Yep! Another quilt kit, another quilt for me! This is my Meadow Star Quilt! I guess I went on a little bit of a quilt kit buying spree. I do not feel bad about that in the least! First, I love supporting other creative small businesses. Second, kits are fun and relaxing for me!
Working in small batches
I worked on piecing the blocks at the end of the summer. Meadow Star (pattern by Then Came June) is a fun one, I honestly didn’t get bored at all. I mostly worked on two blocks per sewing session and it worked out great for me. I often don’t take time to just sew something I want, so this was a nice break. Toward the end, I was getting antsy seeing it come together, so I bumped it up to about 4 blocks in a session.
Gotta make it special
The funny thing about this project is that my very first step into the piecing instructions on the first block I screwed up. Definitely was not paying attention and was ready to get going, so I messed up! Good thing I have plenty of fabric to substitute in, so it was kind of a fun side quest finding fabrics that were similar enough to the ones I cut wrong. I found some Carolyn Friedlander prints (see image below, it’s the first/corner block) that were perfect actually and that got me back on track. I honestly like that it’s one super minor thing, but it makes the quilt one of a kind.
The rest of the quilt I followed Then Came June’s layout exactly. The blocks are big so the top came together quick, too! I have only a tiny amount of patience for piecing long rows, but this one was slick! Not a lot of seams to match up, which is definitely something I appreciate! I dug through Meghan’s blog post and did the same quilting and thread color.
Oh, and I made matching pillowcases with the leftover wideback backing! I added some Ruby Star Speckle that I had in my stash for the accent. Pretty cute if I do say so!
Project Details:
- Pattern: Meadow Star (square lap) by Then Came June
- Quilt kit and backing/binding also from Then Came June
- Backing is Favorite Flowers wideback in the color Balmy
- Binding is Ruby Star Speckled in Goldfish
- Read her blog post here for all the nitty gritty details
- Quilted by my friend Angie Brandl, Arches is the pantograph by Anne Bright Designs
I hope you all had a great weekend. I got to spend lots of time with my family and even got some snow! Are you making any gifts for Christmas? I’m hoping to sneak a bit of time to make some smaller gifts, I hope to make some quick videos on Instagram, so hope you follow me there!
