Happy September everyone!
This month’s block will feature some warm, autumnal colors. Hope you have as much fun putting this together as I did.
For the background color, please select peaches, apricots, raspberries, burnt oranges and pinks. The star fabric is pure white, or white on white (no cream, ivory, off white, etc.).
Patterns in colored fabric should be small scale, with no cartoons, figures, animals, sports, or novelty. Just patterns - they can be floral, geometric, random…whatever makes you happy!
Select 8 colored scraps from your stash and cut them into 3.5 inch squares.
From the white fabric, cut one 3.5 “ square, and then you have a choice! You can either cut four or eight 4” squares. Read on for directions.
Place your white square at a wonky angle as pictured on top of the colored square. Sew with a 1/4” seam along the edge of the WHITE square. Press toward the white fabric.
Repeat the same process on the right side of the square, creating a point in between the two. Pay attention to where the white sections intersect; if the intersection isn’t at least 1/4” from the bottom, you won’t be able to see the point in the finished block!
Here’s your white fabric option: I just used the selvages from the four white squares after the first trim, so I only used four white squares. If you are more comfortable using two full squares per star point, that’s fine too, you will simply need all eight squares! Feel free to start with four and see how your first set of points goes before committing fully.
Lay out your block like this:
Your (untrimmed) block should measure 9.5“ and be full of happy warm colors!
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