Stars in Space Quilt

Good morning! I don’t want a whole week to go buy without talking to you again. So, I dug through my files and found a quilt I haven’t shared yet. Here is the Stars in Space throw quilt. It is a free pattern available on the AccuQuilt website. When AccuQuilt released their 9 1/2′” big square and 9″ setting triangles, I submitted a pattern to support the launch. This quilt uses one of my favorite dies – Starry Path.

The blocks all finish at 9″, so it is a small quilt, at 42″ square. I liked using the big setting squares to give the stars some room to breathe. It also makes for a faster finish!

The fabrics for this quilt were provided to my by Windham Fabrics. They are from the Uncorked line, and are so fun to use. I love the little sparkle they have. Check your local quilt shop for Uncorked fabrics, and if they don’t have them, you can get them at Missouri Star Quilt Company. My original design called for a navy blue background, which I think would be better, but supply chain issues around December last year meant that I was able to have black. So that is what I used.

When I use a *BOB I like to cut all of the pieces at once. I have this great tray I found at Target a while back, and I stack my pieces on it. Then I can drag them downstairs and pin during evening TV time with the family. The next day I’ll stitch and press, then re-stack the blocks for the next TV session.

*BOB stands for Block on Board die. These are a series of dies from AccuQuilt that have all the pieces you need to make a specific block on one die board, as opposed to using pieces from several dies. They are nice – they prevent searching for that one little triangle die that I forgot to put away, and is now buried in scraps on my worktable.

Here are all the blocks on my design wall, along with the solid squares and the setting triangles. I don’t often do on-point set blocks – that triangle math is a mess. The AccuQuilt setting triangles make life easier.

Here they are, all assembled with a border. I added a narrow border so the stars would continue to float. Also, so I didn’t have to worry about catching my little points in the binding. I love having photos of the layout and the assembled top. The difference when the seam lines come together is just so magical.

Tahdah! And here is the finished Stars in Space quilt, all quilted and bound. This was such a fun make – I might have do do another one. This quilt lives with AccuQuilt now. Someday I want to visit and see how they display all of their quilt samples. I have sent a bunch of quilts in now, and I’ll have more to share next month.

I really love making fiddly blocks with my AccuQuilt. Template cutting has never been my thing – with the rotary cutter things slip or the template gets shaved. If I mark and use scissors, it takes forever. I can do it, but only if I can’t find a die that will work. The mid-century modern feel of this star is fantastic. Every time I make a block with it I want to do it again. Hmm. Maybe I need to figure out a few more Mid/Mod elements and make a whole quilt out of them. Hmm.

If you want a copy of the free pattern, you can download it at AccuQuilt.com. It has all of the fabric math, along with assembly instructions.

I really enjoy working with AccuQuilt, in case you can’t tell. They have been a great business partner for me, and we have lots of exciting new collaborations coming in the future. It’s kind of hard keeping a lid on new dies coming out when I’m excited about them. I’ve got two patterns coming in September that use piecing, and two coming out in October. One is wool appliqué that makes me giggle. I can’t wait to be able to share it with you. The other makes a useful object that will be fantastic for quick holiday gifts.

I hope you can spend some time sewing today!