Wednesday, 17 September 2025

plan B

Things don't always run smoothly in the sewing room! 
Sometimes while making a quilt there comes a point where I begin to 2nd guess things, and this project was one of those times. I used Economy Stars Parade pattern by Rachel @stitchedincolor as my starting point and spent a bit of time trying to work out a nice (smaller) version. It seemed like a good plan, you know, simple piecing & quick to put together, until I came back to it the next morning. The white stars looked Too Much! 

Time for plan B. I still want some connection to the original pattern - a fun mix of scrappy square-in-a-square blocks with star blocks - so I'm trying a different layout now.  

 


This is all looking a bit more exciting now!
So, yes, it is going to be a bit bigger than I first thought and yes, it will take a bit longer to put together 
- but I’ll be much happier and that’s what it’s all about ... right?


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4 comments:

Juliann said...

Sometimes a bit bigger is just the ticket 😉

Karen S said...

You just never know where a pattern will take you. Great to try different ideas.

Leeanne said...

As long as the sewing machine is running smoothly and the coffee!

Marie said...

Luv, luv, luv.