Star Gazer Quilt

 Happy new week dear blog friends.............here is my recently finished star gazer quilt hanging on my quilt cupboard door......it was such a pleasure to make this design and to hand quilt it........

 ...............it was named for all the star gazing hubby and i did on warm lockdown nights sitting out on the patio.......

 .............i used soft reds for the applique stars and a small starry print in two different colour ways for the applique circles......the background squares were pale prints and blue and white stripes..........mostly my favourite colours for quilts :).................

 ...........the hand quilting was simple..........straight lines and round the shapes......

 ............some flowers to match......and a hera marker that i sometimes use for marking the quilting lines....i also use a frixion pen for marking too.........

 ...........a nice cup of tea in my star decorated blue mug............

 .............and here at the last stage.............sewing down the striped binding...........

 ............this is a lovely quilt for summertime............but the red stars make it cheery and suitable for all year round too..............here it is on the white rocking chair.......

 .............and with one of my favourite geranium plants...........the star gazer quilt pattern is available now in my etsy shop link in sidebar......

..........today i have mostly been gardening out in the blustery but warm air.......lots of cutting back needed in the cottage garden......and because of the high winds this week lots of leaf and other tree debris to pick up........

 ...............a tiny brown butterfly was sunning itself on the picket fence............so pretty.....

..............thank you for visiting me here dear readers and for all your kind comments......i hope you are having a happy week with sunny days and lots of crafty inspirations..........take care and keep well......back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx