I was recently asked to design a quilt for Jennifer Sampou’s upcoming Shimmer II fabric line. I loved her original Shimmer fabrics, and the new colors are even more beautiful.
The metallic print fabrics have a wonderful balance between traditional and modern tastes, so I wanted to design a more traditional block-based quilt with a modern flair.
Starry Night measures 51″ x 62-1/2″ and is partially paper pieced. The piecing is simple, so the blocks go together pretty quickly. I love the optical illusion created when several blocks are sewn together.
The pattern will be available in June as a FREE download from Robert Kaufman, but you’ll have to wait until September for Shimmer II!
Happy Wednesday!
The pattern is awesome and perfect for the new fabric collection. I can hardly wait for each to be released. Thanks for the free pattern and the news of the coming fabric.
This is absolutely STUNNING! Can’t wait to check out the pattern.
This is great. Please let us know when the pattern is available.
Isn’t this lovely! It truly does sparkle : )
beautiful fabrics, and I love your design!
It is a gorgeous pattern, and I ordered the Shimmer fabric to make it.
When making a test block, I ran into a problem with the instructions in the pdf. On page 5, it says “Sew a 3″ square on either end of the 2-1/2″ x 7-1/2″ rectangle” The 3″ and 2-1/2″ edges sewn together aren’t going to line up evenly, and the finished strip is not long enough to make a square finished block.
I hope anyone making this does a test block first or sees this before cutting out all of the fabric. Sorry if I’m doing something wrong, I just can’t get it to work out.
I contacted RK awhile ago to fix the typo, so if you download it now, it should have the correct measurements.
Lovely!