Night Sky in Mulberry Lane

Are you still looking for a quick gift to make? I had this baby size Night Sky quilt top cut and pieced in just two evenings! I love that it's only two fabrics and there aren't a lot of pieced units, both of which help the top come together quickly. A throw or queen size would take longer, but they'd still be relatively quick compared to more complex designs. You can get the Night Sky pattern in my Etsy shop and get stitching up that last minute Christmas gift 😊

I made this version of Night Sky using two fabrics from the new Mulberry Lane line by Dodi Poulsen for Riley Blake. Mulberry Lane fabrics should be available soon in your favourite quilt shops. When I first showed the quilt top to Nathan, he told me it reminded him of peppermints! 

I love the tiny scattered hearts on the background print. Sometimes I find it hard to decide how I'll quilt a quilt, but as soon as I started cutting into this print, I knew I had to quilt meandering hearts all over this one. It's fantastic when the quilt just tells me how it wants to be quilted.

I used Aurifil 2420 for the quilting. It's pretty much the same as the lighter pink in the print I used for the stars, so it was perfect for all-over quilting. I love that it shows up on the heart print, but it's not so much darker that it's overwhelming.

I tried to keep the quilting pretty big, which, with Warm and Natural batting inside, means the finished quilt is nice and soft. There are big hearts, small hearts, fat hearts and plenty of lop-sided hearts. 

The barely there, pink hearts quilted on solid white make for a soft and sweet looking back, especially with the pink binding.

This was my first time making Night Sky in the baby size, but I don't think it will be my last. You can see my two previous throw size versions here and here. That second version uses a lot more than two fabrics!

Head over to my Etsy shop to get the Night Sky pattern as a PDF or a printed pattern (with free shipping). 

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