Triple Play! Sparkling Stars

Sparkling Stars Triple Play by Jenny, Natalie, and Misty of the Missouri Star Quilt Company.

A Round Robin quilt is the sweetest of group projects. It is passed among friends, each adding blocks or borders of their own.

And when it is finished, that quilt represents the talent and creativity of everyone involved. (I get all tingly and sentimental just thinking about it!) 

Sparkling Stars Triple Play by Jenny, Natalie, and Misty of the Missouri Star Quilt Company.

For this month’s Triple Play tutorial, Jenny and the girls stitched up one big Round Robin quilt. They named it Sparkling Stars, and it sure is a beauty! 

Jenny built the center with 9-patches and half-square triangle lemoyne stars, Misty added pretty sawtooth star blocks and quarter-square triangles, and Natalie finished it off with a gorgeous pieced border.

Sparkling Stars Triple Play by Jenny, Natalie, and Misty of the Missouri Star Quilt Company.

Best of all, this quilt was made three different times with three different fabric lines! Click HERE to see them all! 

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Vintage Jenny | Easy Nine Patch

Talk about a classic! Not only is the Nine Patch a quintessential quilter’s block, but this is one of the very first tutorials that Jenny Doan ever filmed! This incredibly simple but versatile block comes together in a stitch using 2.5″ strips of precut quilting fabric (Jelly Rolls) and some basic strip piecing. Using alternating color ways from your available strips, you’ll create a “strip set” using three strips of fabric. All that’s required after that is to cut the long strip sets into 2.5″ strips and stitch the fabrics back together to form nine simple squares in a block – your very first nine patch!

Needing some more inspiration to create this beautiful block? While the Vintage Jenny tutorial fabrics are no longer in production (just like a classic quilt they’re a product of their time) check out our suggestions below for five current lines of fabric that make this quilt come together with ease!

Ava Kate by Carina Gardner for Riley Blake

Ava Kate by Carina Gardner for Riley Blake

You’ll adore the precious roses, delicate complementing florals, and color scheme of black, red, pink, and light blue in this charming collection.

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Freedom 2 Batiks by Kathy Engle for Island Batik

Freedom 2 Batiks by Kathy Engle for Island Batik

Three cheers for the red, white, and blue with this collection! These patriotic batik fabrics feature star spangled fabrics and patriotic patterns.

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Now check out how great this block can look when you combine multiple nine patches to create a full quilt top!

Loose Leaf by Wishwell for Robert Kaufman

Loose Leaf by Wishwell for Robert Kaufman

Loose Leaf will give any project a real wow factor featuring amazing and colorful florals, groovy abstract backgrounds, and even scalloped stripes!

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Prairie Dreams by Kansas Troubles Quilters for Moda Fabrics

Prairie Dreams by Kansas Troubles Quilters for Moda Fabrics

Go west through the plains with this rustic collection featuring warm, weathered earth tones highlighted with verdant florals.

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Artisan Batiks Magical Winter by Lunn Studios for Robert Kaufman

Artisan Batiks Magical Winter by Lunn Studios for Robert Kaufman

These gorgeous batik fabrics are printed with snowy trees, snowflakes, berry sprigs, and more with hints of glimmering metallic.

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Vintage Jenny | Disappearing Nine Patch

Quilters love a classic and there are few blocks more classic than a Disappearing Nine Patch! In this incredibly simple Vintage Jenny tutorial, Jenny Doan demonstrates how to stitch up this easy block using Charm Packs. First you’ll use your 5″ squares of precut quilting fabric to create a giant nine patch (which is just as simple as sewing nine squares together) and after that, you’ll use your ruler and rotary cutter to quarter your middle square. Flip those squares around and just like that, you’ve created a Disappearing Nine Patch!

Needing some more inspiration to create this beautiful block? While the Vintage Jenny tutorial fabrics are no longer in production (just like a classic quilt they’re a product of their time) check out our suggestions below for five current lines of fabric that make this quilt come together with ease!

Dewdrop Metallic Charm Pack by Whistler Studio for Windham Fabric. Get yours from Missouri Star Quilt Co today!

Dewdrop Metallic Charm Pack by Whistler Studios for Windham Fabrics

Play in the rain with this charm pack! These water-inspired fabrics feature flowing stripes and raindrops in a whole spectrum of colors dotted with metallic spots.

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Dream 5" Stackers by Kristy Lea for Riley Blake. Get yours from Missouri Star Quilt Co today!

Dream 5″ Stackers by Kristy Lea for Riley Blake

This collection features multicolored 5″ squares of rainbows, tonal dots, hearts, and more. Dream is a sweet and simple collection of fun circles made of hearts, rainbows, and tonal dots!

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Hidden Cottage 5" Stackers by Minki Kim for Riley Blake. Get yours from Missouri Star Quilt Co today!

Hidden Cottage 5″ Stackers by Minki Kim for Riley Blake

Get cooped up in the cottage with this charm pack! These floral fabrics are filled with warm, homey colors and patterns that will make any home feel like a cottage in the woods.

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Willow by Whistler Studios for Windham Fabrics. Get yours from Missouri Star Quilt Co today!

Willow by Whistler Studios for Windham Fabrics

This is a beautiful blue, cream, and linen white collection that will appeal to the traditional and modern quilter! Willow features classic florals and delicate foliage but also includes soft and subtle geometric prints, like chevron.

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Love Always, AM by Anna Maria Horner for FreeSpirit Fabrics. Get yours from Missouri Star Quilt Co today!

Love Always, AM by Anna Maria Horner for FreeSpirit Fabrics

Pen a love letter with this charm pack! These hand-picked fabrics are a love letter to sewing and quilting with vividly colored florals, geometric patterns, and more.

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Star Sashed Nine-Patch Quilt

Star Sashed Nine-Patch by the Missouri Star Quilt Company.
Star Sashed Nine-Patch Quilt by the Missouri Star Quilt Company.

The 4th of July is getting close. Let’s celebrate with stars!

The original American flag had just 13 stars—one for each state, and we’ve added a star with every new state. 

Imagine those poor flag makers. Just as they mastered one design, they’d get the news: “Hold up, everyone! Kentucky is now a state! Start unpicking, and rearrange your stars!” 

(Sometimes the layout was changed every single year. That’s a lot of star shuffling!)

Star Sashed Nine-Patch by the Missouri Star Quilt Company.

This week we’re stitching up a Star Sashed Nine-Patch in patriotic shades of red, white, and blue. It’s a quick and easy jelly roll pattern made with 9-patches, 4-patches, and snowballed sashing. Put ‘em all together, and a sea of dazzling stars appears like magic. No fuss, no muss!  
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Nine Patch and Hourglass Quilt

MSQC New Tutorial on the Blog!

Nine Patch and Hourglass Quilt

This week’s new quilt combines two classic blocks, so please be sure to gather all the supplies necessary for both. (You might want to grab a pen. I’ll wait.)

Nine Patch and Hourglass Quilt

Are you ready? Ok, in order to build an entire quilt’s worth of nine patches and hourglasses, you’re going to need: 10-inch squares. That’s it! The end! Finito!

Nine Patch and Hourglass Quilt

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