Ruby Star Society's Warp and Weft Moonglow Inspiration

By Remy Nixon, March 19, 2023

Say hello to this year's installment of Ruby Star Society's popular yarn-dyed wovens collection: Warp & Weft Moonglow! These fabrics are fun because they have a different texture than your basic quilting cotton - they're a little bit lighter and very soft. Since these fabrics are yarn-dyed, the patterning is not achieved with printing, but by utilizing different weaving methods - this brings a great texture and visual interest to anything you make.

In general, you can use these fabrics the same way you would use any other quilting fabric, but with a few considerations. First and foremost: be prepared for shrinkage (sorry George). Because of the different manufacturing techniques used to make these fabrics, they will shrink more than your average quilting cotton, so consider pre-washing. Second: these fabrics have a looser weave! This is great for texture yumminess, but not great for fraying. Consider serging or trimming with pinking shears around the edges before you pre-wash, and use a shorter stitch length and true 1/4 inch seam allowance (as opposed to a scant quarter-inch). Third: because of their light and soft-ness, these fabrics will shift and distort more than standard quilting cotton. When ironing try to lift and press instead of dragging your iron, when cutting don't cut too many layers at once, and consider using starch if you need a little more firmness or hold.

Check out Ruby Star Society's guide on working with yarn dyed wovens on Instagram for more tips and tricks!

We put together some quilt mockups with this bright and colorful collection to get your imagination juices flowing, but don't let us stop you at just quilts! Check out this beautiful, quilted tote bag, and just think of the tops or skirts you could make!


If you want to mock-up your own quilts using these (or any other) fabrics check out the free Quilt Mock-Up Tool. Keep in mind with this collection, the directions of the stripes in the mockups are not necessarily indicative of how the quilt will actually turn out.

Okay, okay - on to the quilts:


Joplin Quilt - Throw Size


Toad and Sew Joplin Quilt in Warp & Weft Moonglow

This pattern from Toad and Sew is part of the Summer of Love quilt pattern bundle collaboration with Taralee Quiltery. I love how it builds on itself to make such a dynamic quilt. 

This quilt finishes at 72" x 72" and takes the following fabrics to recreate:


Toad and Sew Joplin Quilt in Warp & Weft Moonglow

Here's that same Joplin Quilt from Toad and Sew in a cool color-tone. It will be really interesting (if either of these actually gets sewn) to see how the stripes turn out in the finished layout.

This quilt finishes at 72" x 72" and takes the following fabrics to recreate:


The Swatch Quilt


Ruby Star Society Swatch Quilt in Warp & Weft Moonglow

Ruby Star Society is hosting a Spring Sew-Along with this quick quilt! The pattern is free and intended for these yarn-dyed woven fabrics!

This quilt finishes at 48" x 60" and uses 1/3 of a yard of each of the following fabrics:


Half-Square Triangle Quilt - Charm Pack


Charm Pack Half Square Triangle Quilt in Warp & Weft Moonglow

Here's a fun little quilt using a charm pack! There are all sorts of ways to arrange these little HST's and it would be fun to experiment with the stripes and different patterns.

This quilt finishes at 36" x 36" and uses these fabrics:


Half-Square Triangle Quilt - Layer Cake


Layer Cake Half Square Triangle Quilt in Warp & Weft Moonglow

Here's another simple HST quilt - this time using the 10" x 10" squares of a layer cake!

To make this quilt that finishes at 54" x 63", you will need:


Crumb Coat - Large-Throw Size


Taralee Quiltery Crumb Coat Quilt in Warp & Weft Moonglow

Taralee's Crumb Coat Quilt is usually a great way to use a Layer Cake (10" x 10" squares), I used Speckled in Sunstone for the background because I liked the Southwestern-vibes it was giving.

This quilt finishes at 67" x 67". To recreate this quilt, you will need:


Gamma - Throw Size

Miss Make Gamma Quilt in Warp & Weft Moonglow

I'm loving the stripes in this Gamma quilt from Miss Make! The narrow strips on the light-colored solid neutral really make the colors of this collection pop!

This quilt finishes at 72" x 72". You can make your own using these fabrics:


Wyld Whirl Quilt


Wyld Whirl Quilt in Warm & Weft Moonglow

Last but not least we have the Wyld Whirl Quilt! A link to a digital copy of this pattern is included with all of our Fat-Quarter bundles. This is a great first quilt and a fun make, and again, I'm just loving the color-saturated-ness you get with this pattern and the fabrics in this collection.

I'm sharing a few colorways of this pattern. This first one uses only the striped fabrics from Warp & Weft Moonglow, and I think it's really sweet - it reminds me of striped pajamas.

This mock-up finishes at 42" x 56", but with this many Fat Quarters you could make it bigger. To recreate it you'll need 1 Fat Quarter of:


Wyld Whirl Quilt in Warp & Weft Moonglow

Variation number two here uses only the warm colored fabrics. I'm digging that purple with the reds. (Purple can be a warm color if they want! No judgement! White too! You go colors! Be yourself!)

This mock-up finishes at 42" x 56", but with this many Fat Quarters you could make it bigger. To recreate it you'll need 1 Fat Quarter of


Wyld Whirl Quilt in Warp & Weft Moonglow

This last guy uses all the fabrics from Warp & Weft Moonglow. Not sure how it's working... but somehow it is.

This mock-up finishes at 42" x 56", but with this many Fat Quarters you could make it bigger. To recreate it you'll need the full collection Warp & Weft Moonglow fat quarter bundle.


These mockups are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to things that you all can create with the Warp & Weft Moonglow collection from Ruby Star Society! If you end up recreating any of these quilts, we would love to see them! You can always share your makes with us on Instagram or send us over an email. We can't wait to see what you will create!