Spinning Stars & Disappearing Oranges Pattern Releases

Looking for a new quilt pattern to start the new year with?  I am happy to announce the launch of two new patterns, Spinning Stars and Disappearing Oranges.

Spinning Stars Pattern

Disappearing Oranges Pattern

Both patterns are available my shop and on Etsy.  You can save even more if you buy multiple patterns by using a coupon code (these coupon codes work for both my shop and Etsy):

TWOPATTERNS - $2 off the purchase of two patterns
THREEPATTERNS - $4 off the purchase of three patterns

Spinning Stars was originally published in Modern Patchwork in late 2017.  The pattern is a geometric, paper pieced pattern with a secondary star pattern that emerges as the quilt top is assembled.  Spinning Stars is an advanced beginner to intermediate level pattern and assumes basic paper piecing skills. 

Disappearing Oranges was originally published as a pattern of the month by the Modern Quilt Guild.  This is a modern pattern that was designed using the Subtracting for Minimalism technique. It is designed for a confident beginner or intermediate quilter.

While the pattern contains instructions to make the cover quilt as shown, feel free to change up the colors, block placement, and number of blocks to make the quilt design your own. 

Spinning Stars Pattern

Disappearing Oranges Pattern

Disappearing Oranges - MGQ Pattern of the Month for July

I am so happy to show you my newest quilt, Disappearing Oranges which is the July pattern of the month for the Modern Quilt Guild (free to all MQG members)!

You can find the pattern on the MQG website right here.

For quilters coming over from the MQG, welcome! I hope you have a chance to take a look around my little blog including some of my recent finishes and my fifth annual mystery quilt called the Mosaic Mystery quilt which just started a few weeks ago. You can also find me over on Instagram as MeadowMistDesigns.

Disappearing Oranges was made using my Subcontracting for Minimalism technique starting with an orange peel design.  I am excited to be teaching this technique again at QuiltCon 2020.

Many thanks to:

• Hoffman Fabrics for the Indah Batik Solids
• The Warm Company for the Warm & White batting
• Aurifil for the thread for piecing and quilting

Photo by the MQG

For the quilting, those that know me well know that I prefer to do free motion quilting over straight line quilting.  But looking at the design, I really thought that a cross-hatch pattern would be the right choice.  I used random spacing of the quilting lines (guiding off of previous stitched lines with different parts of my walking foot) to have spaces between ¼" to 1 ½".

I used a 50 wt white (2021) Aurifil thread for the quilting.  The thread was great for adding texture and not standing out too much on the high contrast dark blue and orange fabrics.

Photo by the MQG

A fun light blue Me + You batik from Hoffman Fabrics completed the quilt as the backing.

I want to give a special thanks to Yvonne of Quilting Jetgirl for her super pattern review skills!!