I've wanted to make the Atomic Starburst quilt by the adorable Violet Craft for ages and the MCM vibe of this Christmas in the City collection seemed like the perfect match. I decided to go off book and size this down to make it a bit more of a throw size and I also added a border to frame it up.
A lot of people have made this quilt but very few give details. The best are these videos and blog posts by Canary Quilts. I especially appreciate her measurements for the background paper piecing pieces and her tip for how to cut piece 4 makes all the difference. If you're new to paper-piecing here is another nice tutorial by I See Stars Quilting. In general I used the template so that my diamonds didn't have bias edges but for the ones with a directional print I found this triangle ruler worked perfectly.
Another place where I didn't love the pattern as printed was attaching the sashing. I started by cutting the strips to size and adding them but quickly decided it would be easier to just sew them on to a continuous strip and then cut them to size. I did this for both the side and the top sashing.
This is another super useful tutorial by Quilt Addicts Anonymous. She's using a different pattern but it's a similar diamond quilt tutorial and around the 9 minute mark there's a good explanation for cutting the filler triangles and she also has great tips for matching the points on your sashing. Matching all those points is a bit tricky but once you get the hang of it they go together nicely.
I was on a roll so I went ahead and basted this one but I doubt I'll have enough time to quilt it before I leave. Now I have to decide if I take it with me or leave it here waiting for my return.
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