Making a Carpenters Star Quilt has been on my wish list for the longest time and I finally got around to make one. It is such a fun quilt to make and really easy. I used a photo I found on pinterest as inspiration and I made the pattern up for a size quilt based on the fabric I had. I wanted to use up this vintage fabric that has been in my stash for the longest time and I think it is perfect for this pattern.

I feel like this year is the year of use what you have… so I went through my stash to find a backing for this quilt and to my surprise I found a piece of flannel with the sweetest flower print that was the perfect combo for the quilt. To quilt it I used the serpentine stitch on my Janome sewing machine and I just love the texture it creates.

A first for me on this quilt was the rounded corners and I machine bound the quilt. I’ve never machine bound a quilt before, usually I attach the binding by machine to the front and hand sew it to the back: I love the invisible finish but I might be a machine binding convert. I purchased a binding attachment for my sewing machine and it is amazing how fast you can finish the binding and I love how neat it comes out.

I love this pattern so much I see another Carpenters Star Quilt in my future.

Until next time

Martha