It’s my turn to share a block with you. As usual I seem to be behind schedule. It’s not because I’m lazy and don’t get things done. It’s because I try to get too many things done. With that being said let’s get straight to the block (because that is what you want, right?)
For my block I chose Square and Stars. I don’t have a reason for choosing this particular block, I guess I just liked it when I was looking through block patterns and I thought that Barb’s line of vintage prints would look nice made into this block.
For the first block I chose these prints.
Cut the following-
1st dark blue cut (1) 4 3/4″ square
red cut (2) 3 7/8″ squares then cut them diagonally
light cut (4) 3 1/2″ squares
light, 2nd dark blue and medium blue cut from each (2) 4 1/4″ squares then cut diagonally in both directions
light blue cut (4) 2 5/8″ squares
Lay the pieces out like this
Sew the red triangles onto the large blue square
Make the following unit- sew the light triangles onto 2 sides of the light blue square
sew the dark and medium triangles together
Join together to make the unit
Sew the light squares onto both ends of the unit (make 2) the sew the above units onto 2 sides of the large square to make the following rows
Sew the rows together and you have your block completed.
For the second block I chose these fabrics
Cut the following
first red (1) 4 3/4″ square
dark blue (2) 3 7/8″ squares then cut in half diagonally
light (4) 3 1/2″ squares
light, medium blue and light blue (2) 4 1/4″ squares then cut diagonally both directions
second red print (4) 2 5/8″ squares
Here is the second block
Well, the post has went up and it’s incomplete. Leave a comment for a chance to win an ebook copy of my book Sew Slice Spin and Sash. My internet is running at a snail’s pace, as usual, so I’m done for now…………….
Theresa
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Nice block!!! Blues and reds are my fav!!
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A good tutorial on how to do the block – makes it much easier. I think I like the one with the red center just a little bit more, but both are beautiful and a quilt that alternated the two colorways would be outstanding! Thanks for your block. I hope your internet straights up!
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Lovely block and a clear tutorial on how to make it. Thanks! Thanks for the give-away too!
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SUCH NEAT BLOCKS! THANKS FOR THE TUTORIAL+GIVEAWAY TOO!
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i love this star pattern. Both of yours are lovely. I like the one with blue in the center the best. Thanks fort the fun blog hop, and great block patterns!
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That’s a great block, thanks for sharing!
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Beautiful blocks. Its hard to choose which one I like best. yawnba@gmail.com
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Great block and tutorial. I like the second one, as the blue squares have a transparency to them.
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Lovely blocks. The second one is my favorite colorway. Thank you for the inspiration. janie(dot)mccombs(at)yahoo(dot)com
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Fantastic blocks—hard to choose one that I like best. But, I narrowed it down to the first one with the blue center.
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Thank you for the great blocks and the tutorial! I like the blue center one the best. 🙂
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Love your block! thank you for grrrreat Tutorial! The 1st block is my fave…Blue center.
Thank you for chance to win your Give-a-way too! 😀
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Great block!! Loved them!! Great instructions too!!
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Love both blocks so I’ll make both blocks! Great tutorial, thanks.
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Beautiful blocks! Great fabric choices, I love red, white and blues. I’m a follower of Inspired by Fabric.
Thanks for a chance to win.
usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com
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Red, white & blue is so appealing & perfect for this block pattern! I follow Inspired by Fabric.
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I love this tytyty for sharing you made it look easy…….I follow inspired by fabric on bloglovin….I really like both color variations….. happyness04431@yahoo.com
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Beautiful block…you made it look so simple even though at first glance the block looks difficult. Thank you for a chance to win a copy of your book.
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Great color placements as it looks 3D and I really like the one with red in the outer blocks. I follow IbF by email and thanks for a great tutorial!
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Theresa,
I love the hologram effect of the 3 blues, it really makes it look like stars shining thru. Beautiful!
It’s nice to meet you via Blog too:) Thank you for sharing in the Vintage Shirting hop. Congrats on your
Sew Slice Spin and Sash book. That’s wonderful.
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What a charming block! I really like the first combination of fabrics. Thanks for sharing your tutorial.
