Constellation quilt

This post is the third installment in our series on quilting for beginners--Catch up on the full series below: My First DIY Constellation Quilt, PART ONE DIY Constellation Quilt Embroidery Stitches Tutorial, PART TWO DIY Constellation Quilt Tips & Tricks, PART THREE (This post!) How To Sew A Quilt Binding, PART FOUR YOU GUYS. If you have been a part of The Flora Modiste for the last six months, then you KNOW that I have been working on a massive, ultra time consuming project. And it's not…

My constellation quilt has been is a work in progress since mid-2020! Now that the embroidery part of this quit is finally finished, I started to tear of the pattern paper!

I’m making a northern stars constellation quilt to match my southern stars one! This one has started quite a bit differently from the last one - so I’ve shared my process in case it helps you with a similar project!

Guess who stopped by today with a little something?! My amazing seamstress/crafter friend Holli. I had traded her some Footzoning for...

I really, really love this Constellation Quilt from Haptic lab that I found over at Sparton Shop. It would be awesome as a quilt on the bed or as a wall hanging. The 100% cotton 60" quilt features emb

Sewing the northern hemisphere constellation quilt from Haptic Lab

This stunning queen sized quilt top was made using all twelve of the constellation block patterns. The quilt is like a window to a sky full of stars--it's like you've captured the night sky and brought it right into your home! It's a really fun project to make over the course of a year, finishing each block during the month of the astrological sign. Pattern: 12 Constellation Blocks 12 blocks then made into a 90" x 90" quilt top Fabric: Kona Cotton Nautical (6-1/2 yards for background), a mix…

I know, I know…it’s been a very long time. My only excuse – apart from the usual competing demands of life and work and everything else – is that I’ve been busy making this… It’s a giant (6 foot square) homemade quilt of the night sky, made using a tear-away pattern from here. The pattern […]

It's finally finished!! This is the DIY Constellation Quilt from Haptic Lab and it has to be my longest WIP to date. My mum bought it for me more than three years ago. It hasn't taken me this long through lack of enjoyment but more being overwhelmed by other projects to complete in the mean time. Speedier projects seem to feel much more urgent than this slow paced labour of love. I made good progress when I first began it years ago then work got busy and it languished in a corner. A week on…