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My Astronomical Quilt Block

7/16/2014

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Did you know there has been quilting going on in outer space?  While on board the International Space Station, Astronaut Karen Nyberg was working on hand piecing a star quilt block.  Click here to watch a video of her explaining what it is like to sew in space.  I never thought about how much I take gravity for granted until I watched it! 

I just thought this was so cool, I wanted to participate in the block challenge, too, and so I made my own star block to send to Houston to be a part of this amazing project.  Click here for the instructions for participating in this challenge. 
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I chose some batik fabrics that I had, and then had to choose a pattern.  The block needs to be a 9" finished size, and that is not a common size.  I knew the best place to look would be the Quilter's Cache website.  I have been browsing the patterns there for several years.  It is a wonderful collection of hundreds of free quilt block patterns.  You can search by block size, and I decided on a pattern called "Pat's Star."  I thought the blue background fabric kind of looked like stars off in another galaxy.  I am very happy with how my block turned out. 
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I just need to sign my block with a permanent marker and mail it to Houston.  The deadline is August 1.  Can't wait to see what happens with all of the blocks submitted.

I'm sharing my little piece of a big work in progress over at
WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced. 

Have a great day, and thanks for visiting! 

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Judy link
7/16/2014 07:44:40 am

Your block is absolutely awesome! Beautifully done :) I have been really looking forward to seeing what is done with all of the blocks they get as well!

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Sarah Goer link
7/16/2014 09:10:08 am

I love it! That background fabric is like little planets!! I hope I can get my act together and get a block made to send in as well. It's on my (rather lengthy) to do list.

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Carol
7/16/2014 10:25:57 am

I love your quilt block!!! It has a real spacey look! 😉 well done!!

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alice
7/17/2014 09:02:45 pm

Way cool!!!! OUT OF THIS WORLD

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Bryson Mills link
1/10/2021 05:45:20 pm

Thoughtful blog, thanks for posting

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