Stardust Quilt from Vintage Quilt Revival
Happy Monday! Welcome to the first in a series of posts by Katie, Faith, and myself introducing you to the quilts from our new book, Vintage Quilt Revival: 22 Modern Designs from Classic Blocks (which should be hitting stores in the next few weeks!). Today I'm going to be showing you my Stardust quilt.
Vintage Quilt Revival: 20 Classic Blocks
But first, a little about how the book is set up: We give you instructions for making 20 traditional quilt blocks that we felt were ripe for rediscovery. The blocks range from simple to more advanced; some are foundation paper-pieced while others are not. (All paper-piecing patterns are on a CD that is included with the book, for easy printing!)
There is also a complete project pattern for each block, along with discussions of the simple strategies we used to modernize the designs. Finally, we've included three very different sampler quilt patterns that use all 20 blocks.
The result is a book with 22 quilt patterns to follow if you choose. But we hope this book will also provide you with all the tools you need to design your own unique, modern quilts using traditional blocks. For example, you could swap out a block used in one of the patterns for a different block from the book, or even one of your own choosing. Or just apply some of the design concepts we talk about to your own designs. I'm really proud of how flexible this book is!
Stardust quilt from Vintage Quilt Revival
My Stardust quilt is the only pattern in the book (other than the samplers) to use more than one of the 20 blocks. This quilt uses two paper-pieced blocks, Dakota Star and Riviera, to create a striking design all its own. I think it's a great example of how to use secondary patterns in a quilt—I love the way the lines of the blocks intersect to create a larger star.
Because of the complexity of the design, I decided solids were ideal for this quilt. I actually made sample blocks in a few different color palettes, including the one above, before settling on the color scheme you see in the book.
This quilt was the first one I made for the book—in fact, I made it almost two years ago, so that I could include it in our book proposal! As someone who is used to sharing almost everything I make, it was really difficult to keep this one under wraps for so long.Stay tuned for more Vintage Quilt Revival quilts. Katie will be posting about hers on Wednesdays and Faith will be posting about her projects on Fridays. The three of us can't wait to show you!