This week’s designer is the lovely Robin Pickens [who I had the pleasure of seeing this past weekend during FALL QUILT MARKET] and her block is called COMMUNITY STAR! 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 #8: COMMUNITY STAR CHOOSING FABRICS: A 12″ block it is! We had fun this week playing with backgrounds to create some added interest to the white/background space. We decided to make our stars with a green center and red star points…

This week’s designer is Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life and her block is called SUMMER STAR! 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 #7: SUMMER STAR CHOOSING FABRICS: We are back this week with another 6″ finished block…so think smaller-scale prints! I’m sure you all know by now, but since we are using a limited color palette, we decided to choose 2 reds and 2 greens to oppose each other in the…

This week’s designer is Laurie Simpson of dynamic sister due Minick & Simpson, and her block is called CELESTE. Laurie does RED, WHITE, and BLUE like no one else I know! If you want to check out all she has to offer, be sure to visit her site HERE. OUR BLOCK #6: CELESTE CHOOSING FABRICS: As soon as I saw Laurie’s block, I for sure knew I wanted to fussy cut some sort of print for the center [D] unit. Looking through my creams, I immediately settled on this super cute Christmas garland print! From there…

This week’s designer is Jenelle Kent of Pieces to Treasure and her block is called SOUTHERN STAR! Be sure to check out her BLOG, where I’m certain she will have all the details and tips on her lovely block. We changed our SOUTHERN STAR up slightly, to make the star more defined for our Christmas-themed quilt and setting. The best part is that the piecing instructions don’t change much from the provided pattern by Moda Fabrics; it’s still the SEW & FLIP method I love! The difference lies in how many…

Welcome back to Blockheads Week 4. Our blocks are already growing and as always, I am surprised how quickly this block collection multiplies, aren’t you? This week’s designer is Corey Yoder of Coriander Quilts and her block is called SUPER SCRAPPY STAR. Be sure to check out her BLOG, where I’m certain she will have all the details and tips on her lovely [and scrappy] block! BLOCK #4: SUPER SCRAPPY STAR CHOOSING FABRICS: As the name suggests, you can really go entirely scrappy with this block! If you’ve followed me for awhile…