I couldn't have taken any longer to share my latest HST quilt version! Few quilts excite me like a quilt made from HSTs. When the idea of this version came to me, I couldn't wait to make it!
'SPARKLE'
46" X 57"
I really love it! Rainbow, gray, HSTs...all my favorite components. In fact I'm so enamoured by it that I decided to write a pattern! Not my favorite thing to do, but I think it's worth it!
Hopefully by the end of the month or early April it'll be tested and ready for public consumption. The pattern will be slightly different than this one, but it's essentially identical.
What I like about this design is all the color. The HSTs have four different shades with the background in the center, and the 'sparkle' are the gray with the single color centers.
It's very similar to my Color Explosion quilt except that one has a zillion colors! 'Sparkle' is perhaps more refined.
I machine quilted the design using a light gray thread. It was fun and tedious, but worth it after it went through the wash! The size ended up being 46" x 57" after all was said and done. The new version is a little bit larger.
I debated about adding a plain border or a gray border with the edge triangles extended. In the end I didn't do either of those ideas! The original design is exactly how I wanted it, so why mess with it?!
To call it 'Sparkle' or not to call it that...that is the question! Why do names have to be so hard? I'm really not creative in that department!
Let me just say that pattern writing is hard. Hard for me! If it wasn't for the encouragement from so many people in the social media arena and the support of my family, I probably would never take the pattern writing leap! And I have to give a huge shout out to Yvonne (Quilting Jetgirl) for the Technical Editing! Her editing magic makes me feel much more secure and confident when it's all said and done!
Anyone who writes patterns...do you stress over it? Do you have any tips to help ease the anxiety some of may feel when it comes to pattern writing? Asking for a friend...😉!
