Wonky Stars II
It's a finish!
40.5 x 54
I have this written in my UFO list as top finished in 2020; however, I can't find an old blog post that mentions it. I made little 4.5 inch finished Wonky Stars from 2 inch scraps years ago as a Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) project. I made one top and had these all on white backgrounds left over so made this top adding in some 5 inch white squares. I put it to the bottom of a quilting pile at that time because it has a lot tof white in it and a few of the places I donate children's quilts don't want a lot of white in quilts. Well, I thought I better get it quilted before all the whites start to age and turn yellow.
I quilted it on my sewing machine with swirls of white.
I pieced the back with a couple of different starry fabrics. They were meant to go together...the stars in those clouds are the same colors as the fabric with lots of stars.
The binding is scrappy and came out of the left over binding box.
And sew on...
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REMEMBER, TREASURE, GROW, READ (my words of the year)
Read. In between fictional books I've been reading a little bit now and then of Herbal Antibiotics; What Big Pharma Doesn't Want You To Know by Mary Jones. I was reading about cinnamon and the book mentions that many studies have shown cinnamon oil as an antibacterial that can kill MRSA and other bacteria. The book also mentions the benefits of cinnamon mixed with honey - reduce risk of heart disease, enhance immunity, reduce inflammation. I Googled and did other reading on this to verify tthe book's claims. Funny thing is that even before I read that chapter I had eaten honey mixed with cinnamon several times the previous week. I put it on roast butternut squash - the last one from the garden. I made baked apple slices mixed with cinnamon and honey. And almost every day I eat oatmeal for breakfast and there's some cinnamon in the mix I make but no honey. But the oatmeal alone is heart healthy.
Grow. I ordered my Patterson onion plants from Dixondale Farms. They will arrive in March. Last Fall I prepared the space in the veg garden for them since they are one of the first things planted. Several years ago I started planting onion plants instead of sets and have bigger onion that store longer. I've tried several varieties but like Patterson the best. The storage potential is 8-10 months.
9 comments:
DARLING quilt! Happy Thursday to you.
I really like the little dotty fabrics--they look like snowflakes among your pretty stars...nice work hugs, Julierose
I had been reading that cinnamon is good for those that are diabetics also and about it mixed with honey and added to your coffee for weight loss and heart, cholesterol issues
I was going to mention the quilt too - and hit publish before I did - I think the quilts has such crisp clean lines to it - I love the stars with that white background
There are 2 types of cinnamon too, one from soft bark and one from hard bark. One is better for you than the other. More reading..........
You've created a wonderful constellation!
Hi Cathy, Wonky Stars is beautiful. I want to make me some of those too! Happy New Year to you!
Such a bright nd happy quilt!!!
I have also heard that local honey helps with local allergies - so we tried it this summer.... I think it helped a little ;-)
Your wonky stars quilt is gorgeous, Cathy! I love all the white - especially those big white dots - but I can see how it wouldn't be great for a child. Do you have another idea for this quilt? We like anything with cinnamon at our house, but haven't tried cinnamon with honey - now we'll have to!
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