“Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight.
I wish I may, I wish I might, have this wish I wish tonight!”
Hi Fellow Quilters,
Welcome to the Wish Upon a Star blog hop. Thank you, Carol from Just Let Me Quilt for organizing this blog hop! We’re going to have SO much fun visiting the blogs and doing some star-gazing. So are you ready to visit the stars?
One of our favorite star quilts is the elephant quilt that Susan made for a special little boy. Susan started with our classic African elephant pattern (which coincidentally is the top seller in our little shop) and enlarged him to be the center of attraction (star of the show!). For inspiration, Susan used an adorable jelly roll from Riley Blake, along with some fabric yardage for the easy-to-piece border which highlights our elephant star! Wouldn’t he be great for a nursery!
Mariner’s Stars are one of Sharon’s favorite quilt blocks, so it was only natural to use a foundation paper pieced Mariner’s Star on our ocean themed “Reef Explorer” quilt. We love the way the colorful stars enhance all of the creatures of the sea!
Sharon used bright red, blue, yellow, green, and orange fabrics, mixing them up to make the twelve Mariner’s Star blocks for her “Reef Explorer” quilt.
Susan, as always, took her quilt in another direction. She used four blocks each of Mariner’s Stars, steam punk submarines and Storm at Sea blocks (which, using her color choices, looks like yet another star).
Speaking of Stars, have you seen our rock-n-roll stars on the Wild Bunch quilt? Fun star fabric is the highlight for our splendid safari singers!
Of course, Christmas is the perfect occasion to pull out fabulous star blocks to offset any design! Santa and his helpers are getting ready for Christmas.
Finally, here’s a sneak peek at a starry quilt that Sharon has been creating. In case you’re wondering about the “M”, Sharon’s quilt features her beloved Montana State University’s blue and gold school colors. You’ll have to wait for a while to see the finished quilt, but you can see a few of the blocks today!
Guess what! We’re offering a giveaway for the “Wish Upon a Star” blog hop. Update: Congratulations to Rosalind G, the winner of a copy of our “Mariner’s Star” foundation paper piecing pattern (shown below). Thank you to everyone who participated in the giveaway!
Thank you for visiting our blog! Please make sure you visit the other bloggers that are participating in this blog hop, and remember- always wish upon a star!
Happy quilting,
Susan & Sharon
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May 24
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Well, I just love all these projects, but I especially love the blocks. That Mariners Compass alone is absolutely stunning. So great to see both of you doing such fun and whimsical projects.
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Thank you for your kind comments, Marian! I love your patriotic bears! Happy quilting, Susan
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Stunning! Each and every one. Love them all ♥
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I absolutely love the Mariner’s Compass! Thank you for sharing all of these projects.
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Thank you for visiting our blog, Kristyn! We have fun, don’t we? Happy quilting, Susan
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I also love the Mariner’s Compass! Great projects!
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Thank you, Cindy! We appreciate everyone that visits our blog! Happy quilting, Susan
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Each and every one is unique…lovely
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Hi Marjorie! I have been loving all of the star inspirations that I have seen on this blog hop! Happy quilting, Susan
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What great projects! I really like the two sea scape ones.
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Thanks Dorian! Sharon and I love them too! Happy quilting, Susan
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All your patterns are wonderful! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
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Thank you for visiting our blog, Elizabeth! Happy quilting, Susan
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Good Morning! I just love the Montana U quilt, or actually the tease you are sharing with us! The mariner’s star is just the perfect addition in your Reef Explorer quilt – now that I’ve seen it I can’t imagine anything else in its place. Happy Wednesday! ~smile~ Roseanne
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Hi Roseanne! Thanks for stopping by our blog! We will be unveiling other blocks that could be used as part of a quilt similar to the MSU quilt in a couple of weeks! I’m not really a fan of paper piecing, but I did enjoy making the Mariner’s Stars. They were pretty easy, so I can’t blame my gray hair on them! LOL! Happy Wednesday to you as well and happy quilting! Susan
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What a fun walk through the stars this morning on your blog…Susan and Sharon you really rock with star themed projects! That Mariner’s Star is gorgeous! Thankfully, I don’t have to choose a favorite project from all your stars because I can’t. They are all amazing! Thank you sweet ladies, for joining in the star studded fun today. :O)
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Thank you, Carol! Maybe we are just star struck? We’re having fun on the blog hop and I am loving seeing what others are up to with their quilts! Happy quilting! Susan
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Wonderful quilts!! Love your Mariner’s Compass…just beautiful!!
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Thank you Deb! The fabrics are always the fun part for me! Thank you for reading our blog and happy quilting! Susan
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What a wonderful star studded collection of quilty loveliness.
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Selina, thank you for visiting our blog and for your sweet comment! Happy quilting, Susan
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Oh my stars…so many marvelous quilts to choose from. They all “rock”
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Joan, our Wild Bunch quilt truly does rock! LOL! Thank you for visiting our blog and happy quilting! Susan
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Wow! So many beautiful quilts! I especially love the ocean theme ones.
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Hi Sherry! Thank you for visiting our blog! We love the ocean themed ones as well! It was hard to narrow down how many critters to draw because there are so many wonderful creatures of the sea! Thank again and happy quilting! Susan
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wow all of these are wonderful. i especially love the elephant and the safari stars
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Hi Lori! I had lots of fun drawing and stitching our Wild Bunch! What you can’t see is that they all have stars on their outfits too! Thank you for visiting our blog and happy quilting! Susan
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Wow, they are all just gorgeous! The elephant is so cute!! xx
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Great star blocks, and projects.
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I don’t care for paper piecing, but your star is still wonderful. I like both of the ocean quilts. The blue points on the first star at the top of the post are a great use of fabric design. Thanks so much for sharing everything. I would have entered for a chance at the pattern, and tried it out, but I don’t do twitter or FB. =)
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Thank you for your sweet comment! You can still enter, since you left a comment. Each check mark gives one chance to win! 😀
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very cute quilts and I love your mariners star in particular.
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So many cute designs. I, too, love the elephant with all the stars.
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So many great stars, but my favorite is the mariner’s compass. I always love those!
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Susan’s Mariner Stars are wonderful, and using 4 in the quilt makes them stand out as so special. Mariner’s Compass, that was the inspiration for my blog name, after a very dear, older friend who was in HMS, in WW2 in the Navy. I am at ” All Points of The Compass”. Cheers from a very wet and cold New Zealand.
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Love the colors and great star… happyness04431@yahoo.com
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When I saw the “M” for Montana State with the blue and gold, I thought turn that puppy upside down, add a “V” and “U” and you’ve got WVU – West VIrginia U – my alma mater. I adore all the stars. What a great display of the vast array of stars. I am a fan of stars. Someone will be happy to have the Mariner’s Star pattern. It is beautiful. Thanks for participating.
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You sure could do that to make a WVU quilt! Same school colors too. Thanks for stopping by, and for your sweet comments.
Sharon
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Those stars are all amazing. It would be hard to choose a favorite.
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You’ve shown lots of star inspiration here! Beautiful work.
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Oh my goodness, I don’t know which one I like best. I have so many stars in my eyes. Great inspiration!!
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So many gorgeous stars! I especially adore the Mariner’s Star!
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Thanks Anita!
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Love all of the star projects, so adorable! Thank you for sharing!
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The colors and placement of the colors make this star a stunner!
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Your quilts are so pretty! Love the designs and the beautiful prints.
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