Sirius Quilt-A-Long

May 30

Sirius is often considered the brightest star in Earth's night sky. The Sirius quilt pattern features large focus stars surrounded by the "sparkle" stars of the rest of the sky. The star centers are 5" precut friendly and can be traditionally pieced or paper pieced (template available in our Confident Foundation Paper Piecing Workbook), and are a perfect I Spy or fussy cutting opportunity.

The Sirius quilt pattern and quilt-a-long is perfect for you if you’d like to make a quilt with friends, practice fussy cutting, or try some simple FPP! I can’t wait to stitch with you!

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This QAL ran from June 30 - August 13, 2025.

This Sirius quilt is a perfect opportunity to practice accurate cutting, seam allowances, and sharp points. We are going to go unit by unit so you can practice making each shape and feel confident about your final quilt blocks.

Here’s the weekly topics we covered:

Week 1 (June 30): Choosing Colors For a 5-Color Quilt and Choosing Colors & Fabrics for the Sirius Quilt Pattern
Week 2 (July 7): Cutting & Organizing: How to Organize A Quilt Project
Week 3 (July 14): Square in a Square Blocks (traditional piecing and foundation paper piecing)
Week 4 (July 21): How to Piece Four-At-A-Time Flying Geese
Week 5 (July 28): Quilt Top Assembly
Week 6 (Aug 4): Quilting Plans for Sirius
Week 7 (Aug 13): Virtual Quilt Show

Watch the QAL Q&A Replays

Supplies & Kits

During the quilt-a-long, I shared tips and tricks for choosing colors and fabrics for Sirius, but I know that some of our shop samples are Rockstar faves, so we also put together kits! 🎉

Each kit will make the Small Throw Sized top (indicated in the shop listing). The pattern, backing, and binding are sold separately.