Since my previous post, work on this project stalled but at long last (five years later?) this top is finished.
Phew!
The two blue borders are machined pieced but the rest of the top is hand pieced using the English Paper Piecing method.
The quilt top meaures 64 inches square. As for quilting, that will have to wait. My favourite long arm quilter has retired (much deserved) and the number of loose threads on this thing is diabolical. Looks like I'll be quilting this one myself.
The red fabric (by Robyn Pandolph) while beautiful frays like crazy.
The quilt is my own design inspired by a quilt I saw in an APQ article about Make Do and Mend quilts.
I'm calling this quilt Federation Stars as it reflects the colours and design elements of the Australian flag and the star-filled night skies and red dust of the Australian outback.
The flag's original design (with a six-pointed Commonwealth Star) was chosen in 1901 from entries in a competition held following Federation, and was first flown in Melbourne on 3 September 1901, the date proclaimed as Australian National Flag Day.
I love it. It's a strong coloured quilt but ever since I made Patriotic Paisely for my brother, I've wanted to make another red, white and blue quilt.
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| Patriotic Paisley - from a pattern in an APQ Quilt Sampler with fabrics from a Minick & Simpson range |
I also realised that I hadn't show you this finished quilt top.
Sorry about that.
This quilt is made from the offcuts of this quilt.
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| Abundant Baskets - a Kim Brackett design in Simple Abundance fabric by Bonnie & Camille |
Happy stitching!
