scrappy quilt

Star Fall Quilt – A scrappy star baby quilt

Today I’m sharing this colorful scrappy star baby quilt! This may be a new favorite quilt…ha.

Star Fall is now available in the Quilty Love pattern shop.

Scrappy friendly quilt pattern

Star Fall is a scrappy friendly quilt pattern! I’ve been trying to keep scraps in mind with the latest Quilty Love patterns because you quilters love them! And for good reason, they are so satisfying to make. There really is nothing more satisfying that using up all of the scraps left behind from other quilt projects.

For the scrappy version of Star Fall, choose 5 different colored scraps (or less if you want to repeat colors) and cut your pieces from those.

Quilting scraps organization

It’s super helpful to sort and organize your scraps by color so they are easy to use for future quilts. I found these handy open wooden stacking bins from Target for my scrap stash.

I have 9 of these bins for 9 different colors:
Reds, Oranges, Yellows, Greens, Blues, Aquas, Purples, Blacks/Greys, and low volume.

They fit perfectly under the Ikea island in my quilting studio.

Ever since I took the time to sort my scraps by color and keep them accessible like this, I have been using them so much more! They are so inspiring when I see them out like this every day and I definitely get the urge to use them often.

But back to this colorful scrappy star quilt….

Scrappy star baby quilt

This Star Fall quilt is a baby size quilt. The star block in this quilt gets larger with each size up of the quilt so the crib size block is smaller than the throw size block. Since the crib sizes block is the smallest it uses the smallest size pieces which made it a good option for a scrappy quilt.

You might need to dig into your fabric stash a little for the throw size blocks if your scrap pieces are on the smaller side.

Rainbow quilt

I tried to be very selective with the scrap colors I pulled for this scrappy star baby quilt. I stuck with the same bright pinks, similar purples, aquas, etc… The end result makes for the happiest quilt that looks just like Spring 🙂

Wavy stitch quilting

Like most quilts that I quilt myself, this Star Fall is quilted using the wavy stitch on my Janome. The lines are spaced at one inch apart. I like to use a stitch length of 3 and a width of 6 or 7.

This wavy stitch provides such beautiful texture to quilts.

This scrappy Star Fall quilt was so much fun to photograph since it’s so fun and colorful. Star Fall is finished off with a light neutral grey binding and a black and white backing from my stash.

Scrappy quilts are the best because its a chance to use favorite fabrics from previous quilt projects. There are so many happy prints and happy quilting memories in this quilt. 🙂

Star Fall is available in the Quilty Love pattern shop as a PDF instant download or a printed booklet.

Scrappy Hearts Quilt + a QAL

I’m so excited to share this heart quilt today! Scrappy Hearts quilt is a fun and scrappy patchwork heart quilt just in time for Valentine’s Day!

You can find the Scrappy Hearts Quilt in the Quilty Love Shop. Be sure to sign up for the quilt along starting on January 20th!

Scrappy Hearts quilt pattern

This happy scrappy heart quilt brought all the warm fuzzies as I was making it. It brought back a rush of happy feelings and really reminded me just how much I love quilting.

Scrap friendly quilt

Scrappy Hearts is designed with your scrap stash in mind. It’s a perfect quilt for digging through the scrap stash. Stick with one color like I did here with the pinks, or choose a few to make up your blocks.

The pattern does include fat quarter cutting instructions also.

Solid or scrappy background

The pattern for this heart quilt includes instructions for using both a solid or a scrappy background. I’m excited to make up a scrappy version using all of my low volume scraps as the background.

Baby, throw and twin

Scrappy Hearts quilt includes instructions for three quilt sizes! Make a baby size, throw size or a twin size. Or, make one block as a mini quilt!

Great beginner quilt

Scrappy Hearts is a perfect beginner quilt! It’s part of the Quilty Love simple series patterns which means it’s quick, easy and beginner friendly. This quilt goes together in no time.

Join us for the Scrappy Hearts Quilt Along!

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The quilt along will be short and sweet and should be easy enough for most quilters to follow along. I encourage you all to use your scraps for this one! The pattern does include fat quarter instructions also if you want to use fat quarters from your stash.

I used all pinks for my version of the Scrappy Hearts quilt. Majority of these fabrics came from my scrap bins with a few additional fat quarters from my stash. I love that this quilt can be made entirely from scraps! Especially if you do a scrappy background. I plan to do a scrappy background for my quilt along version. I’m so excited!

Scrappy quilts are just so much fun to make. They tend to bring back all of the happy memories of the previous quilts made with the scraps. I think that’s why I love them so much.

