You might have noticed (since I have used it several times in mockups of the past few months and once in an actual quilt) that I am a huge fan of Starry by Alexia Abegg for Ruby Star Society.
I love it so much that I thought it deserved its own Quilt Ideas post. I am going to repost some of the older mockups for you here, but I also have a few new ones so this post is going to be extra long.
Let me tell you a little bit of backstory for these rainbow-y versions of the Diana Quilt pattern that I recently made.
My two oldest kids had the same teacher for 3rd grade. When my daughter was in her class, her teacher was just starting the adoption process. When my son was in her class a couple of years later, she adopted a baby girl (and of course I made her a quilt!).
Late last year, she sent me a text and asked if I would be willing to make quilts for her brand new twins. Of course I said yes (even though I still have a kid at the school, I didn't know that she had been pregnant because of distance learning and then later parents not being allowed in the school as a Covid precaution).
You guys know that I am not generally a big fan of holiday-type quilts. I have made a few (see here, here, here, and here) and I have found that I would usually rather use a non-holiday themed pattern paired with holiday prints.
So this week instead of doing a Quilt Ideas post using a single collection, I am going to show you some non-holiday patterns mocked up in some Valentine's prints.
Technically this is my last quilt finish of 2021, but I don't consider it finished until it is photographed so we are going to log it with the 2022 finishes. This is a rainbow-y version of the Diana Quilt made using Speckled from Ruby Star Society.
This version uses fewer fabrics than the pattern calls for - it just combine Fabrics A & C, D & F, etc. It's an easy adjustment to make in the pattern. Another difference between this version and the previous versions (see those here and here) that I have made is that I swapped where I used the darker value and lighter value fabrics - I love the result!
It's time to share mockups of the Diana Quilt Pattern. I always love putting these together - it would be so nice to have the time/energy/resources to actually make all of these different versions.
I have tried to give you a good mix of prints/solids, modern/traditional, etc. I included Lady Bird, which I have been using in a lot of mockups lately, and I loved it so much I decided to buy a jelly roll of the collection to make a sample for my next pattern. Stay tuned for that soon!
When I am designing new patterns, I like to start out with a rainbow of colors. Many times I will end up with a pattern that doesn't actually work with a rainbow, but it is a fun place to start. But with the Diana Quilt, I actually started with these Unruly Nature prints.
Even though I ended up making the rainbow version first (read more about that here) and then using it for the cover, I knew I wanted to make a version of the pattern with the fabrics that inspired it. This pattern is great for solids, but it is actually really fun for prints too!
You guys know I love to make a rainbow quilt, and the Diana Quilt Pattern makes it really easy to put together. I have been loving AGF Pure solids lately and thought they would make a pretty, muted rainbow for the cover quilt.
Green tends to be the color that I struggle the most with when making a rainbow, and I really appreciate the greens that are available in the Pure Solids line. They aren't too yellow or too blue.
I have a fun new pattern to share with you today - this is the Diana Quilt.
This pattern has been so fun to play around with as I made samples for the pattern release. It makes a fun rainbow quilt, it works well with prints, it can have a fun transparency effect, it displays your fabrics beautifully, and it is simple to make.
Hi, my name is Erica and I love to make quilts! Click the photo to read a little more about me and how I started my quilting journey.
