Design Wall Monday: Falling Stars

I don't buy many quilt books, but about 6 weeks ago, I bought Kim Brackett's Scrap-Basket Bounty.  My favorite quilt in the book is called Falling Stars.  I worked on it while I was also working on Witch's Night Out.  Here's how far I am:

The quilt in the book is only 48" x 64".  That isn't big enough for my husband.  He wants a couch quilt that is big enough to cover up from his neck to his toes.  Mine will be 80" x 64".  I am really enjoying making this quilt!

Falling Stars in my latest attempt at using up my batik scraps.  I made Jo Kramer's  On the Bright Side last year:

 In 2017, I made Arrow Point Path:

And last month I started another Sew Many Scraps, this time in batiks.

For all of these quilts, I had to buy light batiks, so I would have some contrast.  All of the medium and darks were pulled from my stash, and believe it or not, I could still  make a couple more quilts with my batik scraps.

Linking up:https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2019/09/design-wall-monday-september-30-2019.html

Stash Report:                                                                                                                                       

Used this week: 0 yards

Used year to date: 109.375 yards

Added this week:  6.25 yards (WNO backing/binding, neutral FQs, turkey fabric)

Added year to date: 119.375 yards

Net Added: 10.00 yards

Witch's Night Out Quilt Top Done

Witch's Night Out by It's Sew Emma was my September One Monthly Goal.  I have been working on this quilt all month, and today I put on the last border.

I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out, but I wish I had used something more interesting as the background.  I think I will like it better once it is quilted.  This quilt is 57 1/2" x 64 1/2".


https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2019/09/one-monthly-goal-september-finish-link.html


Stash Report:

Used this week:  3 yards (WNO top)

Used year to date: 109.375 yards

Added this week:  1.5 yards (neutral FQs)

Added year to date: 113.125 yards

Net Added: 3.75 yards

One Monthly Goal, September

My one monthly goal for September is finishing Witch's Night Out.  I have about half of the blocks done already.  I was doing it along with Pat Sloan's block of the week, but I got behind.  This is what it looks like now:

I simplified these pumpkins.  They had a square in a square in the middle of the star which made for some very bulky seams.  I like my version just as well as the original.

If I had it to do over, I would make the cat the same fabric as the tail.  I love the swirls in the black fabric and how they look like fur.

I would also make the bottom of the broom jagged, to make it look like a ragged witch's broom.

I won't change any of the blocks now.  I am not a perfectionist, but if I were to make it again, I would do these two things a little differently.

Linking up:  https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2019/09/one-monthly-goal-september-link-up.html