Dreamcatcher Quilt…. A Finish For Friday!!!

My goal was to finish this quilt by today……

and by golly, I did it!!   I also got to go hiking with my daughter and her class for their Friday Fieldtrip Outing!! We are having some really glorious pre-spring weather here.   I’m calling this a REALLY good day!

My newly finished Dreamcatcher Quilt  is one  that I just had to make!  Do you ever have those?  Of course you do….  we all do!!

Several months ago I saw a this beautiful quilt, created by Amy, and I knew I had to create something similar.  I’m not a huge fan of  these warm colors together but I wanted to use solids that I didn’t just love, love, love because if the quilt didn’t work out, I wouldn’t have wasted my more favorite colors.  You see, I really wasn’t sure how she made this quilt, so I figured out my own way.  Since it was my first attempt……… well you see what I mean. My impulsiveness has brought a few quilting disasters to my “quilty RIP pile” and caused me some unneeded frustration in the past.  Let’s just say, I have a few things from those abandoned projects!

I had lots of fun with all the improv piecing.  It was fun trying to figure out how to make the star points.  I went back to this tutorial   that I tried out years ago, only I used larger squares that were already pieced.  The seams got a bit bulky at times but a little pressing worked that out just fine!  I loved piecing this star together with this super saturated Kona Tangerine for the background (I love how the different dye lots add to the design).  I tend to get stuck in a white/gray/neutrals background rut, so this orange was fun to work with in such large quantity.

I wasn’t sure what to do for quilting lines and actually put this quilt aside for a while for lack of inspiration.  Then it came to me!!  I wanted to highlight the square shape in the center but also add some whimsy and movement to the quilt.  I chose to quilt a sort of tilted concentric square pattern.  For me it brings something fun and unexpected to the design.  It wasn’t all that easy to pull off and in the end I realize I need to “tilt” it a bit more to really achieve the effect I was going for.  Even so, I really LOVE this quilt and am so very happy with how it turned out.

I have been enjoying all the modern lone star quilts I’ve been noticing all over blogs and pinterest.  I’m so glad I finally made one.  I have a feeling it won’t be my last.  For starters I’m likely going to try this same quilt in a different color combination.

I’m linking this one up to Crazy Mom today for Finish It Up Friday- better late than never!

Hope your weekend is amazing!!

~~~karen