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It has been a long time since I made a musical instrument quilt pattern. I love to play music so much that I try to play the violin and the piano very regularly, and occasionally strum the guitar too. Recently though, I had to take a little break from playing for various reasons. The idea of a double bass quilt pattern had been brewing in my head for a while. So during my hiatus, I worked on creating this pattern and stitching the block.

The Double Bass block is going to be the bridge between the other two music wall hangings I made.

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In the meantime, I also heard some wonderful news regarding this fREADom pattern I created.

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Last October during Banned Books week, an event hosted by the American Library Association (ALA), they shared this mini on Twitter. I was also contacted by a group of librarian quilters who auction off quilts at ALA’s annual conference. I gave them a discounted rate for the pattern. Last week I heard back from Kelly, the organiser, that they were able to raise $620 in scholarship funds from the sale of the minis.

The fREADom mini means so much to me that I was elated by the email from Kelly. You can read more about the inspiration behind this mini – my grandmother – in the FREADOM post here.

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Sometimes inspiration strikes you out of nowhere as I mentioned in the Happenstance post. In May I had the opportunity to visit a Monet exhibit. On our way back I stopped by the violin shop to pick up my re-haired bow. I was inspired by all the artwork from earlier that morning, as well as the atmosphere of the violin shop.

Thereafter I found myself working on this block. I couldn’t resist taking a picture of it on my sheet music. They are all violin music, but I am sure the bass wouldn’t mind.

This block is 10″ x 20″. I paper pieced the f-holes, but I also included an alternative to paper piecing the f-holes in the pattern. I love the way this turned out. I will make a single-block wall hanging with this one. The Double Bass quilt pattern is now in my shop along with the other musical instruments patterns.

-Soma

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Thank you so much everyone, for the get well wishes, all those good vibes definitely helped! I finally started feeling a lot better earlier this week, after almost a week and a half of being sick. Now only a little sniffle and a bit of stuffy head remains. Last week I planned out my one-block WIPs, and I am very happy to share the first finished project with you today. I started to work on it slowly as the cold left me.

Before that though, I have something to share with you. A couple of days ago, I received a package at the front door. My friend Kris had sent me a surprise feel-good package. This is not the first time she has done it either. Unbeknownst to her, I have been more than a little upset by current affairs lately. The kind gesture made me intrinsically happy. Something must also have gotten into my eyes at the same time to make them a bit misty! I am very thankful for all the lovely, supportive friends I have made here.

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So, with a warm heart I started working on turning this Sunburst Star block into a bag. The colours are my favourite part of this block, specially the background fabric. The nebulous texture of it directed the choices I made for the rest of the bag.

Ever since I picked that background fabric for the star, I knew I wanted to make a night-sky-themed project with that block. Weather permitting, I love to spend time outside watching the night sky. I took this photo of the galactic centre quite awhile ago when I first started fiddling with the camera and the telescope. I found the perfect fabric to remind me of that.

One look at my fabric shelf, and I knew this Stonehenge fabric had to be the accompanying fabric. It also emphasises the blue and the purple from the block. The back of the bag is completely made of that fabric.

Because of the colours of the star block, I had a choice of a warm or cool palette. I wanted to use the silver strap and the rings, so I opted for a cool palette and picked a lavender zipper instead of a yellow one. I also found this little charm in my cabinet, which became a perfect zipper pull for this bag.

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You would not believe how happy I am with this bag. I wanted to use my paper pieced blocks on projects other than quilted ones. I designed this bag ‘pattern’ with that in mind. This way I can also have bags that are a lot more akin to my personality. The Sunburst Star bag definitely feels like a piece of the night sky that I love to explore with my telescope.

The Sunburst Star quilt pattern is available in my shop if you wish to make one.

Happy Sewing,
-Soma

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