The Stars are Expanding

So the good news is, my new fabric arrived in a timely fashion, so I was able to carry on with building up the stars.  If you missed my post on Monday, this is where I was up to.

And now the stars are expanding.

I am glad I went with the red for the outer most star, I think it gives it cohesion and adds some much needed brightness to a rather muted pallet of colours.  It was worth the wait for the postman.

It's nearly big enough now to be a baby quilt.  But I think it needs a border, as I wouldn't want my binding to eat into the delicate points of the star.  I have been auctioning fabrics for the border, considering a scrappy border and also a darker version of the grey flower fabric, which I had originally planned for the back and have in great abundance.  But the dark flower fabric is just too dark. Even for the back.  And I like the scraps idea, but guess what, I just don't have enough!

So it was back to the online store for me, and I've ordered 2 more fat quarters of the cream with red circles, which will give me enough either to do the border in its entirety, or to make a scrappy border with another fat quarter of a different design that I have not yet used.  I shall go with my instincts when I have the fabrics in front of me.  

More waiting for the postman :-(  Perhaps I should open up a fabric shop in Jersey...that would avoid this problem altogether!  

Sarah x