Autumn’s here

Much interest was expressed in a quilt I showed at a talk the other night and I realised that I had never got around to publishing the pattern.

So today I have done so and you will be able to find Autumnal Stars on my Payhip page if you are in the EU, and on my Craftsy page otherwise.

This is a large wall-hanging (about 49 inches square) and is not too difficult to make – I have provided templates if you prefer to cut those pointy star shapes without a rotary cutter (it does make it easier to fit them together).

You can make this for any season and have fun playing with the colour placements to alter the curved effects.

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Simple Blocks – Grandmother’s Choice

Quite a number of the blocks using the Mary’s Triangles units are 5-patch (sometimes known as uneven 9-patch) blocks. For this reason they are best made at sizes that are multiples of 5 – and 10 inches is usual. This month’s block is Grandmother’s Choice and is a typical (and simple) 5-patch block. You can download the instructions to make this block here.

The block on its own just set straight together is not very exciting, but if you alternate the colours in the block it starts to look a little more interesting.

Add in another colour perhaps, as sashing?

Or go pastel?

Or on point with sashing and cornerstones? It is starting to look very different.

Enjoy playing with this quilt – change the colours around – it looks quite different done in brights and lights for instance.

 

Summer Mystery Quilt final

And so the mystery is well and truly solved. These final instructions will help you to finish your little quilt over the next couple of weeks.

We hope you have enjoyed our summer sew-along mystery. Normal (intermittent) service will be resumed shortly.

Summer Mystery Quilt Step 7

At last we solve the mystery. Or do we?

Download this week’s instructions here.

Further instructions next week . . .

Summer Mystery Quilt Step 6

Hunt out the remaining envelopes, it is time to sew the last few units together.

Download the instructions here.

You will have to wait until next week to see what we have in mind.

Summer Mystery Quilt Step 5

Time to start putting a few of those units together.

Download the instructions here.

We can’t promise that those envelopes will be empty though.

Summer Mystery Quilt Step 4

Yet more stitching, but those small bits are nearly all gone.

Download this week’s instructions here.

Don’t forget to label those envelopes, you;ll be needing them very soon.