Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Vintage Stars Quilt

This poor little quilt had been sitting in my UFO pile for months.  The top was made in July 2010 with the help of the lovely ladies in my Bee Vintage Group.
But now it's finally Finished!! Yay!


 Isn't it pretty?!
This is my first bee quilt, and though I had some issues to work through I will definitely do another bee in the future.


 Renae found this beautiful blue bias striped sheet (say that 10 times fast...) for the binding.  It was supposed to be for one of these quilts, but I stole it instead.  :)  The soft blue goes perfectly with the colors in the stars.  The yellow gingham is a sheet I bought months ago, thinking I would use it for the back.


This quilt sat for so long while I figured out what I wanted to put on the back.  I had a few options in my stash but nothing was perfect.  Finally after I had resigned myself to using what I had, I found this striped sheet.  In my mind it is perfect!


Now that I've decided to do a vintage room for my girls, I'm thinking this quilt will live out it's days hanging on their wall.




Sawtooth Star Tutorial (I made 8" blocks)
finished quilt measures 59" by 67"

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14 comments:

  1. CarlaSeptember 20, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    I love it! It's perfect for your girl's room.

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  2. AlisaSeptember 20, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    I love it! It will go very well in their room. Nice work.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    SO PRETTY!
    DELIGHTFUL CHOICES OF COLORS!
    THANKS SO FOR SHARING!

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  4. Jeannie B.September 20, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    What a beautiful quilt. I really love it. I keep looking at quilts that others are making. One day I plan to make one. It seems quite overwhelming to me right now!!

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  5. RenaeSeptember 20, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    Really really pretty!
    Sometimes waiting is worth it.

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  6. CherylSeptember 24, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    Your quilt is beautiful. You did a great job!! So happy to find your blog. My daughter in law is wanting me to make her a zig zag quilt and a search popped up your site!!! Love your zig zag quilt and the link to the great tutorial!!! Your blog is amazing.

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  7. DebbieSeptember 26, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    oh, your star quilt is darling! Very nice!!

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  8. Kelly @ Vintage Fabric StudioSeptember 26, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    I love saw tooth stars and this quilt suits them perfectly with all it's vintagy goodness! Thanks for sharing

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  9. Heather D.September 26, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    A very sweet quilt. I'm just visiting your blog for the first time (from sew modern monday at canoe ridge) and it's just lovely.

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  10. Lindsay ConnerSeptember 26, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    It's really cute, and you are right about the binding--matches perfectly. :)

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  11. MeganSeptember 26, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    Beautiful! Thanks for linking up to {Sew} Modern Monday and have a great week!

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  12. trishSeptember 27, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    I am *in love* with your quilt!! Everything about it is just precious! :o)

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  13. EmilySeptember 28, 2011 at 11:54 PM

    It's beautiful!! I love all those stars!!

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  14. ColleenaMareenaOctober 31, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    Seriously beautiful! So crisp and fresh! How did you end up reconciling the size differences in the stars?

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