Saturday, May 4, 2013

That star again!

Remember this plain and simple top?  Well, it was just begging me to do something with it to jazz it up a tad. 

Enter, my favourite star.  Yep .... you knew I would be using that star again in another quilt, didn't you?  What a difference it makes with the addition of red circles and stars!  I liked the top before, but just love it more now.
A number of you had asked how I do my stars.  I have become quite fond of the English Paper Piecing (EPP) method for my applique.  After trying needle turn, freezer paper, etc., this is my method of choice these days.  It is more time consuming, but for me, there is no rush.  There is a lot of scrap paper hanging around our home and this is a good way to use it up. 

This is the back.  Do you see that arrow that is at the top?  The spokes of the stars are different sizes and the arrow is there to tell me which way to align all my stars onto the top so that they are all consistent.
This is the front.  If you look closely, you can just barely see the circle outline where the navy blue circle will be sewn.
Have a great day!

8 comments:

Joyce said...

I love all the ways you use this star!!!

Dolores said...

If you added stems and leaves, your star would make a very nice flower.

Jennifer said...

Great idea......your top was pretty before the stars were added, now it really shines!

*karendianne. said...

Perfect touch. I'm intrigued by the way you work. I'd like to possibly try someday...

MARCIE said...

Thanks for sharing your method. I love watching you design these stars into your quilts.

Karen said...

You have a great eye - the red and pink make such a big difference.

QuiltSue said...

That makes it look like a completely different quilt. How clever of you.

Karen said...

Very clever, I love it!