Stardust PDF Pattern Gift-Away!

It's MONDAY!  

The start of a new week with so many quilty plans in place -

It's also the PDF pattern release day of Stardust!

I have had so many inquiries as to when I was going to FINALLY put this one out there - 

Now.  It's Now!

If you've been following me for any length of time, you'll know that string quilts are my absolute favorite.

If I could only make one kind of quilt for the rest of my life - just give me my bins of strings and a stack of phone books and enough thread to do the job and I'll be happy.

Why? because there are so many different things that work GRREAT with so many different shapes from squares on the diagonal, squares on the straight, rectangles - the ideas are endless!

*Note* my bins are not THIS full...they are just fluffed.  LOL!

I use paper foundations because they can be easily removed leaving no extra bulk inside my quilt.

Phone book pages are still abundant if you know where to find them - and they come in all sizes.

I live in an area where they still deliver them to my mail box and folks know that I will take their phone book donations.

If you don't have a phone book, doodle pads or coloring books from the dollar store work well.

If you get a quarterly prospectus in your mail, that kind of paper works well too.

I tend to work on two blocks at a time, using each one as the leader & ender for the other to keep my piecing somewhat continuous.

Setting the stitch length for smaller stitches also perforates the paper more making the paper easier to remove.

String piecing is great for binge-watching something you don't have to look up at too much - audio books and podcasts are also a great listen while stitching.

I would sew and sew and trim and trim and then bring the blocks home for an evening of de-papering while watching TV with Hubster Dave.

More fabric using goals:

My overflowing bin of blue hunks and chunks in the "lesser loved" corner of my stash called out to me and in an effort to sew some of this down, give it purpose, and be able to shut the lid on that bin - 

I pieced a super scrappy backing, loving the whole randomness of the process.  I'll be doing more of this.

I'd rather do this than spend more money on a backing when I could be restocking neutral fat quarters for the front of the next thing!

This will do!

I quilted Stardust in a light grey thread in an edge to edge design called Wavy Gravy by Patricia E. Ritter of urbanelementz.com.

I love the texture!

I trimmed the edge of Stardust making sure that the edges were straight, that I left 1/4'' beyond the star points, and that my corners were truly square before adding the binding.

Scrappy blues for the binding win!

I bound with 2'' cut strips for a double-fold binding that finishes at 1/4'' front and back.

I keep the walking foot on my Singer 201 - she is the perfect binding machine as her potted motor will power through anything.

Yesterday grandson Casden choose Stardust from Bonana's quilt pile to snuggle under during his visit!

And yes, Starky Barky was on hand too, but he didn't quite know what to do about Tula who was hiding under the merch shelves in the mail order corner of the Studio. He has gained 6 pound since Ashlyn scooped him up off the side of the road after his hit n' run in December.  Such a sweet boy!

String Addiction!

Create a stunning 2-color string star quilt with 3 simple units! Full color photos, diagrams and extensive instruction for string piecing success!

Quilt Size:88’’ X 88’’

Introductory Pricing: The PDF pattern for Stardust is currently 25% off in the Quiltville Store - no coupon needed!  Pricing good through 1/31/26.

And yes - there is a Gift-Away!

I'll be drawing for 2 winners who will each receive a Stardust PDF pattern from me and a Facets of Blue color roll from our friends at  Cotton to Quilts!

And yes, they have awesome neutral rolls on hand - I love the color rolls!

Each contains 20 pieces measuring 8'' X 22'' and are so great for enhancing your stash.

Ready to put your name in the hat?

We will draw for our winners on Monday, 1/19/26 as I leave on the 20th for MOROCCO!!

If you've been following along with the Tula saga - She have a follow up appointment at the vet today.  She is feeling better, the eye still looks awful, but is improving slightly.

We still don't know if we can save her eye.

We are continuing with drops every 8 hours - so that is where I'm headed now to gather her up and get her over to Hillsville.

I'm absolutely THRILLED with how your progress on Lupine & Laugher is going - I've seen completed tops already.  Phenomenal!!

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

Just when you think you've got it all under control, you realize you never had it all along!

 
And maybe that's how we learn new things and gain new strengths and insight.

I've always loved this quilt, and wouldn't it be great all scrappy as a Leader & Ender?

Have a marvelous Monday, everyone -