From Squares to Star

A star block with perfect points made from squares

I saw this technique at a retreat sometime in 2015. These star blocks are easy to cut, easy to piece and make beautiful quilts. The block is made from 2-1/2" squares and 3-1/2" squares.

Progress On Scrap Garden

Revised February 17, 2021

Changed number of units needed to complete quilt.

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Last weekend I cut the fabrics for this quilt block. This is the sample I made before cutting all the fabric pieces with my AccuQuilt.

I started with the half square triangles. I stitched all 124 HSTs. Then pressed them all to the dark fabric.

Churn Dash Block Using Fat Quarters

Two Fat Quarters Make Two 9" Blocks

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Two Fat Quarters Make Two Churn Dash Blocks

Happy quilting!

Carol

How A Lockstitch Is Made

This article describes how a lockstitch is made. Most standard sewing machines produce the lockstitch.

Lockstitch - a sewing machine stitch formed by the looping together of two threads one on each side of the material being sewn. -- Merriam-Webster

This video was produced by Threads Magazine and published to YouTube on March 11, 2015.

Texas Edition: Yellow Rose

This block is part of the Texas Edition Block of the Month program.

Fabric and Special Instructions for Yellow Rose

For those of you in the Texas Edition BOM program, this video shows the fabric and special instructions for the Yellow Rose block.

Texas Edition: Welcome 2 Texas

This block is part of the Texas Edition Block of the Month program.

Trace The Pieces

NOTE: The Bluebonnet flowers at the bottom of the block will be a little challenging….but you can do it! I suggest you leave those till the end. Don’t even trace the pieces just yet. There is a video at the end that will help you through assembling the Bluebonnets.