A star finish!

I have finally managed to finish one of my February challenge projects. It was a set of Lemoyne Star blocks which I got from the proceeds of a 'raffle'. Nine people made the same block in purples, and then one block was pulled out of the bag to determine who got to take them all home.

It was tempting to just put them together in a nine-patch and make a lap quilt, but they are all so lovely, I wanted to do more with them. I designed an Irish Chain block to go between them, and am very pleased with the result. This one will be snailing its way to my sister-in-law's in time for her birthday next week.

By the way, you can see that my garden is still mainly sleeping, except for a few brave crocuses!

Stars

I was lucky enough to 'win' some lovely Lemoyne Stars at our challenge group. They are all in different purples and look amazing! There are nine of them, which is a good number for a lap quilt but I wanted to be a little more adventurous. I didn't want to just join them together, so found some fabric which would make a good contrast for setting squares.

Then I decided to push it all a little further, and make some Irish Chain blocks to add a little more interest to the quilt.

This is my mock up. Looking good!

And here are several blocks on my design wall. I only have nine star blocks, so have agonised over how to use them effectively as I really don't want to make any more. I think I've solved it, but will have to get sewing before the big reveal.