Stardrops Quilt: Two Ways

I love pattern testing for Morgan (www.modernlymorgan.com) because her patterns are pretty much in final draft form by the time they get to me. I know that I can cut into fabric relatively worry-free, and that the instructions are going to be easy to follow, which leaves me with the fun job of picking pretty fabrics to bring them to life. This pattern, Stardrops is no exception, so I decided I’d choose two different stacks of fabric to turn into Stardrops quilts because number 1, I couldn’t choose between the two, and number 2, I love seeing how different two quilts can look, despite using the same pattern.

The first quilt I made for Stardrops was the baby size, and I really wanted to make a quilt to use my remaining 3 yards of the Viewmaster reels print from Melody Miller’s Playful fabric collection from several years ago. This is one of the first prints that I absolutely fell in love with, and I have long been hoarding this luscious 3 yards. It just perfectly captures that retro modern style that I love, and the palette is so bright and playful, but not too juvenile. So it appeals to viewmasters of all ages.

First Stardrop fabric pull

I pulled some subtle prints (blenders, if you’re a quilter) in coordinating colors from that print. And to set off the unbleached white of the feature print, I decided to make the background this dark, dramatic peacock spark fabric. not quite black, not quite blue, not quite green. what is it? it’s perfect, that’s what.

And for Stardrops quilt numero dos, I decided to make the throw size, to use more of the black paint splatter print (from the Ruby Star Society collection, Achroma). I then decided to use a variety of warm colors in Speckled, because those also had a messy art room quality, like the paint splatter but gentler. The last prints I added were a couple of First of Infinity prints, from a Japanese collection, with bold text chunks and color blocks, in soft peach and dark pink. I think they look so cool all chopped up in the quilt.

There you go. Two completely different looks from the same pattern. I had a lot of fun visiting my local tiny Eiffel Tower replica (I really hope your town has one) to take photos.