilt Sampler since they started publishing them.

  54. Found my magazine! Yea! I remember liking the pattern when I first saw it. I believe I have every Quilt Sampler since they started publishing them.

  55. Nicole, Your quilt came together beautifully. I also think you should use CJ Tinkle’s (www.createdbycj.com) suggestion that quilts like beautiful paintings should be signed on the front.
    Ladybug

  56. Nicole, Your quilt came together beautifully. I also think you should use CJ Tinkle’s (www.createdbycj.com) suggestion that quilts like beautiful paintings should be signed on the front.
    Ladybug

  75. It’s absolutely gorgeous…and it just wouldn’t have been the same without the large brown floral…another testimonial of the awesomeness of blogging and bloggers!

  76. It’s absolutely gorgeous…and it just wouldn’t have been the same without the large brown floral…another testimonial of the awesomeness of blogging and bloggers!

  79. Have just stumbled upon your blog… using fabric that you used in a quilt post of January 2009 (Charisma by Chez Moi – Moda). Your quilts are stunning! I am so happy to read you and see your creations… thanks for sharing and posting and inspiring!

  80. Have just stumbled upon your blog… using fabric that you used in a quilt post of January 2009 (Charisma by Chez Moi – Moda). Your quilts are stunning! I am so happy to read you and see your creations… thanks for sharing and posting and inspiring!

  81. Looks wonderful – good for you for not throwing in the towel and how lucky you are to have such great blogging friends!

  82. Looks wonderful – good for you for not throwing in the towel and how lucky you are to have such great blogging friends!