Starbright Stars Sew-Along
Sparkly Stars!
Do I hear your scraps calling? Or is it that fabric stack you’ve been saving forever that is begging to become a Starbright Stars quilt? Stars always makes us smile, don’t they? Come join the fun online this September!
Fuss-free, totally machine-sewn construction method. No y-seams! The PDF Pattern includes tips for creating a monochrome version with depth and sparkle.
5 weeks, starting September 4th.
Join us by subscribing to the sew-along and following #StarbrigthtStarsQuilt on Instagram. Your shared sew-along photos qualify you to win prizes along the way.
You can sew-along, whatever your pace!
the Quilt
This is THE star quilt for confident beginners or intermediate quilters who are ready to up their star game! Starbright Stars are closely nested stars with 6 beautiful points. How does that go together without y-seams? You piece together triangles and diamonds to make triangle blocks. Each triangle block corner becomes a point of a six-pointed star. Then join blocks and rows just like a normal quilt.
I was so jazzed about my Starbright Stars construction method that I developed it as a pattern long ago, but that pattern has only been available as a part of Angled Class. Now it’s finally released as a stand-alone pattern, and we’re going to celebrate with a sew-along!!!
Throw size: 60” x 70”
Rainbow Starbright Stars QUILT
the rainbow-cluster scrappy quilt that started it all
Monochromatic Starbright Stars QUILT
the sparkly color study that invites your scraps to play
Fabric Stack Starbright Stars QUILT
an autumnal fabric stack transformed into evening stars.
Got Scraps? This pattern is definitely scrap friendly! I even use multiple fabrics for the background of this quilt, which looks great and means you can use your stash and scrap fabrics instead of buying yardage.
the Supplies
Starbright Stars is a versatile quilt. Sew it with scraps, a favorite precut bundle or mix fabrics from your stash. It can handle larger scale prints, and is fun with prints that have direction. I love this quilt with a low volume scrappy background or a background made up of multiple shades of a target solid color.
If you will be sewing monochromatic stars, the more fabric variety the better!
Fabrics
Stars: (14) 1/4 yard cuts OR scraps
Background: 1 3/4 yard. Or for a nuanced assortment of
background fabric, buy (7) 1/4 yard cuts.
Binding: 1/2 yard
Backing: 4 yards
the Schedule
Relevant Blog Posts thus far:
Prizes!
Stitching with friends is great fun; stitching with prizes is even better! Share your Starbright Stars quilt progress on Instagram throughout the stitch-along for a chance to win weekly prizes from yours truly You don't have to keep up with our schedule to win. Stitch at your happy pace and enjoy!
Each week of our sew-along, one lucky participant will win my
Trimmings Pattern Pack. This is a three-pattern bundle of my best holiday sewing projects: a very cool tree skirt, patchwork stockings and a festive pillow.
That’s FIVE lucky winners!
And, guess what? These are digital patterns so everyone is included. Giveaways open worldwide!
Winners will be announced weekly in the sew-along newsletter. I’ll contact you via Instagram messaging to arrange for prize delivery.
Tag your photos #starbrightstarsQuilt to share them with our community.
Every photo is another chance to win!
Come Sew-Along!
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