Starlight Double Quilt with Shortcake Fabric

Happy Monday! I'm so excited to share my latest quilt pattern: Starlight Double - which is perfect for Heidi Staples' newest fabric collection: Shortcake with Riley Blake Designs! Just look at the gorgeous florals and adorable jam jars! The Shortcake fabric makes me so happy! I can't help but think of summer, picnics, and the 4th of July!

Starlight Double Quilt pattern is perfect for the Shortcake collection as the blocks are larger so the fabric really shines! It's just too adorable to cut up too tiny :)

I don't normally choose a border for my quilts, but the  Shortcake royal blue floral fabric really needed to become a border! Heidi also designed a perfect stripe print- that I loooove for quilt binding. PS- Machine binding is my absolute favorite!

Let's chat more about the Starlight Double Quilt Pattern! 

Available here - on sale for $5

Fabric Requirements 

18 Fat Quarters  - Shortcake FQ bundles available

2.5 yards background -Riley Blake White

0.5 yard inner border -Shortcake Main White

1 yard outer border - Shortcake Royal Blue Main

0.625 yard binding - Shortcake White Ribbons

4 yards backing - Swiss Dots Navy on White Dots

The Starlight Double Quilt can easily be made smaller or larger by adjusting the number of blocks! I've already make 2 pillows by sewing a single block! I love a versatile pattern!

Jelly Roll Race to the Finish Line Quilt Pattern with Fort Worth Fabric Studio

Are you ready for National Jelly Roll day on September 15th???  No worries as Fort Fabric Studio has everything you need to be ready to sew your jelly roll quilt!

We wanted a fun to sew pattern that uses a jelly roll....so we made a few changes to the original Jelly Roll Race Pattern by cutting the jelly roll strips in half and sewing the strips together with straight seams! Now we have Jelly Roll Race to the Finish Line Quilt Pattern...plus it is a free quilt pattern at Fort Worth Fabric Studio!!!

We couldn't resist making another quilt with Badda Bing fabric...it is so happy and gorgeous! I just love the cherries, floral, and gingham!!! 

Jelly Roll Race to the Finish Line Quilt Kit - available at Fort Worth Fabric Studio

Jelly Roll Race to the Finish Line Quilt Kit includes everything you need to make the quilt top, as pictured!  Designed by Melanie Call (me) and featuring the Badda Bing Collection by Me & My Sister Designs for Moda.      

Finished size: 51" X 64.5"

Included in the kit:

• Badda Bing Layer Jelly Roll 
• Binding fabric Moda's Badda Bing Cheerful Check in Red (Moda 22345-11)
• Jelly Roll Race to the Finish Line Quilt Pattern by Melanie Call

You will need to purchase backing separately:  3.5 yards (44" wide) or 1.875 yards (108" wide).

Suggested backing:  Badda Bing Dots of Cherries White 

The Cheerful Check (gingham) binding looks perfect with the Cherries backing fabric...so happy!

Star Wars Quilt

Star Wars Quilt Free Quilt Pattern

I'm super excited to share my Star Wars Quilt today! I think this quilt might be my Star Wars loving family's favorite!

I really loved sewing with the new Star Wars Fabric by Camelot Cottons. The print quality and fabric softness of this collection is fabulous.  The hardest part of this quilt was choosing which fabrics to use.

This is a really quick and easy quilt top to make! I really wanted The Force Awakens Rebels fabric to standout so I kept the block simple by fussy cutting and adding borders.

This large lap size quilt is the perfect size for watching Star Wars movies and playing the Lego Star Wars video game. I think it will be our fave quilt for picnics this spring too! 

I started straight-line quilting the off-center strip first about 3/8" apart and LOVED it! So I thought....why not quilt the entire quilt with straight-lines 3/8" apart too. After MANY hours and bobbin changes, I finished and love the amazing quilting texture!

Download the FREE pattern from the Fort Worth Fabric Studio blog.

Kits are available at Fort Worth Fabric Studio here.

May The Force be strong with you as you make this quilt!

Be sure to tag us on instagram @fwfabricstudio and #sewingwithfwfabricstudio and me @mellierc

Thank you!

Melanie