Wednesday 22 August 2012

Louis' Star Quilt

In my first major burst of quilting energy since Louis, I finished up the top and backing of my Blockheadz bee quilt.  As a couple of blocks were unfortunately lost  in the mail and a couple never sent back, I had four blocks to finish up in order to complete the top. Also, I decided to add borders to each of the 16   blocks.  I have ambitious plans to hand quilt around each of the stars and through the center square.  Hopefully I will make some progress over this last week of holidays before going back to work....

There are so many different fabrics, colors and styles, but somehow I feel the blocks work together despite the business.  I really love the hedgie blocks.







Louis' quilt wouldn't be complete without a few hippos... Hippos have sort of become his theme animal, as his middle name is Hippolyte.






Of course he must have a Paris block too!


Somehow pigs always seem to sneak their way into my quilts...


I am linking up to WIP Wednesday over at Freshly Pieced.  Check out everyone's projects!


9 comments:

  1. The fussy cut star centers are really adorable!

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  2. This is so adorable! I love those little hedgehogs!

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  3. oh, there are so many great fabrics in this quilt! I especially love the orange star with the pig in the middle :)

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  4. These fabrics are so cute, I can't decide which one i like best. Either the hedgehog or the pig, and I love Paris prints, too. The stars are a perfect way to use these fabrics - great job!!

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  5. Those stars are adorable! Everything looks great (and great photography!). : )

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  6. I love all of the combinations you used, so adorable.

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  7. I love the extra sashing you have added to the blocks- it will be such a happy quilt!

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  8. Your quilt top is great, love those stars. Thanks for linking up to WIP Wednesday.

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  9. Beautiful... I love those hedgehogs... This quilt look so fun! Thanks for sharing...

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