Another UFO bites the dust...Yippee! For this small quilt (56 x 56), I kept the quilting as simple as possible. Sure, free motion quilting would’ve been faster, but the modern vibe of this quilt was practically begging for some straight line quilting instead.
Adding the striped binding bumped up the overall look as well.
The backing is pieced with some of the fabric used to make the star.
And my go to inkjet printed label framed with scraps from the star.
Now that the basics are covered, let's dive into quilt history. The pattern is on the front of this magazine, absolutely stunning, isn't it? That’s the kind of quilt I’d happily quilt to death, so cheerful and vibrant!
I know where the pattern came from, but when did this quilt adventure actually begin? A blog search for "Snow Kissed Star" revealed just one clue, a lonely reference from 2016. In this blog post it was a UFO. Psst..they released the pattern as free, click here to grab the PDF.
At that point, the blocks were finished and ready to be sewn into a quilt top, which I managed to do. However, there was no record of how long it had been a UFO. It was tucked away again and stayed a UFO quilt until last week when I finally pulled it out of the stash.
I searched through all my blog posts from 2011 to 2016 and found no additional information about this quilt.
Why did I make the Snow Kissed Star quilt in black and white? And why do I have so much black fabric when I don't even like it? The quick answers: my youngest son wanted a black and white quilt. We went shopping, he chose all these fabrics, I made the quilt, and ended up with a ton of scraps.
I was looking for a quick and simple quilt project to use up some fabric scraps. Snow Kissed Star seemed like the perfect choice. The plan was to give him the quilt because he loved the fabrics.
There's no mention on my blog of the first quilt I made for him. However, as I carefully combed through each blog post, searching for any trace of either quilt, I stumbled upon a picture with a small glimpse of the original black and white quilt I created for him. It was in Podunk Pretties blog post #4, all the way back in 2011!