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Beautiful blocks and great tutorial. This block does show off many fabrics and looks great with the Vintage Shirtings and Dress Prints line. I think I like the first block best…not sure if it’s the paisley center that attracts my eye. Great job on the pictures…they are so clear and show lots of steps. I am a follower of the Inspired by Fabric blog. What a wonderful hop this week. Thank you for being a part of it!
quilt 4 fun 2 at hot mail dot com
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I subscribe to inspied by fabric and I like the block with the red center block the best I think. Thanks for the tute.
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Thanks for the tutorial! i love your block!
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Your photos inspired a different framing of the block for me. Thanks
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Two very nice blocks. The fabrics work so nicely in them. Thanks for the giveaway you’re doing.
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I LOVE that you used the three different blues in this block. I love this block! I might just have to use this tutorial! Love your blog too!
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Both blocks turned out great. Thanks for sharing!
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Very interesting block and I love the fabric! Thanks for the giveaway.
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The block looks difficult with all the points but you made it look very easy. I like the 1st block and have really enjoyed this hop. I follow inspired by email .
Thanks for chance to win
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Really like this block!
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These prints are perfect for your star block. Thank you for the detailed tute.
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I LOVE these blocks! LOVE, LOVE R/W/B!!
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Love your blocks! Thanks for the giveaway.
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It seemed so complicated when I read your cutting instructions but then your process of turning the pieces into a completed block were easy to follow. I love both versions.
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Thank you Theresa for the great tutorial on the star block with the pretty fabrics. I would love to win your book.
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Very lovely. I like the second one best. Thanks for the tutorial and giveaway! Jerushafields@gmail.com
P.S., Your quilted feathers that Barbara displayed on her blog are beautiful. I am beginning learning free motion quilting ony domestic machine. Do you have any tips? I have Harriet Hargrave’s book Heirloom Machine Quilting that I am learning from. How much practice do you recommend a day/week? Thanks!
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What a great block! Thanks for sharing.
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Great block and my favorite is the second block. Thanks for sharing and for the giveaway.
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Love your blocks. Thanks for the great tutorial & the chance to win. I’m a follower of Inspired by Fabric via Feedly.
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Fun block! Are you going to give us an idea on how to put them all together???
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Great block. Thanks for the inspiration.
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Very pretty block. I am an email follower of Inspired by Fabric. I am just starting to work on my blog. kthurn(at)bektel(dot)com
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Stars are my favourite and you did a beautiful job on this one!
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I can’t decide if I like the red center or the blue center better. They are both great.
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I like these blocks…the square within a star is quite striking…Thank you for making these lovely blocks…and showing us how to make them ourselves…
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Your blocks are gorgeous; the color scheme is very appealing to me!
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Thanks for the clear tutorial on this great block.
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Thanks for sharing these beautiful blocks.
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Beautiful block and perfect with these vintage shirting fabrics. I’ve enjoyed this blog hop and hope to see more of them in the future!
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You were right – this block looks fantastic made with this fabric line! Thanks!
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Love this block!! I like the blue center the best. I couldn’t believe how the different colors made my eye pull to different aspects of it. Great job!!
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Blocks are blue beautiful, thanks for showing how easy these are to make
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Great tutorial, and love the way you used the colors. Perfect.
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Love both of your blocks!
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Great blocks. Thanks for the tutorial!
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I love seeing tutorials. It makes life so much easier. Not much thinking involved – just follow the photos and instructions. The blocks look great in both colour ways but I am partial to blues.
I do hope your internet issues get resolved.
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Your blocks are beautiful and your cutting and stitching are to be admired! I’ve been eyeing your book, too, looks like fun!
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Really nice block with gorgeous fabrics-thanks for the tutorial blog hop!
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Both blocks are beautiful. Thank you for the opportunity to win your book! ljbisme at msn dot com
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I can’t decide which of your blocks I like best! These shirting fabrics are great! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
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Such a beautiful block! I love the choice of colors.
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Such a pretty block! It really caught my eye!
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thanks for the chance to win a copy of the book. love your block
ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com
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I like the blue one best. Thanks for an excellent tutorial and for the chance to win. I follow Inspired by Fabric by email.
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