I finally got some photos of my

finished 2 Stars a Day quilt!

If you want the simple, free pattern

 for this project click HERE.

I was looking for a way to use up my

beautiful Liberty fabrics and got the wild idea to

make 2 stars a day for a month with them.  It was a fun

challenge project and a good way to practice a little

stick-to-itive-ness.

I had all the star fabrics in my stash, as well as, the two background fabrics

(which were both linen fabrics - one tan and one cream.  Sorry,

I don't know the names of the manufacturers or exact colors.)  I also

had the border fabric in my stash, which was a cream and tan

geometric print from the line Farmhouse by Fig Tree and Co.

I bought the plum color binding fabric and the 

floral backing fabric at Harmony in Provo, Utah.  

There wasn't any info on the selvage of the binding fabric

but the backing fabric is from the line Sevenberry

by Robert Kaufman.

The quilting was done by my friend Jen Ostler in 

Highland, Utah.  She used a panto called Domestic Stitches -

Squared by Leisha Kaye Farnsworth.  It was a new-to-me

design and I love it!  I thought it complimented the stars

and the heirloom feel of this quilt, perfectly!

The labels are from Everemblem.

I get the 2" cotton, fold-over, sew-in labels.

If you go to their site, you'll have to pick a cotton label 

and customize it from there.  I've loved the ease of these labels.

Now I don't have an excuse to not label my quilts!

This quilt finished at 60-1/2" x 75-1/2";

a nice throw size quilt!

I love a good star quilt and don't seem

to have enough of them in my life!

By using two different background colors

along with sashing in the same colors, it created

an almost circular secondary design.

Do you see it?  If not, squint your eyes a little.

Well, what do you think of my 2 Stars a Day quilt?

It was a fun project to make and I'm really happy with

how it turned out.  This is a great stash-buster project.

Let me know if you end up making it.  If you post about it on

Instagram please use the hashtags #gigisthimblepattern

and #twostarsadayquilt so I don't miss it!

Happy quilting friends!

My Red, White, and Blue Quilts

Hey friend.  I've been meaning to share with you all of my 

red, white, and blue quilts - together in one place.  

Hopefully, if you're wanting to make a

patriotic quilt, you'll find some inspiration here!

First up is my Star-Spangled Pineapples quilt.

This is a free pattern that Amanda Niederhauser (@jedicraftgirl) 

and I created for our Five Fat Quarter Fun series a few years ago.

HERE is a link to the free PDF pattern and

HERE is a link to the original blog post with more photos and details.

Next up are my beachy, faded Stars and Stripes quilt

and my No-Point Stars quilt.

Both of these patterns are by other quilt pattern designers.

Stars and Stripes is by Camille Roskelly of Thimbleblossoms and it's available

in her shop HERE.  The No-Point Stars pattern is a free tutorial by

Allison Harris of Cluck, Cluck, Sew.  You can find it HERE.

I don't have blog posts up yet about my versions.

I want to share more details so I'll do that soon in another, separate post.

Another red, white, and blue quilt that I made

many years ago is my Scrap Jar Stars quilt.

This is a great stash buster project!

This pattern comes with instructions for 4 different size quilts

and is available in my Etsy shop HERE.

I've also made my United quilt.  

It has 50 really simple flag blocks (to represent the 50 states) 

plus 5 stars and a heart block!  It's a fun make and very beginner-friendly!

United finishes at 78-1/2" x 87-1/2".

You can find the pattern in my Etsy shop HERE.

If you're looking for a really simple star/flag quilt

check out my Glory quilt HERE.

I share a free cutting chart & tutorial for Sawtooth

Star block sizes 3" - 20" plus all the details for this quilt.

And finally, I think it would be cute to layer any patriotic quilts

with a simple red or blue quilt (like the ones that I made for my new book,

Quilt the Rainbow).

[Sew Delightful.  Photo courtesy of Martingale.]

[Patchwork Plaid.  Photo courtesy of Martingale.]

You can find both of those patterns in Quilt the Rainbow; available HERE.

I feel like you can never have too many red, white, and blue quilts!

Do you have a favorite of the quilts I shared today?

I hope you found some inspiration here!

Happy July friends!