2 Stars A Day Quilt

 At the end of January, I got an itch to play with my
Liberty of London fabric stash again.  It's been a while since 

I made a quilt using Liberty fabrics and it's such a shame to have such beautiful fabrics 

go untouched for a substantial period of time.  (If you want to see

my first Liberty quilt, click HERE and scroll down.  It's one of my favorite quilts.)

So I started playing around but ultimately didn't love the direction I went 

so I set everything aside for a few months to regroup.

As I was eating lunch today (leftover baked penne pasta if you must know...) 

I was inspired to make a Star block; with my Liberty fabrics. 

Which evolved into the idea of making 1 Star block every day for an extended

period of time and to see if you guys wanted to join me!

So I went upstairs to my computer.  Mocked up a 6" Star block in my EQ software.

Made TWO Star blocks.  Liked my Star blocks.

Mocked up a quilt with Star blocks.  And asked if you guys wanted to join me

on Instagram.  It all happened really fast.  When I want to do something I just.get.to.it.

It's a blessing and a curse...

I thought it might be fun to play with two different color backgrounds for the blocks

but you could go as scrappy or unified as you want!  

You are welcome to use this 6" block anytime, in any configuration, and

to make as many as you want!  You can join me for this Two-A-Day

challenge or if now is not a good time for a new project - you can

save this post/pattern for another time.

Here is the simple quilt I mocked up.  

I figured if I upped my original plan from 

1 block a day to 2 blocks a day I could have it done in about a month.

(And if you're going to go to all the effort to pull out fabric and cut said fabric - 

you might as well make more than 1 block.  

But I still wanted to keep this a quick, daily project.)

This quilt finishes at 60-1/2" x 75-1/2".

Here's my plan:

Make: 2 Star blocks a day

Start date: 4/18/22

End date: 5/18/22

Total Star blocks: 63 

(1 is extra - could use as a label on the back?)

Materials needed for the above layout:

Cream background and sashing rectangles: 2-1/2 yards

Tan background, sashing squares, and borders: 2-1/8 yards

Assorted bright prints: approximately 2-1/4 yards

Binding: 5/8 yard

Backing: 4-1/4 yards

Batting: 68” x 83”

Click HERE for the very simple instructions.

Oh, and I just decided I will try to do a lot of the cutting prior to next Monday.

That will make it a lot easier to sew 2 blocks a day!

If you decide to join me on this project, tag me on Instagram @gigis_thimble.  

Be sure to use the hashtags #gigisthimblepattern and #twostarsadayquilt when posting 

about this quilt so I don’t miss your version.

I hope you'll join me and I can't wait to see what you make with your Star blocks!

Let me know if you have any questions and if you want to see the finished quilt click HERE.