My "BUCKET LIST" of quilts I still plan to make includes a few I started years ago. This is one of those, STAR OF TEXAS.
I am enamored of all things TEXAS, I was probably meant to live there, but for now I want a "TEXAS" quilt:
STAR OF TEXAS was started at least 25 years ago when I saw a tiny little image in a magazine of the center square made up of many small five-pointed stars. Using graph paper and a calculator, I drafted the center using 64th's of a inch. Yes, crazy, I know, but I am a numbers person and it was fun.
I played around with Electric Quilt--whichever early version I had then, long gone now, and got the center made. The off-white background was what I had on hand and seemed the best choice at the time.
Once the red border was added I knew the yellow-ish cream muslin center fabric was wrong. And I didn't know what I wanted to do next so I packed it away, with a big bundle of red, white, blue and gold fabrics and left it.
About 10 years ago I tackled it again, taking off the red borders and carefully removing the background fabric. I had created full-size paper templates of the 5 background shapes so it wasn't too hard to cut new ones and replace them with white Grunge--much better!
Now I had this. NOTE: the red borders are just on the design wall for inspiration--they haven't been sewn in place yet. I expect to cut them down a bit:
Now that I have looked at it a few times I know what to do next. Playing with EQ 8 I came up with this design. I did not take the time to draw the actual center star as it is made--this simply allows me to get right to playing with border ideas:
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| 62" square |
But wait. What if I want it larger? Here is another possibility:
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| 71.5" square |
For now, I will make the red and blue stars for the borders since they are definitely going to be used. They are 5" standing with the star center point at the top but 7" if I set them on point as shown in these border ideas. Does it make a difference to Texans if the star is sideways?
This one has moved up to the top of the list of quilts to make/finish.
Let's quilt,
Barbara
Hi Barbara! What an awesome quilt, a testimony to your mathematical skills! As a Texan, I would say the border stars on point still look good, just not quite as Texan as when they are standing upright. 😊 can’t wait to see it finished!
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt! It is so you! Maybe the stars are dancing under the Texas sky??
ReplyDeleteHi Barbara, as a Texas girl I’m ok with the border stars being off point. The center one is “our Lone Star”. It’s a beautiful quilt pattern. Teresa White (Asilomar, met in Phoenix) not anonymous but not able to log in to post by my name.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome plan. . .I love the larger version with the additional border . .the center is a WOW!!!!--TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteYou are creating another wonderfully original design. I love all things red/white/blue!
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