Christmas Star Block

I don't come from a traditional quilt background. I come from an art background with limited sewing skills. When my guild announced last month that they we were each going to make blocks for Christmas quilts, I panicked. What if mine wasn't good enough. The colors were predetermined: Christmas red, Christmas green and white on white. It was the white on white that cause me so much trouble. Half the time I put it on the wrong way. I found it more than enough of a challenge. I don't ever want to use white on white again where I have to worry about which side is up. I've never ripped out so much on such a little piece: 12" square. At any rate, I threw it on the pile last night at our meeting. I wasn't the best, but I was far from the worst. In fact, I feel rather good about my contribution.

Christmas Star Block

PS. I also showed my 'Blast Off' quilt. I was thrilled with the response. It was also fun to see what every one else is making. This is my first time with live [not over the computer] quilters. I'm really having fun with this group. There is a lot of diversity. Everyone seems to appreciate that. If you are not in a guild or a group, I encourage you to seek one out

Another pillow=strip pieced

I made the strip sets last fall. I put them aside while I was working on the quilt for my Mom; then I was involved in the black and white quilt. Now I decided I needed to finish the pillow before I moved on. Of course during the hiatus, I forgot what I was going to do with the strip sets. LOL. They are from the book, "Strips that Sizzle" or something by that name. The book was a loner that I also returned last fall, so I just winged it. It is my second favorite pillow so far. Comments appreciated.







The finished pillow cover plus how it looks on my day bed.