Sunday, September 15, 2024

Star of Wonder - FQS 2024 July Christmas Mystery

 In July I was sewing up the 2024 Christmas Mystery offered by Fat Quarter Shop.  It was a lovely design, but I was not thrilled with effect of  the finishing step.  So my piece hung on the design wall until ideas percolated.  I imported a photo of my quilt center into EQ, then played around with options, which is a rabbit hole always worth falling into.  Initially, I picked a very intricately pieced narrow 4 inch border.  So much work and so me.  I let that simmer until I came up with a more reasonable solution.  I quickly stitched up that plan before I could change my mind.  I am delighted with the outcome.  I haven't quilted it yet but that should be fun.  It measures 48 inches, point to point.  It needs to be a topper, as cutting into it for a tree skirt would ruin the design.




You will find this free pattern at Fat Quarter Shop  
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11 comments:

  1. A beautiful finish! Sometimes you do have to just let things percolate a bit.

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  2. I love your upgraded version! It's going to be a beautiful topper, ready for Christmas! Thank you for sharing this beautiful finish top.

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  3. What a lovely top! This will make such a pretty table topper although I personally think it could work as a tree skirt too if you wanted. Percolating sure worked for this piece! Love the finish. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
    https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/09/18/wednesday-wait-loss-398

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  4. What a lovely Christmas topper that will be! I can just see it with a dish of peppermint candies in the center. :-)

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  5. I love your redo! It will make a terrific Christmas topper.

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  6. I agree this is too pretty to cut into for a tree skirt. Christmas will be here before we know it, happy stitching!

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  7. What a beautiful finish. I agree, you just can't cut into this to make it a tree skir! Love what you did with it! I look forward to seeing it quilted! Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings. Have a great week!

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  8. Hi Kat, that is a great quilt and will look wonderful on a table. Thanks for linking up to Free Motion Mavericks.

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  9. That is gorgeous! Ok I gotta go check out the pattern, LOL.

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  10. Lovely quilt! Good job getting ready for Christmas before the rush.

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  11. Oh I like that !!! Can't wait to see how you quilt it !!

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