Shuffled Stars

I love designs that are easier to assemble than it seems at first glance.  Shuffled Stars fits neatly into that category.

What's simple about the quilt?

• There is just one block design in the quilt, using different fabrics for variety.  
• Though blocks seem to overlap, there are no inset seams or partial seams, just straight rows of blocks. 
• There are no triangles or other special shapes to work with.  You only cut and sew squares and rectangles, with every point achieved using stitch-and-flip corners.

Make sure to make a trimmings monster
with your stitch-and-flip trimmings!

Technical Stuff 😊

Besides the stitch-and-flip tips you can find here, I have this tip to add: pay close attention to the direction of the seams when you sew those diagonal seams.   The pattern shows you how to make the two units below.  Notice the seam leans in a different direction in each unit.  If you sew in the wrong direction, just turning the unit will not fix the issue.

It's not hard though. If you just follow the directions then double check that your unit matches the diagram before you trim away excess fabric in the corner, everything will be fine :)

My cover quilt was made with fabrics from Missing You by Terri Vanden Bosch for Island Batik, shipping to shops in March.  Terri was inspired by old love letter and designed fabrics with hearts, endearments in morse code, X's and O's, postmarks and envelopes.  It's a sweet story you can read about starting on page 55 of this catalog, but what drew me to this collection were the colors.  The deep reds an blue greys play so well together.

More Color Inspiration

Of course, there's no reason to limit the design to that collection or those colors.   Here's a bit more color inspiration for you.

Shuffled Stars by Canuck Quilter Designs
pictured in Countryside Charm from Island Batik for Lumin Fabrics
(Shipping to stores April/May 2026)

I like the yellow mixed in with blue above, but monochromatic works as well, as you can see below.

Shuffled Stars by Canuck Quilter Designs
pictured in Twilight Realm from Island Batik for Lumin Fabrics
(Shipping to stores Feb/March 2026)

Shuffled Stars by Canuck Quilter Designs
pictured in Twilight Realm from Island Batik for Lumin Fabrics
(Shipping to stores Feb/March 2026)

Yes, the last two both used fabrics from Twilight Realm, as it has a lovely range of both blues and teals.

I have more recoloring in the works.  I'm loading up Connecting Threads' newest Fench Vintage inspired Jolie Maison into EQ8 to see how it plays in Shuffled Stars.  I'll post again with an update :)

I'd love to know what colors you would choose for Shuffled Stars. Would you incorporate some prints?  You're not limited to the options above, and not even to fabrics in a single collection!  Please drop your inspiration in the comments.

Happy quilting,

Joanne

You can find the Shuffled Stars PDF pattern download
 in my Etsy shop or ask for the print version at your favourite quilt shop.