These little stars are multiplying at a rapid pace! I love how quickly they go together thanks to the perfect stitching lines of Inklingo! The Christmas Frog, who will feature in a teddy bear story soon, just had to get in the picture.
While I’m stitching the little stars, plans for at least one large quilt this year are swimming through my mind. I’m definitely going to make the Jane Austen quilt and am debating now whether to do it in shabby chic with a faded mint green dot on white fabric for the sashing or in Orientals.
I have a piece of an absolutely gorgeous Oriental print that would be perfect for the centre medallion and oodles of this fabric that I would be tempted to use for the sashing with all sorts of other Oriental prints.
This fabric has the most glorious feel and is an absolute joy to hand piece. I would like to make the JA quilt by hand so that is an important consideration as many of the Oriental prints have a metallic element to them which can make them a bit more difficult to stitch.
This is a picture of the sashing fabric with a couple of pieces of Oriental prints that were on my sewing table. I really love the richness of this. It will be busy, no question, but there’s something about it that really appeals to me.
We had a lovely quiet New Year’s at home. What did the cats do? Snooze! Smudge snoozing:
Lester snoozing:
Quilt Obsession 
I think the oriental will be fabulous. I haven’t yet decided whether if I will be doing hand or machine or both!
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Cathi, I love your stars! I think the Jane Austen would look fabulous in the orientals, but then I don’t know what you’d use for shabby chic…
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You’re tempting me with the Jane Austen link – the download is on sale right now.Can’t wait to see what you pick. Maybe you should do both.
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That pile of stars is growing very quickly and looks marvelous! Lester and Smudge are doing what cats do best. 🙂 I like the oriental fabric.
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I enjoy the Teddy Bear stories and looking forward to a new member being introduced. Re the little stars – you have a lot of patience! Re the Jane Austin quilt – this is a beauty and I’m looking forward to progress photos.
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GORGEOUS ! Follow your instinct, dear. This will make a winner ! ;>)XOXOXOXOXOXOXONADINE(LOVE the little stars, too)
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A bunch of Orientals are on their way to the frozen north… (I have some others…)
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Those fabrics are sooo pretty!Nothing wrong with a good New Year snooze!
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Lovely stars – they look so cute. The Oriental fabrics are just as lovely — I can’t wait to see what your Jane Austen quilt is going to look like!
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Happy New Year!!I agree with you about the Jane Austen quilt – it is a beautiful quilt and I think it would look wonderful in the Japanese fabrics. I keep looking at that quilt myself – thinking how much I would love it – but I really must continue on with my Dear Jane first – a mantra I say to myself over and over -LOL
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Cathy, your stars are beautiful. I love looking at all of the color and pattern combinations. The boys are welcoming in the new year the best way kitties know how, by snoozing. What a great life.Happy New Year!Aloha!
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Your stars are a-maze-za-zing! Can I just say WOW! You are awesome.
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So the cats can be possive with their toys, I did not know this. Pets are a delight. My Dog sits on my yarn when I knit or crochet and always wants to smell the needles when I am hand sewing.Hope I am lucky and win the Winter Giveaway, it sure would brighten my day. Thanks for the opportunity.Sheron snydersatcablespeeddotcom
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JA and orientals? Maybe you can invent an uncle that was a sea captain and brought back the lovely fabrics for his Nieces? LOLThe stars are so pretty just in a pile waiting for a project in the future.
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