It is a surprise to no one, I am sure, that I am starting a new year by talking about the old one. Despite my best intentions of catching up, a royal trifecta of holiday injury had me otherwise preoccupied at the end of last year. In case you are interested I was defeated by snow (threw out my back pulling Little Mister from a snow bank, no, really), stairs (knee trauma, as I decided to land on my knee after falling) and a pot from Ikea (I sliced my thumb open while washing it, which is, really, quite stupid if we are being honest). While all the medication (wee!) was great (as long as we are discounting the tetanus shot, which no, not great), being drowsy with a splinted thumb are not conducive to crafting. But, since I am feeling better, that will change soon-ish. But let's talk about something crafty that I did in 2010, shall we? Like, Starry Night.
I made this quilt in October (well, really mostly September). My friend Emily had her first baby and she and her husband are of the "we want to be surprised about the baby's gender" camp, which still confuses me. I would catalog such information in the "news I can definitely use" category, but that's just me. In any case, friends such as these always pose something of a quandary for me, especially when the lack of gender information is compounded with a lack of color selection for the baby's nursery. Honestly, you would thing these people would give me something to work with.
Because these are the same friends that were gifted Mansfield, I knew that something more modern would be happily received. But you know, it's still for a baby. And my friend likes stars, so, well, I went with stars. The quilt was fun, but it was not what one would call "easy".
I looked for star block patterns that I liked and made them all (the biggest star block is 7.5 inches). I made a goodly number of them (I did sketch this up first, by the way). And of course, a crescent moon (of awesome) was patchworked together and then appliqued to make the moon block. Because all the blocks were different sizes, this thing was a nightmare to piece together. But I can not argue with the result at all.
It's probably the quilt I am proudest of (well, to this point, I guess).
And the quilt is used all the time by M's beautiful baby girl (and washed too, because yes, it's a quilt, not underpants).
I love that quilt so very much! Happy new year, Nova. I hope you got all the injury out of the way.
Posted by: Minty | January 03, 2011 at 12:49 PM
that quilt is unspeakably gorgeous. that is one seriously lucky baby!
Posted by: Specs | January 03, 2011 at 01:06 PM
super lucky baby!
Sorry for your trifecta... that's becoming an unhappy holiday tradition. :(
I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and that 2011 brings you much joy and laughter.
Posted by: Kathy | January 03, 2011 at 03:24 PM
Gorgeous quilt! And I've been thinking about making a yellow and grey quilt for a friend's upcoming baby.
Posted by: Jennifer O. | January 03, 2011 at 03:26 PM
Beautiful! What a great idea for a quilt. Happy new year!
Posted by: Kathleen | January 03, 2011 at 03:51 PM
Oh Nova, This is MADE OF FABULOUS.
Posted by: Julia | January 03, 2011 at 05:06 PM
That is SUCH a gorgeous quilt! I hope you make it through 2011 with minimal further injuries - poor you!
Posted by: whitney | January 03, 2011 at 05:19 PM
Your Starry Night quilt is adorable. I'm sorry to hear about your injuries, but I hope things are looking up for the rest of the new year.
Posted by: Jacey | January 03, 2011 at 05:41 PM
I love this quilt so much I could cry. Really, it is amazing.
Posted by: diana | January 03, 2011 at 07:19 PM
This is such an awesome quilt. And how lucky is this family, to have it AND the Mansfield quilt? I hope that you finish up your recovering quickly!
Posted by: kristy | January 03, 2011 at 07:54 PM
Oooh, that is really lovely! Nice work. Love your tag, too.
Posted by: Vicki | January 03, 2011 at 10:33 PM
So so so pretty!
Posted by: jill | January 04, 2011 at 08:54 AM
That is my favorite quilt of 2010 too - including the ones I made! What a lucky baby. Here is to an injury free 2011.
Posted by: Heather | January 04, 2011 at 08:57 AM
Love it. Isn't is great when you conceive something in your mind, then make it happen, and it turns out? So much more special than a pattern that you buy.
Posted by: Kim | January 04, 2011 at 02:22 PM
So sorry to hear about your trifecta of injuries...hope you are on the mend!! This is a GORGEOUS quilt, you outdid yourself!
Posted by: Stacey | January 05, 2011 at 03:14 PM
Happy New Year to you and your family, Nova! That quilt is gorgeous! I love the colors you used.
Posted by: Oiyi | January 06, 2011 at 04:22 PM
The quilt is so pretty! Happy 2011!
Posted by: Brad Fallon | January 09, 2011 at 01:22 AM
So amazing! Who wouldn't love a blanket of stars?!
Posted by: Kara | January 10, 2011 at 02:54 PM
I love your blog. I am particularly in love with those Christmas ornaments.
So many beautiful things, and you write well too.
You were my favorite discovery of the day.
Thanks
Posted by: missy | January 26, 2011 at 09:21 PM
That's gorgeous! Nicely done.
Posted by: Nell | January 27, 2011 at 12:52 AM
This is perfect!
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