Asterisk Quilt – complete!

I finished a UFO!! Β An honest to goodness, 2.5 year old UFO!! Β Woohoo! Β I’m very slowly cutting down on that pile. Β I’m trying to be good about not starting new projects without working on the old ones. Β It’s been tough but soooo satisfying to finish up those older projects once begun with such enthusiasm.

Asterisk Quilt

I started this one a couple years back, inspired by the Old Red Barn Co. Quilt Along of Asterisk quilts at the time. Β I actually had a bee that I was in at that time help work on the blocks. Β I sent them the squares and tiny strips of various linens. Β I’ll be honest and say not every block I got back made it into the quilt. Β But that was over two years ago and I don’t even remember WHAT bee I had work on this let alone WHO it was.

I had a set number of completed asterisk blocks when I pulled this UFO out and quickly decided I didn’t want to make any more. Β Instead, I used the blocks I had cut as an outer border for the quilt and did a smaller border with a Tula Pink print that was just the right navy.

Asterisk Quilt

The finished size is a good lap size quilt. Β It’s been planned for a SIL for years now and though she has no idea, I’m glad I’ll finally be able to give her a quilt!

Asterisk Quilt

I pieced together a scrappy back using up a lot of the fabrics I had from the front of the quilt. Β I was just sort of done with the fabrics, so it’s a great way to use them up if you can have the patience to piece the back. Β And I had just the right amount of the lizzy house print I used for the binding and used all of that up. Β I love using up fabric. Β (makes me feel better about buying the new stuff!)

Asterisk Quilt

A huge shout out to my friend Kelly who quilted this for me with her awesome Tiara machine on our recent weekend in Atlanta. Β β™₯β™₯β™₯β™₯β™₯β™₯ Β She did this great free motion double loop that I need to figure out how to do. Β But she’s the real reason this is finished. Β LOVE YOU!!!

Yay for finishing a UFO!

23 thoughts on “Asterisk Quilt – complete!”

  1. This is very pretty! I really like the navy border, especially how you extended it out to the edges. And I agree that using up old fabric does cut down on any guilt from buying more, more, more!

  2. I am so glad that you finished this wonderful UFO!!! It is beautiful!!! Congratulations on shortening the UFO pile and getting closer to working on something new!

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