Starlight, starbright
Do you know I actually dragged my feet on finishing this quilt top because I didn't want to stop the piecing? Seriously. No exaggeration. Once all the pieces were cut and the quilt colors were mapped out, it was such a peaceful, brainless zen. And so colorful!
Actually, I didn't think it was going to be quite this colorful. It's pretty, yes. Cheerful, definitely. And really, really bright. It's what pretty much always happen if I let my scraps loose. Scraps like to be arranged a la rainbow. Though, I did resist orange somehow.
Last night when I was showing the finished top to my friend Heather (who gets credit for suggestingy a monochromatic star layout instead of the scrappy one I started with) I realized the quilt looks like Rainbow Brite's bedspread. Don't you think? Ok, children of the 80's (and their moms), back me up! So, naturally, the quilt needs a representative name. Starbright it is!
Now I'm thinking to quilt it with random straight lines (like this), something I tend to fall into with star-themed quilts. But, I'm wondering if something more "traditional" might suit this quilt better. Something by machine. Something not stippling. Let me know if you have any ideas!
P.S. So, I am definitely not the only one raring for a string-along!!! I'm making my list and marshaling the troops for a Scrap Attack {String Fever} stat. More details to come! It's gonna be FUN!
Actually, I didn't think it was going to be quite this colorful. It's pretty, yes. Cheerful, definitely. And really, really bright. It's what pretty much always happen if I let my scraps loose. Scraps like to be arranged a la rainbow. Though, I did resist orange somehow.
Last night when I was showing the finished top to my friend Heather (who gets credit for suggestingy a monochromatic star layout instead of the scrappy one I started with) I realized the quilt looks like Rainbow Brite's bedspread. Don't you think? Ok, children of the 80's (and their moms), back me up! So, naturally, the quilt needs a representative name. Starbright it is!
Now I'm thinking to quilt it with random straight lines (like this), something I tend to fall into with star-themed quilts. But, I'm wondering if something more "traditional" might suit this quilt better. Something by machine. Something not stippling. Let me know if you have any ideas!
P.S. So, I am definitely not the only one raring for a string-along!!! I'm making my list and marshaling the troops for a Scrap Attack {String Fever} stat. More details to come! It's gonna be FUN!