Yes there is life after Feathered Star!!!

Thursday I stopped at Cottonpickers to pick up some 50% off fabric for quilt backings.

 

Beth asked me what I was working on now that my Feathered Peacock Star is at Becky's for quilting.

 

I'm currently working on two Lisa Moore Quilts with a Twist kits from Alaska for my friend Doris.  She and her oldest son's family traveled to Alaska this past June.  She bought the kits to decorate her basement as a reminder of the trip.

 

 

Aurora Garden with a Twist

 

This one has been fussy cut and some of the blocks are together.  The fabric for the outer blocks and the borders on this one are directional so I need to pay attention when putting them together.

 

 

Scene in Alaska the Interior

This one will be next.  I need to press the fabric and and use template plastic to cut the panel into the correct pieces.  I love how this looks like you are looking through a window!!

 

 

Alaska Photo Album

 

I purchased this kit when I was in Alaska almost 5 years ago.  It's finished and I may have Becky quilt them all at the same time.

 

Feathered Peacock Star quilt top is done!!!

I finished sewing the and removing the paper from my Judy and Brad Niemeyer Feathered Star quilt top last weekend. 

Then this past week I worked on pressing the quilt top and piecing the backing.

 

Today I visited the Cottonpickers Quilt Shop and put the quilt top on the design wall.

 

 

 

Close up of the center.

 

Becky of Ruby Blue Quilting Studio will be quilting this wall hanging in the next few weeks.

 

I can't wait to get it back and finish it for entering it into the Lake Farm Parks 2013 Quilt Show.

 

 

 

Feathered Star - Chapter 5 - Eight seams to go!!!

Eight more seams to go and my Judy and Brad Niemeyer Feathered Star Quilt top will be done!!  Except for removing all the paper that is!!

Feathered Star Quilt - Chapter 5 Progress

I have completed all paper piecing and have started sewing together the sections of my FeatheredStar by Judy and Brad Niemeyer quilt.

I was able to do some of the border paper piecing at the Buckeye Sewing Retreat I attended last weekend.

 

Saturday morning I worked in my sewing room, unpacking everything from the Retreat and setting up my sewing machine.  Then Saturday night I finished the paper piecing and started working on the corners and my first Y seams of the project.  If you follow the instructions the Y seams go together pretty easily.  I did increase my stitch length in case I had to reverse sew!!

 

The instructions have you sewing sections together, so that you build the quilt area by area, corners, middles and sides.  I even started removing paper last night; it took me about 30 minutes to remove the paper from one of the sections.  I have decided to remove the paper from the inner parts of the sections prior to completing the quilt. 

 

I lay the section I’m working on, on the table and use my ‘Purple Thang’ to help loosen the paper and definitely have a trash can or bag handy.  Of course my trash can is a Buckeye one!!

 I have had a couple areas where the glue didn’t release, so I may have to use a little water with a Q-tip to finish those areas.

 

I can’t wait to get this finished!!  I will be having Becky Silbaugh of Ruby Blue Quilting Studio help to select the quilt pattern and then do the quilting on her long arm machine.

Feathered Star - Chapter 5

Here is what my Feathered star looks like prior to adding the background and borders.

I have selected the background for behind the star.
 

 

And then I started auditioning fabrics for the border.

With the feather tips being light and medium I struggled using the fabric I had.  Most of them ranged from light to medium.  Fortunately Quilts and Sew Forth was running their batiks on sale so what is a girl to do???  I picked up some more Merlot which was used in the center and then a couple more purples that are darker.  I think they will blend together but still be dark enough for the border.

 

What do you think?

 

 

Tomorrow I need to spend the day getting the border sections cut so I can start sewing!!!

 

 

Feathered Star Quilt - Chapter 3 done and Chapter 4 almost done!!

At the end of Chapter 2 this was what my Feathered Star looked like.

 

 Now I have completed Chapter 3 and 4..



 

Some of the wedges have been sewn together.

 



 

It's actually turning out really nice!!  I even got a complement out of my DH!

Feathered Star Quilt - Chapter 2 almost done!! - Judy and Brad Niemeyer

Chapter 2 was little more challenging because I'm working with bigger pieces and really strange shapes!! 

Judy and Brad do a great job with the directions and fabric templates help a lot!

 

 

 

I finished the first 8 wedges and had to wait to take a picture until I finished one of the other wedges.  Do you see the problem with the wedge on the top right?  I didn't notice the issue until I looked at the picture.  I missed adding one of the light fabric pieces.  So I fixed that one and continued working on the other 7 wedges.

 

 

I thought I would include pictures as I was building to the end of Chapter 2.

 

 

 

It's really beginning to looked Feathered!!

 

 

Here it is with the Chapter 2 wedges added.

I think it looks pretty good. 

 

Feathered Star Quilt - Continuation of Step 2 - Judy and Brad Niemeyer

My last post showed the first 2 wedges for the center star, this post shows all 8!!

I took advantage of Judy and Brad's instructions on stacking the fabric and chain piecing and the remaining wedges came together fairly fast!!

I think the eggplant really helps to make the star pop!!

Once I get Chapter 1 done I will have to select some more fabric!!

I know Judy suggests picking everything out and get it all cut before sewing, but I need to see the quilt build and select fabric as I go.  Fortunately this pattern allows me to do that!

I hope to get the remaining wedges done in Chapter 1 by the end of the weekend!!

Stay tuned!!!

Feathered Star Quilt - Step 2 - Judy and Brad Niemeyer

I have cut out the fabric for the 1st Chapter of my

Judy and Bard Niemeyer Feathered Star Quilt!

 

Thanks to Beth's help at Cottonpickers I have a great center star!!

 

 

 

It always amazes me how ugly the pieces are prior to final trimming!!

 

 

 

Much nicer now that they are trimmed!!  They still have the paper on the back.

 

 

I think Chapter 1 is going to look awesome when all the pieces are done!!

 

6 more of these wedges to go and then on to the second part of Chapter 1.

 

 

Feathered Star Quilt - Step 1 - Judy and Brad Niemeyer

Judy and Brad Niemeyer released some new patterns last week at the Checker's Open House.  I left a message for Beth at Cottonpickers Quilt Shop and requested that she save/order one for me.  Cottonpickers is now a certified Judy and Brad Niemeyer quilt shop!!  This means that Beth and Becky are working on a number of patterns so that they can offer classes this Winter!!!

 

It's the Feathered Star which is 60" x 60"

 

 

When you first look at this quilt you don't see a number of fabrics, but there are actually around 13-15 different ones.

 

The pattern is divided into 5 chapters and each one includes detailed instructions.  You start in the middle and work your way out.  All paper piecing is to be completed before any units are sewn together. 

 

I started looking throught my batik fabric stash last night and selected fabric for the 1st Chapter which includes the inner accent star.

 

 

Each chapter seems to include dark, medium and light fabrics.

 

I will be using a number of the fabrics from my Desert Sky quilt with some additions.

 

My biggest fear when starting a pattern is the selection of the fabrics.

 

This image is from EQ7 and uses the 4 fabrics I selected.

 

 

I think my selection of the star fabrics will work!!!

 

I will continue to update as this quilt comes together!!