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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

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! 


Windy City pattern by Andy of A Bright Corner is a pre-cut friendly pattern great for using jelly rolls, layer cakes, fat quarters, or yardage. Pattern includes four sizes: crib, throw, twin, queen and is a modern twist on the traditional star quilt pattern

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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Shabby fabrics by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs - Shabby basic fabrics - a modern solids fabric with great texture



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.

Windy City pattern by Andy of A Bright Corner is a pre-cut friendly pattern great for using jelly rolls, layer cakes, fat quarters, or yardage. Pattern includes four sizes: crib, throw, twin, queen and is a modern twist on the traditional star quilt pattern

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!

Windy City pattern by Andy of A Bright Corner is a pre-cut friendly pattern great for using jelly rolls, layer cakes, fat quarters, or yardage. Pattern includes four sizes: crib, throw, twin, queen and is a modern twist on the traditional star quilt pattern

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. 


Windy City quilt pattern by Andy of A Bright Corner - precut friendly and great for using jelly rolls, layer cakes, fat quarters, or yardage. A fun modern twist on the traditional star quilt pattern

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

Windy City quilt pattern with Scottish Plaid longarm quilting design panto. Made by Andy of A Bright Corner - pattern is pre-cut friendly


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:


Quilt Details:



5 comments:

  1. Thank you! I've been looking for a quilt to make to honour the birth of my newest great grand niece or nephew this summer. As the family lives on an island these colours will be perfect.

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  2. Very pretty! I adore those colors.

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  3. I really like the design and it works well with all of the fabrics shown. Thanks.

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  4. Is there a tutorial on this quilt?

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    1. There is not a tutorial but there is a quilt pattern - find it at abrightcornershop.com

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