The pattern description writes that the Ohio Star block is the queen of the star blocks in the quilting world. In this version, the queen is off her head and set on point. What would Alice think? Certainly had my interest.
Using my scrap fabric stash I incorporated colors from my living room couch - cream, pink, purple, dark green and yellow. This small quilt measuring 46 by 60 inches was designed to be a baby quilt or wall hanging, but I decided it would make a great lap quilt in my living room for those chilly evenings.
As I was cutting loose threads on the back of this quilt to get it ready for quilting I noticed uneven seam allowances, seams with puckers and untrimmed dog ears. Certainly one of my earlier creations. I am a much better piecer now. I started to wonder if it was even worth finishing. Well at least this would be a way to master my quilting skills.
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| Queen of Tarts - Ohio Star |
So much for doubting myself - this little quilt came out beautiful. All the imperfections on the inside are not visible on the outside.
As soon as I took it off my long arm and snapped this photo it was draped on the back of my couch. It will be loved for many years.
And as with all the Stash Pot Pie challenge series the included pie recipe is for Lemon Tarts. Now that sounds yummy. I'll be baking up a batch this weekend.
Back to my UFO pile. It is slimming down, but there is still more to go.
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