The Star Chenille Quilt is finished. And I'm very happy about this, because all of the work I had left to finish it was ... tedious, and I don't have much time for tedious these days. It really is a super easy project to put together, but cutting the fringe, and then washing/drying/delinting/washing/drying/delinting is not the most entertaining of ways to spend an afternoon.
However, if you are looking for a quick project with a big impact - this truly is a great option. The pattern is offered by Back Door Quilts.
The pattern is called "Star Chenille" because it calls for the quilting to be done in a primitive star shape. I used a basic "X" and think it worked out well, too.
You could do this quilt with any combination of colors. Flannels are going to work best, because of the manner in which they fray. If you look at this detail picture of the quilt, you'll see how the edges have frayed and sort of melded together.
It gives what could be a rather boring combination of safe colored plaids a whole new dimension. The overall effect is soft and comfy. One word of warning - you'll get lots of thread stragglers all over when you first wash and dry, and then you have to delint (I used packing tape wrapped around my hand to pull all the extra threads off, rather than a lint roller. I even enlisted the help of my 19 month old son, who thought it was a fantastic game.)
Do you need any further evidence of coziness than my son's initial reaction to his new "blankie?"
