Space quilt pattern

Like most people, December is the busiest month of all. Between the holidays and end-of-year activities, time is tight. In our house, D...

Embark on a quilting adventure with Riley Blake's free Rocket Quilt pattern, 41.5"x55.5"—a beginner-friendly cosmic crib quilt for your space explorer!

Volare is the Italian for 'to fly' (or soar) and is the name of the current European Space Agency mission being conducted by Luca Parmitano on the International Space Station. And now it's the name of my latest quilt: It's now in the possession of the young boy I made it for, so here are a lot of photos... (closest to the sun, Mercury, then Venus) I explained in earlier posts about piecing the background. It came together really well, and with a bit of care at the sandwiching and quilting…

I'm part of a Long Distance Quilting Bee. Last month's theme was space - outer space, inner space, time/space continuum, whatever space. After searching cyber space for a free pattern and having no luck, I decided to design my own. Not wanting to destroy my original, I photocopied the sketch and sewed it onto lightweight green masking paper to extend the pattern to the right size and shape. I also extended the sewing lines onto the green paper. Below is the final product. I'll change some…

Space; the final frontier! Yes, I've been humming the theme to Star Trek every time I see this quilt. Blocks of planet print fabric bordered by random strips of blue, yellow, and orange that give it a feeling of motion/climbing. I recently displayed this striking little quilt at an art show where it got a high percentage of the evening's oohs and aahs! Medium sized throw great for your favorite astronomer OR sci-fi fan. Back is navy cotton, binding is hand sewn. Sturdy enough for years of…

This project has been in the works since August and I'm so excited to have it finished and gifted to my new baby nephew! My sister...

Did anyone notice that I completely skipped over “Baby #1” when I started posting last fall? I posted the quilts made for babies #2 and #3, but wasn’t quite sure if I had photos …

Find out how the idea of my astronaut quilt pattern came to life and find loads of inspiration on how to make your own version one-of-a-kind!

Welcome to those dropping by from the Aurifil blog! If not, check out my guest post on AURIbuzz where I was challenged by OLFA and Aurifil in the Slice & Stitch Challenge, a monthly event during which one Aurifil Artisan and one OLFA Ambassador each share how they put an OLFA tool and a specific weight of Aurifil thread to work. I had the privilege of using 80 wt Aurifil and the OLFA Rotary Circle Cutter. Don't tell anyone, but this was really not challenging. Both are soooooo easy to use…

With its repeating stitched pattern of space shuttles and starry skies, our Space Shuttle Embroidered Quilt is sure to inspire dreams of faraway galaxies. The 100% organic cotton shell feels invitingly soft, and the allover embroidery creates subtle textural interest. For easy versatility, the smoke blue front reverses to cool gray with almond brown binding. Cool cosmic fact: From 1981-2011, space shuttles carried astronauts on their missions to space. They were large enough to carry…