Kailia's Quilt With Moonlit by Mona Luna Fabrics

It's not very often that fabric catches my eye and I just can't walk away from the whole collection, especially when it's kind of a large collection of fabric. I mean buying a large fat quarter bundle can mean laying down some serious cash. But that's what happened when I saw Moonlit by Mona Luna Fabrics. I fell hard for this modern fabric line and it's rich colors. 

Not only did I fall in love with the fabric, but I had the perfect fat quarter friendly quilt pattern to use it with... Kailia's Quilt Pattern. 

Kailia's Quilt Pattern is my modern quilt pattern which is scrap, fat quarter and precut friendly. It's just an all around fun pattern which doesn't require much planning. 

I say it doesn't require much planning because the layout of the quilt is supposed to be random and scrappy. So you can piece your blocks and rows with not much forethought and come away with a pretty awesome quilt. 








Kailia's Quilt is listed as an advanced beginner quilt pattern. It's great for those who have sewn a couple quilts before. If you want to perfect your half square triangle, then you will definitely have them down by the end of this quilt. 

This pattern uses 2 at a time half square triangles. I know, I know... that sounds super tedious. But it's important to have as many combinations of fabrics as possible in each half square triangle. 

There is a method called Accordion Sewn Half Square Triangles which I have never tried before. But this is a faster method of sewing a wide variety of half square triangle blocks one at a time. If any of you try it let me know how it goes. 

I don't mind the matching up and sewing of 2 at a time half square triangles. I like to sew mine slightly oversized to give a little wiggle room for trimming. 

If you are new to quilting and have never sewn 2 at a time half square triangles, I have a tutorial for you here. 

Now trimming is a whole other matter. I like to bring my small cutting board to the kitchen table and trim my half square triangles throughout the day when I have a chance. I have gone back and forth between using a square ruler with a 45 degree line to trim and the Clearly Perfect Slotted Trimmers. 

After trimming both ways, I find personally I get more accurate trimming with the Clearly Perfect Slotted Trimmers. If you have never used these rulers I suggest looking into them. They allow you to trim your half square triangles without adjusting your block partway through the trimming process.  

This makes each block come out perfect with the dog ears on the corners cut off. 

Aside from all the half square triangles, Kailia's Quilt also has the striped blocks which are my favorite to make. 

One big tip for these blocks? Keep a consistent scant 1/4 inch seam. I know for me the temptation with strip pieced blocks is to go fast, but it's better to go slower and get a consistent seam allowance. 

Because the striped blocks have 4 thin strips sewn together, I press the seams open. This helps the seams lay all the way flat and the blocks measure the correct width. 

If you don't press well enough or you are working with thick fabric it's possible your blocks can come out slightly shy of the correct width. I suggest using steam to help get a good press. 

This Monaluna fabric was a dream to work with. It was very easy to press and I love the texture. 

My favorite thing about the Moonlit fabric line is the colors. I especially love the pinks. Some of the darker colors aren't my usual jam, but when all these colors come together in the line they look so beautiful. 

I love how this fabric line is more of a blender fabric. So most of the fabrics don't have a strong, bold pattern. The pattern they do have blends in with the main fabric color. The subtle print on each fabric doesn't overwhelm any other print. They all work together so nicely. This is why I thought they would be perfect for the Kailia's Quilt Pattern. 

This pattern works well with large fat quarter bundles. Do you ever buy those huge lines of fabric in fat quarter bundles and then they sit and sit because you don't know what project to use then for? This is a good pattern to use those large bundles with. 

If you have an over flowering scrap bin, Kailia's Quilt is a good way to tame it. I made my Rainbow Kailia's Quilt by doing this. 

Basically I'm just trying to tell you that the pattern gives you options. My goal when I design patterns is to try and make them as user friendly as possible. 


I chose a backing I already had on hand which I thought kind of went with the colors on the front. The backing fabric is called Strawberry by Kimberly Kight for Ruby Star Society. 


After giving this quilt a good press I sent it to Kait from Knot and Thread to quilt it for me. I usually let her suggest a panto which she thinks would look good. She didn't disappoint. 

The panto she used is called Sunrise Clam. 


Don't you just love the fabrics, with the pattern and the panto?!?! I mean... all together it's so beautiful!