Here it is. Together! Finally! You notice I'm not saying "finished", just together. It still needs to be layered, quilted and bound. But not today. I need to take a bit of a break. Too many nights working till midnight or later... My own choice, I know. I am a certified Night Hawk, that's for sure. But my eyes are tired, working on black at night: not the greatest!Anyhoo...it's together. It measures 16.5", the tiniest stars being 3/4". Overall, it's larger than most of my Miniatures, but those tiny Ohio Stars intrigued me so I had to give it a try. I must admit, they were challenging as they are NOT paper-pieced. Working with 3/4" pieces is not the easiest... I used an awl a fair bit. I found I often had to press seams open rather than to one side to get things to lie reasonably flat and line up. I did a LOT of basting- almost every seam juncture when putting blocks and rows together...
There is one little star I'm not 100% happy with, may take it out and re-do.... They have to be so precise- being off just one or two threads makes a big difference when working this size... Actually none of them are as perfect as I would like. However I finally had to slap myself and say "Get on with it. It's acceptable. Not perfect, but acceptable."
So here it is. Together. For now... It will be my entry for the Invitational Show at Quilt Canada 2010 in Calgary. (Because I am the N.B. Rep for CQA, I am included in this Show.)
Any suggestions for a name?
Piece,
Linda
Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
8 comments:
It's delightful! I especially like how the colours dance in the border. Great job.
I'm glad you posted a big picture. I clicked Ion it to get a good look. Man, those are small blocks. It is a sweet design. I agree, working on black fabric at night is hard.
I can't think of any names.
Good work, Linda! It looks beautiful. Don't think I have the patience for that kind of tiny work.
Lovely piecing, Linda! Given the work it took, you could call it "Seeing Stars!"
Beautiful!!!
I like Lee's suggestion. Seeing Stars. Or how about Cross-eyed stars cause that's probably what you saw when you finished this piece :).
I admire your patience! I would never even consider trying anything this small. I do know my limitations. Hat's off to you for sticking with it. It is absolutely stunning!
A name...hmmm how about Proxima Centauri?
It is a very-low-mass star, in fact barely massive enough to burn hydrogen to helium in its interior. It is about seven times smaller than the Sun, and the surface temperature is "only" about 3000 degrees, about half of that of our own star. Low-mass stars are very interesting objects , also because the physical conditions in their interiors have much in common with those of giant planets,(or larger star blocks) like Jupiter in our solar system. A determination of the sizes of the smallest stars has been impossible until now because of their general faintness and lack of adequate instrumentation. However, astronomers have long been keen to move forward in this direction... you can read further...
http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0232/
Oh I just thought of another name suggestion...Stars of Wonder.(like in I wonder why anyone would want to do that to themselves, or I wonder if anyone has any idea how long this has taken me, or I wonder how many times I have used my ripper)lol...sorry couldn't resist
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