Chain of Stars Quilt - Cookbook

Hi Quilty Friends! Today is about cooking and quilting with a retro twist. I received the new Cook Book Collection designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs and LOVE LOVE LOVE it!  The prints are so fun and may remind you of your mom and/or grandma! Plus look at all the low volume prints in this collection!

 

It was hard for me to decide which quilt pattern I wanted to sew as Cook Book Collection is fabulous for so many patterns. I actually changed my mind when I received the fabric and chose to make Chain of Stars Quilt because it's the perfect pattern to use lots of prints including the low volume prints included in the collection!

The Chain of Stars Quilt pattern is perfect for creating a vintage vibe with the Cook Book collection as it reminds me of a quilt that our grandmothers would have quilted. 

Chain of Stars Quilt Pattern available on Etsy Pattern Shop (here) OR PayHip Pattern Shop (here)

Chain of Stars Quilt 61" x 70" with optional border

Supplies - clickable links below

• Chain of Stars Quilt Pattern available on Etsy Pattern Shop (here) OR PayHip Pattern Shop (here)
• (42) 10" Squares - I would recommend having a few extra 10" squares or fat quarters so your blocks don't blend too much with the low volume background fabric. Cook Book designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
• 2.75 yards Background  (same fabric for A and F in the pattern)

OR

Scrappy Low Volume Background

1.75 yards of ONE low volume print for backgrounds of the Stars (Label A in  pattern) - Cook Book Cloud Cherry Turn Over designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs 

AND 1 yard total of various Cook Book Low Volume prints designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs for Uneven Nine Patch Blocks (Label F in pattern)

• 0.5 yard Binding - Bee Basics Tiny Daisy Red designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
• 4 yards Backing -  Bee Basics Tiny Daisy Red designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
• 1 yard Outer Border - Cook Book Cayenne Floral designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs

OPTIONAL Outer Border Instructions

The original Chain of Stars Quilt doesn't have a border, but adding an outer border is super easy! 

• Choose one yard of your favorite print - mine is: Cook Book Cayenne Floral. 
• Cut (7) 4" x WOF strips
• Sew strips together to form one very long narrow strip
• Measure quilt length. Example Quilt Length of 63.5"*. Cut (2) outer border strips 4" x 63.5"*. Sew (1) outer border strip to right side of quilt and (1) outer border strip to left side of quilt.
• Measure quilt width. Example Quilt Width of 61"*. Cut (2) outer border strips 4" x 61"*. Sew (1) outer border stripe to top of quilt and (1) outer border strip to bottom of quilt.

* Cut your border strips to the measured length and width of your quilt.

I didn't plan on using scrappy low volume prints for the quilt background, but I didn't order enough of the Cook Book Cloud Cherry Turn Over fabric since I was originally going to make a different quilt. But this inspired me to be creative and to realize I could use all the scrappy low volume prints in Cook Book for the background for the Uneven Nine Patch blocks and I LOVE it!!! Plus by using the Cook Book low volume prints instead of one solid fabric - it reminds me of our grandmothers using fabric scraps when quilting instead of a coordinating fabric collection.

 

Chain of Stars is a fabulous quilt for beginners as the stars are No Point Matching Stars, which means the points float in the background fabric so you don't have to match up the points when sewing blocks together - it's so much easier and your stars always have points! 

 Chain of Stars is a block based quilt pattern - you can easily adjust the quilt size by making more or less blocks! Or add an outer for a quick option to enlarge your quilt - like I did!

Cook Book Collection is available at your favorite quilt shop - HERE

Chain of Stars Quilt Pattern available on Etsy Pattern Shop (here) OR PayHip Pattern Shop (here)

I can't wait to see your Chain of Stars Quilts! Be sure to tag your projects on Instagram so I can see it! #ChainofStarsQuilt #ABitofScrapStuffPattern

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Have a great day and happy quilting! 

Melanie 

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