Lucky Star Quilt + Country Roads Fabrics

I've been slowly stitching away on this little project for about a month and it's been such a joy to work on.  

I have a niece expecting her first baby soon so I'll be wrapping this up with a couple of favorite story books and sending it her way.  After working on a few larger projects, it's been nice to be able to work on a smaller baby quilt for a change.  

The pattern for this quilt is called Lucky Star and it's from my book, Fresh Fat Quarter Quilts.  Lucky Star uses just 6 fat quarters and it's pretty fast to make with just four large star blocks.  

Charming Baby Sew Along Finish

We've made it to week six of the Charming Baby Sew Along which means only one thing.... time to finish the sampler quilt!  Here's my completed quilt made with Gypsy Soul (by Basic Grey / Moda Fabrics)*  

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If you're sewing along, don't forget to download this week's printable sheet here from the Fat Quarter Shop.  And at the end of my post I have info about the grand prize giveaway from Moda Fabrics - you're not going to want to miss this one!

Charming Baby Sew Along Week 5

It's Wednesday again which means it's time for this week's Charming Baby Sew Along blocks!  Are you sewing along with us?  No worries if you haven't started yet, or if you're falling behind.  These posts will stay up and you can come back to them when you need to!  

You can find this week's printable sheet here from the Fat Quarter Shop.  

The blocks this week (our LAST ones!) are from the Twinkle Twinkle pattern:

...and then one cute block from the To The Moon pattern:

Starry Eyed quilt in Love Patchwork & Quilting Magazine

I received some fun mail a couple of days ago - the latest issue of Love Patchwork & Quilting magazine (Issue #86).  I always look forward to getting each new issue - but this one was special.... inside is one of my very own quilts, Starry Eyed!  

Edited to add 7/2/21: This quilt pattern is now available as an individual pattern called Clear Sky - find PDF (instant download) and paper copies here in my pattern shop. 

Charming Baby Sew Along Week 4

Welcome to week 4 of the Charming Baby Sew Along!

If you're new to this sew along, we're using block patterns from the book, Charming Baby Quilts* (by Melissa Corry) and at the end of the six weeks we'll have a cute sampler quilt all pieced!  You can find all of the information for the sew along here on the Fat Quarter Shop's blog

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This week's blocks are so darling!   You'll be making blocks from the Ring Around the Rosie quilt pattern:

...and two blocks from the Shine Bright quilt pattern:

Don't forget to print this week's pattern sheet from the Fat Quarter Shop's blog here.

I love these star blocks.  I tried to use some of the bolder prints in these blocks so the white star points would stand out.  I love how scrappy they look!

Here's a photo of the full Shine Bright quilt from the book, Charming Baby Quilts.  Isn't it so fresh and lovely?  The Shine Bright quilt uses 3 charm packs and finishes at 56" x 56".

This book has so many great baby quilts- it's a wonderful resource to keep on your shelf!  Grab a copy here from the Fat Quarter Shop.

I'll be back next week with our last set of blocks for the sew along.  In the mean time, you can see the past weeks' blocks here:

Week 1
Week 2
Week 3


And if you'd like to make a quilt like mine, here's what you'll need:

• 5 Gypsy Soul charm packs
• 5 3/4 yards Moda Bella 98 for the background
• Here's the print I'll use for my binding 
• And my backing will be this coordinating Grunge fabric (love the texture!)

Charming Baby Sew Along Week 3

It's week 3 of the Charming Baby Sew Along and guess what that means?  After these blocks we're halfway through the sew along!

Are you sewing along with us?  We're using the new book, Charming Baby Quilts* by Melissa Corry as our guide, and The Fat Quarter Shop is hosting the sew along.  Be sure to grab this week's printable pattern here - you'll need that along with a copy of the Charming Baby Quilts book.
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This weeks' blocks are from the Just Blooming quilt pattern:

And the On The Move quilt pattern:

I decided to have a little fun with color this week and select only pink prints for the Just Blooming blocks, and green and blue prints for the On The Move blocks.  All of my fabrics are from charm packs of Gypsy Soul (by Basic Grey for Moda Fabrics)


As a reminder, at the end of our 6 week sew along, we'll have a throw-size sampler quilt to enjoy!

I'm looking forward to being able to put all of my blocks together!



For all of the details about the sew along, check out the kick-off post here.

And if you'd like to make a quilt like mine, you'll need 

• 5 Gypsy Soul charm packs
• 5 3/4 yards Moda Bella 98 for the background
• Here's the print I'll use for my binding 
• And my backing will be this coordinating Grunge fabric (love the texture!)

You can share your blocks on Instagram with the hashtag: #charmingbabyquilts

Charming Baby Sew Along Week 2

It's time to show the blocks for week 2 of the Charming Baby Sew Along - and if you haven't yet joined in, it's not too late! 

We're sewing along with the Fat Quarter Shop* and Melissa Corry's new book, Charming Baby Quilts.  Each week we'll make a couple of blocks from two patterns from the book, and by the end of the six weeks we'll have a fun sampler quilt!

This week we're making blocks from the Dream Big pattern, and the Hugs and Kisses pattern.

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You can find the Charming Baby Quilts book here from the Fat Quarter Shop

And be sure to stop by the Fat Quarter Shop's blog to grab this week's pattern sheet!  You'll need the pattern sheet along with the book to have the full instructions for each week's blocks.

For all of the details about the sew along, check out the kick-off post here.

And if you'd like to make a quilt like mine, you'll need 

• 5 Gypsy Soul charm packs
• 5 3/4 yards Moda Bella 98 for the background
• Here's the print I'll use for my binding 
• And my backing will be this coordinating Grunge fabric (love the texture!)

You can share your blocks on Instagram with the hashtag: #charmingbabyquilts

Happy sewing!