The Starry Shadows quilt is complete.
This quilt has a major 'oops' in it. At least, I think it's major. Can you see it? (No, it's not those patches that look white instead of off-white; they only looked that way out in the sunlight, because the print on that particular fabric glistens in the sun. The print really is white-on-cream, same as the rest of the background fabric.)
Larry couldn't see the mistake until I pointed it out to him; so I felt a little better about it. I didn't notice it until it was completely finished and bound. This is what I get for not taking a picture of the flimsy (quilt top, before it's 'sandwiched' and quilted) before loading it on the frame! First, I like to take pictures of quilts on my back deck, but it was raining. Second, I couldn't spread it out on the bed, because someone was sleeping in it. So, with >>displaced<< confidence and optimism, I loaded it and quilted away.
The quilt is for my niece Susan, who is fighting an aggressive form of breast cancer.
Starry Shadows measures 56" x 70". There's Omni #40 thread in 'Butter' color on top, and pale yellow Bottom Line #60 thread in the bobbin. The pattern is from Judy Martin's book Scraps, and her quilt is called 'Hollywood Boulevard'.
The big pincushion is a Mother's Day gift from Teddy and Amy and family.
And there's Teensy, sprawling right in the middle of the soft fleece robe whose sleeves I was shortening. The tag says, "One Size Fits All." The tag lies.
As usual, Tiger had to come along to see what I was doing back there on the deck. He prepared to walk right into the middle of the quilt. "No, stay off!" I told him, holding up a hand like a traffic cop. Therefore, the squinty-eyed pathetic look. 😽😸
Okay, now I'll tell you what the mistake is, in case you didn't find it: the bottom two rows, rows 5 and 6, are inverted. Thus, rows 4 and 5 are positioned identically. 😑
No it it not major! The quilt is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Shazzi! 😊
DeleteYou are the only one who sees a mistake, the rest of us see beauty!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Susan! 😊
Deletedesign element. That's what it is. No one will ever know.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Meloney! 😊
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