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Stars Around the Garden July OMG Finish

July 30, 2019 by Rhonda R

Stars Around the Garden is a big quilt but somehow I managed to finish it this month. The One Monthly Goal challenge really motivates me to finish something every month. There is no penalty if you don’t meet your goal, but it’s so nice when you do!

No wonder this was a UFO for so long. I had no idea how to quilt it. It also had a lot of parts: slab borders, pieced borders, pieced blocks and an applique center. I really wanted to just quilt and edge to edge pantograph, but in the end, decided it needed something more.

As I loaded it on the frame, I considered several quilting options and decided to treat all the elements separately. I think of every quilt as a practice piece and this one was no different. In the end, I’m happy with how it turned out and it’s very pretty on a bed.

Stars Around The Garden Quilt

I divided the borders in three-inch segments and alternated vertical and horizontal lines. In the checkerboard border I quilted straight lines on the diagonal.

stars around the garden border quilting

Each of the pieced blocks are stars and I found an old stencil that would work for them.

stars around the garden block quilting

The center has wavy lines in the background and outline stitching around the applique.

machine quilting around applique

The backing is a tone-on-tone navy print that shows the quilting a little too much. You can see every mistake and bobble. Haha! If you like this quilt and would like to make one for yourself, Stars Around the Garden is still available here as a pattern from Bits ‘n’ Pieces.

machine quilting back view

Please head over to Elm Street Quilts to check out other July OMG finishes.

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Filed Under: quilting Tagged With: block of the month, machine applique, machine piecing, OMG, One Monthly Goal, scrap quilt, stars around the garden

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Comments

  1. Quilter Kathy says

    July 30, 2019 at 7:35 pm

    What a gorgeous quilt! Congratulations on the finish!

  2. Sandi says

    July 30, 2019 at 7:47 pm

    Beautiful quilt! Hugs,

  3. Patty says

    August 1, 2019 at 8:55 am

    Gorgeous finish! Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and congrats on your finish!

  4. Jacqi says

    August 2, 2019 at 12:14 pm

    Beautiful quilting! Love it.

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