Makes on Monday: String art cross (workshop)

With the start of a more frequent posting schedule on this ‘ere blog, I’m kicking off with a workshop project that I led just before Easter. The brief was to have a craft project a group of retired men (70s-90s)would be able to complete in just over an hour. They are used to me bringing projects they are eventually proud to display, but are always nervous they aren’t artists and worried that they won’t get results I reassure them they will. In view of it being Easter, a cross was a suitable starting point and I decided on a bit of string art:

String art cross: gold pins in a clear acrylic cross shape with metallic silver and gold thread wrapped round making a starburst pattern.
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Quilt No. 032: Christmas FQ Stars

It has been some years since I last made a Christmas-themed quilt. I have been collecting seasonal fat quarters for that long as well, and I felt it was time to actually do something with them. My family Christmas at the end of November provided the perfect inspiration in the form of a book ‘Quilts from Quarters’ and I chose to adapt the ‘Octagonal Stars’ pattern. Quick making notes and critique of the pattern follow, but here’s the finished article:

Christmas FQ Stars quilt: octagonal stars using Christmas themed fabrics with calico background and sashing.
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