Vintage Reimagined Challenge! (Friday Foto Fun #77)

It's almost April and I'm squeaking in a close to last minute finish for my March Island Batik Ambassador Challenge!  This month we were tasked to create a quilt that was inspired by vintage quilts!  The fabrics showcased in this post were given to me by Island Batik as a part of their ambassador program.  I used the Ohio Star as the basis of my vintage design.  This is my favorite traditional quilt block.

I took the Ohio Star block and made it MUCH bigger and made it a contrasting color.  Here are the blocks on my design wall.

The dark blue is also an Ohio Star but each of the squares in the 9-patch have an Ohio Star in it as well.  I ended up putting a border around the quilt to help frame the quilt.  I used Hobbs Tuscany Collection Silk Blend batting for the quilt!  It feels really nice and quilted well.  It's less poofy than wool but I think it has a little more loft than cotton.

I also decided that I want to bite the bullet and try to free motion all of my challenge quilts for this year's program!  I have to start somewhere to get better at free motion quilting!  You can see I used some pebbles and some filler designs in my quilting.  Click on the photos to enlarge and see the detail.  No matter how much I tell myself I won't "ruin" the quilt, I have this huge fear that my beginner-level free motion skills will ruin the quilt.  I'm happy with how this turned out!

I always use my binding babies to eliminate a pile of binding on the floor when I bind my quilts.  Here are some other glamour shots of the quilt!

What is your favorite quilt block?

Be sure to follow the Island Batik Facebook page to see what the other ambassadors are making this month!

Linking to Meadow Mist Designs: Favorite Finish