I dressed the baby in these cute vintage overalls from the 60s for a quick Scrappy Hearts photo shoot. She’s busy these days so you have to work quick with her!

I had this pretty yellow floral fabric in my stash for the backing. I’ve been saving it for the perfect quilt and I love how it pairs with this pink heart quilt. The fabric is a floral by Sevenberry for Robert Kaufman.

Quilting

I quilted this Scrappy Hearts quilt myself on the Janome MC6700p using a walking foot. This is the serpentine stitch that I love so much. It’s done the exact same way as the zig zag stitch in this tutorial but with the wavy setting instead.

I hope you guys loving making this quilt! You can grab a copy in the Quilty Love pattern shop.

Quilty Trees – A scrappy friendly tree quilt pattern

The Quilty Trees quilt pattern is now available in the Quilty Love shop!

Who doesn’t love a good tree quilt?! Quilty Trees is a new addition to the scrappy quilt pattern line up. Use fat quarters or fat eighths from your stash or use up your scraps for this adorable tree quilt.

This Quilty Trees quilt is made up of the following fabrics:
C+S Scout
Michael Miller Pine
Michael Miller Aspargus
Michael Miller Loden
Michael Miller Olive
Michael Miller Grass
Michael Miller Avocado
Michael Miller Sage
Michael Miller Green Tea
Kitchen Window woven in Avocado
I purchased all of these fabrics at Stitch Supply Co.

Scrappy Friendly

You guys are loving the scrappy friendly quilt patterns and this one is just that! Dig through those scrap bins and make yourself an fun and modern tree quilt. You can find the other scrappy quilt patterns in the Quilty Love line up here.

All the quilt sizes

Quilty Trees includes instructions for all of the quilt sizes! Make a baby size, a throw sizes, a twin size and a Queen or King size.

The quilt shown here is the throw size. Scroll to the bottom for a cute and playful baby size.

Beginner Friendly

Quilty Trees is very beginner friendly. This tree quilt pattern is easy to follow along for the beginner quilter. It’s very forgiving since there are no seams to line up.

Use your stash!

This quilt pattern is super versatile since you can use fat eighths, fat quarters, 10in squares or your scraps! The cutting instructions are included in the quilt pattern for each size precut.

Quick and easy

Quilty Trees is a quick and easy quilt to make up! Most quilters will be able to have this one done in a day or a weekend.

I pulled a variety of solid greens for my version of Quilty Trees. I added the gingham and a subtle speckled print for some fun contrast.

This quilt is quilted on my machine using my favorite wavy stitch. It quilted up the exact same way as the multi zig zag stitch but uses the wavy stitch instead.

I kept this quilt soft and modern by using this subtle cream fabric for the backing and binding. I tend to use the backing as the binding often since it is the perfect way to use up all of that excess fabric from the backing. This quilt reminds me a little of the farmhouse style that is popular right now.

Make it scrappy

The Quilty Trees quilt pattern includes a full on scrappy option too! The instructions are included to make scrappy version using your scrap stash. I’m excited to make up this quilt below using my low volume scraps as the background and my greens as the trees.

Use multiple squares for the trees or use one fabric for the trees and a have a scrappy background.

Below is the colorful and playful Ruby Star baby version of Quilty Trees. I’m lovingly referring to this one as the Dr. Seuss tree quilt 🙂

Find Quilty Trees in the Quilty Love Shop.

Quilty Stars Quilt – The solid baby ones

The Quilty Stars quilt pattern includes a nice and easy baby size quilt. Quilty Stars is the brand new Quilty Love pattern available in the shop.

Quilty Stars quilt pattern by Emily of quiltylove.com

Use solids or prints

I used my leftover At Then Came June Kona bundles for two Quilty Stars baby quilts. I separated the colors out into two different versions. This baby size doesn’t need a lot of fabric so it was great for these leftover pieces.

Beginner friendly quilt pattern

Quilty Stars is a good beginner friendly quilt pattern. The measurements leave plenty of room for trimming up perfectly sized half square triangles. The trimmings of these two solid quilts were too pretty not to photograph 🙂

The original Quilty Stars Quilt is made up using prints from my scrap bins so I wanted to see how this quilt might look in solids. It turned out so fun in these range of colors. Each quilt sticks with two colorways to keep it a bit more cohesive.

All the quilt sizes

The Quilty Stars quilt pattern includes instructions for a baby size, throw size, twin size and king size. It also includes instructions for a solid background like these quilts or a super scrappy background.