I am so, so happy to finally share my finished spring quilt! I swear, this is the quilt that did not want to be finished, but I nevertheless I persisted.
I used Then Came June’s Inside Out Star pattern for my spring quilt. It’s a great pattern, easy to follow with clear directions even a beginner can follow. My issues came from getting overly excited and forgetting fundamentals.
I got way too excited when starting this quilt, especially about trying the Magic 8 technique for half-square triangles, and chain piecing that I forgot to pay close attention to my seam allowances. This oversight meant some triangles came out a touch too small or blocks didn’t match up quite as they should have.
Then as I got the blocks ready, I completely forgot about my sashing strips and had to spend some quality time with my seam ripper. Because of all these issues and mistakes, I kept getting angry at myself and putting this quilt top aside and it’d stare at me as I worked on other projects, such as my Onward Quilt.
But last week I gave myself a strong, solid pep talk and worked through my mistakes, and as Tim Gunn would say, I made it work. And I am so dang happy I did!
Look at this beautiful spring quilt! Part of me wishes I had gone with a custom palette, but a bigger part of me is so dang happy I went with the colors of the original quilt. The colors are so dreamy and go together so well.
In fact, I love the colors so much I just had to use them in the backing as well. I used scraps left over from the bundle and patched together a fun strip for the edge. This strip and the dreamy fabric that looks like a letter make this one of the favorite backings I’ve done.
For the binding, I used one of the pinks from the quilt top to bring it all together. I love how the pink looks with the backing fabric as much as I love how it
This quilt had a lot of lessons in store for me, and it’s made me a better quilter. Meghan’s pattern is clear and easy to follow – just remember not to get overly excited like I did!
Spring Quilt 2018
- Pattern: Inside Out Star by Then Came June
- Fabric: Inside Out Star Bundle by Fabric Bubb
- Backing: Ava Rose Script in Grey
- Binding: Kona Cotton in Woodrose
- Batting: Natural Cotton Select by Quilter’s Dream
Patricia Hanna says
May 1, 2018 at 1:45 pmWhat a lovely quilt! I especially like the color arrangements from the lightest pink in the upper corner to the dark navy in the lower corner. Quilt on!
FranCJ says
May 2, 2018 at 12:14 pmThank you Patricia!
Julie says
June 25, 2018 at 8:24 pmThis is really pretty! I love me some stars and I love the colors!!
Suellen says
July 30, 2018 at 12:34 pmThis is so pretty! Just love the solid colors – so modern! What size is the block?
Linda says
August 17, 2018 at 5:54 amWould you care to tell me what size the blocks are? I love the quilt.
FranCJ says
August 17, 2018 at 8:53 amHi Linda! I cannot remember out of the top of my head the size of the blocks and I’ve yet to find this quilt while unpacking after our move. Now sure if you saw the link but you can the pattern for the quilt 🙂
Ann says
December 29, 2018 at 7:18 pmCan you tell me whether you need to order more than one fabric bundle to make the inside out quilt? Just love it!
Fran says
December 29, 2018 at 7:26 pmHey! If you’re talking about the bundle from Fabric Bubb, no you’ll only need one bundle. It has all the fabric you’ll need for the quilt top
Ann says
December 30, 2018 at 3:08 pmThanks!!