1/23/2024 0 Comments Icarus star![]() Kelly said its nickname stuck because the star will appear to grow brighter and then eventually disappear like Icarus’ waxed and feathered wings, which fell off when he got too close to the sun. “You can see individual galaxies out there, but this star is at least 100 times farther away than the next individual star we can study, except for supernova explosions.”Īccording to a report published by the Space Telescope Science Institute, which operates the Hubble, the star is so far away its light has taken 9 billion years to reach Earth. “This is the first time we’re seeing a magnified, individual star,” Kelly said in a statement. The inset panels at right show the view in 2011, before Icarus was visible, compared with the star's brightening in 2016. It’s an instagram giveaway so be sure to check out April’s feed and #wanderertourgiveaway.Icarus is only visible because it is being magnified by the gravity of a massive galaxy cluster. Be sure to check out April’s blog for details about her AMAZING giveaway (read: 20 half yard cuts of Wanderer!). Here’s a picture showing the original green fabric, the navy fabric, and the brown I was considering. BUT! Once I got the star made and laid it out on the background fabric, I knew the green wasn’t quite right. This time around, I thought I had a background color nailed down and the lovely people at Art Gallery Fabric sent me the fabric I needed. ![]() Personally, I had such a difficult time deciding on the background fabric in the original version and the wanderer version. If you decide to make the Icarus Star pattern for yourself, hold off on choosing the background fabric until you have the star constructed. One thing I want to talk about is choosing the background fabric. And for me, the Icarus Star embodies that desire. It’s laughable to think it’s possible for me to come across as having it all together if it is, I’m sorry, it’s not true! I know that God can make something beautiful despite, or even through, my brokenness. I don’t want to come off as perfect or having it all together. I never want to (nor am I able to) forget my imperfections and my limitations. His feathers melted apart and he fell….Īs you may see from the pictures, the Icarus Star is imperfect and a bit lopsided. In his delight, Icarus forgot his father’s warning about flying too close to the sun. If you are familiar with the story … you will remember that Icarus’ his father made him wings from feathers and wax. The inspiration behind the name “Icarus Star” comes from story of Icarus. And you know, I think I like the Wanderer version better than the book version! (sssshhhhhh!) The Icarus Star in the book is of course made in color order, but for Wanderer, I wanted to mimic the color arrangement found in the Serape prints. ![]() The Icarus Star pattern can be found in the book Modern Rainbow. My Icarus Star is inspired by Kilim designs and Wanderer happens to have a killer Kilim print (the Serape Dream and Serape Fervor prints). It was lovely to meet her.Īfter tossing around some ideas with April, I decided that my Icarus Star quilt pattern would be a perfect quilt for Wanderer. □ But, she is so sweet and enthusiastic. I’m a total fan so I tried to play it cool when I introduced myself to April at market. Her colors and aesthetic totally blow my mind. Wanderer is her second fabric release the first was Arizona. But April also has a bunch of other totally adorable patterns I’d like to try too. Of course I made a couple Staple Dresses, and plan on making another. But prior to meeting her, I became familiar with her work through her Staple Dress pattern. I’m so lucky to have been sent Wanderer Fabric from April Rhodes! I met April at last Fall’s Quilt Market in Houston. ![]()
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