STARSTRUCK Ghastliness

Just in time for Halloween...

I bring you STARSTRUCK...

GHASTLIES!

I am always looking for patterns that will

be perfect for my Ghastlie quilts.

Starstruck by Lela Boutique was just that!

I pulled out some of my loved Ghastliness

I had lots of early BRAMBLE prints that would

be perfect for the stars!

I stacked and sewed them all to make sure

I had enuf fabrics!

This orange would be the POP of the design!

I still have wonderful Ghastlie prints scattered throughout the years

of my collecting....hoarding.

I selected white for the background of the STARS

and black GRUNGE for the corner stones of the SNOWBALL blocks.

Once all the blocks were made

I used my design wall to layout and 

to figure out the placement of colors.

I highlighted the number of Orange Star blocks I had made.

They needed to balance throughout the top and as the

brightest color those Stars needed to

make the top POP!

the layout was perfect!

my deck...not so much!

Kim Hensley of Happily Ever Quilting did the longarm quilting.

An E2E design called Bubble Glitter.

My backing was two shades of gray GRUNGE

Sew, this make is #10 of my personal

Ghastlies Collection of quilts.  

STARSTRUCK for sure!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM ALL THE

GHASTLIES and GRISLIES

From Ghastlie Manor to your Home!

THE LAST FINISH OF 2024 is SEW EVERGREEN!

The last Sew-Along that Kim Hensley and I sewed for our

11th Sewcial Distance quilting was in September, 2024

but, its my last finish for 2024.

Kim and I love Christmas quilts

and this EVERGREEN Pattern by Cluck, Cluck Sew

 was perfect.

I had lots of scraps to use from SWELL Christmas.

We broke it down into 4 weeks and 

asked folks to join in.  And one of the other

KWILTY GIRLS, Lucinda, did just that

using her scraps.

 Kim used a FLURRY Layer Cake by Kate Spain

WEEK ONE

We picked our fabrics and cut the pattern pieces.

I had lots of scraps to use.

I didn't need the mini charms....

sew that'll be something for next year.

WEEK TWO

We sewed the Tree Blocks

WEEK THREE 

We sewed the Chain Blocks

I used my Vintage Santa for the center pieces

on the chain blocks.

Santa gives the eyes a place to rest.

And these vintage feeling beauties were ready fir the block settings

Even the whites I used fir background

Were all scraps from my stash,

I love to use block design boards

to layer all the blocks one on top the other.

After chain piecing the units

I paid attention to how the pattern suggested pressing.

Soon all the blocks were in the design wall.

This pattern is sew quick and easy!

And then there was decisions for backing.

Inkwell, seem just right 

This was also in my stash. 

I am a firm believer that your mind will pick fabrics 

that go with fabrics you already have.

This right here is proof!

Then a decision for binding. 

I had enough of the red vintage Santa…or

I could use this poinsettia print …Or

But wait…so far everything in the top is scraps.

I want a scrappy binding !

Sew here is my finished top.

And this is Kim's quilt top!

And this is Lucinda's quilt all finished and

Hanging I. Her home for Christmas. 

Kim Hensley aka Happily Every Quilting has quilted my quilt.

Feilz Navidad is an E2 E design. 

I'm taking this one to the beach fir Christmas and will hand-sew down the binding.

Then a great photo shoot with the beachy Christmas vibes!

Feliz Navidad!

Merry Christmas !

ITS IN THE BAG!

I made a lot of zipper pouches thru the year.

I like to make these in stages, cut, quilt, zippers, finishes.

So take a look at these.

I took to my son's over Christmas sew he

could select some for his friends/coworkers.

And guess what...

I have about this many more to make next year!