O Happy Day! Welcome to this week's TGIFF!, where every finish deserves a celebration. 
I'm excited to share my finished Su{Brrr}nova! I have to admit that I was starting to wonder if this day would ever come. LOL!
Lee's Supernova QAL has been on my bucket list ever since I started cruising the blogosphere two years ago.I picked up a fat quarter bundle of Laurie Wisbrun's Brrr! last year from Mad About Patchwork and after patting it for way too long, I thought it might be fun to do a Supernova with the line. I added some white for the background and some additional coordinating fabrics, hoping that this colourway might make the supernova look a little like snowflakes.
Those polar bears were clearly calling out to be the block centres -- they are too cute!
So what's with the name? Well, Supernova + Brrr! = Su{Brrr}nova. The hubster prefers to call it the Coca Cola quilt. He's so funny.
I've been trying out some different battings lately, looking for a thicker, but still quiltable batting -- it's cold here in the winter! I decided to try Quilter's Dream Cotton - Select. I liked that it came in a package so I could keep it thread free. It quilted beautifully. We'll see about the warmth factor. I think I'll get to test it out tonight because it's supposed to snow here -- yeah, crazy, I know.
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| Su{Brrr}nova - Front |
This baby is quilted with almost 1,000 meters of white Aurifil #2021; I only have one bobbin full left. I did peacock feathers in the snowflakes/stars, double fan thingies in between the snowflakes/stars and wind/water swirls in the border. Although I had to pause frequently, it was excellent physiotherapy for my wrist. LOL! |
| Su{Brrr}nova - Front |
Quiltography: "Su{Brrr}nova," by Michèle-Renée Charbonneau, Ottawa, 60" by 60", 2013.
Happy dance!
