Stash Bee: October 2024

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Hive 2 October 2024 Tutorial - Falling Star for Mandi

HIVE 2 TUTORIAL FOR OCTOBER 2024 – FALLING STAR

12” finished block

This is from Moda Blockheads 5 by Sarah Watts of Ruby Star Society. Group 2 Block 23.

https://modafabrics.com/inspiration-resources/bh5-group-2-block-23-sarah-watts

https://my.modafabrics.com/webfiles/bh5_group-2_23_sarah-watts.pdf?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=social&utm_id=blockheads

TEMPLATE FOR PAPER PIECING:
The PDF link has the right print sizing - Make sure you print using ‘actual size’ and measure the 1” square on page when you print it. Don’t print to fit or anything.

If you want a coloring page for planning there is one on the PDF, and also a swatch key that I found helpful.

FABRIC

I’m looking for a yellow star with purples, blues, grays. White or yellow can be used in the star trail. Fabrics should be batiks, tone on tone, abstract print or celestial patterns are ok, glittery/shiny are great. No novelty or holiday prints. No solids! Feel free to mix it up: not use the assigned Fabric #s, or mix in other/more fabric choices, so long as the star is yellow and that yellow or white are only used in the trail. You know what looks good! In the fabric pull here I have a hexie design that I think would work in moderation. The one white looks solid in the picture, but there’s a light pattern in there.

Fabric #	Qty	Size	Fabric Key
1	1	3” x 7 ¾” rectangle	A1
1	1	3” x 8 ½” rectangle	A5
1	2	3” squares	F
1	1	2 ½” square	L
2	1	3” x 8 ½” rectangle	A2
2	1	3” x 7 ¾” rectangle	A6
2	1	3” square	J
2	1	2 ½” square	K
3	1	2 5⁄8” x 9 ¾” rectangle	A3
3	1	2 ½” x 4 ½” rectangle	B
3	1	4 ½” square	E
3	1	3” square	H
3	1	2 ½" square	I
4	1	2 5⁄8” x 9 ¾” rectangle	A4
4	1	4 ½” square	C
4	1	2 ½” x 4 ½” rectangle	D
5	4	3” squares	G
5	1	4 ½” square	M

NOTE: if you cut the wrong matched fabric number/letter, don’t feel the need to redo it, just use that color, it’s fine (unless it’s yellow or white)

This template helped me out the most:

STEP 1

Place your cut A1 fabric so that it covers section A1 on the back of your paper template, wrong sides together. (You might have to hold your fabric and template up to the light to ensure the fabric is lined up properly.) The printed side of the paper should be facing up.

A1 will be the only piece that will be wrong side up.

Ensure that the piece of fabric covers all neighboring printed lines by at least ¼” and a little more. All cut pieces should allow for plenty of trimming room and seam allowances.

If your fabric piece is short or seems too small, recut a larger piece. Once the fabric is positioned properly, secure it with a pin or a bit of glue.

STEP 2

Place your cut A2 fabric on “top” of the A1 fabric, right sides together and edges aligned along the seam allowance. Make sure that your A2 fabric will extend beyond the A2 section by at least ¼" and a little more after sewing and pressing out. Pin in place.

With the paper template facing up, sew along the printed line between A1 and A2 using a short stitch length and backstitching at the beginning and end of the seam.

With the printed side facing up, fold the paper top part down/towards you and onto itself along the stitched seam to expose the fabric underneath and trim to a ¼" seam allowance.

Press the A2 fabric out and away from A1:

STEP 3

Repeat the previous steps to join A3 to A2. Continue adding sections in order numerically until the unit is complete.

Trim sides of the unit along the dashed seam allowance line, making sure not to cut into the 1⁄4” seam allowance.

Carefully remove the paper from the completed unit and set aside.

STEP 4

Join the B rectangle to the C square as shown to make a B/C unit measuring 4 ½” x 6 ½”.

Using the D and E squares, repeat to make a D/E unit measuring 4 ½” x 6 ½”.

STEP 5

On the wrong side of each F square, draw a line from one corner to the opposing corner as shown.

Place F and G squares right sides together. Stitch a scant ¼” seam on both sides of the drawn line. Cut the square apart on the line to yield 2 HSTs and press the seams to the darker triangles (G).

Repeat to make 4 F/G HSTs, 2 H/G HSTs, and 2 J/G HSTs.

Trim all HSTs to 2 1⁄2”.

STEP 6

Sew one F/G HST, one H/G HST, and the I square together into a row. Join row to the bottom of the B/C unit to make a unit measuring 6 1⁄2”.

STEP 7

Sew one F/G HST, one J/G HST, and the K square together into a row. Join row to the right side of the D/E unit to make a unit measuring 6 1⁄2”.

STEP 8

Join one F/G HST to one H/G HST as shown and sew to the right side of the M square. Next, sew one J/G HST, one F/G HST, and the L square together into a row as shown. Join row to the bottom of the M unit to make a unit measuring 6 1⁄2”.

STEP 9

Lay out the FPP unit and the units made in Steps 6-8 as shown. Join units to make the full block. 12 1⁄2”.

