Wedding Stars: A Smaller Scale

Small quilts are a growing trend!  Here are two Wedding Star quilts made with only 4 interlocking "rings". What a great way to try out this technique without making a huge quilt! These were designed to be used as table toppers. We love the use of colorful batiks in this design!

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Wedding Star table topper, made and quilted by Jane Smith

  Jane Smith says, "I have always loved wedding ring quilts as my paternal grandmother made them. This was a fun opportunity to take a class with Rosie Lysinger and make a wedding star for my table.  I also love batiks and the color purple."  Pattern source: Quiltworx.

 Wedding Star, made and quilted by Mary Anne Strauss.  

 Mary Anne Strauss says, "I started this quilt in a class and finished it much later.  This is the first time I've made a Judy Niemeyer pattern and found it very daunting at first.  I'm glad I persevered as I do like the finished table topper." Pattern source: Quiltworx.

 Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2025 Tucson Quilters Guild show.

Wedding Stars

The Double Wedding Ring is the most popular pattern in the history of quilting, and the addition of stars takes the design to a new level. Here is a gorgeous Wedding Star quilt in blues and white with a flying geese border!

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Blue Bayou by JoAnn Hinchliffe, quilted by Valeria Greenwell.  

 We love the gorgeous blue and white contrasts and ombre effects of the piecing in this wedding ring quilt! JoAnn Hinchliffe says, "I started this quilt in a class a long time ago.  I picked it up again years later and finished it, only to be very hesitant about how to quilt it. I finally realized my freehand quilting would not do it justice, so I asked Valeria Greenwell to quilt it for me (Valee G/Quilt Artistry). She did an amazing job. 

  JoAnn says: "As I was sewing on the binding, Linda Ronstadts' "Blue Bayou" came on the radio... and my quilt had its name!" Pattern source: Judy Niemeyer's Bali Wedding Star. 

Note: Photos of Blue Bayou were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2025 Tucson Quilters Guild show.  If you enjoyed this post, you might also like our Free Pattern Day for Wedding Ring Quilts (CLICK HERE) and our Free Pattern Day for Blue and White Quilts (CLICK HERE!)

 

Inspired by Red & White

Red & white are classic quilt colors! This stunning combination brings to mind friendship, love, and tradition. Join us as we take a look at some red and white quilts which celebrate a fun time of the year!

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Red Starburst, made and quilted by Pamela Golliet 

Spiky New York Beauty blocks nestle between the points of the lone star on this wall-size quilt. Pattern source: Judy Niemeyer's "Twinkle Star" pattern. Pamela Golliet says, "[This was] my first Judy Niemeyer paper pieced pattern, I used fabrics from my stash. I love the big star!"

Rose Colored Glasses, made and quilted by Athena Taylor

This beautiful lone star quilt is made from 250 paper pieced diamonds ranging from pink to red! The center star was a design by Tula Pink. Athena Taylor designed the surrounding layout, placing a red and pink butterfly in each of the four corners! Additional blocks were made with piecing, raw edge applique and needle turned applique. We spy a bee, umbrella, strawberries, and a cheerful frog.

 

Athena Taylor's lovely quilting can be seen in this closeup photo of the center star.

New York Beauty by Sara Quigley

This elegant paper-pieced quilt is made with a variety of red fabrics.  The background is a single white fabric. Sara Quigley says, "This was one of my first New York Beauty patterns and I made this about 15 years ago." It was beautifully hand quilted by ladies at the Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon. 

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Image credits: Original quilt photos were taken at the 2025 Tucson Quilters Guild Show (New York Beauty by Sara Quigley) and the 2024 Tucson Quilters Guild show (Red Starburst and Rose Colored Glasses.)

Arctic Shadows

It's a wonderful time of year to appreciate cool color palettes that feature blue, gray, and white.  Here are some stunning quilts from a 2024 show! The open spaces showcase outstanding machine quilting.

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Arctic Shadows, made and quilted by Allyson Naud

The striking contrasts help emphasize the undulating flying geese and the spiky points in this design. Allyson Naud says, "[It is the] definition of "crazy brave": to choose your own fabric color in a Judy Niemeyer quilt pattern."  The outcome is truly stunning.

Kiss Me in the Garden, made and quilted by Candice Sanders.

Winner of Best Solitaire Machine Quilting, Candice Sanders says, "With this quilt I combined my two passions: quilting and gardening.  The center of the quilt is like a small bud, dark and ready to burst.  then there is the beauty of a full flower and finally the fade of beauty past... I used many different types of "Irish Chains" to lead you through the garden."

Candice continues, "I love longarming freemotion [quilting] and developing intricate secondary patterns... I invite you to walk through my garden."

Blues Part 2, made and quilted by Julie Saville

Julie explains that Blues, Part 2 - a track from the Blood, Sweat, and Tears album is one of her and her husband's favorite music pieces. This quilt has a range of blue colors and fabrics.  The pieced quilt is framed by a beautiful appliqued vine.  Note: We're still searching for the pattern source; the vine reminds us of some designs by Edyta Sitar.

