At the Boundary Bay Quilt show, there is always a baby quilt challenge. This year the challenge was “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.” I pondered this theme for several weeks. My sister saw this quilt on Facebook, but neither of us could find the original designer or pattern.
Obviously to fit in the theme of the quilt, I changed the moon to a star.
I used many fabrics from different Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) collections. The main border and binding were “Midnight Blue.” The 2 1/2” strips were cut and sewn in an order that I liked. My thoughts were that stars often appear in the night sky before it’s totally dark on the horizon.
The 8 point star was drawn and the puppy was printed out and traced. After the strips and borders were sewn, the star and puppy were appliquéd on using a small zig-zag stitch.
It was a fun quilt to quilt!! Clouds and stars in the sky, grass on the ground. And here are some close ups of the quilting.
Surprise!
I was extremely surprised when it won both 1st and 2nd place in the challenge. The comments I heard was “it was the puppy dog!”
Quilt Stats:
- Size: 39.5″ x 44″
- Fabric: Island Batik: Strips from various collections plus a 10″ yellow square from “Opulent Oranges” (for the star) and “Midnight Blue” for border and binding.
- Hobbs Batting: Heirloom 80/20
- Aurifil Thread: 50 weight
- Piecing: #2600 (Dove Grey)
- Quilting: #2710 (Light Robin’s Egg) for sky and #2890 (very dark Grass Green) for the grass.
- Silly Moon Rulers: Twinkle, Rocket, Charming.
- Schmetz Needles: Universal 80/12
- Oliso Iron
Don’t Forget!
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One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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- Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty
- Off the Wall Friday @ Creations – Quilts, Art, Whatever
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Quilting Gail 
Congratulations! The quilt is amazing. I found the pattern on Esty. Moonlit Dreams 1852 Quilt Pattern, Sleeping Puppy Under Moon, Night Sky Patchwork Baby Quilt
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Hi Anonymous, I did an extensive search looking for the pattern on the topics you suggested and was only able to link to a FB page, claiming to sell the pattern, but I was unable to get any further. I still do not know the original designer. Thanks for the suggestions.
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Congratulations Gail! It is a very beautiful and moving quilt and I’m so happy for you that it won ribbons to honour your work! For me, it expresses relief that the spring is here and we made it through the winter! We can relax and enjoy the starry night and beautiful greens and just rest (as the dog is demonstrating!)
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Thank you, Kathy! Ah yes, spring has sprung!!! I’m loving it!
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