Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Rainbow block swap


I have been having fun working on my rainbow block swap hosted by Jane at Jane's Fabric and Quilts I picked the Ohio Star for my block since I like the pattern and also thought it was fitting since I now live in Ohio. I wanted to do something a little different that the standard pattern. I had a pattern in one of my old quilt magazines that meshed 4 Ohio Stars together. I loved the way it looked but the pattern was for a 9 1/2-inch block. I fiddled with the pattern to make it into a 12-inch block but geez Louise that meant EVERY piece had to be measured to the 16th of an inch. A little bit of a headache but I think it turned out ok.



I think the green fabrics are much prettier in person than on the computer. The star points are Michael Miller's fabric and has a wonderful shimmer about it. The center of the stars have the cutest little snails scattered randomly around. I tried to make sure each block had at least 1 or 2 snails!


I have a few more to make and then it's off to Jane!

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11 comments:

  1. Abby and StephanieApril 1, 2009 at 4:54 PM

    What a great block and LOVE green, as you know. Very cute snails.

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  2. Jane's Fabrics and QuiltsApril 1, 2009 at 5:32 PM

    Oh I love it and the face on that snail is so darling!!

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  3. Carrie P.April 1, 2009 at 5:45 PM

    Very neat! I am so glad you showed a close up of the fabric. I wanted to see what it looked like. Love the green.

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  4. Purple and PaisleyApril 1, 2009 at 8:53 PM

    wow - it's awesome! aren't you just wonderful on points? i'm jealous...

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  5. UnknownApril 1, 2009 at 10:25 PM

    I love the block and the green. The snails are so adorable on that fabric.

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  6. A Spoonful Of SugarApril 2, 2009 at 5:23 AM

    Love Ohio star blocks too! The fabric is so sweet - love those little snails.

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  7. EileenApril 2, 2009 at 10:24 AM

    Oh.. but I love that shade of green. And what a beautiful block! How many of these do you have to make????

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  8. BrowndirtcottageApril 2, 2009 at 11:38 AM

    Wow Rumi....you can sew pretty good!! I clicked and zoomed in to do a thurough inspection...great points and I love the 'Ohio' design. Everyone will be happy to have one of these. You 'dun' good!!

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  9. AnonymousApril 2, 2009 at 11:57 AM

    Those snails are so cute! We have giant African land snails and a few other breeds- daughter hobby.

    Well done for resizing. I'd've been flummoxed.

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  10. Latane BartonApril 2, 2009 at 9:14 PM

    I really like the way you did the Ohio Star. Very striking and I love the colors.

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  11. ShariApril 5, 2009 at 9:11 PM

    What a gentle, elegant block! Very sweet and a lovely addition to any rainbow quilt! Congratulations on re-sizing it! Not easy to do...

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