If you’re on the hunt for a quick and cute quilt project for a new little bundle of joy arriving in your family, then this Lunar Eclipse baby quilt featuring the most adorable layer cake in Sugar Cone fabric is sure to inspire you!
The quilted curves and linear patchwork combine to create bold shapes with lots of movement that will make tummy time extra captivating! Plus, the cute prints are hard to resist.
I’m excited to share all the details on this baby Lunar Eclipse quilt with you!
The Lunar Eclipse Quilt Pattern is available for instant digital download.
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How this quilt came to be
This project wasn’t on my radar at all. I was in the process of piecing up my Pink Lemonade quilt when I realized that I had a bunch of layer cake squares left over, and I was a little stumped as to what I was going to do with them.
I just so happened to be participating in the Curves Jubilee bundle featuring the Lunar Eclipse Quilt and I got curious about whether I could make it work with a layer cake.
The short answer is – yes!
So, I decided to make it happen 😊
And I’m so happy I did because this maximalist cutie brings me so much joy every time, I spot her.
Quilting
With so much going on on the fabric side of things, I decided to keep the quilting minimal and streamlined. My go-to for situations like this is straight-line quilting. I opted for 1-inch lines so that there’s enough texture and dimension without it being too fussy or dense.
The 40wt yellow thread adds another layer of texture, while the colour blends quite beautifully with all the hues featured in the Sugar Cone prints.
Binding
Deciding on the binding took me a minute – ha!
If you’re a newsletter subscriber (sign up here for weekly quilty fun!), you may have even voted on what binding direction I should go in. Ultimately, here’s what it came down to:
- I was tempted to feature the cherry print originally meant for the Pink Lemonade quilt I was making in the same collection. It’s a good thing I didn’t choose this one, as I would’ve been short on fabric.
- My next go-to was to feature a pinky purply Speckled print, which would have coordinated beautifully and kept the focus on the prints. However, I had a yard on hand and it seemed wrong to cut into it for just the binding (i.e. a full yard is easier to work into a future project than a half a yard). So, even though I pulled the print out of my fabric cabinet and even started pressing it, the urge to keep the yard intact won out. Have you found yourself in a similar struggle?!
- That left me with my failsafe black and white binding. Interestingly, you were divided on how the b+w stripe would look. Several of you felt it would detract from the quilt, others felt it would frame it. I tend to agree with the latter camp 😉. It definitely leans toward the maximalist look with all of those prints (it really is prints, on prints, on prints), but it works!
As soon as I started stitching the binding on, I knew that I’d made the right decision.
There’s something about the graphic nature of the black and white stripe that helps keep the focus on the colourful prints. It’s a weird thing that happens and I can’t entirely explain it, but it makes my quilty heart happy.
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Materials Featured
Here’re all the materials and tools you’ll need to bring your own Lunar Eclipse quilt to life:
- Lunar Eclipse Quilt Pattern – baby size
- Sugar Cone Layer Cake
- Speckled in pink for the background
- Backing
- Batting
- Sewing Machine – this is why I love it so much!
- Sewing machine needles
- 50wt Aurifiil Thread for piecing
- 40wt thread of machine quilting
- Pearl cotton thread for big stitch hand binding
- Rotary cutter
- Cutting mat
- Ruler
- Ruler
- Iron
- Wool pressing mat
- Fine mist spray bottle
- Small scissors
- Pincushion
- Embroidery needle
- Main thimble
- Finger thimbles – I use the large on my thumb and the medium on my index finger
- Erasable marking tool
- Hera marker
- Walking foot
- Guide bar
It feels so good to have this one officially done and ready to share with you!
I’d love to know, have you tried working with a layer cake? If you’ve got one kicking around your sewing room, then I encourage you to pull it out, pair it with a little yardage, and stitch up your own Lunar Eclipse quilt. Get your pattern and get stitching today!
Happy quilting 😊
xo,
Shannon
PS this officially makes the first project completed on my Finish It Up 2025 list!
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The black and white binding is perfect for this funfetti-colored quilt!
Thanks, Tiff! I love how you put that ‘funfetti-colored’ – what a happy way to describe this quilt!!
I have a brand-new baby girl granddaughter, (preemie) and I absolutely LOVE this quilt. I’m an expert garment sewer, not a quilter. Is a kit available for exactly the quilt you made? Would you consider putting a kit together for it? I am so excited to think of making this for her. Your consideration of my request is greatly appreciated!
Congratulations on your new baby granddaughter, Sharon! Exciting times when the family grows 🙂 I don’t have a quilt kit ready to go, but I’ve added a link to an Etsy shop that carries the Sugar Cone layer cake and I added in a little Speckled yardage to balance things out. With your garment making experience, I’m sure you’ll have no problems pulling together your quarter circle quilt blocks! Have fun with this one!