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Feathers, Glaciers and Cactus!

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I shared on my Facebook page “HollyDee Quilts” a quilt on my frame and promised photos of the finish.  So here they are…

Maria made this Feathered Star in a workshop I taught last year.  She wanted her star to float on the background and to have a “winter” look to it.  Using mostly “Stonehenge” fabrics really helped us to pull of the look Maria was going for.  The original pattern, by Quiltworx, ends at the first pieced border, Maria wanted her quilt a little larger, so she added 2 more borders and took it from 60″ x 60″ to 76″ x 76″

Maria's Feathered Star - made mostly with Stonehenge Fabrics, pattern by Judy Niemeyer
Maria’s Feathered Star -before quilting
Quilting of the feathers
Quilting of the feathers – be sure to click on this photo – it is very dark here
Quilting in the setting units
Quilting in the setting units
Quilting on the back, love those square feathers in the outer dark blue border
Quilting on the back, love those square feathers in the outer dark blue border
Texture on the back
Texture on the back

And here is what is coming up…….

And what is next on the frame? Susie's Glacier Star!
And what is next on the frame? Susie’s Glacier Star!

I meant to share this on the previous post and forgot….

I meant to share this on the previous post and forgot. This was my mom's and now it calls our house it's home. We have lived in Houston for 17 years and it took about 14 years for us to find this plants happy spot. Just like my mom, this plant likes to be part of the action, resting in the corner of the kitchen, next to the window to watch the outdoors and next to the kitchen table to reside over meals. Yes it is a happy place!
This was my mom’s and now it calls our house it’s home. We have lived in Houston for 17 years and it took about 14 years for us to find this plants happy spot. Just like my mom, this plant likes to be part of the action, resting in the corner of the kitchen, next to the window to watch the outdoors and next to the kitchen table to reside over meals. Yes it is a happy place!

Where is your happy place?  Mine is where the action is!

Cheers!

Denise