Joyful Stripes - Ruby Star Society - Achroma fabric version

Nov 1

A charm pack friendly quilt pattern designed by Allison Ramsing. The pattern also includes directions for jelly rolls, layer cakes, fat quarters, and yardage.

Skill level: Beginner

Finished Sizes:

Large Throw – 68.5” × 68.5”
Small Throw – 51.5” × 51.5”
Baby – 34.5” × 34.5”

Joyful Stripes Quilt Pattern

note from the designer:

As a fifth-generation quilter, one of my favorite things about this craft is that I can use the quilting skills my mom and nana taught me as a child. Using those skills makes it seem like I’m right back in their sewing rooms again even though we’re 1,675 miles apart. In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, like many of you, I spent more hours connecting with family via FaceTime. Through those calls, while the twins were napping, I began creating my first original quilt pattern: Joyful Stripes. This pattern draws inspiration from the first quilt I made in elementary school, a basic rail fence quilt pattern. The name of this pattern is inspired by Nehemiah 8:10 “…the joy of the Lord is my strength.” This pattern uses charm packs so that you can easily incorporate several fabric lines that you love into this quilt.

Happy sewing,

Allison

The original fabric pull for the Joyful Stripes Achroma fabric version.

Charm Pack - Ruby Star Society Achroma.
Layer Cake - Ruby Star Society Achroma.
Background Fabric (switched out) - Ruby Star Society Elixir.
Background Fabric - Ruby Star Society Starry in Natural Black RS4006 12.

Fabric Tip: One layer cake = 4 charm packs. A large throw needs 5 charm packs (one layer cake + one charm pack = 5 charm packs).

After making a few blocks I wasn’t feeling the watercress color with the black and white Achroma fabric line. So, I seam-ripped over 200+ strip sets and switched background fabrics to one of my favorite fabrics of all time, Ruby Star Society Starry in Natural Black. At the time, I wasn’t sure if all of that seam ripping was going to be worth switching background fabrics for, but by the time I was done with the quilt — the seam ripping decision was 110% worth it!