January 21, 2013

New Pictures of Mrs.Star, a Queen Quilt in Annie's Farm Stand Fabrics

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I took Mrs.Star off my living room wall in order to take pictures of my latest Queen 30s Barn Raising quilt.  I  didn't take any pictures of Mrs.Star on a bed before I hung her in the living room, so here are some fresh pictures of her.

Mrs.Star Queen Sized Quilt
She is pictured on a queen-sized waterbed which is longer and wider than a standard queen mattress, and thus, Mrs.Star will have a longer overhang on a regular mattress.
Mrs.Star Queen Sized Quilt
The backing is black with tiny white polka dots with a strip of half-square triangles down the middle.
Mrs.Star Queen Sized Quilt Backing
The pillow shams are little quilts, complete with quilted fronts, a wide flange, and bound edges.  One has a row of half-square triangles down the sides, and the other has strips of patches.
Mrs.Star Queen Sized Quilt Pillow Shams


Quilt Stats:
  • Name:  Mrs.Star
  • Pattern:  Sparkle Plenty by Loft Creations, enlarged from 48".
  • Fabric:  Black with tiny white polka dots.  All other fabrics are Annie's Farm Stand by Holly Holderman for Lakehouse Fabrics.
  • Size:  82" x 82" after washing.
  • Backing:  Black with tiny white polka dots with a strip of half-square triangles down the center.
  • Binding:  Double thickness black with tiny white polka dots, attached by machine for durability.
  • Batting: Warm and Natural 100% cotton.
  • Quilting:  All-over meandering stitch in black polyester thread on my vintage 1896 Singer 31-15 industrial machine set up on a quilting frame.
  • Value:  Cheery!

Sham Stats:
  • Name:  Little Miss Star Shams
  • Pattern:  Center star taken from Sparkle Plenty by Loft Creations pattern, reduced from 48", with border strips of half-square triangles and squares added.
  • Fabric:  Black with tiny white polka dots.  All other fabrics are Annie's Farm Stand by Holly Holderman for Lakehouse Fabrics.
  • Size:  Standard pillow size, 25" x 31" including 3" flange.
  • Backing:  Black with tiny white polka dots envelope-style opening.
  • Binding:  Annie's Farm Stand cheater squares fabric.
  • Batting: Warm and Natural 80/20 cotton/poly.
  • Quilting:  All-over meandering stitch in black cotton thread on my old Bernina 830.
  • Value:  Cheery!

This quilt is for sale in my Etsy shop, Busy Hands Quilts.  

1 comment :

Aoife said...

Amazing! Your colours are lovely together and the matching pillows are such a good idea! It looks great - I'm going to have to do a big block quilt like this soon (ish) :)