I am very excited about the latest Moda Blockheads sew along. I pulled all my fabrics from my stash, didn't have to buy a thing. I chose colors that give me a pumpkin spice latte vibe, in butternut, black, rust, orange, and cheddar. Are you sewing along? The patterns are free, so at least be sure to download the latest one every Wednesday!
This is the first official block to kick off the sew-along. It is "Bright Star" by designer Betsy Chutchian. Betsy made the block entirely out of half-square triangles and squares, but I am a flying geese girl and substitute those in when I can. Joanna Figueroa did her version with flying geese and what she calls "ribbon blocks". A ribbon block is essentially the same as a flying geese unit, only with the corner squares sewn on to form a diagonal of center fabric rather than a triangle.
All of the blocks in the sew-along are supposed to have some sort of star design, which would make this sew-along fun to do in Christmassy fabrics.
I think things are off to a good start!
Your block looks great & it's even better that you were able to 'shop your stash' for the fabrics! Happy sewing!
Posted by: Jan | September 14, 2023 at 08:11 AM
wow! that is going to be a gorgeous quilt! I don't understand why I don't like reproduction fabric when I see it for sale but once I see it made into blocks/quilts I fall in love? I guess I lack imagination. ;p
Posted by: Ina | September 14, 2023 at 10:09 AM