23 April 2014

Astronomical Twilight: A Finish

I finished the donation quilt for Girls Incorporated of San Antonio in one week! Huzzah! Perfect timing since I am supposed to drop it off on Friday for their upcoming raffle. Girls Incorporated is a national organization that "Inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold." Yes! That is a mission statement I can get behind. They also offer an amazing summer camp for girls that focuses on STEM subjects. As a woman in the STEM field (I teach astronomy labs and physical science teacher prep classes), this is something I vehemently support! Hence, volunteering to donate a quilt.

Anyways, here is the quilt in question. I'm calling it "Astronomical Twilight." It is 48" x 60" in size, so decent throw/lap quilt sized. A list of the fabrics I used and my planning are over here.
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And here is a shot of the backing. It is only 48" wide, so I decided the way to waste the least amount of fabric would be to use one WOF strip that had some scraps from the front pieced to the side.
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I decided that this quilt needed a label, just in case the person who wins it gets curious about where it came from. But I have never added a label. So I made this extra star and was planning on embroidering some basic info on it and piecing it into the backing.
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...But I was so in-the-zone when I started on the backing that I completely forgot about it. So I had to sharpie in the info on the very bottom corner of the backing. Oh well. The good news is that I will never know who ends up with it, and they will hopefully love it anyways!
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10 comments:

  1. AnnApril 30, 2014 at 8:34 AM

    It's beautiful in it's simplicity. I bet you could apply this aesthetic (white pattern on an ombre type solid background) to many designs… Oh no I think an idea has been born!

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  2. Yvonne @ Quilting JetgirlApril 30, 2014 at 9:14 AM

    Beautiful and so appropriate for the organization. I would have treasured a quilt like that! :) Congratulations on the finish!

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  3. JennApril 30, 2014 at 9:58 AM

    I love the quilt and supporting STEM for girls!

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  4. KatApril 30, 2014 at 11:07 AM

    Love this! It's so simple and striking!

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  5. AnonymousApril 30, 2014 at 1:05 PM

    Hooray for STEM! (My 13 year old daughter currently wants to be an astronomer, so maybe I could pick your brain some time, if that's not too forward?) Love the quilt- color progression is great and the stars are fab!

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  6. AnonymousApril 30, 2014 at 1:06 PM

    So clean and simple and so effective. I love this quilt.

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  7. verpaApril 30, 2014 at 2:05 PM

    Intersting stars, great blues! Thanks for sharing

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  8. Katelyn @ Sing While CraftingApril 30, 2014 at 10:01 PM

    I love this...it is so beautiful. Blue and stars are my favorite. So I might need to make this for myself!

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  9. AnonymousMay 2, 2014 at 8:24 PM

    This is fantastic! Congrats on a gorgeous quilt!

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  10. KellyMay 15, 2014 at 10:21 AM

    Sabrina, this is just lovely in it's simplicity! Nice job! I love this quilt and I've pinned it to my "Quilty Goodness" board on Pinterest (with proper credit, of course!). Feel free to follow me if you'd like: http://pinterest.com/lipglass/quilty-goodness/

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