On My Design Wall

Unusual Lone Star

     This is a paper-pieced pattern designed by Karen Stone.  I have had the plan, the fabric, and the paper pieces for about two years now.  There are 120 individual diamonds that have now been paper pieced; the sewing of all together is yet to be done; I wanted to put it all up on my design wall before starting so I could see the color arrangement.  At this point is measures 72" from one point across to the other.  It will shrink by about  4-6 inches after sewn.

      I am making this for our bed...queen sized.  So I will need to add several borders in order to make it big enough.  I have made only two bed-sized quilts before...and both of them I hand quilted.  This quilts will be machine quilted...by someone other than me!!!  I will farm this one out to be quilted by a pro!!!

     I have a few other projects in the works also....

•  Cotton Robin-need to finish and mail off by March 10
• Creative Crone of studioQ meeting next week and our last challenge to do-"Self-Portrait"...also an example of using Line in quilts
• do my Bead Journal Project for the month of February
• do my "Carnivale" quilt for my Art Quilts Around the World challenge due March 31st.

So my finishing my bed quilt may have to continue to be a slow process!!  But at least I have it up staring me in the face now, so it won't be easy to ignore!!!