Updating the Shooting Stars quilt pattern called for some new quilt samples! This beautiful star quilt is made in a new patriotic fabric collection called Firework Fields by Riley Blake Designs.
The Shooting Stars quilt pattern now includes 6 sizes, a border and updated block sizing. You'll love how easy this quilt is to put together!
Shooting Star Quilt Pattern Features
The newly updated quilt pattern now includes 6 sizes instead of just two. You'll love that the Lap, Throw, Twin, two Queens (Square and Rectangle), and King sizes are all included. You won't have to do any math to create the size you really want! The Full size didn't work out mathematically, so it's not included in the pattern.
The first version of Shooting Stars included just two sizes with smaller blocks in the Throw size and larger blocks in the Queen size. In the updated pattern, all quilt sizes are made with the same size of quilt blocks. I think you'll love this new feature!
The piecing in Shooting Stars is fairly simple and makes for enjoyable sewing time. This quilt was the project I worked on at quilting group at church a few months ago. That means it's easy, uncomplicated sewing because with all of the visiting and sharing, it's difficult to work on a complicated project while there. A number of times I've had to rip out stitching at quilting group because I was visiting and not paying enough attention, and I rarely have to rip seams when I sew by myself. Not on this project, though!
Fabric Selection
This fabric collection is Firework Fields by Gracey Larson for Riley Blake Designs, using just 5 prints from the collection with a background of Confetti Cotton in Bright White, also by Riley Blake. Fabrics used in this quilt are :
- Large Star Points: Fireworks Coastal Blue C17582-COASTALBLUE
- Center Square and Small Star Points: Main Red C17580-RED
- Small Squares in Stars: Gingham Blue C17583-COASTALBLUE
- Chain Blocks, 2 Fabrics: Floral Red C17587-RED and Gingham Light Blue C17583-LTBLUE
- Background: Confetti Cotton in Bright White C120-BRIGHT WHITE
- Binding: Gingham Blue C17583-COASTALBLUE
Maybe you're nervous about using gingham fabric in a quilt, figuring they will end up crooked and visually meh? There are three ginghams in this collection; red, blue, and light blue, and they work even for block piecing because the check prints are printed so straight on the fabric. I'm impressed! ☑️
You can read more about the Shooting Stars quilt with the blue background
in this blog post.
I made a mistake when making this quilt! I forgot to add the border. And would you believe I put a line in patterns with borders to remember to add the border because it often isn't shown on the quilt plan that shows all quilt sizes! I did not notice my mistake until I went to bind the quilt and there was this nice, neat pile of white border strips next to the binding strips. 🙃
Longarm Machine Quilting
This quilt was machine longarm quilted with a design called Feathered Stars by Melissa Kelley of Sew Shabby Pantos. This design has no backtracking. Quilted on my Handi Quilter Amara with ProStitcher in Superior Omni Bright White Thread.
This quilt was pieced and quilted by Myra Barnes.
In this picture of the quilt backing, you can really see how straight the gingham print is to the edge of the quilt. Usually I would steer clear of using this print as a backing because it would really show up along the edges of the quilt if it weren't printed straight on the grain. It works perfectly!
The binding is another example of how awesome this gingham print is! Once again, I would normally be very hesitant to use such a gingham print as binding, as I have in the past and the quilt edge looked pretty ragged. This gingham really adds a lot of sparkle to the quilt top and binding.
The
Shooting Stars quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.
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