I have few self-imposed rules when it comes to designing a new quilt pattern. One guiding principle is simple: no star quilts!
Don’t get me wrong—I love a good star quilt. The thing is, so do many other designers, and they’ve done a great job developing some fabulous star patterns. (Camille Roskelley’s Patchwork Sky, Cluck Cluck Sew’s Brightly, and MMM Quilts’ Pop Star come to mind.)
Of course, rules—even self-imposed ones—were made to be broken. My book, Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts, features two star designs: Myriad and Five-Star Experience. (See pics at the bottom of the post.) Another star pattern of mine, called Twin-Star Cabins, will release in January.
The idea for Twin-Star Cabins originated in Folk Heart, a quilt I designed for the Ruby and Bee challenge for QuiltCon 2025. My quilt was not accepted into the show, but I love it! I am crazy about the palette and the irregularity of the sashing and cornerstones.
Because the average quilter doesn’t like heart blocks the way I do, I started playing with the Folk Heart design and came up with the idea to replace the hearts with sawtooth stars.
The throw size that I am sewing requires 50 stars. I am making them in candy-colored hues I pulled from Melody Miller’s Carousel collection, which is featured in the mockup at the top of the post and will appear in my sample quilt as well.
All this talk of star quilts begs the question, What’s your favorite star design? I’d love it if you enabled a project for me in 2026 ... Share your recommendations in the comments!
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| Myriad from Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts |
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| Five-Star Experience from Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts |
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