Two lovely star blocks are featured on this quilt: the Friendship Star and the Eight-Pointed Star.
By arranging the star fabrics in different ways the two star blocks become many,
many more – a veritable galaxy.

Beloved by quilters everywhere, star blocks provide an excuse to utilize bright colors
that you might otherwise be fearful of using. This quilt is also great for using up tons of those fabric scraps that we all accumulate.

Featuring master quilter Katharine Guerrier's unique contemporary twist on traditional designs, Scrap Quilt Sensation includes:

• eleven step-by-step projects that utilize scraps for stunning results
  
• advice on selecting the right fabrics from the quilting stash and how to combine them for the best effect,
  
• guidance on how to experiment and create small-scale quilts for maximum inspiration,

This guide will inspire quilters everywhere to take a second look at their stash bag and to start quilting.

Download this free quilt project here.

Purchase a copy of Scrap Quilt Sensation in the U.S. here, or in the UK here.

Scrap Quilt Sensation

Katharine Guerrier

$24.99

This week's free project is another great bag from Susan Briscoe. The Quilter's Travel Bag is a pretty bag that is still tough enough to stand up to the trials and travails of travel! The eight point star and flying geese motifs will let everyone know that you are a quilter. Try this with a country flavor like Susan, or add a touch of your own favorite travel destination, with prints reminiscent of a favorite vacation to Hawaii or Paris. 

For more terrific patchwork bags, make sure to check out our bookstore for a great deal on 21 Terrific Patchwork Bags by Susan Briscoe, located in the new clearance area of our online bookstore. In the UK, visit our David and Charles bookstore here.

This week's free project is another stash buster from Stash Buster Quilts by Lynne Edwards. What quilter couldn't use a little help breaking down the piles of fabric that begin to accumulate once you've been bitten by the quilting bug? Try this simple pattern of squares on point for simply gorgeous results!

For more stash busting ideas, be sure to check out Lynne's book in either of our bookstores.

This pretty patchwork bag is just the thing for a quilter on the go. It will carry your cutting mat, ruler, sketchbooks and more--and you'll look stylish carrying it, too! Susan Briscoe uses this bag as a teaching tool in her patchwork classes and passes on the secret to you in 21 Sensational Patchwork Bags.

For more sensational patchwork bags, make sure to check out Susan's book, or e-book, today in either of our bookstores.

This fun quilt is an exercise in freedom! To create this quilt, sew the blocks together, trim them and sew them back together again. Or strike out on your own path and take this quilt in a new direction. To create your own Random Rectangles quilt, check out Contemporary Quilting by Cindy Walter and Stevii Graves.

For more from Contemporary Quilts, and for other inspiring quilting books, visit our either of our bookstores.