We Are Stardust

Sooo, back in February I volunteered to coordinate my quilt guild’s annual member’s Challenge. 

I haven’t been a member long; I’ve only seen/participated in two challenges (one in person and one virtual); and I was going it alone although everyone said it was easier with a group; but hey, why not? Right?

“Sisterhood” paper-pieced pattern

The fun part was setting the theme - based on the poem “Circles of Life” by Suzy Kassem - and the rules - 3 types or circles, use the color orange, and more or less than 4 sides on the finished entry. 

The harder part was coming up with my own entry. I started with “Sisterhood” by Happy Sew Lucky and a gradient starry sky fabric.

Add a rainbow of bodies,

the Goldilocks of flying geese - too big!

too small!

ahhhh, that’s better -

some circle quilting,

planets heads,

sparkles

and voilá, “We Are Stardust.”

When we went to set up the show last Thursday, the key to the storage closet - where the show racks were stored - didn’t work because some idiot had stuffed paper in the lock and the emergency locksmith wouldn’t be there until too late. 

So we set up the show on pews, chairs and tables. Not perfect but not too bad for a Plan B.

And we’ll have one of the guild’s best ever “remember when?” stories. A link to the slide show with all the “Circles Of Life” entries is here.