Split Stars Quilt - Summertime Version

 This quilt has been a couple of years in the making! I started it back in 2019 when some of these prints were first available. It's been my slowly-but-surely project ever since.

Do you have one of those? A project you enjoy working on, but you take your time and just let it be finished when it's ready to be finished?  I have a few projects like this, and they're so much more enjoyable than the ones I rush to finish (go figure!)

For the fabrics in this quilt, I had a fun time pulling prints from several different lines. 

Most of the fabrics come from a line called Orchard which was designed by April Rosenthal for Moda Fabrics. I used some of those prints as a jumping off point and added in a few coordinating prints from other Moda lines. This color palette just screams "SUMMERTIME!" to me.

The pattern I used is called Split Stars. You know how I love star quilts!

I originally wrote it for the Love Patchwork & Quilting Magazine but now you can find both paper and PDF copies in my shop.

The pattern uses yardage (1/3 yard cuts) and has instructions for four sizes of quilt: crib, throw, twin, and queen. This one is the throw size.

It finishes at 64" x 79" so it's a pretty generous throw size. The blocks are fun to make - you can mix and match the prints in this quilt. Each print is used twice as the outside of the star, and twice on the inside of the star. 

For the quilting I used a digital longarm design called Two Simple. It's one of my go-to favorites. I love the clean lines, and how it adds texture without distracting from the fabrics or the blocks. 

If you make a Split Stars quilt I'd love to see it! If you share it on Instagram be sure to use the hashtags: #SplitStarsQuilt and #ABrightCorner so we can all see what you make!

Quilt Details:

64" x 79"

Pattern: Split Stars (find it here in my shop)**

Fabric: A variety of prints from several Moda fabric lines

Quilting: Two Simple (edge to edge computerized longarm design)

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

**If you're a quilt shop, Split Stars quilt patterns are available wholesale through Checker.

If you'd like to see other versions of Split Stars, check out this post and this one

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