Moon quilt

New moon quilt!

Downloadable quilt patterns, handmade goods and quilting tutorials. Our products are inspired by the natural world, featuring themes of the night sky, wheel of the year, astrology, tarot, pendulums, spirit boards, crystals and other witchy things.

There's no argument that all forms of quilting are considered art, from simple quilt blocks to complicated full quilts. But what specifically are art quilts? While the definition of art quilt is broad, an art quilt basically consists of little to no traditional repetitive pattern. Art quilts are also made to be displayed as decoration and are usually hung so that they can be easily admired. So if you've been wanting to try your hand at creating a unique quilt, then we know you'll love this…

Now it's your turn: Sew your own personalized maps with our quilting kits! Each DIY kit includes a map template and sewing instructions. Stitch your city, night sky, or a map of the entire world. We've created a handy Visual Guide for those who need a bit extra help or inspiration. Share your work with us on Instagram @hapticlab, we can't wait to see what everyone makes!

This unusual Moon and Stars quilt was made in Basque County, Texas in 1896. The entire design was created by painstakingly hand piecing template shapes together. In a modern update of this hand-pieced original, our pattern has you appliqu the orange shapes to the navy background pieces. FREE vintage quilt pattern download, plus link to FREE online Quilting Pattern Index.

The idea came to me when I was reading about the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and walking on the moon. I wanted to make a quilt that

I am making good progress on quilting “I See the Moon.” I have quilted around all the branches (whew!), done some of the darkest part of the sky at the top, and have finished the moon. I used two colors of thread on it, a medium blue on the darker areas, and white. At first, I worried that I had made it too textural and bumpy. But I think it looks okay, especially since the rest of the quilt is fairly flat. And since it is the focal point of this piece, I guess it doesn’t hurt to let the…

To see most current post at Kelly Girl Quilts, click HERE! Good Friday morning, look at all the nice Nevada sunshine today! I ran out to take these pictures before work... I forgot yesterday morning. I'll take some more quilting pictures when I have a kinder afternoon sun and you can see the texture a bit better. I thought about a gold binding, but decided to stay with blue. and... the back is a panel of the solar system, the stars glow in the dark. I usually go with a pieced back, but fell…

Thank you all for your encouragement on my last post. The trunk show was well attended and I think went very well. At least, it seemed like everyone enjoyed themselves. My latest pattern made its debut at the end of my presentation. Here is Eclipse Sky, in anticipation of next Monday's solar eclipse. Of course there is some artistic license here, but my astronomer husband vetted it for basic scientific accuracy. He's a helpful, supportive kind of guy! The panels going from light to dark and…