MODA BLOCKHEADS 5: GROUP 2 – WEEK 2

This week’s designer is my quilty friend Lisa Bongean, the half-square triangle QUEEN, and her block is called ALL STARS. Be sure to check out her BLOG, where I’m certain she will have all the details and tips on her lovely block.

OUR BLOCK #2: ALL STARS

We chose a 6″ block size this week and created it using only 1/4 of the 12″ block – creating a single “friendship star” block! We are needing some 6″ options for our simple block setting [more info coming really soon… like maybe next week] and this seemed like the perfect little block for it. See below for more details…

PIECING INSTRUCTIONS:

If you are looking to create a 6″ block like ours this week, you will want to follow the cutting instructions/measurements for the 12″ block, but with less cut pieces.

Cut:

• (2) 3″ squares [A]
• (4) 3″ squares [B]
• (2) 3″ squares [C]
• (1) 2.5″ square [D]

Follow the piecing instructions, creating (4) A/B HSTs and (4) B/C HSTs instead of (16) each. Continue onto step 2, and VOILA – you’ve got a beautiful block just like that!

FABRIC COLLECTIONS:

Many of our BLOCKHEADS 5 blocks so far have the star feature in the red or green colorway, so we decided to mix it up a bit and let the background print do the “sparkling” this week.

• Green Bella Solid
• Red Star: CHRISTMAS FIGS II
• Cream Low Volume: My Favorite Things from Sherri & Chelsi

MODA QUICK LINKS

For ALL the details and specifics on Moda Blockheads 5, I encourage you to visit these useful resources:

MODA BLOCKHEADS 5 FAQs AND FABRIC RECOMMENDATIONS

INTRO TO MODA BLOCKHEADS 5 LIVE VIDEO [REPLAY]

BLOCKHEADS LIVESTREAM RECAP BLOG POST

MODA BLOCKHEADS FACEBOOK GROUP

And last, but certainly not least, the MODA BLOCKHEADS 5 BASIC PAGE – this is where ALL the block patterns will be saved for easy reference as we move forward!

Happy sewing! See you back here next week!

-Joanna