Windy City quilt in Shabby Basics

I don't know why, but I always forget just how FAST baby and crib sized quilts are to make! Back in December I started working on this crib size Windy City quilt and I have to say that the cool blues and greens were a refreshing change from all of the Christmassy reds and greens that I had been sewing with! 

You know that one of my new favorite things is to use textured fabric for my background print - but I loved these colors so much I wanted to make them the star of the show in this Windy City quilt. 

These are all prints from a line called Shabby. Shabby is a fun textured line of fabrics created by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs. There are 55 colors available* and even a handy color card that you can get to make it easier to find the perfect color of Shabby to go with your project. 

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The colors I used for this quilt are: Sweet Mint, Seaglass, Riley Aqua, Peacock, Leaf, Vivid, Azure, and Granite (for the gray star points).

Just as an FYI....my favorite Shabby to use for a background is Shabby Gray Cloud- it's a good white, with a bit of light gray texture to it but not so much that it's distracting from your main prints.

As I mentioned before, I was surprised at how quick this little crib quilt came together. The pattern is called Windy City and it's a great pattern for using 

• precut 2-1/2" strips (Jelly Rolls)
• 10" squares (Layer Cakes) or
• fat quarters 

But for this version I used yardage - 1/4 yard cuts of 7 different colors of Shabby.  

The pattern includes cutting instructions for all of the options listed above!

The Windy City pattern has instructions for four sizes: 

Crib (44" x 55")

Throw (55" x 66")

Twin (77" x 88")

Queen (99" x 99")

These modern star blocks look more complex than they actually are - I promise! That's one thing I love about these star blocks. And with no sashing or borders it makes this an even quicker finish. 

Want to see Windy City with a different look? Check out this one made with Gem Stones fabrics, and this version made with some pretty, spring-colored florals. 

For the backing I used Blossom in Sweet Mint (from Riley Blake Designs). Sweet Mint is one of the colors of Shabby used on the front of the quilt so it was a great pairing.  The binding is the same Shabby Granite that is used for the star points. 

You can find Windy City patterns at the links below:

Windy City PDF version

Windy City paper copy

Quilt Details:

44" x 55"

Pattern: Windy City (crib size)

Fabric: Shabby (by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs)

Quilting: Scottish Plaid (edge to edge computerized longarm design)

Pieced on a Juki TL-2010Q using Aurifil Thread (50 wt color: 2021)