Tuesday 29 April 2014

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star ...

If nursery rhyme lyrics could be worn out by singing them, then the lyrics of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" would be nothing but ghost writing in our house.



I mix up the lyrics from time to time to see if they are still listening to me "Up above the world so high, like a banana in the sky ..."  

"Silly mummy! you sung it wrong!"   It's a gets a giggle every time and I love to hear them giggle.


This little quilt is my first finish for Q2 - 2014 Finish Along and is a bit of an experiment for me.  I saw this backing label and thought it would make a nice front.




I started by piecing the star and using the Monogramming feature on my machine to embroider the "Twinkle, Twinkle".  Then I appliquéd the star on to one big piece of fabric.





Some simple cross-hatch quilting was all that was needed and it's backed with the same dove grey as the whole cloth on the front.





Quick, easy, simple and pure ...

UPDATE: Here is the link to my Q2 Finish Along list.

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16 comments:

  1. This is a really lovely quilt in it's simplicity.The yellow border gives it just the right amount of zing. I'm so going to sing the banana in the sky version from now on!!

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  2. I love this Serena, and so would my granddaughter. I might have to make her one! xx

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  3. Sweet star! Just like a banana in the sky! ;)

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  4. Banana is the perfect name for that yellow, really lovely use of it in this mini-quilt. Of course now I'm going to be humming for the rest of the day!

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  5. LOVE that yellow!

    Such a sweet quilt! Sometimes the simplest designs are often the best :)

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  6. such a sweet quilt. And singing the wrong lyrics to songs happens all the day in our family - its usually the boys singing non-sensical Indonesian lyrics (at least I don't think they make sense!!)

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  7. So cute! Here in our house "You Are My Sunshine" would have faded completely away years ago.

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  8. So cute! The yellow is perfect!! What size did this finish at?

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  9. Wonderful quilt! Sometimes the quickest are the most awesome!! The pop of yellow was a very nice choice :)

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  10. Simply beautiful! Bet your kids love this mini! Love the grey background and crosshatch quilting, Serena. Great finish!

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  11. Looks fab in it's simplicity, great quilt :D

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  12. Very pretty and keep singing to your kids.

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  13. Very nice! I love the colours and the layout. Great use of negative space!

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  14. Lovely! I love the star and your placement.

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  15. Such a cute little quilt! And yellow!

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  16. Congrats on your finishes :o) I think you need to embrace the following variation:

    Twinkle, twinkle little bat
    How I wonder what you're at
    Up above the world so high
    Like a tea tray in the sky
    Twinkle, twinkle little bat
    How I wonder what you're at

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