Space quilt pattern

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I'm part of a Long Distance Quilting Bee. Last month's theme was space - outer space, inner space, time/space continuum, whatever space. After searching cyber space for a free pattern and having no luck, I decided to design my own. Not wanting to destroy my original, I photocopied the sketch and sewed it onto lightweight green masking paper to extend the pattern to the right size and shape. I also extended the sewing lines onto the green paper. Below is the final product. I'll change some…

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Volare is the Italian for 'to fly' (or soar) and is the name of the current European Space Agency mission being conducted by Luca Parmitano on the International Space Station. And now it's the name of my latest quilt: It's now in the possession of the young boy I made it for, so here are a lot of photos... (closest to the sun, Mercury, then Venus) I explained in earlier posts about piecing the background. It came together really well, and with a bit of care at the sandwiching and quilting…

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Welcome to those dropping by from the Aurifil blog! If not, check out my guest post on AURIbuzz where I was challenged by OLFA and Aurifil in the Slice & Stitch Challenge, a monthly event during which one Aurifil Artisan and one OLFA Ambassador each share how they put an OLFA tool and a specific weight of Aurifil thread to work. I had the privilege of using 80 wt Aurifil and the OLFA Rotary Circle Cutter. Don't tell anyone, but this was really not challenging. Both are soooooo easy to use…

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This project has been in the works since August and I'm so excited to have it finished and gifted to my new baby nephew! My sister...