Color. Stars. Action.
This quilt has it all. It started with two 5” charm packs of Tula Pink prints and solids that I bought last year. I've pulled them out several times but never found the right project.
This
time, I hit on the perfect design and layout to showcase these bright
dots and stripes. Depending on how you look at it, either the navy
stars or the bright squares appear to float over the gray background.
And sometimes I see the stars as latticework behind the squares.
This one's open to interpretation.
Flying
Circus is 45” x 52” size. I cut gray print rectangles and added
small navy triangles to each corner to form the star sashing. I
don't have a narrow signature die that size, so lots of trimming was
involved but it was so worth the time. I always try to use what I
have to make what's needed.
And it's cat approved. During quilting I stepped away from the machine for a moment. Callie likes to take my chair or the quilt I'm working on for her nap.
Using
gray thread, I quilted ¼” away from each side of the sashing. I
didn't quilt inside the squares in order to feature those fabrics.
Backing is a navy and gray tiny print with a solid border of navy added along one side for width.
Accuquilt
dies used:
55059
2 ½” squares
55159
2 ½”x 4 ½” finished rectangle
55769
1 ⅛” finished half square
triangle
55017
2 ½” strip (binding)
and
if you don't have precut charm squares
55010
5” square
Sometimesall
you need is
a SPLASH
of COLOR
