Starbright mini quilt

For the 2016 NC Quilt Symposium, the Capital Quilters Guild was soliciting donations of 18” quilts to be placed in a silent auction for the benefit of Military Missions in Action, a local charity helping vets. The theme was to be a star. I drew out the pattern I wanted, with short and long arms, divided between light and darker gold batiks, and pieced using a navy starry batik. It took a little experimentation to get things right! Then I quilted it on my home machine and bound it with a dark blue batik. I was working the auction when a man came in, pointed straight at my quilt and said “this is COOL!” He came back and put in a higher bid than I had for this one. Last I checked the bid was over $50. I don’t know what it finally went for, but hopefully, someone is enjoying it.