Samina's Stars is my modern quilt pattern which uses the four patch, half square triangle and square in a square blocks. Its fat quarter friendly so you can use all your favorite colors and grow your quilting skills at the same time. 

Samina's Stars is a block based quilt pattern. The magic happens when the blocks are sewn together. When the blocks connect secondary blocks form. These interconnect throughout the quilt until the edge. 

Today I want to share with you the first Samina's Stars I ever made. It's on the chair in the picture below. 

You can buy your copy of the Samina's Star Quilt Pattern here. 

It's always exciting to write a new quilt pattern and then see if it will actually come together as your brain thinks it will. It's also a good check your math skills. 

I wrote Samina's Stars to have a large throw size. I love an extra large throw size quilt, not quite twin, but definitely large enough to share if you have to. 

The Samina's Quilt, throw size, measures 60 in. x 72 in. and uses 10 fat quarters, 7/8 accent fabric (fabric A) and 3 1/4 yards background fabric. 

I happened to have in my stash a fat quarter bundle of Robert Kaufman solids which I had been wanting to use for a project like this for a while. Unfortunately it's an older bundle not available anymore. 

Solids are good fabrics to use when you are trying out a new pattern or not quite sure how the quilt will come together with prints. 

A Bit More About the Pattern

Samina's Stars includes 5 sizes: 

• Baby 36 in. x 48 in. 
  
  
• Throw 60 in. x 72 in. 
  
  
• Twin 72 in. x 96 in. 
  
  
• Queen 96 in. x 108 in. 
  
  
• King 108 in. x 108 in. 

This pattern was written for the advanced beginner quilter. If you have already sewn some quilts but want to learn a couple new blocks then this is for you. 

The four patch is a beginner block. I didn't learn the square in a square block until I had been sewing for a couple years. But I love it and it's a very versatile block to learn. 

Here is a tutorial on How to Sew a Square in a Square. If you have never sewn this block I suggest practicing with scraps before starting in on your quilt. 

Don't be afraid of the half square triangle trimming. It's worth it! and I suggest using this trimming tool. It makes my trimming more accurate. If your trimming is accurate then your points will come together flawlessly. 

This quilt came together very nicely and I'll have you know my math was even correct. :) 

There are three different blocks in this quilt. The pattern includes detailed directions including pictures of how they all are organized. Once they were all sewn, I chain pieced them together. 

If you don't know what chain piecing is, it's an easy way of laying out your blocks then sewing them all together in rows. It keeps the blocks organized which is good if you don't have a wall to keep your quilt blocks organized on. 


After the rows are sewn together, the seams get pressed and then they are sewn together into the full quilt top. 



I had what I thought was the perfect backing for this quilt. My family thought and still think it is too bright. But I still stand by it. 

I had previously bought a bright yellow, plaid, woven fabric from an online Indian shop. The fabric was a bit brighter than I thought but what's a girl to do? 

I know some people have different philosophies on backing fabric. I prefer mine to have a bit of pop or excitement to it. Well, this one definitely brought the pop!

Most importantly, the fabric is very soft because it's woven. And it supported a local artisan, since I ordered from a nearby artisan when I was in India. 

I did prewash the backing because I wasn't sure if the color would bleed or if the fabric would shrink much. Usually I do not prewash any of my fabric. 

I quilted this one on my Janome. I use a larger Memory Craft Janome which has a bigger throat so it's easier to quilt with. It's not easy mind you, but it's definitely easier than a small machine. I quilt up to twin size quilts on my machine. 

You can get a good at how the backing turned out in the picture below. 







This was a very fun quilt to make. I love the stark white background color against the warm accents with the main blue accent. 

You can get your own copy of Samina's Stars here. If you make your own version please feel free to share yours with us on Instagram using #saminasstarsquilt and @thenomadicquilter. 

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