I work in retail (Starbucks to be precise), so my weekends aren't regular "weekends". I have two days off in a row, but they just happen to be Friday and Saturday. Sherri over at A Quilting Life releases the blocks for her 2021 quilt along on the first Thursday of each month, so I was very excited to get up today and get to work!
Here's the fabrics I chose for today's twist on an Ohio Star:
Sherri recommended cutting the squares to create the QST a little on the larger side. I cut mine even larger because I ALWAYS mess those up! Something about creating a seam on the bias throws me for a loop. Fortunately, I know this about myself so wasting a bit of extra fabric from the start seems less offensive than having to recut and start the blocks all over again!
The first step today was to complete the corner pieces by using the stitch and flip method to add and extra touch of colour to the corners of the background squares. I use the off-cuts to make four little 2" HST. I'm not sure what I'll use them for, but they sure are cute!
The next step was to create the QST around the centre square:
I did make them extra large and trimmed them down - the result was great! Here's the whole block before assembly:
I stitched all the pieces together and got this:
There's a couple of puckers, but my points are all lined up! And I figure that by the time it's quilted and washed, no one will even be able to see those puckers. I just love the way this block turned out!
What are you working on this week?
Keep your machine oiled and your needles sharp!
