From UFO to Done:
For the last five and a half years, I’ve been pulling out the project box for this Modern Star Quilt —sorting the pieces, laying them out, dreaming about the finish… and then carefully tucking it all away again. Every so often, I’d make a little progress by sewing a few star sets together, but it never seemed to get very far.
A few months ago, I made a promise to myself: I wanted to finally finish some of my UFOs so they could become part of the quilts I donate during the Giving Challenge. With that goal in mind, I really dug into this one and made great progress leading up to November. But November turned out to be an absolutely wild month. Filled with teaching in North Carolina, and then the downsizing in our family business. Which is my day job, so the Giving Challenge is now rolled into December.
My Favorite Modern Star Quilt
This quilt is actually the test quilt I started while developing my Falling Stars Quilt pattern. Originally published in Love Patchwork & Quilting, Issue 88. (During the pandemic!) For this version, I used fabrics from one of Mister Domestic’s lines with Art Gallery Fabrics. I think it was his first line, but I am not sure. I was completely obsessed with this collection when it was released. The colors and playful prints are perfect for this modern Triangle Star Quilt.
Making This Triangle Star Quilt
One of my favorite things about this design is that even though the stars form hexagon shapes, the pattern does NOT use Y-seams. Each set of half-stars is sewn into rows, making the construction surprisingly simple and extremely satisfying.
The best part? The pattern walks you through seven different triangle star quilt variations. Once you understand how angled edges come together, you’ll want to experiment, mix and match, and come up with your own layout. As always, I used Hobbs Batting—since I love extra loft, I used Hobbs Poly-Down Batting. I paired it with Aurifil thread and finished it off with a simple one fabric, one seam backing so I could stay focused on getting this quilt done. I had a lot of fun quilting it!
Actually, this is the quilt I used in the demo I presented for the Quilters’ Life Challenge. Did you participate in the challenge?
If you’d like access to the video showing exactly how I quilted this Triangle Star Quilt, comment “Falling Stars Quilt” below!
