Diatom
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The Diatom digital quilt pattern is a large star block sampler that offers 12 unique star blocks in 4 setting options and multiple colorways. Diatoms are unicellular organisms whose colonies can take the shape of ribbons, fans, zigzags, or stars — and the Diatom quilt is exactly that: a beautiful collection, or colony, of star blocks.
The pattern can use 4 fabrics or a fat quarter bundle (24+ FQs) with supporting background and star point yardage — making it Fat Quarter Friendly and perfect for a scrappy or block-of-the-month approach. This was the 2022–2023 Quilting Jetgirl quilt along, and the community made some stunning versions.
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Skill Level: Confident Beginner to Intermediate
Piecing: Traditional Piecing; Optional Pieced Curves (Postage Stamp setting)
⭐ Fat Quarter Friendly
Available Sizes
- Star Setting Throw: 54″ × 72″ (no curves)
- Star Setting Twin: 72″ × 96″ (no curves)
- Postage Stamp Setting Throw: 54″ × 72″ (3″ finished curved piecing)
- Postage Stamp Setting Twin: 72″ × 96″ (6″ finished curved piecing)
What's included: 92-page pattern with 12 star block instructions, 4 setting options, coloring pages, curve templates, and yardage requirements for every setting and size.