A quick call to the online fabric shop, Fabric.com, immediately corrected the situation. They not only sent the correct fabric out to me ASAP, they also told me to keep the fabric they'd sent by mistake. It was 2 1/2 yards worth. Wow! Okay, time to make another quilt.The fabric is part of Kaufman's Intergalactic line. Given the astronomical theme of the fabric, we decided to make a star sampler. Every block in the quilt will be a different star block, with the themed fabric serving as the background. We also decided to do something a little novel (at least for us) and use only the colors that are present in the Intergalactic fabric. This does limit us to a narrow range on colors and tones, but that's part of the fun. The blocks will be sashed, (we're thinking with some shade of teal), and the quilt will be tailored, like the quilt shown here.
Here is the block I made this week:
This particular block pattern came from The Quilter's Cache.Eventually, we'll need 47 blocks to complete the king-size quilt. However, at the moment, it is a low priority project. We make a block when we need a diversion from our primary project(s)--which are going along nicely and hopefully will soon be the subject of another Sew & Tell Friday. In the meantime, I'll be linking up this post over at Amylouwho's tomorrow.
New York Beauty update. Here are this week's blocks, which brings my total up to 56. Just 140 more to go.
Beautiful square. Truly one of those lemons/lemonaide moments.
ReplyDeleteThat's a sweet bit of serendipity, I think! I really like both those fabrics, and your star turned out great. I like your idea of making a block when you need a diversion. Always enjoy seeing your amazing NYB progress!
ReplyDeleteThe star block is stunning in the colors you are using! I was staring at it for a while before I started to read you post, too funny :o)
ReplyDeleteYou NYB blocks are coming along beautifully!
I love it! I am a bit partial to blues (my daughter says I'm boring and only like blue--not true--I like purple and green, too). I love the fabric you ordered and the "mistake" fabric. Both are gorgeous and I'm sure the quilt will be gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteYour work is so beautiful. I love that you're doing it with your mom!
ReplyDeleteHow nice of them! I really like Fabric.com too. I like the star within the star.
ReplyDeleteThe NYBs are looking great!
Just 140??? The blocks you showed us today are all so beautiful! Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteWhoa, another 140 NY beauties? How big are the blocks?
ReplyDeleteMom projects are special - have gun!
Wow this was a happy accident. That fabric is perfect for stars and you've matched it with other fabrics perfectly!
ReplyDeletetotally, totally awesome Michelle! I love the star blocks, that RK is perfect for it!
ReplyDeleteAlso, your new york beauty blocks are stunning. That'll be a quilt I don't want to miss seeing!
how fun that you're making a quilt with your mom :) great job on both
ReplyDeleteOh my, that wrong fabric is gorgeous! And what a beautiful star block you made with those fabrics!!!!! What a great use of the fabric.
ReplyDeleteYour New York beauties keep getting more beautiful.
Beautiful colors in the star block especially!
ReplyDeleteLove it!!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
KT
Your star block is so pretty! The New York Beauties will be spectacular! Thanks for sharing:)
ReplyDeleteThe star block is beautiful! It's great to know that fabric.com has such great customer service. I am in awe of your New York Beauty blocks. They're amazing!
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