Image credits: Photos shown above were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2024 Springville (Utah) quilt show.  If you enjoyed this post you may like our Free Pattern Days for Winter White Quilts (CLICK HERE) and Blue Quilts (CLICK HERE).

Free patterns for Winter White quilts

Free patterns for Blue quilts

The 50th Annual Utah Quilt Show! (5)

Welcome back to the 50th Annual Utah Quilt Show! This show features some of Utah's finest quilters. Each quilt displays a convergence of artistry and creative decision-making, with the meticulous technical work required at every step of the quilting process. We hope you enjoy our photos!

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La Passacaglia (2024) by Chelsie Robertson @ChelsieSews, quilted by Melissa Kelley

Nearly every block of this gorgeous quilt has a special fussy-cut motif, creating an "I spy" quilt.  Chelsie says, "I hope you see more things the longer you look at my quilt!"  (We spy retro surfer girls in one of the blocks, below!)

Finding My Artist Within (2024), made and quilted by Rebecca Tesch.

Winner of Best of Show at this fantastic show, Rebecca Tesch says, "As a member of the Utah quilt Guild, I started a challenge quilt for the "Find the Artist Within" Challenge but didn't get it finished in time.  In fact, it's taken years beyond the entry date for that challenge. I love Judy Niemeyer's work and was inspired to use components of multiple quilts, combined and reduced to create a unique but definitely "Niemeyer-like" quilt. I created the pattern using the foundation paper piecing technique and combined my scraps of batik to complete the quilt. It's a work of love and inspiration."

Beautiful feather quilting can be seen, especially in the margins.

Adventures in the Netherlands (2023) by Emily Magleby, quilted by Emmy Evans.  

Emily Magleby says, "I wanted a quilt that was a 'love letter' to the Netherlands.  I had the opportunity to live in the Netherlands and those memories hold a speical place in my heart.  I used the patterns from the Moda Blockheads 3" challenge and swapped several blocks with paper-pieced blocks that had more specific dutch themes. I carefully curated fabrics that had patterns, themes, and colors that spoke to me and my experience living in such a magical place."  

The custom quilting was done by Emmy Evans. Emily says, "I am thrilled that she was able to add her artwork to the quilt."  (Can you see the children peeking out inside the windmill?)

Geraniums - English Paper Pieced (2023), made and quilted by Petrea Lassen.

We love this flowery quilt! Petrea Lassen says, "Geraniums was pieced and quilted entirely by hand. I started by collecting various pink and purple fabrics for this quilt. About a year later I finally had enough variation to begin.  I love the portability of English paper piecing. This quilt project traveled to Hawaii with me twice. It also made its way to New York City... we visited Ellis Island where we found record of my material grandmother's arrival to the United States from Denmark."

Square Round (2024), made and quilted by Luanne Hyer Olson

We love this modern rainbow strip quilt with its illusion of curves (we are searching for the pattern!)  Winner of a Blue Ribbon (Award of Excellence) at the show, the precision piecing is complemented by dense geometric quilting.

Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the Springville (Utah) Museum of Art.

Batik Beauties (2)

We love batiks! Their striking beauty is enhanced by incorporating strong light/dark contrasts. These quilts provide numerous opportunities for the eyes to enjoy the intense colors of the fabrics.We hope you enjoy these photos.

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Margarita by Melanie Harris, quilted by John Harris

Gorgeous colors, contrasts, and piecing make this quilt really stand out! Melanie Harris says, "This swirling beauty looks like a blender, full of tropical flavors.  It's paper piecing from a Quiltworx pattern called "Pineapple"."  Check out the fabrics and quilting designs in the closeup photos, below.

 

Mod Box Blues by JoAnn Hinchliffe

This quilt design highlights a range of gorgeous blue batiks.  JoAnn Hinchliffe says, "This is another quilt I started during the pandemic. All the fabrics on the front are from my stash.  The pattern source is "Mod Box" by Colourwerx."  The quilting was beautifully done by JoAnn herself.

New York Beauty goes Hawaiian by Sara Quigley, quilted by Nancy Stovall

Batiks of all colors combine to make this dynamic, spiky quilt ! Sara Quigley says, "I had a blast making this quilt. I pulled out all of my batiks and sorted the light and darks.  It was fun putting contrasting colors together."  Pattern source: Karen K. Stone Quilts [book].

On Fleek by Valerie Greenwell

This sampler quilt is beautifully pieced and the quilting is out of this world!  Valerie Greenwell says, " 'On Fleek' is the smallest of three layouts in my newest book On Point: A Multi Sized Diamond in Square Sampler Quilt [2023].  I used a simple palette of batiks and densely quilted with a zentangle-like design.  There are over half a million quilted stitches and it took over 22 hours to quilt."

 

Image credits: Photos were taken at the 2024 Tucson Quilters Guild show.