Space Quilt

A couple of years ago my sister gave me a small fat quarter pack -- I think there were 6 fabrics.  They are space/astronaut fabrics from a the line called Planet Buzz by Blend Fabrics.  I didn't have many fabrics that would match with these, so I looked for a pattern using 5 or 6 prints, plus some background fabric.

The one I ended up using is from a book called "Take Two and Add a Few" by Atkinson's Design.  I won this book in a drawing at my local quilt shop.  It is older, and the fabrics are not my favorite, but it ended up being a great pattern for me this time.  The "floating" blocks seem fitting for a space quilt. I had a few extra blocks and scraps of fabric, so I pieced the back.

I tried a new quilting pattern -- kind of an elongated, meandering maze.   I even went out on a limb and used some colored variegated thread.  When I first started quilting it kept breaking and I initially thought it was because it is a different brand and weight of thread than I typically used.  But after trying to adjust the tension, I changed my needle and didn't have any more thread breaking.  Yay!  I think my other needle may have had a knick in it or something.

You can see in the picture that my meandering corners kind of changed -- from boxy to curvy. I started with the curvy corners at the bottom, then when I came back the next day I morphed into boxy -- oops. I'm certainly not going to unpick it all.  :)  Despite the imperfection of my quilting, I am quite pleased with the way it turned out.  I'd like to try it again sometime.  And since I have 2 more basted quilts, I may just be able to do it.

I am on a roll.

This was on my list of goals for the Finish-a-Long. 

I am linking up to the Finish-a-Long party at She Can Quilt.