Sunday, May 20, 2018

Wish Upon A Star Blog Hop!


Welcome to the opening day of Wish Upon A Star Blog Hop!
Hosted by Carol from Just Let Me Quilt, this hop will showcase beautiful projects featuring "stars" today through May 25th.

pssst....there's a giveaway at the end of this post,
but don't miss the pretty pictures along the way!

My star table topper happened when I had many leftover HSTs from my Easter table runner.
I loved the colors and fabrics and rather than store them into a bag, I used them!
I was inspired by the Lone Star block pattern that is so popular. 


Once the blocks were arranged and sewn together, 
I moved onto the task of adding the side strips. 
I wanted only one star in the center as this was the focus. 


This meant pulling fabrics from my stash. My beloved Joel Dewberry fabrics fit right in!


I free-motion quilted the topper using a clam-shell design.
Nope, it's not perfect. I'm not into that. :)



I also used a pretty fabric piece from my stash for the backing. and a light green for the binding. 

Using this on my dining table following Easter still kept me in the Spring mood and lead us right into Mother's Day. 


I set my Mom's musical teapot and her doily on top to give her a place at the table. 
She's been gone almost 9 years, but still feels so close!



My star table topper measures 22" x 33" and is a perfect size for several spots in my home!

I  hope you've enjoyed your stop here on the blog hop!

Be sure to visit the other creatives this week and see more star projects!

May 21

May 22

May 23

May 24

May 25
Just Let Me Quilt

I am giving away one copy of Martingale's Pincushion Appeal.
It is even autographed by the authors!


I will mail only in the USA due to postage costs. 
Giveaway ends Friday, May 25th and I will contact the winner by email.
If the winner has not responded within 48 hours, I will choose another name. 


51 comments:

  1. I love star quilts yours is wonderful.

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  2. I love table toppers and yours is just perfect. Thank you for sharing.

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  3. Beautiful star. I love it when there are many possible spots to display a quilt. Your photo of the quilt and your mom’s musical teapot are gorgeous. Have a great week. I post on Thursday

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  4. A great little table topper, so bright and cheerful.

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  5. What a super cute table topper!! Love it!!

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  6. Beautiful table topper! Love the soft colours and the display with your mom's teapot.

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  7. Gorgeous topper! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.

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  8. I love the colours in your topper. It is really beautiful and I'm sure it looks great in every spot that you put it.

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  9. Love i!!!!! I like how delicat is looks...your fabric choices...everything

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  10. Sweet table topper. Love the soft and sweetness of it, the colors are so lovely.

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  11. Beautiful table topper, love your color choices!

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  12. Appreciate everthing about this topper. Sometimes simple is the perfect solution.Love it.

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  13. Such a cute table topper! Can't have enough table toppers.

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  14. From the fabrics to quilting, your star quilt is totally gorgeous...love it! It looks amazing on your table with the cute teapot and doily. A perfect photo capture! Kathy, you always inspire me and are a bright star in my blog world. Thank you so much for joining in the blog hop and sharing your star project!

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  15. That is so nice. I love all the scrappy goodness in this and the little doily on it is wonderful too.

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  16. I love your using up those HST's from Easter. Mine always end of in plastic baggies with good intentions. Your finished piece is stellar. Like those clam shells.

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  17. Gorgeous Lone Star quilt and can I come over for tea.

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  18. Such a sweet spring topper. Your mother's teapot and doily added touches of love.

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  19. Beautiful photo of your table topper with the teapot! The topper is lovely! When is tea time?

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  20. hi hazel's daughter, i am also hazel's daughter. all of my family was born and raised in texas back to my great, great grand mother and father. just wanted to say hi.

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  21. That's gorgeous fabric and perfect for your beautiful teapot. You've done justice to your moms memory for sure here.

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  22. cute cute, it sure looked a lot bigger! and I WANT that pincushion book ;) I have quite AHEM collection of pincushions and host a swap too, so I gotta have that book...

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  23. love your star, made a great table topper

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  24. Very pretty quilt! I just love those fabrics!

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  25. Hi Kathy,
    Oh, this is such a wonderful topper to highlight your mom's teapot and doily! Oddly enough, they were the two things I admired first in your photo in spite of how pretty your topper is. I wonder if your mom made the doily? And what a great use of some leftover HSTs from another project - the colors are so happy. It is a great project to share with us! Happy Monday! ~smile~ Roseanne

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  26. your Mum, she is there in your heart and at your table, beautiful, and the fabrics are soft and gentle. wonderful giveaway, I am way down in NZ, so please don't include me, postage from here Northwards is so expensive too.

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  27. Beautiful table topper!! I love the design and fabric. Thank you for the fun giveaway!

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  28. Love your colors!! Good for you for putting them together into another project :) Beautiful!

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  29. What a lovely tabletopper! Love the clamshell quilting idea!

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  30. So pretty with your mom's teapot and doily on it. You have a nice eye for composition of both quilts and photos. Thanks for the chance to win the book. I love pincushions!

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  31. Your Topper is perfect for Spring & Summer decorating! Gorgeous!

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  32. Table toppers are a great way to use up stash love it hun great job.... happyness04431@yahoo.com

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  33. What a great way to use up left over blocks. Its beautiful.

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  34. A beautiful table topper and a nice way to use up orphan blocks into a bigger block and into a quilt. I love the doily/teapot. I'm glad you miss and honor your mother. My mother has been gone since almost Christmas 1999 and even though she was my mother, I don't miss hearing her negativity to me all of my life. She sure had a favoritism to her middle child to the detriment to the other two of us. I have to realize that she did the best she could and then put in a box where I visit it very rarely. Thanks for honoring your wonderful sounding mom. I adore the star.

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  35. Sooo pretty! And the clam shell quilting looks almost perfect to me!! xx

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  36. Love your comment that you are "not into perfection". It's so good to know ourselves and go from there, isn't it? Your table topper looks great to me!

    P.S. My mom is a "Hazel's daughter", too, as are two of my aunts. :)

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  37. Your table topper is lovely. It's so nice to use up scraps from another project.

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  38. So sweet! A beautiful finish. I don't aim perfection either. And your quilt is absolutely lovely just as it is!

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  39. I LOVE your star! And the quilting is fabulous!

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  40. Loved your table topper! It’s a beautiful addition to your home!

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  41. Love it! Fabulous quilting, and the colors are perfect for spring tea time.

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  42. Love the bright colors!
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  43. Oh this is so pretty. It looks like spring in those colors. Just gorgeous.

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  44. I love your star, you did a wonderful job quilting it. So pretty!

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  45. Love your fabric choices in this!

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  46. This is so pretty! Those fabrics are beautiful.

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  47. This is sew pretty, Kathy! Thank you for sharing it and for stopping by my blog and leaving a kind word today and a thread trail back to your pretty quilts. You do beautiful work ... :) Pat

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  48. I see flowers in your stars. Works for me... Very pretty.

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  49. Oh I love your beautiful Star quilt! The fabrics you chose and your photos are so pretty 😊

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