These are ones that I decided to use for the corners since I liked the yellow star better, but these are some other fabrics I’ve pulled:

Thank you so much! <3 Mandi

Hive 5 - October Tutorial - Star Blocks for Patti

Hello Hive 5 Quilters,

I can't believe it's already October. Hopefully, for most of you it means cooler weather. Since I live in Florida, it just means we are still hoping to escape a hurricane. Fingers crossed!

Earlier this year, I participated in a block swap where I made and then received 40 six-inch star blocks. This is an example of what I received.

I love the blocks, but 40 isn't enough to make a quilt. Then I found this inspiration picture (sorry I didn't save who posted it).

After debating on my request for my block this month, I've decided to ask for a 12-inch star block (link below). My plan is to incorporate the 12-inch blocks with my six-inch blocks for an amazing quilt made from many awesome quilters!

Please use this link: Blockheads 5 – Main Page | modafabrics.com

to make a star block from the Moda Blockheads page. I am requesting one of the following stars (your choice):

Group 2, Block 9 Ohio Star

Group 2, Block 10 16 Patch Star

Group 2, Block 16 Double Star

Group 2, Block 25 Bordered Star

Group 2, Block 30 Shadow Star

Please use a low volume background for the stars or a bright color (refer to pic). The stars themselves should be a bright color: blue, turquoise, purple, greens, yellows, bright pinks, etc. I prefer a blender or solid, it should read solidish from far away. The overall look should read modern.

Please no reds or browns.

The centers can be fussy cut with a modern print, please no juvenile novelty fabrics.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Thanks in advance, I can't wait to see the blocks you create!

Patti Lapinsky

Hive 7 - October Tutorial - Goblincore Quilt

Hello all! I really struggled with what direction to go for my blocks. I have really enjoyed making all the blocks, trying out new techniques and going down some rabbit holes for ideas. Some of my rejected blocks included improv, some kind of illusion quilt or a specific block like my favorite the 50/40 or Fight block. However, I couldn't come up with something that would work well scrappy or with various colors and styles.

I really liked Meghan's Midnight Garden quilt. I didn't want to replicate her wonderful idea, but I have been interested in a tangential aesthetic for a while: Goblincore or Dark Fairycore. It has been called Cottagecore's darker cousin. I have always been drawn to found object and natural art with a slightly creepy vibe. Creatures and objects that feature in Goblincore include snakes, frogs, snails, earthworms, skeletons, fungi, ferns and lichens. I would prefer either animals or ferns over any flower blocks. I am also into anything dark fae or witchy. If you don't find anything that you think really fits into the dark fairycore theme, you can also do a more traditionally spooky or Halloween theme. I just don't want it to be "fall" themed with pumpkins or leaves.

So we are going again with another sampler style block. These blocks can be anything that falls into the theme like the animals or objects mentioned above, as well as blocks that use fabrics within the goblin core, dark fairycore or spooky theme. I am particularly interested in skulls, mushrooms, moths or owls. The blocks can be any size and technique. I would like a dark background which can be dark grey, midnight blue or true black either solid or patterned. The basic goblincore pallet is muted and earthy with deep greens, browns, and greys with pops of rusty reds and oranges and deep purple. Since shiny objects are also a part of the golbincore aesthetic, you can also use any metallic printed fabrics. I am pretty easy going though so just have fun.

These are fabrics from my stash that fit the theme pretty well. Dear Stella had a fabric line called "Goblincore" which is where I first learned about the whole idea. The frog fabric and the snails are from the line.

Here are some blocks I made in the past that have a more Halloween theme, but work fine for this. (Not that I am expecting anyone to make a complicated New York Beauty block!)

Here are a couple of free blocks I found that would also work perfectly.

https://jessicahalpin.design.blog/2021/06/16/super-simple-mushroom-quilt-block/

https://iamlunasol.blogspot.com/2015/08/toadstool-quilt-block-tutorial.html?m=1

https://www.bonjourquilts.com/skull-patchwork-tutorial/

Hive 4 October for Emily - Halloween Star

Hi!

Halloween is my favorite, and this block will be helping me finish up a quilt I'm making for my best friend who loves Halloween even more than I do.

We're going to be doing a quick, fun star tutorial. The block will be 8 inches, when finished. If it's a little off that's okay - these will be sashed.

This quilt is based on traditional patchwork blocks, but with bright, fun and modern Halloween prints. I've posted several of the general fabrics I've been using, and then my specific pull I've pulled to demo the block. I'd like to keep it to three colors - cream or off white for the background, black and a bright color - orange, pink, or purple. These can be solids or halloween prints, or just a spooky or witchy fabric. My example block, for instance, has little cats, glow in the dark lightning bolts, and a generic pattern for the black. Be creative! As long as you stick to the general color groups (cream, black, bright) you can use whatever you think fits the vibe.

General Idea for fabrics - witchy, halloween adjacent, bats, cats, tarot cards, anything fun!

My pull for the demo block. I've followed all of the instructions on the tutorial above without modification, minus clipping some corners to even things up. Here are my steps of the process.