I estimate that 2011 was when I began this quilt.
Finally, in 2017, it was finished and I took it to the beach for some photos.
I asked Aaron to be the photographer, and this photo I took of him is one of my all-time favorites.
my favorite picture of the whole photo shoot :)
It spent many years folded up on a shelf. The original pattern is by Lee Heinrichs. She did a quilt-along called Supernova, back in 2011. I loved the pattern. At that time, batiks were not embraced by the modern quilt movement, so my goal was to use batiks, set against a grey background, which was considered modern, and try to disprove that theory that batiks could not be "modern." I believe I succeeded.
According to that blog post, I looked up the definition of supernova. I liked this definition: "the explosion of a star in which the star may reach a maximum intrinsic luminosity one billion times that of the sun." I liked the explosion of colors, the hot saturation in each block, and the subtle luminosity. I named the quilt Supernova Starburst.
Even a photobomb by another quilt we photographed.
Title: Supernova Starburst
Pattern by: Lee Heinrich
Date Completed: 2017
Size: 60" x 60"
Quilted by: custom quilted by Darby Myers
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Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl
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October 9, 2022 at 9:49 PM
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October 13, 2022 at 9:39 PM
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Needled Mom
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October 16, 2022 at 2:48 PM
The quilting on Supernova Starburst is superb; what amazing texture. And I love the choice of the bright batiks against the grey background. They glow so beautifully. I love working with batiks; they press so wonderfully.
I really like this quilt as well as how you’re honest about the time to make & then photograph & post it here. I too remember those “reluctant batik” years.
Spectacular quilt, Cindy, and beautiful quilting on it too.
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